Meeting Abstract 22.4 Sunday, Jan. 4 14:00 Cephalopod Transcriptomes Unravel Details of Nervous System Evolution Across Molluscan Lineages WINTERS, G. C.*; KOHN, A. B. ; CROOK, R.; YOSHIDA, M. A. ; STERN, N.; HOCHNER, B. ; WALTERS, E. T. ; MOROZ, L.L.; Whitney Lab, Univ. Florida; Whitney Lab, Univ. Florida; Univ. of Texas- Houston; Whitney Lab, Univ. […]
sessions: Session 22
Wnt signaling and cell fate specification in a grand-parental stem cell lineage of the leech
Meeting Abstract 22-2 Monday, Jan. 4 10:30 Wnt signaling and cell fate specification in a grand-parental stem cell lineage of the leech WEISBLAT, D.A.*; CHO, S.J.; WATSON, Q.D.; YOO, S.; Univ. of Calif., Berkeley; Chungbuk National Univ.; Univ. of Calif., Berkeley; Univ. of Calif., Berkeley weisblat@berkeley.edu Elongation via a posterior growth zone (PGZ) is a common feature […]
When barbs get their curves Modeling the development of barb curvature in feathers
Meeting Abstract 22-5 Monday, Jan. 4 11:15 When barbs get their curves: Modeling the development of barb curvature in feathers FEO, TJ*; SIMON, E; PRUM, RO; Smithsonian Institution, NMNH; Yale University; Yale University FeoT@si.edu Feathers exhibit an extraordinary diversity of shapes and sizes, which are used by birds to accomplish a diverse set of functions. Pennaceous feathers […]
Plasma and tail regeneration in tadpoles Xenopus laevis Do reactive oxygen species enhance the process
Meeting Abstract 22-3 Monday, Jan. 4 10:45 Plasma and tail regeneration in tadpoles Xenopus laevis. Do reactive oxygen species enhance the process? RIVIE, A./T.*; MENON, J.; MARTUS, K.; William Paterson University of New Jersey; William Paterson University of New Jersey; William Paterson University of New Jersey riviea@wpunj.edu In the last decade, advances in atmospheric pressure plasma technology […]
Insulin-like Growth Factor Expression in Annual Killifish Embryos
Meeting Abstract 22-4 Monday, Jan. 4 11:00 Insulin-like Growth Factor Expression in Annual Killifish Embryos WOLL, S.C.*; PODRABSKY, J.E.; Portland State University, Portland; Portland State University, Portland scwoll@pdx.edu http://www.pdx.edu/podrabsky-lab/ Cellular proliferation during multicellular development is a highly regulated process that relies on different signaling factors being produced at the proper time, in the proper concentrations, and the […]
Immigrant choanocytes reveal multiple origins of choanocytes in sponges
Meeting Abstract 22-7 Monday, Jan. 4 11:45 Immigrant choanocytes reveal multiple origins of choanocytes in sponges KAHN, A.S.*; LEYS, S.P.; University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada; University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada kahn@ualberta.ca Choanocytes are the iconic feeding cells in sponges and are one of their most well studied cell types, yet surprisingly little is known about how they […]
Genomics of Hydractinia A Cnidarian Model for Regeneration, Allorecognition, and Developmental Biology
Meeting Abstract 22-1 Monday, Jan. 4 10:15 Genomics of Hydractinia: A Cnidarian Model for Regeneration, Allorecognition, and Developmental Biology SCHNITZLER, CE*; NGUYEN, AD; KLASFELD, SJ; BOND, SR; PLICKERT, G; BUSS, L; WOLFSBERG, TG; MULLIKIN, JC; NICOTRA, ML; CARTWRIGHT, P; FRANK, U; BAXEVANIS, AD; NHGRI, NIH; NHGRI, NIH; NHGRI, NIH; NHGRI, NIH; U of Cologne; Yale U; NHGRI, […]
Chitin distribution in the anemone Nematostella vectensis, a species lacking hard skeletal structures
Meeting Abstract 22-6 Monday, Jan. 4 11:30 Chitin distribution in the anemone Nematostella vectensis, a species lacking hard skeletal structures VANDEPAS, LE*; AMEMIEA, CT; University of Washington; University of Washington, Benroya Research Institute lvandepa@uw.edu Chitin is an abundant biopolymer comprised of repeating N-acetylglucosamine molecules which is used in building hard structures such as arthropod exoskeletons, annelid chaetae, […]
Natural Courtship Song Variation Caused by an Intronic Retroelement in an Ion Channel Gene
Meeting Abstract 22-1 Thursday, Jan. 5 10:30 – 10:45 Natural Courtship Song Variation Caused by an Intronic Retroelement in an Ion Channel Gene STERN, DL*; DING, Y; BERROCAL, A; MORITA, T; LONGDEN, KD; STERN, David; Janelia Research Campus; Janelia Research Campus; UC Berkeley; Janelia Research Campus; Janelia Research Campus sternd@janelia.hhmi.org https://www.janelia.org/lab/stern-lab Animal species display enormous variation for […]
Illuminating genotype – phenotype connections in the bioluminescent mating displays of cypridinid ostracods
Meeting Abstract 22-3 Thursday, Jan. 5 11:00 – 11:15 Illuminating genotype – phenotype connections in the bioluminescent mating displays of cypridinid ostracods HENSLEY, NM*; FRAWLEY, J; GERRISH, GA; OAKLEY, TH; RIVERS, TJ; University of California, Santa Barbara; Medical College of Wisconsin; University of Wisconsin, La Crosse; University of California, Santa Barbara; University of Kansas nikohensley@gmail.com Since Darwin, […]
