Programme

Programme

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See below for the day-by-day programme for SEB Seville 2019.

Tuesday 2 July 2019
Wednesday 3 July 2019
Thursday 4 July 2019
Friday 5 July 2019

Tuesday 2 July 2019

08:00	Registration & Opening of Exhibition
09:00 - 11:00	Parallel scientific sessions Host-microbiota interactions across animal and plant kingdoms Plant epigenetics Transgenerational response to environmental stress Fish chronobiology Open biomechanics Redox regulation in chloroplasts Time, temperature, and a transforming world Computation in biological systems Integrating communication and work literacies into biology education
11:00 - 11:30	Refreshment Break / Exhibition
11:30	Animal President's Medallist and YSAS Talks Plant President's Medallist and YSAS Talks (No sessions running)
13:00 - 14:00	Lunch / Exhibition / Early Career Scientist Networking Mixer
14:00 - 15:30	Parallel scientific sessions continued Host-microbiota interactions across animal and plant kingdoms Plant epigenetics Transgenerational response to environmental stress Regulation of energy metabolism in fish Open biomechanics Impact and functions of alternative splicing in plants Time, temperature, and a transforming world Computation in biological systems Integrating communication and work literacies into biology education
15:30 - 16:00	Refreshment Break / Exhibition
16:00 - 17:45	Parallel scientific sessions continued Host-microbiota interactions across animal and plant kingdoms Plant epigenetics Transgenerational response to environmental stress Regulation of energy metabolism in fish Open biomechanics Impact and functions of alternative splicing in plants Time, temperature, and a transforming world Computation in biological systems Integrating communication and work literacies into biology education
18:00	Science with Impact - Enhancing the student experience: The Why and How of Teaching Ethics to Bioscience Students
19:00 - 21:00	Welcome evening reception

Wednesday 3 July 2019

08:30	Registration & Opening of Exhibition
09:00	Cell President's Medallist Talk (No sessions running)
09:30 - 10:00	Refreshment Break / Exhibition
10:00 - 12:15	Parallel scientific sessions Host-microbiota interactions across animal and plant kingdoms Threatened plants and animals - Can understanding physiology inform conservation strategies? Fueling the fire of life – evolutionary physiology of oxygen supply in vertebrates Developmental programming of adult vertebrate physiology energetics: from molecules to organisms How brains and bodies interact to generate behaviour: neuronal plasticity and biomechanics Impact and functions of alternative splicing in plants Mechanisms and mitigation of plant water deficit: from the bottom up Time, temperature, and a transforming world
12:15 - 13:10	Lunch / Exhibition / Meet the Academics (12:25 - 13:10)
13:20	Woolhouse Lecture
14:30 - 16:00	Parallel scientific sessions Threatened plants and animals - Can understanding physiology inform conservation strategies? Saving energy in a fluctuating environment: from the whole organism to the molecule Fueling the fire of life – evolutionary physiology of oxygen supply in vertebrates Developmental programming of adult vertebrate physiology energetics: from molecules to organisms How brains and bodies interact to generate behaviour: neuronal plasticity and biomechanics Impact and functions of alternative splicing in plants Mechanisms and mitigation of plant water deficit: from the bottom up Gene networks for crop improvement Time, temperature, and a transforming world
16:00 - 16:30	Refreshment Break / Exhibition
16:30 - 18:00	Parallel scientific sessions Threatened plants and animals - Can understanding physiology inform conservation strategies? Saving energy in a fluctuating environment: from the whole organism to the molecule Fueling the fire of life – evolutionary physiology of oxygen supply in vertebrates Developmental programming of adult vertebrate physiology energetics: from molecules to organisms How brains and bodies interact to generate behaviour: neuronal plasticity and biomechanics Impact and functions of alternative splicing in plants Mechanisms and mitigation of plant water deficit: from the bottom up Gene networks for crop improvement Time, temperature, and a transforming world
18:05 - 19:30	Poster Session 1
19:30 - 22:00	Diversity Dinner

Thursday 4 July 2019

08:30	Registration & Opening of Exhibition
09:00 - 10:30	Parallel scientific sessions Brain building: plasticity in form and function of the central nervous system Tip growth in plant biology Clocks for the city: How urban environments shape the rhythms of animals Heat exchange with the environment: mechanisms and insights into animal energetics Open biomechanics Open animal biology Stomatal and photosynthetic regulation of water use efficiency Gene networks for crop improvement
10:35 - 11:00	Refreshment Break / Exhibition
11:00 - 12:00	Parallel scientific sessions Brain building: plasticity in form and function of the central nervous system Tip growth in plant biology Clocks for the city: How urban environments shape the rhythms of animals Heat exchange with the environment: mechanisms and insights into animal energetics Open biomechanics Open animal biology Stomatal and photosynthetic regulation of water use efficiency Gene networks for crop improvement
12:10	Bidder Lecture
13:10 - 14:10	Lunch / Exhibition
14:10 - 16:10	Parallel scientific sessions Brain building: plasticity in form and function of the central nervous system Tip growth in plant biology Clocks for the city: How urban environments shape the rhythms of animals Heat exchange with the environment: mechanisms and insights into animal energetics Open biomechanics Open animal biology An extended plant phenotype: characterising plant-soil microbiome interactions Stomatal and photosynthetic regulation of water use efficiency Career Workshop - Teaching Ethics to Bioscience Students: Teasing out the Issues (14:10 - 16:10)
16:10 - 16:40	Refreshment Break / Exhibition
16:40 - 17:55	Parallel scientific sessions Brain building: plasticity in form and function of the central nervous system Tip growth in plant biology Clocks for the city: How urban environments shape the rhythms of animals Heat exchange with the environment: mechanisms and insights into animal energetics Open biomechanics Open animal biology An extended plant phenotype: characterising plant-soil microbiome interactions Stomatal and photosynthetic regulation of water use efficiency
18:00 - 19:30	Poster Session 2

Friday 5 July 2019

08:30	Registration & Opening of Exhibition
09:00 - 11:00	Parallel scientific sessions Functional micro- and nano-structures in biology Sensing the physical environment Tip growth in plant biology From genes to behaviour: acclimation mechanisms with potential use as biomarkers in disturbed coastal habitats (cell and animal biology) How do animals manage their energy expenditure? Sensory and mechanical factors underlying stable and agile control of legged locomotion An extended plant phenotype: characterising plant-soil microbiome interactions Heat and drought tolerance – from the lab to impact in the field In silico plants Careers Workshop - Teaching Ethics to Bioscience Students: Teasing out the Issues (09:00 - 11:00)
11:00 - 11:30	Refreshment Break / Exhibition
11:35 - 12:30	Parallel scientific sessions Functional micro- and nano-structures in biology Sensing the physical environment Tip growth in plant biology From genes to behaviour: acclimation mechanisms with potential use as biomarkers in disturbed coastal habitats (cell and animal biology) How do animals manage their energy expenditure? Sensory and mechanical factors underlying stable and agile control of legged locomotion An extended plant phenotype: characterising plant-soil microbiome interactions Heat and drought tolerance – from the lab to impact in the field In silico plants
12:45	Cell Biology Plenary Lecture
13:45	Medals and prizes - Presentation of President’s Medals,Young Scientist Awards and Irene Manton Poster Prizes
14:00 - 15:00	Lunch / Exhibition
15:00 - 16:15	Parallel scientific sessions continued Functional micro- and nano-structures in biology Sensing the physical environment Tip growth in plant biology From genes to behaviour: acclimation mechanisms with potential use as biomarkers in disturbed coastal habitats (cell and animal biology) How do animals manage their energy expenditure? Sensory and mechanical factors underlying stable and agile control of legged locomotion An extended plant phenotype: characterising plant-soil microbiome interactions Heat and drought tolerance – from the lab to impact in the field In silico plants
16:15 - 16:45	Refreshment Break / Exhibition
16:45 - 18:15	Parallel scientific sessions continued Functional micro- and nano-structures in biology Sensing the physical environment Tip growth in plant biology From genes to behaviour: acclimation mechanisms with potential use as biomarkers in disturbed coastal habitats (cell and animal biology) How do animals manage their energy expenditure? Sensory and mechanical factors underlying stable and agile control of legged locomotion An extended plant phenotype: characterising plant-soil microbiome interactions Heat and drought tolerance – from the lab to impact in the field In silico plants
19:15 - 01:00	Conference Dinner

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