09:15-09:40

New Millenium Hall

Protistology in Korea: Past, Present, and Future
Mann Kyoon Shin (University of Ulsan)

09:40-10:40

New Millenium Hall

New insights into the origin and early evolution of eukaryotes from phylogenomic analyses.
Andrew J. Roger (Institute for Comparative Genomics, Dalhousie University)

11:00-12:20

New Millenium Hall

New predatory representatives of the poorly studied stramenopile group Bigyromonada elucidate the origin of parasitism in Oomycetes and Pirsoniales
Kristina Prokina (Cnrs, Université Paris-Saclay, Agroparistech)

Watching tiny predators: cell biology and eukaryotrophic behaviours in phylogenetically distinct flagellates
Yana Eglit (University of Victoria)

The Evolutionary Significance of Eukaryotrophic Free-living Flagellates Within Sar
Elizabeth Weston (Dalhousie University)

Predatory flagellates as important branches of the eukaryotic tree of life and key members of microbial communities
Denis Tikhonenkov (Russian Academy of Sciences)

11:00-12:20

ChoByungdoo International Hall

The multiple reproductive pathways of planktonic foraminifera
Julie Meilland (CEREGE)

Bringing Retaria to life
Raphael Morard (MARUM Center for Marine Environmental Sciences, University of Bremen, Leobener Strasse, Bremen 28359, Germany)

Phosphate storage in foraminifera - An adaptation to O2 depletion that could counteract anthropogenic coastal eutrophication
Nicolaas Glock (Hamburg University)

Revealing The Diversity And Evolution Of Radiolaria Beyond The Stars Of The Ocean
Miguel Sandin (Biological Station of Roscoff)

11:00-12:20

ChoByungdoo International Hall

Life Cycle, And Genetic Modification Techniques In The Unicellular Polyextremophilic Red Algae Cyanidiophyceae
Shin-Ya Miyagishima (National Inst. of Genetics)

Genome Sequencing And Genetic Transformation Of Chlorarachniophyte Algae
Yoshihisa Hirakwa (Univ. of Tsukuba)

Functional analysis on heterogeneous flagella of the brown algal swarmers
Minori Harada (Hokkaido Univ.)

Establishing Genome Editing in Rapaza viridis for Functional Analysis of Kleptoplasty-related Genes
Yuichiro Kashiyama (Fukui Univ. of Tech.)

11:00-12:20

ChoByungdoo International Hall

Spatiotemporal Variation in Condition, Reproduction, and Protozoan-Trematode Infections of the Manila Clam Ruditapes philippinarum in Anmyeondo Island Tidal Flats, West Coast of Korea
Kwang-Sik Choi (Jeju National University)

First Evidence of Mass Mortality in Manila Clams Ruditapes philippinarum Associated with Paramyxean Parasite Eomarteilia granula
Young-Ghan Cho ( National Institute of Fisheries Science (NIFS))

Molecular Screening Of Oie-Listed And Protozoan Pathogens In Pacific Oysters (crassostrea Gigas) And Mediterranean Mussels (mytilus Galloprovincialis) From Korean Port Waters Using Species-Specific Pcr
Jeong-Hwa Kim (Jeju National University)

Prevalence and intensity of Perkinsus marinus infections in farmed oysters (Crassostrea virginica, C. gigas) across the USA, Mexico, Brazil, and South Korea using a novel qPCR-based diagnostic assay
Seung-Hyeon Kim (Kunsan National University)

First report of Oblongichytrium spp. in Pacific oysters from Southern and Western coasts of South Korea: Molecular and microscopic insights
S.D.N.K. Bathige (Kunsan National University)

14:00-15:30

New Millenium Hall

Regional Endemism Instead Of Unlimited Gene Flow: Phylogeography Of Nivicolous Myxomycetes In The Mountains Of Eurasia.
Maho Inoue (University Of Greifswald)

Contrasting genetic diversity and regional structure of two Gracilaria species in Northeast Asia
Mi Yeon Yang (Jeju National University)

Ecological Effects Of Fish And Shellfish Mariculture On Microeukaryotic Community
Weiwei Liu (Chinese Academy Of Science)

Diversity Of Picoeukaryotes From The Mexican Pacific Revealed Through Metabarcoding: New Paradigms
David U. Hernández-Becerril (Instituto De Ciencias Del Mar Y Limnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma De México)

From protist phylogenies to classification
Sina Adl (University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon)

Marine Protist Presents Different Genetic Population Structure Between Oceans Than Metazoa And Archaeplastida
Rubén González-Miguéns (Instituto Biología Evolutiva (ibe-Csic))

14:00-15:30

ChoByungdoo International Hall

Exploration of orthologous groups reveals core proteins of eukaryotic protein complexes
Ore Francis (Wellcome Sanger Institute)

Complex Evolutionary Patterns Of Cytoskeleton Gene Families Were Revealed For Ciliates
Zhenzhen Yi (South China Normal University)

Insect trypanosomatids – growing diversity of cultivable isolates reveals distinct lifestyles, endosymbionts and genetic codes
Julius Lukes (Czech Academy Of Sciences)

Kinetoplastid Genomes - Size Matters
Daryna Zavadska (Institute of Evolutionary Biology (CSIC-Universitat Pompeu Fabra))

Comparative genomic analysis of species-specific temperature adaptation mechanisms in Skeletonema species
Shuya Liu (Institute Of Oceanology, Chinese Academy Of Sciences)

A phylotranscriptomic investigation into the dictyostelid amoebae reveals a single developmental model may be insufficient to describe development across the group.
Alexander K. Tice (Texas Tech University)

14:00-15:30

9B217

Harmful/toxic Marine Protists And The Korea Undos Implementation Research Group
Wonho Yih (Kunsan National University / Korean Academy Of Marine Science)

Development of a synthetic DNA-based qPCR method for monitoring the occurrence of Dinophysis spp. under climate change
Su-Min Kang (Jeju National University)

Genomic and Phylogenetic Analyses of the Domoic Acid Biosynthesis Genes in the Benthic Diatom Nitzschia navis-varingica (Bacillariophyceae)
Zongmei Cui (Institute Of Oceanology, Chinese Academy Of Sciences)

Effect of the Harmful Microalga Heterosigma akashiwo on Aggregation and Sinking of Microplastics
Sudusinghe Kavindu Dhanajaya (Korea Institute Of Ocean Science & Technology(kiost) / University Of Science And Technology (ust))

Synergistic Effects Of Karenia Mikimotoi And Hypoxia On Histological Alterations And Metabolic Adaptations In Hybrid Abalone (haliotis Discus Hannai ♀ × H. Fulgens ♂)
Xin Xu (Minjiang University)

Comparisons of plankton communities between a Margalefidinium polykrikoides (Gymnodiniales, Dinophyceae) bloom and adjacent non-bloom waters
Hyun Jun Yang (Department Of Oceanography)

14:00-15:30

Sohayng Multimedia Lecture Room

Comparative Study Of Transposable Elements In Unicellular And Multicellular Eukaryotic Microorganisms
Angela Correa (Texas Tech University)

Comparative Transcriptomics Reveal Functional Divergence In Rhizaria
Jule Freudenthal (University Of Cologne)

Unraveling Deep Evolutionary Relationships In Retaria Through Single-Cell Transcriptomics
Daniele Giannotti (University Of British Columbia)

Horizontal gene transfers in the genomes of Cyanidiophyceae
Yongsung Lee (Sungkyunkwan University)

Comparative genomics of free-living and parasitic diplomonads
Monika Wisniewska (Institute Of Parasitology / Faculty Of Science)

Copy That! - Comparing Digital PCR Platforms For Precise And Reproducible Gene Copy Number Analyses In Protists
Megan Gross (RPTU Kaiserslautern-Landau)

14:00-15:30

90209

Gene evolution of the carotenoid biosynthesis pathway from primary to secondary endosymbiosis groups
YuJin Jeong (Kyungpook National University)

On the Tree of Archaeplastida: The Impact of Rapidly Evolving and Heterotachious Positions on Nuclear and Plastid Phylogenomic Inferences.
Ryu Isogai (University Of Tsukuba)

Interplay Of Epigenetic Silencing And Viral Endogenization In Diverse Protist Genome Assemblies
Cédric Blais (Dalhousie University / Dalhousie University)

Breviate Protists Viability Is Linked to the Metabolic Versatility of Its Associated Microbiome Under Anoxic Conditions
Karla Iveth Aguilera-Campos (Lund University)

From Parasites to Endosymbionts: a Hypothetical Evolutionary Model of Respiratory Endosymbioses
Louison Nicolas-Asselineau (Max Planck Institute For Marine Microbiology)

Mirusvirus Genomic Integration and Co-Evolution with Thraustochytrid Hosts
Jessica Latimer (Dalhousie University)

15:45-17:15

New Millenium Hall

Unravelling the confusing taxonomy and phylogeny of the genus Poterioochromonas (Chrysophyceae), an important grazer of microalgae
Mixue Jiang (Institute Of Hydrobiology Chinese Academy Of Sciences)

Towards a trait-based approach for protist ecology and evolution
Mahwash Jamy (Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences)

Protist community dynamics in response to varying water masses in the northeastern East China Sea in 2023
Hye Jin Seo (Department Of Oceanography)

From the Rivers to the Sea: Exploring the Diversity of Cyphoderiidae through Salinity Gradient
María Martínez-Ríos (Real Jardin Botanico-Csic)

Environmental Drivers of Protist Community Assembly in the the longest river of Europe: A Basin-Scale Metabarcoding Study
Bogdan Kiriukhin (Papanin Institute For Biology Of Inland Waters / University Of Tyumen)

Ciliates with respiratory endosymbionts comprise a novel family related to Plagiopylea
Linus Matz Zeller (Max Planck Institute For Marine Microbiology)

15:45-17:15

ChoByungdoo International Hall

Identification of the Polysaccharide Storage System of Paulinella micropora
Duckhyun Lhee (Sungkyunkwan University)

Genomes Of Nitrogen-Fixing Diatoms Reveal Alternative Paths To Stable Endosymbioses
Ellen Yeh (Stanford University)

Recent Plastid Replacement in Karlodinium ballantinum (Kareniaceae, Dinoflagellata) Challenges the Paradigms of Endosymbiotic Gene Transfer
Kacper Maciszewski (Institute Of Parasitology, Biology Centre, Czech Academy Of Sciences)

Multidirectional Protein Trafficking Between Organellar And Cytosolic Ribosomes: Insight from Nucleomorph-containing Organisms
Ondřej Gahura (Biology Centre Cas)

A new sister-lineage of MRO-harboring Breviates
Anna Cho (Arizona State University)

Plastid-Encoded Gene Phylogeny Does Not Support a Single Ancestry of Haptophyte-Type Plastids in the Kareniaceae
Kazuya Takahashi (University of Tokyo / Biology Centre, Czech Academy of Sciences)

15:45-17:15

9B217

Evolutionary Origins and Functional Adaptations of Red Algal Endosymbionts in Peneroplidae Foraminifera
Olha Sur (Okinawa Institute Of Science And Technology)

Conserved Immunophilins: A Unifying Link Across Three Phytomyxid Pathogens
Anagha Santhosh (University Of Innsbruck)

Isolation And Analysis Of Toxoplasma Gondii From A Japanese Patient With Congenital Toxoplasmosis
Kisaburo Nagamune (National Institute Of Infectiou Diseases / University Of Tsukuba)

Fireworms (hermodice Carunculata) Are A Reservoir And Potential Vector For Coral-Infecting Apicomplexans (corallicolids)
Anthony Bonacolta (University Of British Columbia / Rosenstiel School Of Marine, Atmospheric, And Earth Science)

15:45-17:15

Sohayng Multimedia Lecture Room

Nitrogen Metabolism And Microbial Vision In Symbiodiniaceae Employ The Same Substrate—guanine Biocrystals
Jana Pilatova (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory / Charles University)

Striated Fiber Assemblins Build The Feeding Groove Of An Excavate Flagellate
Vladimir Hampl (Charles University, Faculty Of Science)

Role Of Mob Proteins In Polarity And Cytokinesis Regulation In Paramecium Tetraurelia
Ying Yan (Ocean University Of China)

Shedding light on photosymbiosis using 3D electron microscopy
Gaëlle Toullec (Université Grenoble Alpes, CNRS)

15:45-17:15

90209

Effects of stocking density, temperature, and intermittent CO₂ injection on the bioremediation capacity of Gracilaria vermiculophylla
Sookkyung Shin (Incheon National University)

A Seriously Squishy Flagellate: The Patchwork Inheritance Of Anaerobic Metabolism In An Undescribed Rhizarian
Maggie Lawton (University Of Victoria)

Integrating High-Throughput Microscopy With Single-Cell Transcriptomics Reveals Hidden Diversity and Symbiotic Interactions in Marine Protists
Yong Heng Phua (Okinawa Institute Of Science And Technology)

THE NEW TAXA OF CENTROHELID HELIOZOANS (HAPTISTA, CENTROPLASTHELIDA)
German Sozonov (University of Tyumen)

Integrated Morphological, Metabarcoding and Single-Cell Analyses Revealed High Tripos Biodiversity in the South China Sea
Yingchao Li (Institute Of Oceanology, Chinese Academy Of Sciences)

Population genomics approaches could reveal genetic divergence in the planktonic diatom Ditylum brightwellii
A-Yeong Tak (Kyungpook National University)