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- Thursday 9 Oct 2025
- Friday 10 Oct 2025
- Saturday 11 Oct 2025
Thursday 9 Oct 2025
13:00 – 14:15
Íslensk Erfðagreining / deCODE auditorium
Fundarstjóri/chair: Ásthildur Erlingsdóttir, formaður Líffræðifélags Íslands / President of the Icelandic Biological Society
13:00-13:20 Opnun / opening address – Jóhann Páll Jóhannsson umhverfisráðherra
13:20-13:40 Afhending heiðursverðlauna Líffræðifélagsins
13:40-14:15 Y1 -Opnunarerindi / Opening keynote:
Ragnhildur Guðmundsdóttir – Icelandic Museum of Natural History and the making of a new permanent exhibition, The Ocean
Kaffihlé / Coffee break
14:45 – 16:15 Málstofulota 1 / Seminar session 1
Málstofa BIODICE
ÍE – Fróði
Málstofustjóri / Chair: Rannveig Magnúsdóttir
Skúli Skúlason og Ole Sandberg: Biodice and the Nordic Biodiversity Framework project
Sæunn Júlía Sigurjónsdóttir: Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework status report for topics of the Ministry of Business and Industry
Cécile Chauvat: CAP-SHARE: Capacity sharing for biodiversity in the Nordic countries – international needs and opportunities to local actions
Guðrún Óskarsdóttir: Terrestrial biodiversity studies – Challenges and opportunities specific to Iceland
Christophe Pampoulie: Challenges related to marine biodiversity studies
Björn Barkarson: Presentation on the White Paper on Biodiversity and the status of the strategy, with a special emphasis on the importance of research (Guiding Principle F in the draft strategy).
Thu 14:45 – 16:15
Ónæmisfræði/Immunology
ÍE – Tjarnarsalur
Málstofustjóri / Chair: Sigurbjörg Þorsteinsdóttir
| E1 | The adjuvants CAF01 and CAF08b enhance humoral immune responses to influenza vaccine in a neonatal mouse model Jenny Lorena Molina Estupinan, Jenny Lorena Molina Estupiñan1,2, Poorya Foroutan Pajoohian1,2, Gabriel Kristian Pedersen3, Dennis Christensen3, Serena Marchi4, Emanuele Montomoli4,5, Stefanía P. Bjarnarson1,2 Ingileif Jónsdóttir1,2, Auður Anna Aradóttir Pind1,2 |
| E2 | Heterologous prime–boost immunization promotes the induction of IgM⁺ memory B cells that are essential for mucosal immunity Poorya Foroutan Pajoohian, 1,2, Jenny Lorena Molina Estupiñan1,2, Auður Anna Aradóttir Pind1,2, Gabriel Kristian Pedersen3, Dennis Christensen3, Ingileif Jónsdóttir1, Stefanía P. Bjarnarson1,2 |
| E3 | Diagnostic test for insect bite hypersensitivity in horses using insect cell–expressed Culicoides allergens: A step toward patient-tailored AIT Sigríður Jónsdóttir, Sigridur Jonsdottir1,2 |
| E4 | Monitoring the antibody response of Icelandic horses treated with preventive allergen immunotherapy prior export to Europe Dorontina Mahmuti, Delia Bogenstätter, Sigurbjörg Þorsteinsdóttir, Eliane Marti, Sigríður Jónsdóttir |
| E5 | Is MPLA Alone Superior to MPLA/Alum for Allergy Vaccine Adjuvanticity? Thelma Rakel Ottesen, 1, Vilhjálmur Svansson1, Sigurbjörg Þorsteinsdóttir1, Hans Grönlund2, Eliane Marti3, Sigríður Jónsdóttir1,4 |
| E6 | Age-dependent transcriptomic responses to allergen vaccination in horses Fenja Johanna von der Höden, Fenja Johanna Von Der Höden, Hafdis Maria Petursdottir, Sigurbjörg Torsteinsdottir, Vilhjalmur Svansson, Eliane Marti, Sigridur Jonsdóttir |
Thu 14:45 – 16:15
Kaffihlé / Coffee break
16:30 – 18:00 Málstofulota 2 / Seminar session 2
Laxamálstofa / Salmon session
ÍE – Fróði
Málstofustjóri / Chair: Bjarni Kristófer Kristjánsson
| E7 | Status of, and threats to, Atlantic salmon in the North Atlantic Hlynur Bárðarson |
| E8 | Greining á skyldleika laxa úr íslenskum ám og erfðablöndun við sjókvíaeldislaxa Snæbjörn Pálsson, 1, Jóhannes Sturlaugsson2 |
| E9 | Bráðin og laxinn Jón S. Ólafsson, Hlynur Bárðarson og Jóhannes Guðbrandsson |
| E10 | Vöktun vegna áhrifa sjókvíaeldis á íslenska laxastofna Fjóla Rut Svavarsdóttir, Guðni Guðbergsson, Hlynur Bárðarson, Ingi Rúnar Jónsson, Leó Alexander Guðmundsson, Sigurður Már Einarssonog Sigurður Óskar Helgason |
Thu 16:30 – 18:00
Náttúruverndarlíffræði / Conservation Biology
ÍE – Tjarnarsalur
Málstofustjóri / Chair: Sunna Björk Ragnarsdóttir
| E11 | CAFF– the biodiversity working group of the Arctic Council. Snorri Sigurðsson, Magnus Göransson |
| E12 | Lífríkisvöktun á Norðurslóðum – framlag og ávinningur Íslands af CBMP samstarfi CAFF Sunna Björk Ragnarsdóttir, 1, Steinunn Hilma Ólafsdóttir2 |
| E13 | Emerging research methods create a crossroads for transdisciplinary collaboration in biodiversity research: results from a collaborative workshop Theresa Henke, Elin Lundquist, Caitlin Mandeville |
| E14 | Conservation and Restoration of Icelandic Wetlands Tom Barry |
| E15 | Peatland Monitoring Sunna Áskelsdóttir, Vigdís Feyja Helmutsdóttir, Urður Einarsdóttir, Ölvir Styrmisson |
| E16 | Birds and proposed wind farms in Iceland Jón Einar Jónsson |
Thu 16:30 – 18:00
Friday 10 Oct 2025
08:30 – 10:00 Málstofulota 3 / Seminar session 3
Sjávarlíffræði I / Marine Biology I
ÍE – Fróði
Málstofustjóri / Chair: Áki Jarl Láruson
| E17 | What’s for dinner? The impact of prey availability on harbour porpoise diet. Mélissa Forgues, Valerie Chosson, Sverrir Daniel Halldórsson, Christophe Pampoulie, Guðjón Már Sigurðsson |
| E18 | Tækni, samvinna og traust: Framþróun í íslenskum sjávarútvegi Lísa Anne Libungan |
| E19 | Body condition and diet analysis of juvenile cod in Northern Iceland Zaw Myo Win |
| E20 | Lumping it all together: migration, maturation and spawning of lumpfish in Iceland. What do we know and what is still missing? James Kennedy |
| E21 | Shedding light on light pollution: Does artificial light at night (ALAN) affect marine filter-feeders? Melanie Stock, Fabian Löhr, Linda Hemmetzberger, Javier Duarte, Dario Dirks, Luka Gruse, Itsuki Ariizumi, Jannis Hümmling, Karen Graça, Lim Song Xin, Sofia von Nandelstadh, Carmen Mroz, Mark Lenz |
Fri 08:30 – 10:00
Sjúkdómar / Diseases
ÍE – Tjarnarsalur
Málstofustjóri / Chair: Stefán Ragnar Jónsson
| E23 | Cell state dynamics shape the immunogenicity of cutaneous melanoma Teitur Sævarsson, Adrián López García de Lomana, Sólrún Melkorka Maggadóttir, Siggeir Fannar Brynjólfsson, Eiríkur Steingrímsson, Sebastien Wälchli, Else Marit Inderberg, Berglind Ósk Einarsdóttir |
| E24 | Blimp1’s role in the cell cycle in Waldenström macroglobulinemia. Stamatia-Maria Rapti, Diana Augustdottir, Zarko Urosevic, Erna Magnusdottir |
| E25 | An isoform specific role of the autophagy protein ATG7 in cancer Clémence Larat, Margrét Helga Ögmundsdóttir |
| E26 | Genomic characterization of Salmon Gill Pox virus in Iceland Samuel Casás Casal, Heiða Sigurðardóttir, Claire Costa, Þórunn Sóley Björnsdóttir, Guðrún Día Oddsdóttir, Birkir Þór Bragason, Árni Kristmundsson |
| E27 | Decellularized Brown Seaweed Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering: Microstructure, Mechanics, and Preliminary Biocompatibility Svava Kristindottir, Svava Kristinsdottir 1,*, Ottar Rolfsson 2, Olafur Eysteinn Sigurjonsson 3, Sigurður Brynjolfsson 1, Sigrun Nanna Karlsdottir 1, Arni Kjalar Kristjansson 4, Hildur Sigurgrimsdottir 5, Jóna Freysdottir 2,5 |
| E28 | Epigenentic profile and chromatin structure of cell-free DNA from BRCA2-999del5 mutation carriers Gissur Máni Ísleifsson, Berglind Ósk Einarsdóttir |
Fri 08:30 – 10:00
Grasafræði I / Botany I
Norræna húsið
Málstofustjóri / Chair: Sunna Björk Ragnarsdóttir
| E29 | Challenging the Syndrome Paradigm: Evidence from Surtsey’s Plant Colonization History Pawel Wasowicz, Ádám Lovas-Kiss, Nándor Szabó, Andy J. Green |
| E30 | The temporal dynamics of pollinator- and non-pollinator-mediated selection in response to climate Judith Trunschke |
| E31 | Safeguarding Nordic Crop Wild Relatives for Future Food Security Magnus Göransson, 1, Hjörtur Þorbjörnsson 2, Heli Fitzgerald 3, Jenny Hagenblad 4, Mora Aronsson 5, Birgitte Lund 6, Kristina Bjureke 7, and Anna Palmé 8 |
| E32 | Fjölbreyttar þykja mér fléttur landsins! – íslenskar fléttur og viðhengi, talin og skráð í fléttutali Starri Heiðmarsson |
| E33 | Classification of the club moss genus Huperzia (Lycopodiaceae): insights from morphology, DNA barcoding, polyploidy level and metabolomics Maonian Xu, Elín Soffía Ólafsdóttir |
Fri 08:30 – 10:00
Kaffihlé / Coffee break
10:30 – 11:00
Íslensk Erfðagreining / deCODE auditorium
10:30-11:00 Y2 – Benedikt Hallgrímsson – The Stories We Tell Each Other: Biological Theory as Structured Narrative
11:00 – 12:30 Málstofulota 4 / Seminar session 4
Sjávarlíffræði II / Marine Biology II
ÍE – Fróði
Málstofustjóri / Chair: Hildur Magnúsdóttir
| E34 | Long-Term Depth Records of Satellite-Tagged Northern Bottlenose Whales Reveal Extraordinary Dive Capabilities Barbara K. Neubarth, 1,2 | Patrick J. O. Miller 3 | Rune Roland 4 | Lars Kleivane 5 | Paul J. Wensveen 1,6 |
| E35 | A top predator on the run: aversive responses of killer whales to sounds of long-finned pilot whales Anna Selbmann, Filipa I. P. Samarra, Lucie Barluet de Beauchesne, Tatiana M. J. Marchon, Ellen Hayward, Jörundur Svavarsson, Patrick J. O. Miller, Charlotte Curé, Paul J. Wensveen |
| E36 | Loðna í eldi: vöxtur, lifun og þroski loðnu alinnar á mismunandi hitastigum. Einar Pétur Jónsson, Thassya C. Dos Santos Schmidt, Kristján Þórhallsson, Tómas Árnason |
| E37 | Size–condition trade-offs and divergent settlement pathways in 0-group gadids Guðbjörg Ásta Ólafsdóttir, Anja K. Nickel |
| E38 | Individual variation in thermal response drive habitat use and migration in juvenile gadoids Anja K: Nickel, Anja K. Nickel, Michelle Valliant, Guðbjörg Ásta Ólafsdóttir |
| E39 | Reproductive and foraging strategy of humpback whales wintering in Arctic and subarctic waters Edda Elísabet Magnúsdóttir, 1) 2) Þóra Margrét Bergsveinsdóttir, 3) Hildur Pétursdóttir, 4) Maria Asuncion Borrell Thio, 4) Alex Aguilar, 6) Audun Richardsen, 5) Patrick Miller, 1) Jörundur Svavarsson |
Fri 11:00 – 12:30
Þróun, fjölbreytni og sjúkdómar / Evolution, diversity and disease
ÍE – Tjarnarsalur
Málstofustjóri / Chair: Arnar Pálsson
| E40 | The exploration of living systems through Indigenous and Western ways of knowing Skúli Skúlason, Michael Hart, Ole Martin Sandbergand Benedikt Hallgrímsson |
| E41 | Divergence of functional phenotypes in feeding elements of Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus) along the benthic – pelagic axis. Guðbjörg Ósk Jónsdóttir, Laura-Marie von Elm, Finnur Ingimarsson, Kenedy A. Williams, Ruhila Goswami, Sigurður Sveinn Snorrason, Sarah Elizabeth Steele, Arnar Pálsson |
| E42 | Recent insights from human genetics can illuminate studies of evolution Arnar Pálsson, Benedikt Hallgrímsson, Francois Bernier |
| E43 | The evolution of Hedgehog signalling genes in teleosts: selection, duplication, and diversity Adam Ray Smith, Abbi Elise Smith, Íris Ósk Halldórsdóttir, Gunnhildur Erla Árnadóttir, Sara Rut Huldudóttir, Sara Sigurbjörnsdóttir |
Fri 11:00 – 12:30
Fuglafræði / Ornithology
Norræna húsið
Málstofustjóri / Chair: Snorri Sigurðsson
| E44 | The White-tailed eagle in Iceland Brynhildur Magnúsdóttir, & Snæbjörn Pálsson |
| E45 | Ups and downs: Five Decades of Waterbird Dynamics at Lake Mývatn Sölvi Rúnar Vignisson, Árni Einarsson |
| E46 | Langtímabreytingar á fjölda og útbreiðslu flórgoða á Íslandi Þorkell Lindberg Þórarinsson, Aðalsteinn Örn Snæþórsson, Árni Einarsson, Einar Ólafur Þorleifsson, Halldór Walter Stefánsson, Róbert Arnar Stefánsson, Snæþór Aðalsteinsson, Yann Kolbeinsson, Ævar Petersen |
| E47 | Uppfærður Válisti fugla Aldís Erna Pálsdóttir |
| E48 | Predicting Climate Risk: Genomic Offset and Conservation Vulnerability in Rock and Willow Ptarmigan Kristinn Pétur Magnússon, Theodore E. Squires, Patrik Rödin-Mörch, Jacob Höglund |
| E49 | Hreiðurstæðaval vaðfugla á Suðvesturlandi Sigrún Sigurðardóttir, Tómas Grétar Gunnarsson, Aldís Erna Pálsdóttir, Snæbjörn Pálsson |
Fri 11:00 – 12:30
12:30 – 13:30 Hádegishlé / Lunch break – Aðalfundur Líffræðifélagsins ÍE / deCODE Tjarnarsalur, hádegissnarl í boði fyrir fundargesti.
13:30 – 15:00 Málstofulota 5 / Seminar session 5
Sníkjudýrafræði / Parasitology
Askja – N 131
Málstofustjóri / Chair: Ásthildur Erlingsdóttir
| E64 | Sarcocystis spp. in Icelandic cattle Guðný Rut Pálsdóttir, Heiða Sigurðardóttir |
| E65 | Detection of a novel protozoan parasite infecting the rough periwinkle (Gastropoda), Littorina saxatilis (Olivi, 1792), in Iceland. Árni Kristmundsson, Mark A. Freeman, Ásthildur Erlingsdóttir |
| E66 | Difference in parasite abundance in arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus) and brown trout (Salmo trutta) in lake Hítarvatn in Iceland Kristján Friðrik Sveinbjörnsson, Haseeb Randhawa |
| E67 | The Parasite Fauna of Atlantic Wolffish (Anarhichas Lupus) In Icelandic Waters Ragnar Blær, Haseeb S. Randhawa |
| E68 | Conservation at high latitudes: Insights into the diversity of skates (Rajiformes: Rajidae) and their parasite fauna in Iceland Gabriel Ferreira, Björn Schäffner, Peter Olson, Haseeb Randhawa |
Fri 13:30 – 15:00
Samlíf – örnámskeið & Íslensk náttúruvísindatímarit
Askja – N 132
| E61 | Erfðafræði, þroskun og líffræði kynbundinna einkenna. Arnar Pálsson |
| E62 | Icelandic Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Björn Þorsteinsson |
| E63 | Náttúrufræðingurinn – 100 ára ferðalag tímarits Margrét Rósa Jochumsdóttir |
Fri 13:30 – 15:00
ICEWATER málstofa / ICEWATER session
ÍE – Fróði
Málstofustjóri / Chair: Anna Lísa Björnsdóttir
| E50 | Icewater – Innspýting í innleiðingu fyrstu vatnaáætlunar Íslands Anna Lísa Björnsdóttir, Sæmundur Sveinsson |
| E51 | Stjórn vatnamála og vöktun vatns á Íslandi Carl Andreas Fossick Ströberg |
| E52 | Þörf á samræmdri aðferðafræði vegna framandi tegunda á íslandi Sunna Björk Ragnarsdóttir, 1, Þóra Katrín Hrafnsdóttir1, Snorri Sigurðsson1 |
| E53 | Laxfiskar sem líffræðilegur gæðaþáttur við ástandsflokkun ferskvatns á Íslandi Fjóla Rut Svavarsdóttir, Eydís Salome Eiríksdóttir, Ingi Rúnar Jónsson, Friðþjófur Árnason |
Fri 13:30 – 15:00
Sameindalíffræði I / Molecular Biology I
ÍE – Tjarnarsalur
Málstofustjóri / Chair: Birkir Þór Bragason
| E55 | GRAMD1B links cholesterol homeostasis to endothelial dysfunction Arnar Ingi Vilhjálmsson, *, Eva Jacobsen, Óttar Rolfsson |
| E56 | Disorder with Purpose: Functional Interplay of FOXA1 Intrinsically Disordered Regions Kristinn Ragnar Óskarsson, Magnús Arnar Rúnarsson, Pétur Orri Heiðarsson og |
| E57 | Prognosis of estrogen receptor–positive breast cancer in BRCA2 mutation carriers and young non-carrier patients Linda Viðarsdóttir, Linda Vidarsdottir1,4, Snædís Ragnardóttir1, Elinborg J. Olafsdottir2, Rosa B. Barkardottir3,4, Olöf Bjarnadottir5, Jon Gunnlaugur Jonasson1,3, Stefan Sigurdsson1,4, Laufey Tryggvadottir1,2,4 |
| E58 | Epitranscriptomic regulation of DNA repair genes Stefán Sigurðsson, Karen Kristjánsdóttir1,2, Þorkell Guðjónsson1,2,3, Stefan Thor Hermanowicz1,2, Arnar Ingi Vilhjálmsson1,2, Snærdís Ragnarsdóttir1,2, Drífa Hrund Guðmundssdóttir1,2, Birta Dröfn Jónsdóttir1,2, Erla Sveinbjörnsdóttir4, Linda Viðarsdóttir1,2, 1,2 |
| E59 | Needle in a Haystack: Virtual Screening for Inhibitors Against Human Enzyme GPI Yiming Yang Jónatansdóttir, Yiming Yang Jonatansdottir, Jens Guðmundur Hjörleifsson |
| E60 | A Ribozyme Knockdown Approach to Identify Proteases Mediating Trypanosoma cruzi Egress Delia Bogenstätter, Gaelle Lentini |
Fri 13:30 – 15:00
Kaffihlé / Coffee break
15:30 – 16:00
Askja – Náttúrufræðahús HÍ, stofa N 132
15:30-16:00 Y3 – Sunnvør Klettskarð í Kongsstovu – Building a Research Career in a Tiny Country
16:00 – 17:30 Málstofulota 6 / Seminar session 6
Sameindalíffræði II / Molecular Biology II
Askja – N 131
Málstofustjóri / Chair: Katrín Möller
| E74 | Estradiol-Driven Genome Instability in BRCA2-Deficient ER+ Breast Cancer Snædís Ragnarsdóttir, Laufey Tryggvadóttir, Linda Viðarsdóttir, Stefán Sigurðsson |
| E75 | Lyophilized platelet lysate enriched hydrogel for osteoarthritis therapy and cartilage regeneration Gabriele Boretti, Anna Marczak, Helena Hamzehpour, Stina Simonsson, and Ólafur Sigurjónsson |
| E76 | A Novel Role for the MITF-A Isoform in Replication Stress Thejus Venkatesh, Thejus B Venkatesh, Guðjón Ólafsson, Younes Farhangi Barooji, Fjóla Dögg Aðalsteinsdóttir, Drífa Hrund Guðmundsdóttir, Linda Viðarsdóttir, Eiríkur Steingrímsson, Kumar soumyajit, Thorkell Gudjónsson, Stefán Sigurðsson |
| E77 | Structural and Functional Insights into Sox2-Mediated Chromatin Remodeling Sveinn Bjarnason, Jens Nicolai Vilstrup Decker, Eliška Koutná, Kinga S. Demény, Vaclav Veverka, Pétur O. Heidarsson |
| E78 | Molecular mechanisms of RHOX5 and RHOX6 in embryonic stem cells and primordial germ cell specification Milan de Putter, Milan Pieter Paul de Putter1, Halla Rós Eyjólfsdóttir1, Kristján Hólm Grétarsson1, Aminesh Sharma2, Lars Hagen2, Deo Prakash Pandey3, Erna Magnúsdóttir1 |
| E79 | Taming Complexity: Building Reproducible, Polyglot Workflows in Life Sciences with Snakemake Rohit Goswami |
Fri 16:00 – 17:30
Þróunarfræði / Evolution
Askja – N 132
Málstofustjóri / Chair: Sara Harðardóttir
| E69 | The ecology of speciation: untangling reproductive isolation in Thingvallavatn Kalina H. Kapralova, Quentin Horta-Lacueva, Sigurður S. Sanorrason |
| E70 | Striped and small: genomic insights into dwarf Arctic charr Marina de la Cámara, Kalina H. Kapralova |
| E71 | Optimizing methods for the measurement of standard metabolic rate in juvenile Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus) Alex Zinck, Sabine Lobligeois, Evan Condette, Sofia Yordanova, Joran Kerjose, David Benhaim |
| E72 | Out of the lab and into the wild – Investigating the effects of environmental variability on embryonic performance in threespine stickleback Alessandra Schnider, Franka Hemme, Camille Leblanc, Margaux Vanhussel |
| E73 | Whole genome sequencing reveals interbay population structure of Saccharina latissima (beltisþari, sugar kelp) in southwest Iceland Áki Jarl Láruson, Katherine Warren, Keely E. Brown |
Fri 16:00 – 17:30
17:30 – 19:00
Askja jarðhæð
Veggspjaldasýning / Poster session
Léttar veitingar í boði FÍN á meðan á sýningunni stendur / Light refreshments courtesy of FÍN during poster session
Saturday 11 Oct 2025
08:30 – 10:00 Málstofulota 7 / Seminar session 7
Erfðafræði / Genetics
Askja – N 130
Málstofustjóri / Chair: Eva María Ingvadóttir
| E91 | Uncovering convergent neurodevelopmental mechanisms in Mendelian Disorders of the Epigenetic Machinery Katrín Möller, Afrooz Razi, Stefán Pétursson, Kasper D. Hansen, Hans T. Björnsson |
| E92 | Epigenetic Machinery Deficiency Disrupts Neural Progenitor Cell Fate in Murine Neurodevelopment Stefán Pétursson, Juan Ouyang, Afrooz Razi, Kasper D. Hansen, Katrín Möller, Hans Tómas Björnsson |
| E93 | Atg7 in autophagy and metabolism across species Valgerður J. Hjaltalín, Margrét Helga Ögmundsdóttir |
| E94 | Molecular and structural effect of ubiquitous proteins of the AAA+ ATPs family at the Neuromuscular Junction Theodóra Björk Ægisdóttir, Zophonías Oddur Jónsson, Sigríður Rut Franzdóttir |
| E95 | Androgens mediate sexual dimorphism in Pilarowski-Bjornsson Syndrome Kimberley Anderson, Kimberley Jade Anderson, Eirný Tholl Thorolfdóttir, Hans Tómas Björnsson |
| E96 | Relationship of Trichoptera species in Iceland with Europe and North America Gísli Már Gíslason, og Snæbjörn Pálsson |
Sat 08:30 – 10:00
Ferskvatnslíffræði I / Freshwater Biology I
Askja – N 131
Málstofustjóri / Chair: Kenedy A. Williams
| E86 | A Comprehensive Survey of Tardigrade Biodiversity Across Iceland’s Extreme Habitats Mikael Norðquist |
| E87 | Seltuþol bleikjuseiða Tómas Árnason |
| E88 | Weather and catchment morphology drive thermal regime variation among subarctic ponds, and possible effects on resident Arctic charr Grant Haines, Grant E. Haines, Joseph S. Phillips, Elizabeth A. Mittell, Bjarni K. Kristjánsson, Camille A.-L. Leblanc |
| E89 | Follow the fish: acoustic telemetry reveals yearlong habitat use of Arctic charr in Thingvallavatn Lieke Ponsioen, Fia Finn, Gustav Hellström, Haraldur R. Ingvason, Benjamin D. Hennig, Zophonías O. Jónsson, Finnur Ingimarsson, Kalina H. Kapralova |
| E90 | Space use, foraging, and social structure in young stream-dwelling Arctic charr exposed to stable or fluctuating predation risk Stefán Óli Steingrímsson, Stefán Ó. Steingrímsson, Gabrielle M.V. Ladurée, Laura K. Weir, David Benhaïm, James. W.A. Grant |
Sat 08:30 – 10:00
Landvistfræði I / Terrestrial Ecology I
Askja – N 132
Málstofustjóri / Chair: Viktor Árnason
| E80 | Ecology of hypoponera ants in Icelandic geothermal areas Andreas Guðmundsson, Marco Mancini, Arnar Pálsson |
| E81 | Mandible morphometrics support ecotypic differentiation in the Icelandic Arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus) Anna Bára Másdóttir, Snæbjörn Pálsson, Nicolas Lecomte, Bruce McAdam, Ester Rut Unnsteinsdóttir |
| E82 | The Icelandic ant supercolony. Speculation, possibility or evidence? Marco Mancini, Andreas Guðmundsson Gähwiller, Arnar Pálsson |
| E83 | Að rekja breytingar: Burðarsvæði hreindýra í Snæfellshjörð í sextán ár. Kristín Ágústsdóttir |
| E84 | Mating season behaviour is linked to habitat quality in male American mink Menja von Schmalensee, David W. Macdonald, Snæbjörn Pálsson, Anders Angerbjörn& Róbert A. Stefánsson |
| E85 | Adding to the problem: Man-made mink habitats in Iceland Róbert A. Stefánsson, Róbert Arnar Stefánsson and Menja von Schmalensee |
Sat 08:30 – 10:00
Kaffihlé / Coffee break
10:15 – 11:45 Málstofulota 8 / Seminar session 8
Örverufræði / Microbiology
Askja – N 130
Málstofustjóri / Chair: Eva María Ingvadóttir
| E109 | Dog lichens, their microbiomes and metabolomes in shifting habitats affected by climate warming Oddur Þór Vilhelmsson, Diana Vinchira-Villarraga, Ziyue Zeng, Robert W. Jackson, Nathan Chrismas, Auður Sigurbjörnsdóttir, Natalia Ramírez Carrera, Vilji Ragnarsson, Aldís Ósk Agnarsdóttir |
| E111 | Evolution Under Stress: Recombination-Associated Mutagenesis (RAM) Promotes Resistance in Key Bacterial Pathogens Ilmur Jónsdóttir, Andrew T Nishimoto, Haley Echlin, Nadia Olivero, Abigail McKnight, Amy Iverson, & Jason W Rosch |
| E112 | Cracking the Fungal Armor: The HOG Pathway as a Regulator of Stress Adaptation and a Potential Drug Target in Aspergillus fumigatus. Sebastian Schruefer, Astrid Thomas, Anna Vincek, Anja Wolfand Frank Ebel |
| E54 | Sturtað niður staðreyndum – rannsóknir, umhverfisáhrif og leiðin fram á við í skolpmálum á Íslandi. Ásta Margrét Ásmundsdóttir |
| E113 | A Moderately Thermophilic Clostridium from Iceland’s Geothermal Hot Springs Ecosystem Suggestive of a Novel Genus Clay A. Abraham, 1,2, Eva Maria Ingvadottir 3, Kevin M. Bradley 1, Sean M. Scully 3, Steven A. Benner 1, and Johann Orlygsson 3 |
Sat 10:15 – 11:45
Ferskvatnslíffræði II / Freshwater Biology II
Askja – N 131
Málstofustjóri / Chair: Tómas Árnason
| E103 | Feeding Element Diversity in Polymorphic Arctic Charr and Monomorphic Brown trout Kenedy Annejulee Williams, Guðbjörg Ósk Jónsdóttir, Ines Eloidinand Arnar Pálsson |
| E104 | Bone specific differences in teeth numbers between two salmonids Ruhila Goswami, Kenedy Annejulee Williams, Inés Eloidin, Guðbjörg Ósk Jónsdóttir, Arnar Pálsson |
| E105 | Do personality traits measured in the lab correlate with corresponding behaviours in the wild? Insights from stream-dwelling Arctic charr Gabrielle Ladurée, Laura K. Weir, David Benhaïm, Stefán Ó. Steingrímsson |
| E106 | Temporal variation in the diet of cave dwelling Arctic charr Bjarni K. Kristjánsson, Daison Weedop, Camille Leblanc, Kári Heiðar Árnason, Grant Haines and |
| E107 | Have fish communities in Faroese lakes and their preys changed in 20 years Camille Leblanc, Camille A. Leblanc, Agnes-Katharina Kreiling, Krista Veijonen, Ragnhildur Guðmundsdóttir, Leivur Janus Hansen, Kári H. Arnasson, Bjarni K. Kristjánsson |
| E108 | Investigating coping styles in the Icelandic aquaculture strain of Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus) Sabine B.C. Lobligeois, Sabine Lobligeois*, Noé Leneveu, Maelenn Beillevaire, Gabrielle Ladurée, Marie Delbasty, Manuel Gesto, David Benhaïm |
Sat 10:15 – 11:45
Landvistfræði II / Terrestrial Ecology II
Askja – N 132
Málstofustjóri / Chair: Guðrún Óskarsdóttir
| E97 | The functionality of the bryosphere trophic network Bastien Papinot-Lecomte, Snæbjörn Pálsson, Oddur Þór Vilhelmsson, Ingibjörg Svala Jónsdóttir |
| E98 | Vöktun mosaþembugróðurs við Hellisheiðarvirkjun og Nesjavallavirkjun Járngerður Grétarsdóttir, Ágústa Helgadóttir, og Rannveig Thoroddsen |
| E99 | Lífríki skeljasandsengja – hin íslensku machair? Olga Kolbrún Vilmundardóttir, Rannveig Thoroddsenog Matthías S. Alfreðsson |
| E100 | Mapping cow parsley with remote sensing Louise Elizabeth Alma Martin, Mariana Lucia Tamayo, Ingibjörg Jónsdóttir |
| E101 | How Do Plants Influence Ecosystem Processes in a Warming Tundra Rangeland? Axel Ingi Einarsson, Ian Edward Klupar, Alejandro Salazar Villegas, Ingibjörg Svala Jónsdóttir |
| E102 | Cordiceps farinosa infection of Phratora vitellinae: a novel host-pathogen record? Liam O’Malley og Eva María Ingvadóttir, Liam O‘Malley, Ísold Egla Guðjónsdóttir, Sigrún Karlsdóttir, Eva María Ingvadóttir, Clay Abraham, Guðríður Eyjólfsdóttir, Jón Hallsson, Brynja Hrafnkelsdóttir, Helga Jónsdóttir, Kristín Baldursdóttir |
Sat 10:15 – 11:45
11:45 – 12:30 Hádegishlé / Lunch break
12:30 – 13:30
Askja – Náttúrufræðahús HÍ, stofa N-132
12:30-13:00 Y4 – Heiðurserindi reynslubolta
13:00-13:30 Y5 – Heiðurserindi ungs vísindamanns
13:35 – 15:05 Málstofulota 9 / Seminar session 9
Sjávarlíffræði III / Marine Biology III
Askja – N 130
Málstofustjóri / Chair: Anja Katrin Nickel
| 125 | Spatiotemporal co-occurrence of whales and capelin on the East Greenland shelf during autumn Guðjón Már Sigurðsson, Gísli Víkingsson, Valerie Chosson, Teunis Jansen, Warsha Singh |
| E126 | Which method counts? Comparing methods for growth increment analysis in the non-indigenous Ensis terranovensis Sigríður Vala Finnsdóttir, Joana Micael, Sindri Gíslason |
| E127 | From Fish to Feathers: Spatial-Temporal Analysis as a Driver of Marine Conservation Action Brendon Lee |
| E128 | Gadget3: líkanaumhverfi fyrir fjölstofnarannsóknir Bjarki Þór Elvarsson, William Butler, Jamie Lentin |
| E129 | Performance testing an age- and length-based model for Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) in Iceland William Butler, William E. Butler, Jamie Lentin, Jacob M. Kasper, Erla Sturludóttir, Pamela Woods, Bjarki Þ. Elvarsson |
| E130 | Biodiversity challenge: non-indigenous species in Icelandic harbours Joana Micael, Alfonso Ramos-Esplá, Sindri Gíslason |
Sat 13:35 – 15:05
Grasafræði II / Botany II
Askja – N 131
Málstofustjóri / Chair: Ágústa Helgadóttir
| E119 | Útbreiðsla sjálfsáinnar stafafuru (Pinus contorta L.) á Íslandi Árni Valdason, Pawel Wasowicz, Arnar Pálsson, Ingvar Andrésson |
| E120 | Seasonal Variability, Co-occurrence Patterns, and Diversity of Airborne Fungal Spores in Iceland: First Comprehensive Aeromycological Study (2024) Ewa Maria Przedpelska-Wasowicz, Maciej Lipinski, Katarzyna Patejuk, Wojciech Pusz |
| E121 | Centromeres, Polyploidy, and the Reshaping of Genomes: Insights from Plants to Cancer Victor A. Albert |
| E122 | Útþensla byggðar, ógn við búsvæði æðplantna á válista. Rannveig Thoroddsen, Magnus Göransson, Olga Kolbrún Vilmundardóttirog Pawel Wasowicz |
| E123 | Can chicken manure lock carbon in soils? Parnika Gupta |
| E124 | Náttúrumiðaðar lausnir í landbúnaði: þátttaka landeigenda í gagnasöfnun og endurheimt votlendis Ágústa Helgadóttir, Jóhann Helgi Stefánssonog Sunna Áskelsdóttir |
Sat 13:35 – 15:05
Náttúruvísindamenntun / Natural Sciences Education
Askja – N 132
Málstofustjóri / Chair: Eva María Ingvadóttir
| E114 | Umgjörð og áskoranir náttúruvísindamenntunar á Íslandi Haukur Arason, Edda Elísabet Magnúsdóttir |
| E115 | Frá PISA til kennslustofunnar: Hvað segir rannsóknir um stöðu náttúruvísindamenntunar á Íslandi? Edda Elísabet Magnúsdóttir, og Haukur Arason |
| E116 | Kveikjum neistann – kynning á GeoCamp Iceland Sigrún Svafa Ólafsdóttir, Á ekki við |
| E117 | Þekkingarsetur Suðurnesja – miðstöð náttúruvísinda Daníel G. Hjálmtýsson |
| E118 | ICE Fish Research: Science Communication from Iceland Lieke Ponsioen, Alessandra Schnider, Michelle Valliant, Guðbjörg Ósk Jónsdóttir, Theresa Henke |
Sat 13:35 – 15:05
Kaffihlé / Coffee break
15:30 – 16:30
Askja – N-132
15:30-16:00 Y6 – Johannes Krause (GPMLS) – Chasing Malaria through Time and Space!
16:00-16:30 Afhending nemendaverðlauna og ráðstefnuslit