SEB 2021 Annual Conference

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Tuesday 29 June 2021
Wednesday 30 June 2021
Thursday 1 July 2021
Tuesday 6 July 2021
Wednesday 7 July 2021
Thursday 8 July 2021

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TUESDAY 29 JUNE 2021

08:55 - 09:25	Coffee and careers session
11:55 - 12:10 12:15 - 12:45	Parallel scientific sessions A4 - Physiological and ecological responses to temperature fluctuation A8 - Open biomechanics A9 - Open animal biology AC4 - The physiology behind phenotypic plasticity in rapidly changing environments C1 - Dynamic organization of the nucleus across kingdoms' Nuclear Dynamics SIG InDepth Academy InDepth - InDepth Academy A18 - Fish growth and environmental effects
12:50 - 13:20	Virtual Poster Session
	End of AM session
13:30 - 14:00	Coffee and careers session
14:05 - 15:05	President Medallist Talks
15:10 - 15:40 15:45 -16:00	Parallel scientific sessions continued A4 - Physiological and ecological responses to temperature fluctuation A8 - Open biomechanics A9 - Open animal biology AC4 - The physiology behind phenotypic plasticity in rapidly changing environments C1 - Dynamic organization of the nucleus across kingdoms' Nuclear Dynamics SIG InDepth Academy InDepth - InDepth Academy
16:00 - 16:20	Break
16:20 - 16:35 16:40 - 17:10	A4 - Physiological and ecological responses to temperature fluctuation A8 - Open biomechanics A9 - Open animal biology AC4 - The physiology behind phenotypic plasticity in rapidly changing environments C1 - Dynamic organization of the nucleus across kingdoms' Nuclear Dynamics SIG InDepth Academy InDepth - InDepth Academy
17:15 - 17:45	Virtual Poster Session
	End of PM session

WEDNESDAY 30 JUNE 2021

09:00 - 09:30	Coffee and careers session
09:35 - 10:35	Plenary talks
10:40 - 11:10 11:15 - 11:30	Parallel scientific sessions A4 - Physiological and ecological responses to temperature fluctuation A6 - Automated animal tracking in behavioural studies A8 - Open biomechanics A13 - Cocktails or mocktails? Synergistic and antagonistic effects in mixed stress scenario's A15 - Osmotic and acid/base regulation at thermal extremes A9 - Open animal biology A17 - Metabolism, membrane transport and acid-base physiology in aquatic invertebrates: Towards a mechanistic understanding underlying life in changing an extreme environments A18 - Fish growth and environmental effects AC3 - Do environmental contaminants alter energy balance, how can we find out and how much does it matter? P7 - Exploiting the natural genetic variation in photosynthesis and CO2 assimilation C1 - Dynamic organization of the nucleus across kingdoms' Nuclear Dynamics SIG InDepth Academy P1 - Challenges and opportunities in Cannabis research P9 - Ambient Temperature Signalling and Response
11:30 - 11:50	Break
11:50 - 12:05 12:10 - 12:40	A4 - Physiological and ecological responses to temperature fluctuation A6 - Automated animal tracking in behavioural studies A8 - Open biomechanics A13 - Cocktails or mocktails? Synergistic and antagonistic effects in mixed stress scenario's A15 - Osmotic and acid/base regulation at thermal extremes A9 - Open animal biology A17 - Metabolism, membrane transport and acid-base physiology in aquatic invertebrates: Towards a mechanistic understanding underlying life in changing an extreme environments A18 - Fish growth and environmental effects AC3 - Do environmental contaminants alter energy balance, how can we find out and how much does it matter? P7 - Exploiting the natural genetic variation in photosynthesis and CO2 assimilation C1 - Dynamic organization of the nucleus across kingdoms' Nuclear Dynamics SIG InDepth Academy P1 - Challenges and opportunities in Cannabis research P9 - Ambient Temperature Signalling and Response
12:45 -13:15	Virtual Poster Session
	End of AM session
13:30 - 14:00	Coffee and careers session
14:05 - 15:05	Plenary talks
15:10 - 15:40 15:45 - 16:00	Parallel scientific sessions A1 - Parasites, disease and host immunity: Towards a mechanistic understanding of infection-induced phenotypes A2 - Ecoimmunology in a changing world: challenges and progress A6 - Automated animal tracking in behavioural studies A8 - Open biomechanics A13 - Cocktails or mocktails? Synergistic and antagonistic effects in mixed stress scenario's A15 - Osmotic and acid/base regulation at thermal extremes A9 - Open animal biology A17 - Metabolism, membrane transport and acid-base physiology in aquatic invertebrates: Towards a mechanistic understanding underlying life in changing an extreme environments A18 - Fish growth and environmental effects AC3 - Do environmental contaminants alter energy balance, how can we find out and how much does it matter? C1 - Dynamic organization of the nucleus across kingdoms' Nuclear Dynamics SIG InDepth Academy P1 - Challenges and opportunities in Cannabis research P9 - Ambient Temperature Signalling and Response P4 - Retrograde signalling as a component of environmental sensing
16:00 - 16:20	Break
16:20 - 16:35 16:40 - 17:15	Parallel scientific sessions A1 - Parasites, disease and host immunity: Towards a mechanistic understanding of infection-induced phenotypes A2 - Ecoimmunology in a changing world: challenges and progress A4 - Physiological and ecological responses to temperature fluctuation A6 - Automated animal tracking in behavioural studies A8 - Open biomechanics A13 - Cocktails or mocktails? Synergistic and antagonistic effects in mixed stress scenario's A15 - Osmotic and acid/base regulation at thermal extremes A9 - Open animal biology A17 - Metabolism, membrane transport and acid-base physiology in aquatic invertebrates: Towards a mechanistic understanding underlying life in changing an extreme environments A18 - Fish growth and environmental effects AC3 - Do environmental contaminants alter energy balance, how can we find out and how much does it matter? AC4 - The physiology behind phenotypic plasticity in rapidly changing environments C1 - Dynamic organization of the nucleus across kingdoms' Nuclear Dynamics SIG InDepth Academy P1 - Challenges and opportunities in Cannabis research P9 - Ambient Temperature Signalling and Response P4 - Retrograde signalling as a component of environmental sensing A2 - Ecoimmunology in a changing world: challenges and progress
17:15 - 17:45	Virtual Poster Session
	End of PM session

THURSDAY 1 JULY 2021

09:30 - 9:30	Coffee and careers session
09:35 - 10.15	YSAS talks
10:10 - 10:40 10:45 - 11:00	Parallel scientific sessions Careers Workshop A6 - Automated animal tracking in behavioural studies A7 - Putting animal biology in ecological context with advances in animal tracking and bio-logging A8 - Open biomechanics A17 - Metabolism, membrane transport and acid-base physiology in aquatic invertebrates: Towards a mechanistic understanding underlying life in changing an extreme A9 - Open animal biology A16 - Field Physiology: Beyond biotelemetry, new and old technologies, and the ins and outs of monitoring physiological responses of organisms in remote location InDepth Academy ACP1 - Technology Enabled Approaches to Ecophsyiology P4 - Retrograde signalling as a component of environmental sensing
11:00 - 11:20	Break
11:25 - 11:40 11:45 - 12:00 12:05 - 12:35	Parallel scientific sessions Careers Workshop A6 - Automated animal tracking in behavioural studies A7 - Putting animal biology in ecological context with advances in animal tracking and bio-logging A8 - Open biomechanics A17 - Metabolism, membrane transport and acid-base physiology in aquatic invertebrates: Towards a mechanistic understanding underlying life in changing an extreme A9 - Open animal biology A16 - Field Physiology: Beyond biotelemetry, new and old technologies, and the ins and outs of monitoring physiological responses of organisms in remote location InDepth Academy ACP1 - Technology Enabled Approaches to Ecophsyiology P4 - Retrograde signalling as a component of environmental sensing
12:40 - 13:10	Virtual Poster Session
	End of AM session
13:30 - 14:00	Coffee and careers session
14:05 - 14:35	YSAS talks
14:40 - 15:10 15:15 - 15:30	Parallel scientific sessions A1 - Parasites, disease and host immunity: Towards a mechanistic understanding of infection-induced phenotypes A2 - Ecoimmunology in a changing world: challenges and progress A8 - Open biomechanics A13 - Cocktails or mocktails? Synergistic and antagonistic effects in mixed stress scenario's A9 - Open animal biology A16 - Field Physiology: Beyond biotelemetry, new and old technologies, and the ins and outs of monitoring physiological responses of organisms in remote location AC4 - The physiology behind phenotypic plasticity in rapidly changing environments ACP1 - Technology Enabled Approaches to Ecophsyiology P4 - Retrograde signalling as a component of environmental sensing P7 - Exploiting the natural genetic variation in photosynthesis and CO2 assimilation
15:30 - 15:50	Break
15:50 - 16:05 16:10 - 16:25 16:30 - 17:00	Parallel scientific sessions A1 - Parasites, disease and host immunity: Towards a mechanistic understanding of infection-induced phenotypes A2 - Ecoimmunology in a changing world: challenges and progress A8 - Open biomechanics A13 - Cocktails or mocktails? Synergistic and antagonistic effects in mixed stress scenario's A9 - Open animal biology A16 - Field Physiology: Beyond biotelemetry, new and old technologies, and the ins and outs of monitoring physiological responses of organisms in remote location AC4 - The physiology behind phenotypic plasticity in rapidly changing environments ACP1 - Technology Enabled Approaches to Ecophsyiology P4 - Retrograde signalling as a component of environmental sensing ASEB1 - Open electronics in experimental biology P7 - Exploiting the natural genetic variation in photosynthesis and CO2 assimilation
17:05 - 18:05	Science with impact
18:10 - 18:40	Virtual Poster Session
	End of PM session

TUESDAY 6 JULY 2021

08:55 - 09:25	Coffee and careers session
09:30 - 10:30	Plant President's Medallist Talks
10:35 - 11:05 11:10 - 11:25	Parallel scientific sessions A3 - Aquatic ectotherms in fluctuating environments - The Ins and Outs of the Ups and Downs: Respiration and Osmoregulation in fluctuating environments A8 - Open biomechanics A9 - Open animal biology A10 - Open animal biology P5 - Plant Phenotyping P10 - Radial signalling and transport in plant roots PC1 - General cell and plant biology PC2 - Cellular aspects of plant hormone action
11:25 - 11:45	Break
11:45 - 12:00 12:05 - 12:35	Parallel scientific sessions A3 - Aquatic ectotherms in fluctuating environments - The Ins and Outs of the Ups and Downs: Respiration and Osmoregulation in fluctuating environments A8 - Open biomechanics A9 - Open animal biology A10 - Open animal biology P5 - Plant Phenotyping P10 - Radial signalling and transport in plant roots PC1 - General cell and plant biology PC2 - Cellular aspects of plant hormone action
12:40 -13:10	Virtual Poster Session
	End of AM session
13:15 - 14:00	Coffee and careers session
14:00 - 14:30 14:35 - 14:50 14:55 - 15:10	Parallel scientific sessions continued A3 - Aquatic ectotherms in fluctuating environments - The Ins and Outs of the Ups and Downs: Respiration and Osmoregulation in fluctuating environments A7 - Putting animal biology in ecological context with advances in animal tracking and bio-logging A8 - Open biomechanics A9 - Open animal biology A19 - Neurotransmitters, hormones and pheromones: Controlling and signalling physiological and behavioural responses to environmental change AC4 - The physiology behind phenotypic plasticity in rapidly changing environments C2 - Cellular function and nuclear dynamics in plant reproduction P5 - Plant Phenotyping P6 - Biogenic volatile organic compounds: mediators of inter-organismic interactions P10 - Radial signalling and transport in plant roots PC1 - General cell and plant biology PC2 - Cellular aspects of plant hormone action
15:10 - 15:30	Break
15:30 - 15:45 15:50 - 16:05 16:10 - 16:25 16:30 - 17:00	Parallel scientific sessions continued A3 - Aquatic ectotherms in fluctuating environments - The Ins and Outs of the Ups and Downs: Respiration and Osmoregulation in fluctuating environments A8 - Open biomechanics A9 - Open animal biology P5 - Plant Phenotyping P10 - Radial signalling and transport in plant roots PC1 - General cell and plant biology PC2 - Cellular aspects of plant hormone action P6 - Biogenic volatile organic compounds: mediators of inter-organismic interactions C2 - Cellular function and nuclear dynamics in plant reproduction AC4 - The physiology behind phenotypic plasticity in rapidly changing environments A19 - Neurotransmitters, hormones and pheromones: Controlling and signalling physiological and behavioural responses to environmental change A7 - Putting animal biology in ecological context with advances in animal tracking and bio-logging A10 - Open animal biology
17:05 - 17:35	Virtual Poster Session
	End of PM session

WEDNESDAY 7 JULY 2021

09:00 - 09:30	Coffee and careers session
09:35 - 10:05 10:10 - 10:25 10:30 - 10:45	Parallel scientific sessions A3 -Aquatic ectotherms in fluctuating environments - The Ins and Outs of the Ups and Downs: Respiration and Osmoregulation in fluctuating environments A8 - Automated animal tracking in behavioural studies A9 - Open animal biology C2 - Cellular function and nuclear dynamics in plant reproduction P5 - Plant Phenotyping P6 - Biogenic volatile organic compounds: mediators of inter-organismic interactions PC2 - Cellular aspects of plant hormone action PC1 - General cell and plant biology ASEB1 - Open electronics in experimental biology
10:45 - 11:05	Break
11:05 - 11:20 11:25 - 11:40 11:45 - 12:00	Parallel scientific sessions A3 -Aquatic ectotherms in fluctuating environments - The Ins and Outs of the Ups and Downs: Respiration and Osmoregulation in fluctuating environments A8 - Automated animal tracking in behavioural studies A9 - Open animal biology C2 - Cellular function and nuclear dynamics in plant reproduction P5 - Plant Phenotyping P6 - Biogenic volatile organic compounds: mediators of inter-organismic interactions PC2 - Cellular aspects of plant hormone action PC1 - General cell and plant biology ASEB1 - Open electronics in experimental biology
12:40 - 13:10	Virtual Poster Session
	End of AM session
13:30 - 14:00	Coffee and careers session
14:05 - 15:05	Plenary talks
15:10 - 15:40 15:45 - 16:00	Parallel scientific sessions continued A8 - Automated animal tracking in behavioural studies A9 - Open animal biology C2 - Cellular function and nuclear dynamics in plant reproduction P5 - Plant Phenotyping P6 - Biogenic volatile organic compounds: mediators of inter-organismic interactions PC2 - Cellular aspects of plant hormone action Careers Workshop Careers Workshop
16:00 - 16:20	Break
16:20 - 16:35 16:40 - 17:10	Parallel scientific sessions continued A8 - Automated animal tracking in behavioural studies A9 - Open animal biology C2 - Cellular function and nuclear dynamics in plant reproduction P5 - Plant Phenotyping P6 - Biogenic volatile organic compounds: mediators of inter-organismic interactions PC2 - Cellular aspects of plant hormone action Careers Workshop ASEB1 - Open electronics in experimental biology
17:15 - 17:45	Virtual Poster Session
	End of PM session

THURSDAY 8 JULY 2021

09:00 - 09:30	Coffee and careers session
09:35 - 10:05 10:10 - 10:25 10:30 - 10:45	Parallel scientific sessions A8 - Open biomechanics A10 - Open animal biology A19 - Neurotransmitters, hormones and pheromones: Controlling and signalling physiological and behavioural responses to environmental change PC2 - Cellular aspects of plant hormone action
10:45 - 11:05	Break
11:05 - 11:20 11:25 - 11:40 11:45 - 12:15	Parallel scientific sessions A8 - Open biomechanics A10 - Open animal biology A19 - Neurotransmitters, hormones and pheromones: Controlling and signalling physiological and behavioural responses to environmental change PC2 - Cellular aspects of plant hormone action
12:20 - 12:50	Virtual Poster Session
	End of AM session
13:30 - 14:00	Coffee and careers session
14:05 - 14:35 14:40 - 14:55 15:00 - 15:15	Parallel scientific sessions continued A8 - Open biomechanics AC4 - The physiology behind phenotypic plasticity in rapidly changing environments A19 - Neurotransmitters, hormones and pheromones: Controlling and signalling physiological ASEB1 - Open electronics in experimental biology P6 - Biogenic volatile organic compounds: mediators of inter-organismic interactions
15:15 - 15:35	Break
15:55 - 16:10 16:15 - 16:30 16:35 - 17:05	Parallel scientific sessions continued A8 - Open biomechanics A19 - Neurotransmitters, hormones and pheromones: Controlling and signalling physiological and behavioural responses to environmental change ASEB1 - Open electronics in experimental biology PC2 - Cellular aspects of plant hormone action A6 - Automated animal tracking in behavioural studies P6 - Biogenic volatile organic compounds: mediators of inter-organismic interactions
17:10 - 17:40	Virtual Poster Session
	End of PM session