Dagskrá auka / Schedule extra

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  • Thursday 14 Oct 2021
  • Friday 15 Oct 2021
  • Saturday 16 Oct 2021

Thursday 14 Oct 2021

13:00 – 14:45

Íslensk Erfðagreining / deCODE auditorium

Fundarstjóri/chair: ​Kalina Kapralova​, formaður Líffræðifélags Íslands / President of the Icelandic Biological Society

13:00-13:15 Opnun / Opening address

13:15-13:45 Opnunarerindi / Keynote
Y1 – Haseeb Randhawa – Research in the Falkland Islands: Jack of all trades, master of none

Kaffihlé / Coffee break

14:15 – 16:00 Málstofulota 1 / Seminar session 1

Landvistfræði / Terrestrial Ecology

ÍE – Fróði

E1 Gulur, rauður, grænn og grár. Toppur og hnúfur, litskrúðug funga léttbeitts úthaga í hlíð mót austri í Svarfaðardal í Eyjafirði.
Guðríður Gyða Eyjólfsdóttir
E2 Molecular cytogenetic analysis of the evolutionary relationships among American, Eurasian and Asiatic lymegrass.
Kesara Anamthawat-Jónsson, Snædís H. Björnsdóttir, Ægir Þór Þórsson, Sæmundur Sveinsson
E3 Hve lengi lifir lúpínufræ í jarðvegi?
Þorvaldur Örn Árnason
E4 Dispersal rate of Potamophylax cingulatus and Micropterna lateralis in Iceland and a consequent exclusion of Apatania zonella (Trichoptera)
Gísli Már Gíslason, 1), Erling Ólafsson 2) Matthías S. Alfredsson 2)
E5 Experimental tests of unicoloniality in Hypoponera species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) living underground Reykjavík
Marco Mancini, Andreas Guðmundsson, Mariana Lucia Tamayo, James K. Wetterer, Arnar Pálsson
E6 Capturing the terrestrial invertebrate fauna of the island of Koltur, Faroe Islands
Agnes-Katharina Kreiling, Leivur Janus Hansen
E7 Deterministic versus stochastic processes during succession: Insights from early tree establishment on a glacial outwash plain
Guðrún Óskarsdóttir, Þóra Ellen Þórhallsdóttir, Hulda Margrét Birkisdóttir, Anna Helga Jónsdóttir, Kristín Svavarsdóttir

Thu 14:15 – 16:00

Þróunarfræði I / Evolution I

ÍE – Tjarnarsalur

E14 Transcriptional rewiring following compensatory selection of major mutations
Baldur Kristjánsson, Dagný Á. Rúnarsdóttir, Sudarshan Chari, Ian Dworkin, Arnar Pálsson
E15 The genetic structure of the four Thingvallavatn Arctic charr morphs – a revamp
Marina de la Cámara, Kalina H. Kapralova, Sigurður S. Snorrason
E16 Genomic evidence for large inversions in the polar cod at the same chromosomal locations as found in Atlantic cod
Axel Wilhelm Einarsson, Einar Árnason, Katrín Halldórsdóttir
E17 Kill the hybrid: Inferring speciation in Arctic charr through morphology and gene expression.
Quentin Horta-Lacueva, Lieke Ponsioen, Zophonías Jónsson, Kalina Kapralova
E18 Correspondence of morphological divergence across genotypes in response to diet follows evolutionary divergence of ecologically specialized morphs
Sarah E. Steele, Arnar Pálsson
E19 DNA methylation patterns separate sympatric morphs of Arctic charr
Sébastien Matlosz, Benjamín Sigurgeirsson, Arnar Pálsson, Sigríður R. Franzdóttir, Zophonías O. Jónsson
E20 Comparative transcriptomic and evolutionary analysis of Crangonyx amphipod inhabiting distinct niche
Jake Goodall, Snæbjörn Pálsson

Thu 14:15 – 16:00

Kaffihlé / Coffee break

16:15 – 17:45 Málstofulota 2 / Seminar session 2

Örnámskeið um vistheimt – Samlíf / Short course on ecological restoration

Askja – N 131

Örnámskeið um vistheimt á vegum Samlífs – samtök líffræðikennara / A short course on ecological restoration, offered by the Icelandic Biology Teachers’ Association. Í umsjón Rannveigar Magnúsdóttir frá Landvernd og Ragnhildur Guðmundsdóttir frá Náttúruminjasafni Íslands.

Ítarlegri upplýsingar um námskeiðið / more info about the course

Thu 16:15 – 17:45

Sjávarlíffræði I / Marine Biology I

ÍE – Fróði

E8 Nýr landnemi meðal lindýra; Sindraskel (Ensis terranovensis, Vierna & Martínez-Lage, 2012) finnst við Suðvesturland
Karl Gunnarsson, Hilmar J. Malmquist, Davíð Gíslason, Sindri Gíslason, Joana MicaelSæmundur Sveinsson
E9 Hlustað á humra
Jónas Páll Jónasson
E10 Áhrif fiskeldis á botndýralíf og ákvörðun hvíldartíma
Þorleifur Eiríksson, Þorgerður Þorleifsdóttir, Leon Moodley, Halldór Pálmar Halldórsson, Erlín Emma Jóhannsdóttir, Erlendur Gíslason, Kristján Lilliendahl, Gunnar Steinn JónssonJónatan Þórðarson, Kristín Ágústsdóttirog Þorleifur Ágústsson
E11 Sea Trout in the United States: Management and Ecology of Anadromous Cutthroat Trout
James P. Losee, Andrew Claiborne, Derek Dapp, Riley Freeman, Gabe Madel, Todd Seamons, Rob Allan, Anna Kagley, Jessica Miller, Tom Quinn, Gustav Hellström, Daniel Palm, Fia Finn
E12 It is Good to be Different – Sometimes
Steven Campana
E13 Whole-body integration of gene expression and single-cell morphology
Detlev Arendt, Peer Bork, Rainer Pepperkok, Yannick Schwab, Paola Y. Bertucci, Jospia Bilic, Stephanie Kandels

Thu 16:15 – 17:45

Vöktun, gagnagreining og útrás í vistfræði / Monitoring, data analysis and outreach in ecology

ÍE – Tjarnarsalur

E21 Náttúrufræðingurinn í takt við tímann: Glæsileg vefútgáfa með opinn aðgang
Ester Rut Unnsteinsdóttir, Anna Heiða Ólafsdóttir1, Guðmundur Björnsson1, Helena Óladóttir1, Hrefna Sigurjónsdóttir1, Gróa V. Ingimundardóttir1, Snæbjörn Guðmundsson1,2
E22 Lífríkisvöktun á Norðurslóðum – framlag og ávinningur Íslands af CBMP samstarfi CAFF
Starri Heiðmarsson, Guðni Guðbergsson, Jón S. Ólafsson, Steinunn Hilma Ólafsdóttir, Sunna Björk Ragnarsdóttir
E23 Wildlife ecological modeling in Iceland: How scientists can leverage Machine Learning
Thomas Y. Chen
E24 The Effectiveness and Potential Improvements of a Voluntary Code of Conduct for Whale-Watching in Iceland
Renée Blankenstein, Mariana Lucia Tamayo, Helga Ögmundardóttir
E25 Raising awareness of invasive and alien plants
Mervi Orvokki Luoma, Mariana Lucia Tamayo

Thu 16:15 – 17:45

Friday 15 Oct 2021

08:30 – 10:15

Íslensk Erfðagreining / deCODE auditorium

8:30-9:00 Y2 – Eiríkur Steingrímsson – MITF and phenotype plasticity in melanoma
9:15-10:15 Heiðursverðlaun Líffræðifélagsins og heiðurserindi

Kaffihlé / Coffee break

10:30 – 12:00 Málstofulota 3 / Seminar session 3

Landvistfræði II / Terrestrial Ecology II

ÍE – Tjarnarsalur

E33 Using Cartograms for Environmental Data Visualisation
Benjamin D. Hennig
E34 Fragmenting open landscapes: impacts of human infrastructure on breeding waders in Iceland
Aldís Erna Pálsdóttir, Jennifer A. Gill, Snæbjörn Pálsson, José A. Alves, Verónica Méndez, Harry Ewing, Tómas G. Gunnarsson
E35 European storm-petrels in the Faroes: Livestream and survey
Leivur Janus Hansen, Jóhannis Danielsen
E36 Spjallað við spóa: using bioacoustics to understand the role of display behaviour in Icelandic whimbrels.
Maite Cerezo-Araujo, Gunnar Þór Hallgrímsson, Böðvar Þórisson, José A. Alves, Tómas G. Gunnarsson)
E37 Population index for the rock ptarmigan (Lagopus muta) in Iceland: analysis of road transect data
Matteo Ferrarini, Ólafur Karl Nielsen, Mariana Lucia Tamayo
E38 Stochastic events make the difference: an apex predator in an exclusive ecosystem beats local stressors with success
Ester Rut Unnsteinsdóttir
E39 The tangled history of sheep in the North Atlantic revealed through ancient DNA
Albína Hulda Pálsdóttir, 1, Oliver Kersten1, Bastiaan Star1, Heidi Nistelberger1, Juha Kantanen3, Nils Christian Stenseth1, Jón Hallsteinn Hallsson2, Sanne Boessenkool1

Fri 10:30 – 12:00

Hádegishlé / Lunch break

13:00 – 14:45 Málstofulota 4 / Seminar session 4

Sameindalíffræði og erfðafræði / Molecular Biology and Genetics

ÍE – Fróði

E26 Transcriptome Changes Downstream of Reproductive Homeobox Factors
Erna Magnúsdóttir, Thejus B. Venkantesh, Nikolas Lee Van Keersbilck, Sunna Bragadóttir
E27 A novel Kabuki mouse model carrying a missense variant from a patient with Kabuki syndrome
Hilmar Örn Gunnlaugsson, Sara Þöll Halldórsdóttir, Ellen Dagmar Björnsdóttir, Teresa Luperchio, Hans Tómas Björnsson (1-4)
E28 Epitranscriptomic regulation of DNA repair genes
Karen Kristjánsdóttir, Stefán Þ. Sigurðsson, Þorkell Guðjónsson
E29 Elucidation of additional members of the cold stress pathway.
Salvör Rafnsdóttir, Li Zhang, Kimberley Anderson, Hans Tómas Björnsson
E30 Role of MITF during melanocyte development as determined by a conditional mutation
Romain Lasseur, Eirikur Steingrimsson
E31 Metabolic gene essentiality in the endothelium
Adrián López García de Lomana, & Óttar Rolfsson
E32 Sterile salmon production, different strategies
Eduardo Rodriguez

Fri 13:00 – 14:45

Hagnýt örverufræði og líftækni / Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

ÍE – Tjarnarsalur

E40 Identification and characterization of carbohydrate active enzymes that break down seaweed polysaccharides
Hörður Guðmundsson, Lilja Róbertsdóttir, Elísabet Guðmundsdóttir, Justine Vanhalst, Rébecca Leblay, Amélie Robert, Ólafur Friðjónsson, Guðmundur Hreggviðsson, Björn Aðalsteinsson
E41 Evaluation of genus Thermoanaerobacter’s alcohol dehydrogenase specificities
Eva Maria Ingvadottir, Sean Michael Scully, Johann Orlygsson
E42 Influence of Culture Conditions on the Bioreduction of Organic Acids to Alcohols by Thermoanaerobacter pseudoethanolicus
Jóhann Örlygsson, Sean Michael Scully1, Aaron E. Brown2, Yannick Mueller-Hilger1, Andrew B. Ross2, 1
E43 ThermoBlue – Development of a novel blue food colorant from Icelandic thermophilic microalgae
René Groben, Hörður Guðmundsson, Alexandra Klonowski & Viggó Þór Marteinsson
E44 Microbially-produced polyesters: a biodegradable bioplastics solution
Sean Michael Scully

Fri 13:00 – 14:45

Kaffihlé / Coffee break

15:30 – 16:00

Askja – Náttúrufræðahús HÍ, stofa N 132

15:30-16:00 Y3 – Detlev Arendt – Traversing European Coastlines: The TREC expedition

16:15 – 17:45 Málstofulota 5 / Seminar session 5

BIODICE vinnustofa / workshop

Askja – N-132

Málstofa um BIODICE, alþjóðlegt samstarfsverkefni um líffræðilega fjölbreytni.

Ítarlegri upplýsingar um málstofuna / More info about the workshop

Fri 16:15 – 17:45

Sameindalíffræði / Molecular Biology

ÍE – Tjarnarsalur

E45 Using metabolomics and transcriptional changes to close in on metabolic stages during osteogenic differentiation of mesenchymal stromal cells
Þóra Sigmarsdóttir, Thora Bjorg Sigmarsdottir, Sarah McGarrity, Adrian López García de Lomana, Snaevar Sigurðsson, James T. Yurkovich, Ottar Rolfsson2(), Olafur Eysteinn Sigurjonsson)
E46 SERS Imaging of Mesenchymal Stromal Cell Differentiation
Adrianna Milewska, Olafur E. Sigurjonsson, and Kristjan Leosson
E47 Genomically recoded E.coli enable single-molecule spectroscopy of MITF
Matthías Már Valdimarsson, Kjartan Skarphéðinsson, Eiríkur Steingrímsson(co-PI), Pétur Orri Heiðarsson(co-PI)
E48 Conformational dynamics of pioneer factor Sox2 during nucleosome remodelling
Sveinn Bjarnason, Mahtab Hafizi Yazdabadi, Matthías Már Valdimarsson, Kinga Sofia Demény, Sarah Frederiksen Ruidiaz, Pétur Orri Heiðarsson
E49 The intrinsically disordered regions in the pioneer transcription factor PU.1 modulate dimer formation on DNA
Sigríður St. Hlynsdóttir, Pétur Orri Heiðarsson
E50 Effects of altered Pontin and Reptin expression on protein aggregation and neurodegeneration
Friðrik Björn Kjartansson, Zophonías Oddur Jónsson, Sigríður Rut Franzdóttur
E51 Setting up for super resolution light microscopy in Iceland
Stefán Eggertsson, Sigríður Rut Franzdóttir, Zophonías Oddur Jónsson

Fri 16:15 – 17:45

18:00 – 20:00

Veggspjaldasýning / Poster session

Léttar veitingar í boði MEDOR á meðan á sýningunni stendur / Light refreshments courtesy of MEDOR during poster session

Saturday 16 Oct 2021

08:00 – 09:30 Málstofulota 6 / Seminar session 6

Ónæmisfræði og sníkjudýrafræði / Immunology and Parasitology

Askja – N 130

E52 Expression of APRIL, a plasma cell survival factor, is limited in early life
Auður Anna Aradóttir Pind, Ingileif Jónsdóttir, Stefanía P. Bjarnarson
E53 The adjuvants mmCT and dmLT enhance antibody response to Pn1-CRM197 in a neonatal murine model
Jenny Lorena Molina Estupiñan, Auður Anna Aradóttir Pind, Poorya Foroutan Pajoohian, Jan Holmgren, Ingileif Jónsdóttir, Stefanía P. Bjarnarson
E54 Greining á sumarexemi í hrossum með endurröðuðum ofnæmisvökum
Sigríður Jónsdóttir, Sara Björk Stefánsdóttir, Anja Ziegler, Ragna Brá Gudnadóttir, Vilhjálmur Svansson, Sigurbjörg Þorsteinsdóttir, Eliane Marti
E55 Somatic evolution lesional and non-lesional psoriatic skin
Sigurgeir Ólafsson, Peter J. Campbell, Carl A. Anderson
E56 Rannsóknir á Parvicapsula pseudobranchicola sýkingum í laxfiskum á Íslandi, villtum og í eldi.
Árni Kristmundsson, Birkir Þór Bragason, Snorri Már Stefánsson, Nóa Sólrún Guðjónsdóttir, Hildur Magnúsdóttir, Ásthildur Erlingsdóttir
E57 Hringormar geta lifað dögum saman í fólki
Karl Skírnisson

Sat 08:00 – 09:30

Örverufræði / Microbiology

Askja – N 131

E64 Nitrogen fixation rates and cyanobacteria cover are enhanced by warming, wetting and light in a subarctic biological soil crust
Alejandro Salazar (if virtual), Ólafur Andressón (if in person), Alejandro Salazar, Clara Vásquez, Denis Warshan, Ólafur Andressón
E65 Microbial communities associated with a lava-induced hydrothermal system in Holuhraun
Snædís H. Björnsdóttir, Solange Duhamel, Christopher Hamilton, Snæbjörn Pálsson
E66 A comparison of the genomes of Icelandic Renibacterium salmoninarum strains to genomes of North American and European strains
Birkir Þór Bragason, Sigríður Hjartardóttir, Snorri Már Stefánsson, Sigríður Guðmundsdóttir, Árni Kristmundsson
E67 Chemosystematics and fungal-algal association pattern inspired discovery of a new lichenized algal clade in the genus Trebouxia
Maonian Xu
E68 Pseudomonas syringae in non- agricultural environments in Iceland and lichens as reservoir
Natalia Ramirez, Natalia Ramírez, Oddur Vilhelmsson, Margrét Auður Sigurbjörnsdóttir
E69 Efficient Cas9 based genome editing of extreme thermophiles
Björn Aðalsteinsson, Björn Þór Aðalsteinsson, Þórdís Kristjánsdóttir, Hörður Guðmundsson, William Merre, Alexandra Helleux, Julia Dusaucy, Mathilde Tourigny, Ólafur Friðjónsson, Guðmundur Óli Hreggviðsson

Sat 08:00 – 09:30

Sjávarlíffræði II / Marine Biology II

Askja – N 132

E84 Monitoring nocturnal seabird populations in Iceland: a comparison of three survey methodologies
Stephen Hurling
E85 Sharing of food resources between harbour porpoises, white-beaked dolphins, long-finned pilot whales and killer whales in Icelandic waters
Filipa Samarra, Asunción Borrell, Alex Aguilarand Gísli Víkingsson
E86 Seasonal variation and temporal stability in the social network of Icelandic herring-eating killer whales
Eilidh O’Brien, Eilidh S. O’Brien, Patrick J.O. Miller, Filipa I.P. Samarra
E87 Cortisol and persistent organic pollutant (POP) levels in stranded Long-finned pilot whales (Globicephala melas) in Iceland
Nicholai Xuereb, Edda Elísabet Magnúsdóttir, Kristín Ólafsdóttir, Filipa Samarra, Gísli Víkingsson, Jörundur Svavarsson
E88 Prófanir á fælum til að minnka meðafla sjávarspendýra í netaveiðum
Guðjón Már Sigurðsson, Georg Haney
E89 Too hot to handle – hydrothermal vents in the ocean around Iceland
Hrönn Egilsdóttir, Stefán Áki Ragnarsson, Steinunn Hilma Ólafsdóttir, Davíð Þór Óðinsson, Einar Pétur Jónsson

Sat 08:00 – 09:30

No workshops in this session.

09:45 – 11:30 Málstofulota 7 / Seminar session 7

Sameindalíffræði og sjúkdómar I / Molecular Biology and Diseases I

Askja – N 131

E70 Interplay between TGFβ family members and angiogenic factors in breast cancer cells
Clara Valls Ferré, Guðrún Valdimarsdóttir, Kristian Pietras, Helga Þráinsdóttir
E71 Opposing roles of the TGFbeta family in human placental development
Hallfríður Ingólfsdóttir, Guðrún Valdimarsdóttir, Marta S. Alexdóttir, Þóra Steingrímsdóttir
E72 Deciphering the effects of phosphorylation on MITF activity
Eyvindur Árni Sigurðarson, Valerie Fockand Eiríkur Steingrímsson
E73 Absence of Mitf leads to changes in olfaction without neurodegeneration in aging mice
Fatich Mechmet, Eiríkur Steingrímsson, Pétur Henry Petersen
E74 Generating iPSC-derived disease models to analyze the causes of neurological symptoms in CTD
Kristín Allison, Helgi J. Ísaksson, Sigríður Rut Franzdóttir
E75 The Role of the Extracellular Domain of SMO in Chondrocytes
Sara Sigurbjörnsdóttir, Elín Sóley Sigurbjörnsdóttir, Máney Dögg Hjaltadóttir, Sigrún Elísa Magnúsdóttir, Abbi E. Smith, Eiríkur Steingrímssonand
E76 Functional role of PRDM7 in melanoma and its regulation by MITF
Hong Nhung Vu (nhv2@hi.is), Hong Nhung Vu, Ramile Dilshat, and Eiríkur Steingrímsson

Sat 09:45 – 11:30

Ferskvatnsvistfræði / Freshwater Ecology

Askja – N 132

E90 Locating and validating salmonid spawning sites using drones, scuba diving and genetics
Lieke Ponsioen, Benjamin D. Hennig, Jónína H. Ólafsdóttir, Marcos G. Lagunas, Marina de la Cámara, Kalina H. Kapralova
E91 Skötuormar – huldudýr á heiðum uppi
Þorgerður Þorleifsdóttir, Þorleifur Eiríksson, Hrefna Sigurjónsdóttirog Hilmar J. Malmquist
E92 Occurrence of microplastics in a remote Icelandic glacier
Ásta Margrét Ásmundsdóttir, Alessio Gomiero, Þorsteinn Þorsteinsson, Kjell Birger Öysæd
E93 Endurheimt votlendis – líka fyrir fiska
Jóhannes Guðbrandsson, Ásgerður Elín Magnúsdóttir, Ingólfur Pétursson, Iðunn Hauksdóttir
E94 The use of acoustic telemetry to improve management and conservation of arctic charr and brown trout in large lakes.
Gustav Hellström, Daniel Palm, James Loose, Tomas Brodin
E95 The correlation of personality scores between laboratory experiments and semi-wild observations, and its influence on movement and survival of Arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus)
Rosanne Beukeboom, Audrey Prat, Stefán Olí Steingrímsson, David Benhaïm
E96 Effects of global warming on life history of Arctic charr morphs in Lake Thingvallavatn
Sigurður S. Snorrason, Fia Finn, Finnur Ingimarsson, Haraldur R. Ingvason, Marina de la Camara, Han Xiao, Kalina H. Kapralova, Lieke Ponsioen, Marcos Lagunas, Nahal Eskafi, Quentin Jean B. Horta-Lacueva, Stefán M. Stefánsson

Sat 09:45 – 11:30

11:35 – 12:05

Askja – Náttúrufræðahús HÍ, stofa N-132

11:35-12:05 Y4 – Þóra Ellen Þórhallsdóttir – Abrupt ecosystem shifts: Thresholds, processes and timescales.Lessons for 21st century changes

Hádegishlé / Lunch break

13:15 – 15:00 Málstofulota 8 / Seminar session 8

Þróunarfræði II / Evolution II

Askja – N 130

E58 Dragging skeletons on wings: the effects of strong selection on transcriptional landscapes
Arnar Pálsson, Baldur Kristjánsson, Lea Jerman Plesec, Dagný Ásta Rúnarsdóttir
E59 Genetics of the white-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) in time and space
Charles C. R. Hansen, Charles Christian Riis Hansen& Snæbjörn Pálsson
E60 Diversity in the internal functional feeding elements of Arctic charr, Salvelinus alpinus, morphs in Lake Thingvallavatn, Iceland.
Guðbjörg Ósk Jónsdóttir, Finnur Ingimarsson, Sigurður Sveinn Snorrason, Sarah Elizabeth Steeleand Arnar Pálsson
E61 Small populations of Arctic charr in lava caves in Iceland
Bjarni Kristjánsson, Bjarni K. Kristjánsson, Skúli Skúlason, Katja Räsänen, Moira M. Fergussin, Arni Einarsson, Michael Morrisseyand Camille Leblanc
E62 The evolution of preferences in the Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus): towards population- and environment-specific rewards for spatial cognitive tests?
Marion Dellinger, Pauline Del Ben, Maud Caperaa, Léo Suret, David Benhaïm
E63 New wine in old bottles: Geometric morphometric analysis revealed shape and allometric variation among sympatric Arctic charr morphs in Lake Thingvallavatn
Han Xiao, Arnar Pálsson, Sigurður S. Snorrason, Zophonías O. Jónsson

Sat 13:15 – 15:00

Sameindalíffræði og sjúkdómar II/ Molecular Biology and Diseases II

Askja – N 131

E77 The role of the autophagy protein ATG7 in blood
Fannar Óli Ólafsson, Margrét Helga Ögmundsdóttir, Sigríður Stefanía Hlynsdóttir
E78 Search for novel biomarkers for early breast cancer diagnosis by targeted protein assay
Kristrún Ýr Holm, Selma Dögg Magnúsdóttir, Finnur Eiríksson, Sigríður Klara Böðvarsdóttir, Margrét Þorsteinsdóttir
E79 Hsa-miR-21-3p associates with breast cancer patient survival and targets genes in tumor suppressive pathways
Inga Reynisdóttir, Arsalan Amirfallah, Hildur Knútsdóttir, Aðalgeir Arason, Bylgja Hilmarsdóttir, Óskar Þór Jóhannsson, Bjarni A. Agnarsson, Rósa B. Barkardóttir
E80 Breast cancer in BRCA2 999del5 founder mutation carriers
María Rose Bustos, Laufey Tryggvadóttir, Snædís Ragnarsdóttir, Stefán Sigurðsson
E81 A non-lipidating isoform of ATG7 is linked with malignancy in pancreatic adenocarcinoma
Kevin Ostacolo, Margrét Helga Ögmundsdóttir
E82 Patient derived pancreatic cancer organoids to model mutations in DNA damage repair pathways and explore therapeutic opportunities with PARP inhibitors
Sigrun Agatha Árnadóttir, Sigrún Agatha Árnadóttir, Inga Reynisdóttir, Rósa Björk Barkardóttir, Þórarinn Guðjónsson, Bylgja Hilmarsdóttir
E83 Maedi-visna virus Vif protein uses motifs distinct from HIV-1 Vif to bind zinc and the cofactor required for A3 degradation
Stefán Ragnar Jónsson, Diana Rubene, Ragna Brá Guðnadóttir, Kirsten Knecht, Yong Xiong

Sat 13:15 – 15:00

Loftslagsbreytingar og skógrækt / Climate change and forestry

Askja – N 132

Málstofa í umsjón Skógræktarinnar um tækifæri og áskoranir í skóglausu landi. Valin erindi og umræður.

Frekari upplýsingar um málstofuna

Sat 13:15 – 15:00

No workshops in this session.

15:15 – 17:00 Málstofulota 9 / Seminar session 9

Sjávarlíffræði III / Marine Biology III

Askja – N 132

Sat 15:15 – 17:00

17:00 – 19:00

Askja – N-132

17:00-17:30 Y5 – Ingileif Jónsdóttir – Vaccines against COVID-19, a success story
17:30-18:00 Y6 – Johannes Krause – he genetic history of plague: From the Stone Age to the 21st century
18:00-18:15 Afhending verðlauna og ráðstefnuslit / Awards and closing remarks
18:15-18:45 Aðalfundur Líffræðifélagsins / Annual Meeting of the Icelandic Biological Society