Institute Symposium 2014
Date: September 10-11, 2014
Location:
Abbe Center Beutenberg, Hans-Knöll-Straße 1, 07745 Jena (Oral Sessions),
Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, Hans-Knöll-Straße 8, 07745 Jena (Poster Sessions)
Wednesday, September 10, 2014
| 09:00-09:30 | David G. Heckel, Managing Director Welcome, opening remarks and review of the year 2013/14 |
| 09:30-10:15 | Georg Pohnert, Lichtenberg Professor for Bioorganic Analytics, Friedrich Schiller University Jena "Das Leben der Einzeller im Ozean − eine komplexe Gemeinschaft wird durch chemische Signale organisiert" |
| 10:15-10:45 | Coffee Break |
Session 1 (Chair: Andre Busch, Department of Entomology)
| 10:45-10:55 | Tobias Becker, Department of Bioorganic Chemistry "Synthesis and analysis of leaf beetle defensive compounds" |
| 10:55-11:05 | Meret Huber, Department of Biochemistry "A native root herbivore drives the evolution of defensive latex secondary metabolites in dandelion" |
| 11:05-11:15 | Fabio Miazzi, Department of Evolutionary Neuroethology |
| 11:15-11:25 | Heiko Vogel, Department of Entomology "Termite defensive weaponry" |
| 11:25-11:35 | Youngjoo Oh, Department of Molecular Ecology "Understanding the functions of root-expressed photoreceptors in plant growth and development" |
| 11:35-12:05 | Sportive warm up to cool your brain down (in front of the building or inside, first floor) |
Session 2 (Chair: Sandra Irmisch, Department of Biochemistry)
| 12:05-12:15 | Tobias Engl, Max Planck Research Group Insect Symbiosis "NO in a partnership - radical defense in the beewolf-Streptomyces symbiosis" |
| 12:15-12:25 | Guillermo Hugo Jiménez-Alemán, Department of Bioorganic Chemistry "JAZZ played by jasmonates: Is one instrument enough to form the orchestra?" |
| 12:25-12:35 | Aileen Berasategui, Department of Biochemistry "Geographical stability of endosymbiotic gut bacteria of the large pine weevil and their role in the detoxification of terpenes" |
| 12:35-12:45 | Hany Dweck, Department of Evolutionary Neuroethology "Detection of antioxidant aroma in Drosophila" |
| 12:45-12:55 | Franziska Beran, Research Group Detoxification in Insects "The 'mustard-oil bomb' of Phyllotreta flea beetles" |
| 13:00-14:00 | Lunch break |
Session 3 (Chair: Alexander Haverkamp, Department of Evolutionary Neuroethology)
| 14:00-14:10 | Meredith Schuman, Department of Molecular Ecology "Can the manipulation of single plant genes result in functionally diverse monocultures that support diverse ecological communities?" |
| 14:10-14:20 | Shraddha Shitut, VW Research Group Experimental Ecology & Evolution "Metabolic hijack: intercellular regulation of amino acid biosynthesis in bacteria" |
| 14:20-14:30 | Yongqi Shao, Department of Bioorganic Chemistry |
| 14:30-14:40 | Dinesh Kandasamy, Department of Biochemistry "The role of Cerato-platanin-like proteins in the bark beetle-vectored blue stain fungus Ceratocystis polonica" |
| 14:40-14:50 | Latha Mukunda, Department of Evolutionary Neuroethology "Calmodulin affects insect odorant receptor function" |
| 14:50-15:20 | Coffee Break |
| 15:30-17:30 | Poster Session 1 (odd numbers) in foyer + first floor of the MPI |
Thursday, September 11, 2014
| 09:00-09:45 | Nicole Dubilier, Max-Planck-Institut für Marine Mikrobiologie, Bremen "Heiße Quellen in der Tiefsee: Oasen des Lebens" (Chair: David G. Heckel) |
Session 4: (Chair: Axel Mithöfer, Department of Bioorganic Chemistry)
| 09:50-10:00 | Hanna Heidel-Fischer, Department of Entomology "Small berry, big bonus: Immune modulation enables a specialist insect to benefit from host plant antibacterial properties" |
| 10:00-10:10 | Karin Groten, Department of Molecular Ecology "Smoke − more than a germination stimulant?" |
| 10:10-10:20 | Jima Chandran, Biosynthesis/NMR Research Group "Effects of jasmonates and its mimics on secondary metabolites of Wachendorfia thyrsiflora" |
| 10:20-10:30 | Peter Rahfeld, Department of Bioorganic Chemistry "Chemical defense in leaf beetle larvae (subtribe Chrysomelina)" |
| 10:30-11:00 | Coffee Break |
| 11:00-13:00 | Poster Session 2 (even numbers) in foyer+ first floor of the MPI |
| 13:00-14:00 | Lunch Break |
Session 5: (Chair: Shuqing Xu, Department of Molecular Ecology)
| 14:00-14:10 | Andreas Boeckler, Department of Biochemistry "Metabolism of phenolic compounds in gypsy moth and other caterpillars" |
| 14:10-14:20 | Ian Keesey, Department of Evolutionary Neuroethology "Olfactory specialization in Drosophila suzukii supports ecological shift in host preference from rotten to fresh fruit" |
| 14:20-14:30 | Nicole Joußen, Department of Entomology "A worldwide resistance mechanism of Helicoverpa armigera − Crucial amino acids and the evidence for multiple origin in the chimeric CYP337B3" |
| 14:30-14:40 | Michael Stitz, Department of Molecular Ecology "Diversifying Jasmonate signaling: COI2 in N. attenuata is a second JA-Ile receptor" |
| 14:40-14:50 | Riya Christina Menezes, Mass Spectrometry/Proteomics Research Group "Metabolomic tools to identify metabolites from wood-degrading fungi elicited by growth in fungal co-cultures" |
| 14:50-15:00 | Jyothilakshmi Vadassery, Department of Bioorganic Chemistry "Systemic calcium signals upon insect herbivory in Arabidopsis" |
| 15:00-15:30 | Coffee Break |
Session 6: (Chair: Laura Flórez, Max Planck Research Group Insect Symbiosis)
| 15:30-15:40 | Ilka Vosteen, Department of Biochemistry "Role of predator – plant species interaction in maintenance of pea aphid host races" |
| 15:40-15:50 | Christine Mißbach, Department of Evolutionary Neuroethology "Evolution of insect olfactory genes" |
| 15:50-16:00 | Yannick Pauchet, Department of Entomology "Evolutionary history of plant cell wall degrading enzymes in phytophagous beetles" |
| 16:00-16:10 | Aura Navarro-Quezada, Department of Molecular Ecology "Quantification of homeolog expression bias upon herbivory of synthetic and natural allopolyploids from N. attenuata x N.obtusifolia" |
| 16:10-16:20 | Federica Trona, BMBF Research Group Olfactory Coding "Coding of food cues and sex pheromones in Drosophila" |
| 16:20-16:30 | Conclusions (David G. Heckel) |
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Poster List
- Calcium sensors CML37 and CML42 - two antagonistic players in herbivore defense
Sandra Scholz, Jyothilakshmi Vadassery, Michael Reichelt, Bettina Hause, Wilhelm Boland and Axel Mithöfer - Evolution of the chemical defense of juvenile and adult Chrysomelina leaf beatles
Tobias Becker, Antje Burse, Susann Kugel, Maritta Kunert, Gerhard Pauls and Peter Rahfeld - Microbes associated with the gut of generalist and specialist insects
Erika Arias Cordero, Pol Alonso, Yongqi Shao, Beng Soon Teh, Johanna Apel and Wilhelm Boland - Molecular regulation of carnivory in Nepenthes spec.
Franziska Buch, Ayufu Yilamujiang and Axel Mithöfer - Novel phosphoryl ascarosides from nematodes of the Caenorhabditis elegans group
Chuanfu Dong, Franziska Dolke, Cornelius Kuhlisch and Stephan H. von Reuß - Sequestration of plant glucosides and host plant affiliation in leaf beetle larvae
Anja S. Strauß, Ding Wang, Magdalena Stock, Wilhelm Boland and Antje Burse - A novel pathway for herbivore‐induced 2‐phenylethanol formation in poplar
Jan Günther, Sandra Irmisch, Heike‐Jana Städtler, Jonathan Gershenzon and Tobias G. Köllner - Detoxification of the maize benzoxazinoid DIMBOA by lepidopteran herbivores
Felipe Christoff Wouters, Anton Shekhov, Michael Reichelt, Katrin Luck, Daniel Giddings Vassão and Jonathan Gershenzon - Effects of isothiocyanates in the metabolism and biochemistry of Spodoptera littoralis
Verena Jeschke, Katharina Schramm, Daniel Giddings Vassão and Jonathan Gershenzon - Effect of herbivory on methylerythritol 4‐phosphate pathway in Arabidopsis thaliana
Sirsha Mitra, Bettina Raguschke, Jonathan Gershenzon and Louwrance Peter Wright - Legume chemistry and the specificity of pea aphid host races
Carlos Sanchez, Jonathan Gershenzon, Michael Reichelt and Grit Kunert - The effect of rust infection on black poplar leaf chemistry and tree responses to insect herbivory
Chhana Ullah, Franziska Eberl, Jonathan Gershenzon, Sybille Unsicker and Almuth Hammerbacher - An explorative study on the plastic response of Manduca sexta to host and non‐host plants
Christopher Koenig, Anne Karpinski, Christian Klinner, Ewald Große‐Wilde, Bill S. Hansson and Heiko Vogel - Defence strategies against dierent parasitoid species in Drosophila
Shimaa A. M. Ebrahim and Hany K. M. Dweck - Molecular and functional characterization of lateral horn neurons in Drosophila melanogaster
Sudeshna Das, Silke Sachse and Bill Hansson - Partners in olfaction: binding proteins and receptors in Drosophila
Sarah Körte, Ewald Große‐Wilde and Bill S. Hansson - Dose‐dependent aversion for acids in Manduca sexta (Sphingidae) and its ecological relevance
Jaime Martínez‐Harms, Kevin Daly, Christian Klinner, Ewald Grosse‐Wilde, Markus Knaden and Bill Hansson - Path integration as the homing tool in Cataglyphis fortis ants
Roman Huber, Bill Hanson and Markus Knaden - High throughput analysis of differentially induced metabolites using metaXCMS and automated fragmentation tree alignment
Amol Fatangare, Kerstin Scheubert, Marco Kai, Sebastian Böcker and Aleš Svatoš - Naturally occurring blue pigments from roots of Anigozanthos species
David Szamosvari, Christian Paetz and Bernd Schneider - Expanding the scope of (MA)LDI‐MS imaging: new methods and applications
Jerrit Weißflog and Filip Kaftan - Phenylphenalenone biosynthesis via intramolecular Diels‐Alder reaction of diarylheptanoids: Quantum chemical calculations
Yulia Monakhova and Bernd Schneider - 3D‐reconstruction of the olfactory circuitry of the vinegar fly Drosophila melanogaster
Amelie Baschwitz, Julia van Beesel, Enrico Garbe, Bill S. Hansson and Silke Sachse - Integration of odor features: Good vs. Bad
Ahmed A. M. Mohamed, Tom Retzke, Markus Knaden, Bill S. Hansson and Silke Sachse - Adaptation of generalist herbivores to gossypol, a toxic cotton secondary metabolite
Corinna Krempl, Nicole Joußen, Hanna Heidel‐Fischer, Michael Reichelt, Heiko Vogel and David G. Heckel - Horizontal gene transfer and functional diversification of plant cell wall degrading polygalacturonases: Key events in the evolution of herbivory in beetles
Roy Kirsch, Lydia Gramzow, Bianca Wurlitzer, Günter Theißen, David Heckel and Yannick Pauchet - Molecular basis of allochronic differentiation in Spodoptera frugiperda
Sabine Hänniger, Gerhard Schöfl, Steffi Gebauer‐Jung, Heiko Vogel, Melanie Unbehend, David G. Heckel and Astrid T. Groot - Role of ABC‐C2 in the interactions of Heliothis virescens with its host plants and Bt toxins
Anne Karpinski, Yannick Pauchet, Heiko Vogel and David G. Heckel - Guided DNA nuclease empowers the H. armigera for gene functional analysis
Sher Afzal Khan and David G Heckel - Glucosinolate metabolism in the striped flea beetle, Pyllotreta stiolata: feeding experiments with isotope‐labelled glucosinolates
Seung‐Joon Ahn, Anton Shekhov, David G. Heckel, Jonathan Gershezon, Daniel Giddings Vassão and Franziska Beran - Ecology and evolution of metabolic cross‐feeding within microbial communities
Holger Merker, Daniel Preußger, Michael Reichelt and Christian Kost - Selective benefits can explain the prevalent loss of biosynthetic genes in bacteria
Silvio Waschina, Glen D’Souza, Christoph Kaleta and Christian Kost - Erosion without reduction: the genome evolution of Streptomyces philanthi over long‐term symbiosis
Taras Nechitaylo, Tobias Engl, Robert B. Weiss, Diane M. Dunn, Colin Dale and Martin Kaltenpoth - Evolutionary history and ecological traits shape the microbiota of Pyrrhocoridae bugs
Sailendharan Sudakaran, Christian Kost and Martin Kaltenpoth - A phylostratigraphic analysis of the N. attenuata genome
Matthew Durrant, Ian T. Baldwin and Shuqing Xu - A weevils’s perspective on N. attenuata and its defenses
Gisuk Lee, Youngsung Joo, Celia Diezel and Sang-Gyu Kim - Adaptive mate choice in Nicotiana attenuata: towards elucidation of stylar selection mechanism
Xiang Li, Samik Bhattacharya, Celia Diezel and Ian T. Baldwin - Improved viral tools for the functional analysis of ecologically relevant plant genes under native conditions
Jamilur Rahman, Klaus Gase and Ian T. Baldwin - N. attenuata clock genes control what the plant pays attention to
Youngsung Joo, Felipe Yon, Meredith Schumann, Jay Goldberg and Sang-Gyu Kim - Opportunistic root associated bacteria protect N. attenuata from a wilt disease which arose from continuous cropping
Rakesh Santhanam, Van Thi Luu, Arne Weinhold and Ian T. Baldwin