Yeasterday 2010

 

Program

 

 

9h15
Registration & Coffee
9h45
Welcome
9h50
Schaerlaekens Kristien, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Artificial molecular markers as a tool for genetic linkage mapping in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
10h10
Vinces Marcelo D., Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Tandem repeats in the yeast genome facilitate rapid evolution of gene expression by affecting nucleosome positioning
10h30
Kellner Harald, Université de Liège
Complementation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae mutants using a soil metatranscriptomic library
10h50
Sakalis Philippe Alexandre, Leiden University
Visualization of Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of yeast
11h10
Coffee
11h35
Zelle Rintze M., Delft University of Technology
Metabolic engineering of Saccharomyces cerevisiae for the production of C4-dicarboxylic acids
11h55
De Smet Cedric, Utrecht University
The yeast glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferase Sct1p is a novel regulator of fatty acid saturation
12h15
Donohue Dagmara, Vrije Universiteit Brussel
The N-terminal domain of the cell wall protein Als1p from Candida albicans has a lectin activity with specific affinity to fucose-containing glycans
12h35
Llinares Elisa, Université Libre de Bruxelles
Study of Ych1 trafficking to the vacuolar membrane in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
12h55
Lunch
Posters
14h20
Vandenbosch Davy, Ghent University
The role of sphingolipids in the resistance of Candida albicans biofilms against miconazole
14h40
Van Bogaert Inge, Ghent University
Production and application of sophorolipids
15h00
Bink Anna, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Sod4 and Sod5 protect Candida albicans biofilms against miconazole-induced cell death
15h20
van Leeuwen Jolanda S., Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Diclofenac toxicity in yeast: mitochondrial damage and adaptation
15h40
Coffee
16h05
Princen Katrien, reMYND NV
Yeast chemo-genetic screens reveal that modulation of the endosome-to-lysosome sorting pathway exerts neuroprotective activity in Parkinson’s disease models
16h25
Ludovico Paula, Universidade do Minho
Sealing one's fate: control of yeast cell death by reactive oxygen species.
17h10
Winderickx Joris, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Closing Remarks
17h15
Farewel drink