09:00-10:00

New Millenium Hall

A Paleontological Perspective on the Early Evolution of Eukaryotes (Mostly Protists)
Shuhai Xiao (Virginia Tech)

10:30-11:50

9B217

Functional genomics of dinoflagellates
Joseph Tin Yum Wong (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology)

Finding needle in the haystack - omics toolbox for exploration of stress tolerance markers in Symbiodiniaceae
Pranali Deore (The University of Melbourne / Australian Institute of marine Science)

A subcellular proteomic map of the dinoflagellate Karlodinium veneficum
Dayana Salas-Leiva (University Of Cambridge)

Omics-powered insights into dinoflagellate diversity, ecology and evolution
Cheong Xin Chan (The University of Queensland)

10:30-11:50

ChoByungdoo International Hall

Skillful cell behavior in the construction of testate amoebae shells
Mami Nomura ( Yamagata University)

Elucidating the conditions for floating of planktonic foraminifera: Sinking experiment revisited
Haruka Takagi (University of Tokyo)

Anchoring behaviour in Stentor influenced by geometrical cues and behavioural process
Syun Echigoya (Hokkaido University)

Ciliary Fluid Dynamics Of Swimming, Feeding, Pumping, And Sensing
Takuji Ishikawa (Tohoku University)

10:30-11:50

New Millenium Hall

Clonal-aggregative multicellularity in a close relative of animals

The changing tree of Holozoa in light of metagenomics

Simulating the Origins of Multicellularity By Artificial Selection on the Filasterean Capsaspora Owczarzaki.

Social Predators: An amoeba that collectively herds prey and sequesters resources

10:30-11:50

90110

Regulatory mechanisms and functional divergence of DNA N 6 -methyladenine(6mA) in ciliates
Shan Gao (Ocean University of China)

The Origin and Early Evolution of Eukaryotes
Laura Eme (University of Rhode Island, USAUniversité Paris-Saclay)

Decoding the Gut’s Enigma: Unravelling the Role of Blastocystis in Health and Disease
Anastasios D. Tsaousis (University of Kent)

14:00-15:30

New Millenium Hall

Genomic exploration of the diversity of the globally distributed marine Chrysophyceae algae
Louis Graf (Sorbonne Université)

Novel insights into the diversity and phylogeny of Centroplasthelida (Haptista)
Dmitry Zagumyonnyi (Papanin Institute For Biology Of Inland Waters Ras)

Disentangling the hypotrich ciliates (Ciliophora, Hypotrichia): solving the non-monophyly of some genera using integrative taxonomic approach
Atef Omar (Gangneung-Wonju National University)

The Biogeography of Coral-infecting Apicomplexa
Morelia Trznadel (University Of British Columbia)

Deadwood as a reservoir of myxomycete diversity: Preliminary results of COI metabarcoding from boreal forest soils and dead wood
Anders K. Krabberød (University of Oslo)

The global genetic diversity of planktonic foraminifera reveals the structure of cryptic speciation in plankton
Raphael Morard (MARUM Center for Marine Environmental Sciences, University of Bremen, Leobener Strasse, Bremen 28359, Germany)

14:00-15:30

ChoByungdoo International Hall

A Photosynthetic, Free-Living Representative within the Marine Alveolates (MALVs)
Elisabeth Hehenberger (Biology Centre, Czech Academy Of Sciences)

Bleach and Revive: A Reductionist Perspective for Understanding the Origin and Evolution of Photosymbioses
Shinichiro Maruyama (The University of Tokyo)

Genus Leontynka Illuminates the Evolution of Anaerobic Enzymes in Chlorophyta
Tomáš Pánek (Faculty Of Science, Charles University)

Genomics approach for the effective cultivation in the warming ocean using an editable brown alga, Cladosiphon okamuranus
Koki Nishitsuji (Fukui Prefectural University / Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology)

Euglenazoans bend the rules of how the MICOS complex shapes mitochondria
Hassan Hashimi (Czech Academy of Sciences / University of South Bohemia)

14:00-15:30

9B217

A Sixth MALV Lineage Reveals That Parasitism Precedes Plastid Loss in Dinoflagellates
Elizabeth Cooney (University Of British Columbia / Hakai Institute)

All in Good Time: a Circadian Overview of Clubroot Infection.
Andrea Garvetto (Universität Innsbruck)

Environmental Influences on Eukaryotic Microbiota and Potential Pathogen Prevalence in Domestic Pigeons of Seoul, South Korea
Singeun Oh (Yonsei University College Of Medicine)

Cell-Cell Contact in Acanthamoeba castellanii at the Protein Level
Julia Walochnik (Medical University Of Vienna)

A gene drive to wipe out malaria
Geoffrey McFadden (University of Melbourne)

14:00-15:30

90110

Regulation of the Cell and Life Cycles of the Bloom-Forming Dinoflagellate Prorocentrum cordatum
Vera Kalinina (Institute of Cytology)

Volume electron microscopy of single protist cells
Filip Husnik (Okinawa Institute Of Science And Technology)

Effects of Nutritional Mode on the Physiological and Biochemical Characteristics of the Mixotrophic Flagellate Poterioochromonas malhamensis and the Potential Ecological Implications
Yingchun Gong (Institute Of Hydrobiology Chinese Academy Of Sciences)

Phenotypic Landscape of Microalga in Symbiosis Reveals Metamorphosis towards Gigantism
Laia Burgués Palau (Cell and Plant Physiology Laboratory, CNRS, CEA, INRAE, IRIG, Université Grenoble Alpes)

Adapting expansion microscopy for visualisation of a challenging marine protist, Symbiodiniaceae
Pranali Deore (The University of Melbourne / Australian Institute of marine Science)

High-Resolution, Label-Free 3D Imaging of Protists Using Holotomography
Haesoo Kim (Tomocube Inc.)

14:00-15:30

90109

Impacts of polystyrene micro-and nano-plastics on the growth, physiology, and toxin production of Alexandrium catenella
Ha Min Choi (Incheon National University)

From Land Use To Water: How Human Activities Shape Testate Amoeba Life ( Amoebozoa: Arcellinida )
Carmen Soler-Zamora (Real Jardin Botanico - Csic / Eurofins Cavendish)

Monitoring The Diversity And Succession Of Soil Protists Communities After The Large-Scale Fire In Bohemian-Switzerland
Jiri Novak (Charles University)

Parasitoid-Mediated Regulation Of Diatom Population In A Eutrophic Ecosystem: An Ecological Niche Approach
Kyoungwon Cho (Pukyong National University)

The Water-Energy Dance: How Arcellinida Rule Lebanon’s Cedar Forests
Nura Elkhouri-Vidarte (Real Jardin Botanico Csic)

Combined effects of hypoxia and starvation on the survival and growth rates of autotrophic, mixotrophic, and heterotrophic dinoflagellates
Se Hee Eom (Seoul National University)

15:45-17:15

New Millenium Hall

Environmental Dna Indicates The Importance Of Passive Dispersal For Benthic Foraminifera Distribution
Ngoc-Loi Nguyen (Institute Of Oceanology Polish Academy Of Sciences)

Protist community dynamics and the Influence of a Kuroshio branch current in the northeastern East China Sea during late spring
Yun Hee Kim (Department Of Oceanography)

Patterns of ecological niche evolution in ciliates
Mahwash Jamy (Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences)

Not so picky Colpodellids: Novel diversity of free-living bacterivorous colpodellids, relatives of Apicomplexa
Martin Kolísko (Biology Center, CAS)

Genetic structure of morphological species within the genus Thecamoeba (Amoebozoa; Discosea)
Mesentsev Yelisei ()

A Dinoflagellate with a Compact 1.1-Gb Genome as a Novel Functional Model
Alvin Chun Man Kwok (Division of Life Science, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology,Clearwater Bay, Kowloon)

15:45-17:15

ChoByungdoo International Hall

A Deeply Branching Lineage In Heterolobosea (discoba) With Multiflagellated And Multigrooved Life Stages
Kristina Prokina (Cnrs, Université Paris-Saclay, Agroparistech)

Morphology, ultrastructure, and molecular phylogeny of a novel CRuMs amoeboflagellate
Takashi Shiratori (University Of Tsukuba)

Glissandra oviformis, a previously overlooked CRuMs member, provides the first insight into the character evolution of this “supergroup-compatible” clade in eukaryotes.
Euki Yazaki (National Agriculture And Food Research Organization / Riken)

Reconsideration of synonyms of Trichodina hypsilepis Wellborn, 1967
Borong Lu (University Of Ulsan)

Lump Or Split? A Critical Review Of The Taxonomic History Of Genera Lacrymaria And Phialina (Alveolata, Ciliophora) With The Production Of A Valid Species Compendium And A Morphological Identification Key
Valentina Serra (University Of Pisa)

The Next ISoP-Sponsored Classification of Protists
Alastair Simpson (Dalhousie University)

15:45-17:15

9B217

Diversity, Distribution, and Role of Coral Protists Symbionts
Javier del Campo (Institut de Biologia Evolutiva (CSIC - Universitat Pompeu Fabra))

Communalistic Relationship Between Ochrosphaera neapolitana (Haptophyta) and a Symbiotic Bacterium, Paraglaciecola chathamensis B1
Ji-San Ha (Sungkyunkwan University)

Anacanthotermes Symbionts Clarify the Evolutionary History of Termite-Associated Parabasalia
Gillian Gile (Arizona State University)

Characterising Oomycetes in brown algae along the Norwegian coast (OOMYCOAST)
Marit F. M. Bjorbækmo (Norwegian Institute for Water Research (NIVA))

Iron stress-induced changes in the microproteome of Trichomonas vaginalis
Seow Chin Ong (Chang Gung University)

15:45-17:15

90110

Digging Deep: Three Novel Deep Protist Lineages From The Rare Biosphere
Nina Pohl (Uppsala University)

Ultrastructure Of The Nibbling Protists And A New Representative Of Provora
Artem Belyaev (Papanin Institute For Biology Of Inland Waters, Russian Academy Of Sciences, Borok, Yaroslavl, Russia)

Widespread introgression and gene duplications facilitated sexual system transition in the algal genus Vaucheria
Seok-Wan Choi ()

Phenotypic Evolution In The Microscopic World: Unveiling The Mallomonas Story
Petr Knotek (Faculty Of Science Charles University)

Long-read metagenomics to explore giant viral diversity within Nova Scotian peatland
Charlotte I. Maclean (Dalhousie University)

Appearance patterns of bacterial taxa with different genome sizes during harmful algal blooms
Royoung Park (Hanyang university)

15:45-17:15

90109

Protist Diversity Along a Chronosequence of Salt Marsh Restorations in a Temperate Macrotidal System

Influence of Heterosigma akashiwo on Microplastic Dynamics: Aggregation, Sinking, and Resuspension in Marine Environments

How are Stolen Organelles Integrated in a Planktonic Host? Insights from a Kleptoplastidic Polar Dinoflagellate

Forgotten photosymbioses revisited: Fitness and plasticity in amoeba-algal endosymbiotic interactions

First Evidence of an Aerobic Hydrogenosome in the Halophilic Ciliate Trimyema Belonging to the Obligate Anaerobic Class Plagiopylea

The Spatial Proteomics of Paulinella chromatophora: A Rhizarian Story