lunedì 26 agosto 2019 - mercoledì 28 agosto 2019
LUNEDÌ 26 AGOSTO 2019 08:15 - 09:00 Registration
09:00 - 09:15 Welcome
09:15 - 13:10
Session 1: News and views on genetic and functional traits of the Mediterranean musselAntonio FIGUERAS HUERTA,
Advances in genomics and immunity of Mytilus galloprovincialisMarco GERDOL,
Disentangling the impact of PAV by high throughtput sequencing. Implications for theinterpretation of gene expression dataBeatriz NOVOA GARCÍA,
Innate immune memory in mussel (Mytilus galloprovincialis): tolerance of hemocytes aftera repeated contact with Vibrio splendidusUmberto ROSANI,
What does macrophage migration inhibitory factor do in Mytilus galloprovincialis?Paulino MARTÍNEZ PORTELA,
Insights into the sex determination mechanism of Mediterranean mussel (Mytilusgalloprovincialis)Ángel PÉREZ DIZ,
Shotgun proteomics analysis of sperm samples from two different Mytilus species includinghybridsRebeca MOREIRA SANMARTÍN,
Immunostimulating Mytilus galloprovincialis hemocytes: description of transcriptomics,miRNomics and functional capacitiesArtur BURZYNSKI,
Distribution and features of DUI in Mytilidae13:15 - 14:15 Buffet lunch
14:20 - 15:00
Session 2: The Mytilus species complex in a changing environment: from the past to the futureNicolas BIERNE,
Mussel melting-pots: hybridization and admixture in the Mytilus edulis complex of speciesIva POPOVIC,
Twin introductions by divergent Mytilus galloprovincialis lineages are associated with high levels ofgenetic admixture with a native congener in AustraliaPetr STRELKOV,
Variable patterns of hybridization and locus-specific introgression in hybrid zones of Mytilus edulisand M. trossulus assessed by the traditional set of markersMarina KATOLIKOVA,
A farewell to allozymes? Reanalysis of the classical dataset on blue mussels (McDonald, Seed,Koehn 1991)Sara E. KINGSTON,
Adaptive potential in a changing ocean: unraveling the genomic architecture of a climate stressresponse in blue mussels (Mytilus edulis and M. trossulus) in the Gulf of MaineVadim KHAITOV,
Analyses of distribution and long-term dynamics of sympatric mussels Mytilus edulis and M.trossulus in the White Sea using the semi-diagnostic conchological markerRobert ELLIS,
Hybridization in a future ocean: a mechanism for adaptation of mussels to multiple environmentalChallengesMARTEDÌ 27 AGOSTO 2019 08:30 - 10:10
Session 3: Mussels and mussel-associated microorganisms in the light of evolutionK. Mathias WEGNER, Invasions create competitors: how novel interactions among native and invasive parasitesinfluence coevolution with blue mussel hosts
Stuart MCMILLAN, Microbiome diversity in blue mussel (Mytilus edulis L.) during larval development
Maud CHARLES, Experimental infection of Mytilus edulis by two Vibrio splendidus-related strains: evaluation of virulence, the influence of the origin of mussels and season
Manon AUGUSTE, Nanoparticle exposure affects the microbiota composition of mussels hemolymph: possibleinterplay with the host immune system
10:15 - 10:40 Coffee break
10:45 - 11:45
Session 4: The weird case of transmissible cancers in mussel speciesMichael METZGER, A single clonal lineage of transmissible cancer identified in two marine mussel species in SouthAmerica and Europe
Maurine HAMMEL, Genotype typing of transmissible cancers in the Mytilus edulis complex of species
11:45 - 15:15
Session 5: Mussels as biological models for in vitro and in vivo toxicological testingMarta SENDRA, Internalization, uptake routes pathways and effects of polystyrene nanoplastics in hemocytes of Mytilus galloprovincialis through an in vitro approach
Giulia LIBERATORI, Using marine mussels for testing the ecosafety and the efficacy of nanostructured cellulose sponges for remediation of zinc in sea water
12:30-13:30 Buffet lunch
Massimo MILAN, Ecotoxicological assessment for the herbicide glyphosate and its degradation product AMPA: analysis of host and microbiota response in the mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis.
Maria Giovanna PARISI, Multi-level responses of Mytilus galloprovincialis to environmental stressors
Marina PISCOPO, Contribution to the study of molecular effects of copper on Mytilus galloprovincialis duringreproductive period
Claudia LA CORTE, Mytilus galloprovincialis haemocytes activity as biomarker for evaluation of methylmercury effect
15:20 - 15:45 Coffee break
15:50 - 16:20
Session 6: Advancing tools and strategiesAlessandro LAUDICELLA, Effect of temperature during broodstock conditioning in blue mussel (Mytilus edulis L.): a lipidomics perspective.
Cynthia RIGINOS, MytiMap: a tool for making publication quality species distribution maps for Mytilus mussels
Laura CANESI, Estrogens in bivalves revisited: lesson learnt from Mytilus
Marina PISCOPO, Mytilus galloprovincialis protamine-like proteins are new bactericidal molecules active also againstantibiotic resistant bacteria
Aad C. SMAAL, More with mussels
MERCOLEDÌ 28 AGOSTO 2019 08:00 - 18:00 Excursion in the Po river delta area, with lunch and visit to the mussel producer organization Consorzio Cooperative Pescatori del Polesine (https://www.scardovari.org).
