program

Sunday, June 6

10:30
Bus leaves the Hotel (Novotel Krakow Bronowice)
11:00-13:00
Registration and Poster set-up
13:00-14:15
Lunch and poster vision
14:15-14:45
Opening ceremony
 
 
Plenary session I, Chairmen: A. Pinton; D. Di Berardino

MOLECULAR AND CLINICAL CYTOGENETICS

14:45-15:15

L. Iannuzzi,
The contribution of cytogenetics to the genetic improvement of livestock
15:15-15:45

D.K Griffin, M.E. Volker, S.A. Trim, B.M. Skinner,
Avian “Chromonomics” the bird genome from the chromosome’s point of view
15:45-16:00


S. Albarella, F. Ciotola, A. Coletta, D. Nicodemo, L. Iannuzzi, V. Barbieri,
V. Peretti,
Identification of a new translocation in a young Italian Mediterranean River Buffalo (Bubalus bubalis, 2n=50) bull: rob(1;18)
16:00-16:15

P. Parma, P. Morando, L. De Lorenzi, M. Zannotti, L. Molteni, J. Planas,
Reciprocal Translocations in Cattle: frequency estimation.
16:15-16:30

M. Piro, L. Ouragh, A. Pinton, A. Nabich, N. Benbihi, K. El Allali, A. Ducos,
Chromosomal abnormalities in Moroccan horses: a preliminary study
16:30-16:45


M. Hornak, J. Rubes,
Screening of chromosome abnormalities in porcine embryos by comparative genomic hybridization
17:00
Bus leaves Conference venue
19:30
Welcome party (Novotel Krakow Bronowice)

 

Monday, June 7

8:15
Bus leaves the Hotel (Novotel Krakow Bronowice)
 
 
Plenary session II; Chairmen: B. Chowdhary; L. Iannuzzi

COMPARATIVE GENOMICS AND KARYOTYPE EVOLUTION

9:00-9:30

M.A Ferguson-Smith,
A review of the evolution of avian karyotypes by chromosome painting
9:30-9:45


T.J. Robinson, A. Ropiquet,
Chromosomal Evolution within Bovidae: Phylogenetic Examination of Hemiplasy, Homoplasy and Introgressive Hybridization
9:45-10:00


P. Musilova, S. Kubickova, J. Rubes,
Defining configuration of fusions that occurred during karyotype evolution in Equidae
10:00-10:15


V.A. Trifonov, A.I. Kulemzina, R. Stanyon, P.L. Perelman, M.A. Ferguson-Smith,
F. Yang, A.S. Graphodatsky,
Chromosome evolution in Perissodactyla
10:15-10:30


A.I. Kulemzina, V.A. Trifonov, P.L. Perelman, M.A. Ferguson-Smith, R. Stanyon,
F. Yang, A.S. Graphodatsky,
Chromosome evolution in key Cetartiodactyl families
10:30-10:45


S.A. Romanenko, N.A. Serdukova, P.L. Perelman, V.A. Trifonov,
M.A. Ferguson-Smith, F. Yang,
Pattern of karyotype evolution in Myomorpha (Rodentia, Mammalia)
10:45-11:00


T. Liehr, V.A. Trifonov, S.A. Romanenko, C. Leibiger, H. Mkrtchyan, A. Weise,
R. Stanyon, A.S. Graphodatsky, N. Kosyakova,
Murine FISH-banding – mcb probe development and application
11:00-11:30
Coffee break and poster vision
 
 
Plenary session III, Chairmen: R. Słomski; D. Villagomez

CYTOGENETICS OF GERM CELLS AND EMBRYOS

11:30-12:00

Z. Polański,
Spindle Assembly Checkpoint in mammalian oocyte meiosis
12:00-12:15



D. Di Berardino, D. Nicodemo, A. Pauciullo, G. Cosenza, L. Ramunno, V. Peretti, L. Iannuzzi, , J. Rubes,
Estimation of the baseline level of aneuploidy in germ cells and reproductive health in domestic animals
12:15-12:30


A. Ruiz-Herrera, R. Garcia-Cruz, M.A. Brieño, S. Pachecho, E. Steinberg,
M. Mudry, M. Garcia-Caldés,
Pairing and recombination in primates: lessons from evolution
12:30-12:45

K. Massip, M. Yerle, Y. Billon, S. Ferchaud, A. Ducos, A. Pinton,
Studies of male an female meiosis of inv(4)(p1.4;q2.3) carriers
12:45-13:00


A. Pinton, M. Bordedebat, I. Raymond Letron, H. Barasc, N. Mary, K. Massip,
N. Bonnet, A. Calgaro, A.M. Dudez, K. Feve, J. Riquet, M. Yerle, A. Ducos,
Meiotic analysis of a mosaic Klinefelter boar
13:00-13:15



D. Nicodemo, A. Pauciullo, G. Cosenza, V. Peretti, F. Ciotola, G.P. Di Meo,
L. Ramunno, L. Iannuzzi, J. Rubes, D. Di Berardino,
X-Y aneuploidy rates in sperm of the Maremmana and Podolian cattle breeds by using dual color fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH)
13:15-13:30




A. Pauciullo, D. Nicodemo, G. Cosenza, V. Peretti, F. Ciotola, G.P. Di Meo,
L. Ramunno, L. Iannuzzi , J. Rubes, D. Di Berardino,
Aneuploidy rates in ‘in vitro’ matured MII oocytes with corresponding 1st polar body in the Podolian and Maremmana cattle breeds by using dual color fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH)
13:30-15:00
Lunch and poster vision
 
 
Plenary session IV; Chairmen: J. Rubes; B. Rejduch

GENES MAPPING, EXPRESSION AND EPIGENETIC MECHANISM

15:00-15:30


R. Słomski, J. Zeyland, A. Woźniak, A. Nowak, M.Szalata, D. Lipiński,
Molecular cytogenetic studies of transgenic cells and animals expressing human genes
15:30-15:45

D.K. Griffin, K. Fowler, E. Hutchinson, C. Sargent, C. Quilter, M. Bagga,
M. Völker, G. Walling, R. Pong Wong, T. Kanellos, N. Affara,
Non avian chromonomics? Pigs might fly
15:45-16:00


M. Oczkowicz, A. Bratuś, A. Piestrzyńska-Kajtoch, K. Piórkowska,
K. Ropka-Molik, B. Rejduch, E. Słota, R. Eckert,
RH mapping and co-expression analysis of MEG3/PEG11/DLK1 cluster in pigs
16:00-16:15



K. Bouilly, A. Leitão, S. Teixeira, M. Fernandes, J. Pinho, H. Guedes-Pinto,
R. Chaves,
A preliminary physical map of the Pacific oyster, Crassostrea gigas, with SSRs, LINE-1, histone H3 gene and ribosomal DNA genes
16:15-16:30


D. Iuso, F. Zacchini, A. Fidanza, A. D’Agostino, P. Toschi, C. Failla, P. Loi, G. Ptak,
Constitutive deregulation of DNA methyltransferase 1 (DNMT1) throughout development of embryo derived from prepubertal sheep oocyte
16:30-16:45


W Rens, M.S. Wallduck, F.L. Lovell, M.A. Ferguson-Smith, A.C. Ferguson-Smith,
Epigenetic modifications on X chromosomes in marsupial and monotreme mammals; implications for evolution of dosage compensation
17:00
Bus leaves the Conference Venue
18:00-21:00
Krakow’s tour

 

Tuesday, June 8

8:15
Bus leaves the Hotel (Novotel Krakow Bronowice)
 
 
Plenary session V; Chairmen: M. Ferguson-Smith; M. Yerle-Bouissou

MUTAGENESIS

9:00-9:30

J. Rubes, O. Kopecna, S. Kubickova, H. Cernohorska,
Biomarkers of exposure to genotoxic substances in farm animals
9:30-9:45


J. Dianovský, K. Šiviková, B. Holečková,
Cytogenetic end points induced by tolylfluanid- based fungicide in bovine peripheral lymphocytes
9:45-10:00
B. Holečková, K. Šiviková, J. Dianovský, M. Galdíková, M. Mesarč,
Evaluation of in vitro effect of conazole fungicide on bovine peripheral lymphocytes
10:00-10:15
A. Ali,
Comparative Study on Spontaneous and FUdR Induced Chromosomal Instability in Pakistani Lohi and British Suffolk Sheep - An indication to environmental mutagenesis!
 
 
Plenary session VI; Chairmen: M. M. Moreno; Z. Polański

NEW TECHNOLOGIES IN MOLECULAR CYTOGENETICS

10:15-10:45

B. Chowdhary,
Genomics of sex chromosomes: impact of Y chromosome genes on male fertility
10:45-11:00


Y. Lahbib-Mansais, H. Barasc, J. Lluch, E. Iannuccelli, J. Sarry, J. Gellin,
J. Riquet, M. Yerle,
Nuclear architecture of an imprinted region (IGF2) in pig
11:00-11:15



R. Solinhac, F. Mompart, P. Pinton, D. Robelin, P. Martin, E. Iannuccelli,
G. Gellin, I. Oswald, M. Yerle,
Innate immune response in swine: expression and nuclear organisation of target genes in macrophages
11:15-12:00
Coffee break and poster vision
 
 
Plenary session VII; Chairmen: D. Griffin; R. Brunner; V. Caputo

CYTOGENETICS OF FISH AND OTHER COLD BLOODED VERTEBRATES

12:00-12:30

D. J. Penman,
Contradictory evidence in mapping the sex determination system in tilapia
12:30-12:45



V. Caputo, M. Giovannotti, P. Nisi Cerioni, A. Splendiani, J. Tagliavini, E. Olmo,
The first detailed cytogenetic characterisation (conventional and FISH) of a lamprey (Lampetra zanandreai Vladykov) and comparison of a satellite DNA among three lamprey species (Agnata: Petromyzontiformes)
12:45-13:00
E. Coluccia, S. Salvadori, F. Deidda, A. Mulas , A.M. Deiana,
Anguilliformes cytogenetics: karyotype characterization and identification of interstitial telomeres and chromosomal polimorphism in Ophisurus serpens (Ophichthidae)
13:00-13:15
K. Ocalewicz, S. Dobosz, H. Kuźmiński, K. Goryczko,
Formation of chromosome rearrangements caused by the incomplete maternal nuclear DNA inactivation in the androgenetic fish
13:15-13:30
M. Giovannotti, V. Caputo, P.C.M. O’Brien, F.L. Lovell, V.A. Trifonov, P. Nisi Cerioni, E. Olmo, M.A. Ferguson-Smith, W. Rens,
Skinks (Reptilia: Scincidae) have highly conserved karyotypes as revealed by chromosome painting
13:30-13:45

L. Kupriyanova,
Cytogenetic mechanisms of genetic diversity in parthenogenetic lizards
13:45-14:00
M. Pokorná, M. Giovannotti, L. Kratochvíl, V. Caputo, M. A. Ferguson-Smith,
W. Rens,
Comparative painting reveals strong conservation between bird sex chromosomes and chromosomes in several lizard families
14:00-14:15
M. Pokorná, M. Rábová, P. Ráb , L. Kratochvíl,
Differentiation of sex chromosomes and karyotypic evolution in the eye-lid geckos (Squamata: Gekkota: Eublepharidae), a group with different modes of sex determination
14:15-14:30
K. Porycka, A. Boroń, S. Abe, B. Jagusztyn, A. Grabowska,
Chromosome banding patterns of nase Chondrostoma nasus (Linnaeus, 1758) with an emphasis on the B chromosomes
14:30-15:30
Lunch and poster vision
 
15:30-16:30
 
Poster session 1; Chairmen: M. Świtoński; P. Musilova
 
16:30-17:30
 
Poster session 2; Chairmen: D. Penman; Y. Lahbib-Mansais
17:30-18:00
Conclusion and remarks, proposal for the 20 th ICACGM
18:00
Bus leaves Conference Venue
19:30
Social dinner (Novotel Krakow Bronowice)

 

Wednesday, June 9

9:30-14:00
Wieliczka Salt Mine tour
14:00
Arrival to the hotel (Novotel Krakow Bronowice)

 

Invited Speakers:

Bhanu Chowdhary

Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA
Genomics of sex chromosomes: impact of Y chromosome genes on male fertility

Darren Griffin

University of Kent, Canterbury, United Kingdom
Bird "Chromonomics." The avian genome from the chromosome's point of view

Leopoldo Iannuzzi

National Research Council (CNR), ISPAAM, Naples, Italy
The contribution of the cytogenetics in the genetic improvement of livestock

David Penman

University of Stirling, Stirling, United Kingdom
Contradictory evidence in mapping the sex determination system in tilapia

Zbigniew Polański

Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Cracow, Poland
Spindle Assembly Checkpoint in mammalian oocytes

Jiri Rubes

Veterinary Research Institute Hudcova, Brno, Czech Republic
Biomarkers of exposure to genotoxic substances in farm animals

Ryszard Słomski

University of Life Science, Poznan, Poland
Molecular cytogenetic studies of transgenic cells and animals expressing human genes

Malcolm Ferguson-Smith Cambridge University, Cambridge, UK
A review of the evolution of avian karyotypes by chromosome painting.

 

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