Welcome
Annual Meeting 2018
Portuguese Society of Genetics
i3S, Porto | 14-15 of June, 2018
The Portuguese Society of Genetics is currently organizing its next annual meeting that will take place 14-15 of June 2018 at the i3S (Institute for Research and Innovation in Health, University of Porto). This meeting represents an opportunity to promote research in Genetics in different model organisms including work on human genomics and disease.
The meeting is designed so that we can provide a forum for genetics research in Portugal and abroad with special emphasis in promoting the participation of PhD students, postdocs and young researchers. Therefore, we had secured the presence of two foreign guest who will present work on chromosome biology and genomics and have invited a number of young researchers working in Portugal to give talks. Care has been taken to cover not only different scientific field but also institutes and universities across the country. We have also reserved a number of short talks to be selected from the submitted abstracts so as to give an opportunity to PhD students and postdocs to present their work.
This year we have chosen not to organize thematic session and in this way to encourage all to participate during the two-day meeting. We sincerely hope that you will be able to join us since we are sure your contribution will be essential for the success of the meeting.
Looking forward to see you in Porto later this year.
The Scientific Committee
Venue
The meeting will be held at Mariano Gago Auditorium, in i3S – Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde.
Rua Alfredo Allen, 208 | 4200-135 Porto, Portugal
Tel: +351 220 408 800 | Site: http://www.i3s.up.pt/ | E-mail: events@i3s.up.pt
GPS coordinates: 41º 10’ 30.008’’ N, 8º 36’ 12.488’’ W.
Organization
Scientific Committee
Claudio Sunkel, i3S/ IBMC, Universidade do Porto
Élio Sucena, Universidade de Lisboa
Cecília Arraiano, Universidade Nova de Lisboa
Isabel Sá Nogueira, Universidade Nova de Lisboa
Jaime Mota, Universidade Nova de Lisboa
Jorge Canhoto, Universidade de Coimbra
Jorge Vieira, i3S/ IBMC
Leonor Cancela, Universidade do Algarve
Raquel Chaves, Universidade de Trás-os-Montes
Carla Oliveira, i3S/ IPATIMUP
Jörg Becker, Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência
Sandra Viegas, Universidade Nova Lisboa
Manuel Santos, Universidade de Aveiro
Margarida Casal, Universidade do Minho
Program
Thursday | 14th June
09:00-10:30 Registration and open coffee break
10:30-11:00 Welcome address
11:00-13:00 Session I // Chair: Élio Sucena
11:00-11:30 Eco-evolutionary dynamics in the microbiota of the mammalian intestine
Isabel Gordo, Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência
11:30-12:00 Global transcriptional control of pathogenesis related phenotypes in Candida glabrata: using Functional Genomics and Systems Biology approaches
Miguel Teixeira, Instituto Superior Técnico
12:00-12:30 Genetically Engineered Protein-Based (co)Polymers: at the crossroad of biology and materials science
Raul Machado, Universidade do Minho
12:30-12:40 SELECTED TALK: Biotechnological Production of Antimicrobial Peptides Using Protein Polymer Tags
Ana Margarida Pereira, CBMA – Centro de Biologia Molecular e Ambiental, Universidade do Minho
12:40-12:50 SELECTED TALK: Bioinformatic tools to study Solanaceae S-pollen gametophytic self-incompatibility evolution: BDBM, ADOPS and B+ database
Cristina Vieira, i3S/ IBMC, Universidade do Porto
12:50-13:00 SELECTED TALK: Transcriptomic Analysis of the in vitro Evolution of a Susceptible Candida glabrata Clinical Isolate towards Azole Resistance
Mafalda Cavalheiro, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa
13:00-15:00 Lunch and Poster Session I
15:00-16:30 Session II // Chair: Carla Oliveira
15:00-15:30 Genomic power to redeem from oblivion
Luisa Pereira, i3S/ IPATIMUP
15:30-16:00 Aneuploidy tolerance of neural stem cells impairs adult lifespan in flies
Raquel Oliveira, Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência
16:00- 16:10 Selected Talk: MCL1 is regulated by post-transcriptional mechanisms in human T cells
Isabel Pereira-Castro, i3S/ IBMC, Universidade do Porto
16:10-16:20 Selected Talk: Vitamin C biosynthesis in D. melanogaster: alternatives to GULO and influence of microbiome
Sílvia Henriques, i3S/ IBMC, Universidade do Porto
16:20-16:30 Selected Talk: MPS1-mediated phosphorylation of BUBR1 is required for a fully functional Spindle Assembly Checkpoint
Ana Sofia Cunha-Silva, i3S/ IBMC, Universidade do Porto
16:30-17:00 Coffee Break
Invited Lecture I // Chair: Manuel Santos
17:00-18:00 Resolving Tissue and Tumor Heterogeneity by Single-Cell Genomics
Holger Heyn, CNAG-Barcelona
18:30-19:30 General Assembly SPG
Friday | 15th June
Session III // Chair: Leonor Cancela
09:30-10:00 Looking for Humboldt’s parrot: the use of different dimensions of human diversity to reconstruct the history of populations
Jorge Rocha, CIBIIO
10:00-10:30 Polyglutamine diseases: lessons from disease pathogenesis and clues into therapy
Clévio Nobrega, Universidade do Algarve
10:30-10:40 Selected Talk: Charting the genomic jigsaw puzzle of admixture and selection in Arabian Peninsula
Verónica Fernandes, i3S-IPATIMUP, Universidade do Porto
10:40-10:50 Selected Talk: Philadelphia chromosome-positive leukemia: Novel genetic variations that impair treatment response
Raquel Vinhas, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa
10:50-11:00 Selected Talk: New in-silico approach to infer binding surfaces in wild-type and mutant Ataxin-1
Sara Rocha, i3S/ IBMC, Universidade do Porto
11:00-11:30 Coffee Break
Session IV // Chair: Margarida Casal
11:30-12:00 Coordination between peptidoglycan synthesis and cell division in bacteria
Mariana Pinho, Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biologica, Universidade Nova de Lisboa
12:00-12:30 miRNAS as biomarkers and targets in liver disease
Cecília Rodrigues, Instituto de Investigação do Medicamento (iMed.ULisboa), Universidade de Lisboa
12:30-12:40 Selected Talk: Whole-exome sequencing reveals discrete etiologies between semen hyperviscosity and asthenozoospermia
Patrícia Isabel Marques, i3S-IPATIMUP, Universidade do Porto
12:40-12:50 Selected Talk: Estimating the maternal genetic turnover in Europe during the Neolithic and Bronze Age periods
João Guimarães, CBMA – Centro de Biologia Molecular e Ambiental, Universidade do Minho
12:50-13:00 Selected Talk: Functional characterization of Cyberlindnera jadinii carboxylate transporters in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Maria Sousa-Silva, CBMA – Centro de Biologia Molecular e Ambiental, Universidade do Minho
13:00-15:00 Lunch and Poster Session II
Session V // Chair: Rui Martinho
15:00-15:30 The “monday morning” of an epithelial cell
Eurico Morais de Sá, i3S/ IBMC
15:30-16:00 From useless to a leading role: the biology of genomes and chromosomes directed by satellite DNAs
Filomena Adega, Universidade de Trás-os-Montes
16:00-16:30 Selected Talk: The genetic impact of the foraging-based “Coastal Neolithic” and Rice Neolithic in Mainland Southeast Asia
Mafalda Almeida, CBMA – Centro de Biologia Molecular e Ambiental, Universidade do Minho
16:10-16:20 Selected talk: Insisting on the error: On the emergence and maintenance of high mutation rates within the gut microbiota
Ricardo S. Ramiro, Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência
16:20-16:30 Selected talk: Metabolic and hormonal regulation of Drosophila neural stem cells during brain development
Andreia Oliveira, Nova Medical School-CEDOC, Universidade Nova de Lisboa
16:30-17:00 Coffee Break
Invited lecture II // Chair: Claudio Sunkel
17:00-18:00 Using Drosophila tumours to understand malignant and normal growth during development
Cayetano Gonzalez, IRB Barcelona
18:00-18:30 Awards and Closing remarks
Abstract Submission
The call for abstracts will be open until 24th May (notification of acceptance for a talk or poster will be send by June 1st).
The meeting will include 15 talks and poster sessions as part of the program, during which contributors will have the opportunity to introduce and attract attention to their work. Candidates can select their preference for an oral or poster presentation.
The participants should use the layout provided here:
There are no limits to the number of abstracts submitted.
Prize for the best poster and best selected oral communication.
Registration
Registration fee includes coffee breaks, lunches and meeting material.
Early bird registration | until 7th May 2018
Payment deadline: 14th May
Students | SPG member - 35€
Students | Non SPG member* - 40€
Regular registration | SPG member - 50€
Regular registration | Non SPG member* - 70€
Late registration | from 8th May until 1st June 2018
Payment deadline: 8th June
Students | SPG member - 45€
Students | Non SPG member* - 50€
Regular registration | SPG member - 60€
Regular registration | Non SPG member* - 80€
* Upon registration, non SPG members will become a member of Sociedade Portuguesa de Genética until March 31, 2019.
Payment Details
Please identify your name clearly and the Registration ID when ordering the transfer and send us a copy of the transfer receipt to events@i3s.up.pt .
The receipts will be issued only if requested and amendments will not be accepted. If you need to receive the invoice before making the payment, please send an e-mail to events@i3s.up.pt . Full payment of costs should be made in EURO (payments in any other currency will not be accepted). Currency exchanges or bank fees have to be paid by the registrant. In case of cancellation, the registration fee will not be refunded.
Bank Details
Bank Holder Name: IBMC
Bank: Millennium BCP
NIB: 0033.0000.00041037008.26
IBAN: PT50 0033 0000 0004 1037 0082 6
BIC/SWIFT: BCOMPTPL
IBMC Vat Number: 503 828 360
Accommodation
Walking distance to i3S
Hotel Ibis São João **
Rua Dr. Plácido Costa | 4200-450 Porto
Website: http://www.ibis.com/pt
Telephone: (+351) 225 513 100
E-mail: H3227@ACCOR.COM
Walking distance: 10 minutes
Axis Porto – Business & SPA Hotel ****
Rua Maria Feliciana, 100 – São Mamede de Infesta
4465-283 Matosinhos – Porto
Website: http://www.axishoteis.com/pt/Axis-Hoteis
Phone: (+351) 229 052 000
Fax.: (+351) 229 052 009
E-mail: reservas@axisporto.com
Walking distance: 15 minutes
Eurostars Oporto Hotel ****
Rua do Mestre Guilherme Camarinha, 212
4200-537 Porto
Website: http://www.eurostarsoporto.com/
Phone: (+351) 225 072 090
Fax.: (+351) 225 072 099
E-mail: reservas@eurostarsoporto.com
Walking distance: 15 minutes
Accessible by subway from Porto city center
Pão de Açucar Hotel ***
Rua do Almada, 262 | 4050-032 Porto
Website: http://www.paodeacucarhotel.pt/
Telephone: (+351) 222 002 425 / 222 011 589
E-mail: info@paodeacucarhotel.pt
Average time: 15 minutes
Quality Inn Porto ***
Praça da Batalha, 127-130 | 4000-102 Porto
Website: http://www.continentalhotels.eu/site/hotels/view/24.html
Telephone: (+351) 223 392 300
E-mail: quality.batalha@grupo-continental.com
Average time: 20 minutes
HF TUELA PORTO ***
Rua Arquitecto Marques da Silva, 200, 4150-483 Porto – Portugal
Tel: +351 226 194 100 Fax: +351 226 194 160
Webpage: http://societyofgenetics2018.hfhotels.com/
E-mail: porto@hfhotels.com
Average time: 30 minutes
Trindade Porto Hotel ****
Rua de Camões, nº 129 / 131 | 4000-144 Porto
Website: http://www.portotrindadehotel.com/formularios.aspx?id=1
Telephone: (+351) 222 061 520 | E-mail: geral@portotrindadehotel.com
Average time: 15 minutes
Sponsors
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