


University of Glasgow, UK
Perkinsus marinus respiratory complexes and supercomplexes composition, structure and function.
Lilach Sheiner, University of Glasgow, UK
Structural investigations into discobid respiratory complexes.
James Letts, University of California, Davis, USA
The importance of trypanosome ATP synthase dimers for discoidal cristae biogenesis and mitochondrial remodelling during the parasite life cycle.
Alena Zíková, Czech Academy of Sciences, Czech Republic
Structural-functional studies of the Toxoplasma complexes III and IV.
Andrew Maclean, University of Glasgow, UK
New insights from high-resolution structures for photosystems in an uncharacterized stramenopile.
María Maldonado, University of California, Davis, USA
Diversity in aerobic respiration across the evolutionary tree of protists: a structural perspective’.
Long Zhou, Zhejiang University, China
MSCA postdoctoral fellow, Institut Pasteur, France
Michelle M. LegerStaff Scientist, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology, Japan
ApuRs, a new family of ultraviolet to blue light absorbing rhodopsin channels from apusomonads.
Luis Javier Galindo González, University of Granada, Spain
Phototaxis and gravitaxis tune the emergence of new collective patterns
Hélène de Maleprade, Sorbonne Université, France
Differentiation of behavioral responses to complex environmental conditions in ciliary swimming and amoeboid locomotion.
Toshiyuki Nakagaki , Hokkaido University, Japan
Biophysics of mechanosensation in protists.
Kirsty Wan, University of Exeter, UK
Dalhousie University, Canada
New predatory representatives of the poorly studied stramenopile group Bigyromonada elucidate the origin of parasitism in Oomycetes and Pirsoniales
Kristina Prokina, Université Paris-Saclay, France
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Yana Eglit, University of Victoria, Canada
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Elizabeth Weston, Dalhousie University, Canada
Predatory flagellates as important branches of the eukaryotic tree of life and key members of microbial communities
Denis Tikhonenkov, Russian Academy of Sciences, Russian Federation
University of Bremen, Germany
The multiple reproductive pathways of planktonic foraminifera
Julie Meilland, CEREGE, France
Polycystine radiolarians associate with diverse phytoplankton
Nicole Coots, British Columbia University, Canada
Phosphate storage in foraminifera - An adaptation to O2 depletion that could counteract anthropogenic coastal eutrophication
Nicolaas Glock, Hamburg University, Germany
Diversity and evolution of Radiolaria: Beyond the stars of the ocean
Miguel Sandin, Biological Station of Roscoff, France
National Institute of Genetics, Japan
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Shin-Ya Miyagishima, National Inst. of Genetics, Japan
TBA
Yoshihisa Hirakwa, Univ. of Tsukuba, Japan
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Minori Harada, Hokkaido Univ., Japan
TBA
Yuichiro Kashiyama, Fukui Univ. of Tech., Japan
Jeju National University, Korea
Protozoan diseases in marine mollusks
Kwang-Sik Choi, Jeju National University, Korea, Republic of
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Kyung-Il Park, Kunsan National University, Korea, Republic of
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Hyun-Jung Kim, Kunsan National University, Korea, Republic of
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Hyun-Sung Yang, Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology, Korea, Republic of
The University of Queensland, Australia
Genomics of coral holobionts and its implications on evolution of symbiotic dinoflagellates
Debashish Bhattacharya, Rutgers University, United States
Genetics and genomics of harmful algal blooms
Shauna Murray, University of Technology Sydney, Australia
Genomics of parasitic dinoflagellates
Uwe John, Alfred Wegener Institute, Germany
Genome evolution of dinoflagellates and how we can access genome data from "unculturable" taxa
Cheong Xin Chan, The University of Queensland, Australia
Hokkaido University, Japan
Biomechanical study on behavioural strategies of swimming microorganisms
Takuji Ishikawa, Tohoku University, Japan
Specificity and evolution of photosymbiotic partnerships in planktonic foraminifera
Haruka Takagi, University of Tokyo, Japan
Skillful cell behavior in the construction of testate amoebae shells
Mami Nomura, Yamagata University, Japan
Anchoring behaviour in Stentor influenced by geometrical cues and behavioural process
Syun Echigoya, Hokkaido University, Japan
IRB Barcelona, Spain
Rubén González MinguénsThe Institute of Evolutionary Biology, Spain
Clonal-aggregative multicellularity in a close relative of animals
Núria Ros-Rocher, Institute Pasteur, France
Stress, recognition and death: the role of environmental responses and inter-organismal relationships in the emergence of animals
Michelle Leger, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology, Japan
Simulating the origins of multicellularity by artificial selection on the filasterean Capsaspora owczarzaki.
Gonzalo Bercedo-Saborid, Biologia Evolutiva, Spain
Cooperative Hoarding and Aggregative Multicellularity in Thecamoeba homeri
Tristan Henderson, Mississippi State University, United States
Rutgers University, United States
Multi-omic analysis of community-wide interactions in red algae-dominated geothermal spring habitats
Timothy Stephens, Rutgers University, United States
Toward Molecular Genetic Studies on Acidothermophilic Red Algae in Their Natural Habitats
Takayuki Fujiwara, National Institute of Genetics, Japan
Chromatin Features and Genomic Adaptations of Extremophilic Red Algae
Chung Hyun Cho, Gregor Mendel Institute of Molecular Plant Biology GmbH, Austria
Taxonomic re-evaluation of an extremophilic red alga from Yangmingshan, Taiwan
Han-Yi Fu, National Sun Yat-sen University, Taiwan
Incheon National University, Korea
Global Perspectives on Seaweed Aquaculture: Key Trends, Innovations, and Pathways Forward
Jang Kyun Kim, Incheon National University, Korea, Republic of
Comparative Insights on Land-Based and Open Water Cultivation Systems in Korea
Han-Gil Choi, Wonkwang University, Korea, Republic of
Opportunities and Challenges in Seaweed Aquaculture in the USA
Charles Yarish, University of Connecticut, United States
Offshore Seaweed Farming: Challenges and Opportunities
Sang-Yul Park, Jeju National University, Korea, Republic of
Xiamen University, China
Peritrichs found in Lake Weishan, a wetland in China
Weibo Song, Ocean University of China, China
Mammalian trypanosomes and their risks for human infection in China
Zhao-Rong Lun, Su Yat-Sen University, China
Mechanisms of rumen ciliates in controlling methane emissions
Jie Xiong, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Subpellicular microtubule and dynein transport in morphogenesis of Plasmodium
Jing Yuan, Xiamen University, China
Kobe University, Japan
Structural study of icosahedral viruses using Cryo-EM
Chihong Song, Pusan National University, Korea, Republic of
Cryo-EM structures of human neuronal gap junction channel
Seu-Na Lee, Institute for Basic Science, Korea, Republic of
Effect of Fixation Methods on Protist Ultrastructure: Freeze-Substitute vs. Conventional Chemical Fixation
Yasuhiro Fukuda , Tohoku University, Japan
Re-evaluation of Water Freeze-drying for Scanning Electron
Toshinobu Suzaki, Kobe University, Japan
Clarification of the morphology of Radiolaria, Phaeodaria and Ciliophora using the micro X-ray computed tomography
Momoka Kato, Shimane University, Japan
Academic, Australia
Bioactive compounds in protists and biotechnological applications
Nedeljka Rosic, Southern Cross University, Australia
Protist dynamics under climate change and implications on aquaculture production
Koji Sugie, Research Institute for Global Change, Japan
Toxin Biosynthesis in protists
Brett Neilan, University of Newcastle, Australia
Nutraceutical potential of high-altitude freshwater diatom
Rajesh Rastogi, Kurukshetra University, India
Sorbonne University-CNRS, France
Insights from the Working Group on Trait Annotation of Protists and results for the global ocean
Pierre Ramond, Sorbonne University CNRS Benthic Ecogeochemistry Laboratory UMR 8222, France
Trophic modes in protistplankton functional 18S annotations with emphasis on mixoplankton
Luciana Santoferrara, Hofstra University, United States
Coupling between metatranscriptomic and a trait-based approach to study the functional diversity of lake protists
Arthur Monjot, Ifremer DYNECO Pelagos, France
Refocusing the protistan rare biosphere concept through a functional lens
Elena Litchman, Michigan State University, United States
Charles Univerity, Czech Republic
The role of the environment in the distribution of scaled chrysophytes: Biogeographic patterns or not?
Peter A. Siver, Connecticut College, USA
Freshwater Diatom Biogeography
Patrick Kociolek, University of Colorado, USA
Stable dynamics of protists in European lakes: spatio-temporal patterns and ecological significance
Christina Bock, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany
Single-cell genomics of a bloom-forming phytoplankton species reveals population genetic structure across continents
Raphael Gollnisch, (1)University of Oxford Lund University, (2)UK Sweden
Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology, Korea
Phytoplankton recruit specific microbial assemblages and exhibitphylosymbiotic patterns
Joo-Hwan Kim, Ministry of Environment, Korea, Republic of
The presence of highly toxic Dinophysis fortii populations in Japan
Satoshi Nagai, Fisheries Technology InstituteJapan Fisheries Research and Education Agency, Japan
Toxin production in bloom-forming, harmful alga Alexandrium pacificum (Group IV) is regulated by cyst formation-promoting bacteria Jannaschia cystaugens NBRC 100362T
Jiang Yue, Third Institute of Oceanography, China
Genetic diversity and ecophysiological impacts of the toxic benthic dinoflagellate Ostreopsis in Korean coastal waters
Bora Lee, Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology, Korea, Republic of
Ocean University of China, China
Chromatin dynamics regulating DNA elimination in Tetrahymena
Kensuke Kataoka, National Institute for Basic Biology, Japan
The role of histone methylations on DNA elimination in the ciliate Paramecium
Therese Solberg, Keio University School of Medicine, Japan
Cryptic transcription ensures faithful DNA elimination in Tetrahymena
Miao Tian, Ocean University of China, China
Soma-derived 30 nt small RNAs precisely protect non-transposon DNA during genome rearrangement in Euplotes vannus
Feng Gao, Ocean University of China, China