Wednesday, February 2 |
| 11:00 |
Registration/ Set up Posters |
| 13:00 |
Opening Remarks
Shigeo Hayashi RIKEN Center for Developmental Biology, Japan |
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Session 1 |
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Chair: Teruyuki Niimi |
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| 13:05 |
Evolution and development of the caste polyphenism in social insects
Toru Miura Hokkaido University, Japan |
| 13:30 |
Species-specific activation of EGF receptor signaling underlies evolutionary diversity of thedorsal appendage number of the genus Drosophila eggshells
Kenji Matsuno Tokyo Univ. of Science, Japan |
| 13:55 |
Morphological diversification of appendages in insects and polychaetes
Nao Niwa RIKEN Center for Developmental Biology, Japan |
| 14:20 |
The evolution of cell division patterns in Crustacea
Gerhard Scholtz Humboldt-University, Germany |
| 14:55 |
Coffee Break & Poster Presentation (1)
Presenters for odd-numbered posters should be at their panels for discussion. |
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| Session 2 |
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Chair: Shigeo Hayashi |
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| 16:00 |
Towards understanding the molecular mechanism of wing-color pattern formation in the
ladybird beetle, Harmonia axyridis
Teruyuki Niimi Nagoya University, Japan |
| 16:25 |
Hormonal control of wing morphogenesis and larval body markings in butterflies and moths
Haruhiko Fujiwara University of Tokyo, Japan |
| 16:50 |
Hox gene fusion and evolution of divergent translational controls in Crustaceans
Yasuhiro Shiga Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Science, Japan |
| 16:15 |
An analysis of segmentation and limb development in Oncopeltus fasciatus
Thomas Charles Kaufman Indiana University, USA |
| 17:50 |
Reception |
| 19:00 |
Poster Presentation (2)
Presenters for even-numbered posters should be at their panels for discussion. |
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Thursday, February 3 |
Session 3 |
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Chair: Kenji Matsuno |
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| 9:00 |
Formation of the dorsal-ventral axis and the mesoderm in spiders
Hiroki Oda JT Biohistory Research Hall, Japan |
| 9:25 |
Evolution of segmentation: The molecular basis of segmentation in spiders and millipedes
Wim G.M. Damen University of Cologne, Germany |
| 10:00 |
Evolution of arthropod segmentation - lessons and insights from centipede development
Ariel Chipman University Museum of Zoology, Cambridge, UK |
| 10:35 |
Coffee Break |
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Session 4 |
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Chair: Yasuhiro Shiga |
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| 11:00 |
Developmental mechanisms in the intermediate-germ cricket Gryllus bimaculatus
Sumihare Noji University of Tokushima, Japan |
| 11:25 |
Asymmetric Cell Division, Signaling and Segmentation in Helobdella robusta, a Glossiphoniid Leech
David A. Weisblat University of California, USA |
| 12:00 |
Closing Remarks
Sumihare Noji University of Tokushima, Japan |
| -14:00 |
Poster take-down |
