The VII Baltic Genetics Congress – 2018
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| The VII Baltic Genetics Congress – 2018 |
Programme |
| 12.00 20.00 | Registration | Lobby |
| 18.00 – 20.00 | Welcome party | Auditorium 107 |
| 08.00 – 09.00 | Registration | Lobby |
| 09.00 – 09.30 | Opening | Auditorium 106, Magnum |
Plenary session 1Auditorium 106, MagnumChairmen Richard Villems and Jānis Kloviņš |
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| 09.30 – 10.00 | Where are all the young men (and girls) came (from), long time passing? | Richard Villems (Estonia) |
| 10.00 – 10.30 | Combining the cohort based biobank and health care system resources for effective study of pharmacogenomics of type 2 diabetes | Jānis Kloviņš (Latvia) |
| 10.30 – 11.00 | Coffee break | Room 702 |
Plenary session 2Auditorium 106, MagnumChairmen Ain Heinaru and Fatma Silan |
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| 11.00 – 11.30 | Deciphering the genetic architecture of intellectual disability and congenital anomalies by the use of microarray, next generation sequencing methods and functional genomics analysis | Eglė Preikšaitienė (Lithuania) |
| 11.30 – 12.00 | Cytogenetics and molecular genetics diagnostic testing and the future of clinical genomics: Experience from Medical Genetic Diagnostic Center in Canakkale, Turkey | Fatma Silan (Turkey) |
| 12.00 – 12.30 | Genetics and molecular biology in Estonia: comparison with other countries | Ain Heinaru (Estonia) |
| 12.30 – 13.30 | Lunch | |
Section 1Auditorium 223Chairmen Dalius Butkauskas and Indriķis Krams |
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| 13.30 – 13.50 | Genome database of Latvian population – national biobank for genetic studies | Rovite V., Fridmanis D., Klovins J. (Latvia) |
| 13.50 – 14.10 | Deschampsia antarctica E. Desv. as a model for studying the microevolutionary processes in marginal populations | Daria Navrotska, Igor Andreev, Viktor Kunakh (Ukraine) |
| 14.10 – 14.30 | Linking organismal growth, coping styles, stress reactivity, and metabolism via responses against a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor in an insect selected for developmental speed | Indrikis Krams, Giedrius Trakimas, Ronalds Krams, Tatjana Krama (Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania) |
| 14.30 – 14.50 | Restoration of Baltic Sturgeon population in Lithuania and its characterisation using DNA markers | Dalius Butkauskas, Andrej Pilinkovskij (Lithuania) |
| 14.50 – 15.10 | Phylogenetic study of the fire-bellied toad (Bombina bombina) population on northern border of areal (Latvia) | Natalija Skute, Baiba Krivmane, Dmitry Uzameckis, Aija Pupina, Mihails Pupins (Latvia) |
| 15.10 – 15.40 | Coffee break | Room 702 |
| 15.40 – 16.00 | Genetic characterization of Bartonella spp. from rodents | Jana Radzijevskaja, Dalytė Mardosaitė-Busaitienė, Paulina Amšiejutė, Linas Balčiauskas, Algimantas Paulauskas (Lithuania) |
| 16.00 – 16.20 | Molecular investigations on Sarcocystis parasites in the Baltic States | Petras Prakas, Viktorija Kirillova, Eglė Rudaitytė-Lukošienė, Inese Gavarāne, Evelina Juozaitytė-Ngugu, Evita Grāvele, Muza Kirjušina, Dalius Butkauskas (Lithuania, Latvia) |
| 16.20 – 16.40 | Leaf growth response to environmental restrictions: how to distinguish the performance of various perennial ryegrass genotypes? | Kristina Jaškūnė, Steven Yates, Frank Liebisch, Norbert Kirchgessner, Achim Walter, Gintaras Brazauskas, Bruno Studer (Lithuania, Switzerland) | Poster session |
| 16.40 – 18.00 | List of poster presentations | |
Section 2Auditorium 223Chairmen Igor Loskutov and Dainis Edgars Ruņģis |
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| 09.00 – 09.20 | Metabolomics of Avena L. species as a resource for new directions in plant breeding | Igor Loskutov (Russia) |
| 09.20 – 09.40 | Evaluation of gene networks formed by presence of similar transposable elements in gene flanking regions and introns | Angelika Voronova, Martha Rendon, Par Ingvarsson, Dainis Ruņģis (Latvia, Sweden) |
| 09.40 – 10.00 | Marker assisted identification of the sources of PVY–resistance genes in the initial material originated from interspecific potato hybrids | Elena Voronkova, Nicolaj Rusetsky, Viktorija Luksha, Olga Gukasian, Viktor Zharych, Yulija Poliukhovich, Alexander Yermishin (Belarus) |
| 10.00 – 10.20 | SSR markers for cpDNA on exploring germplasm diversity to understand the gene flow process in red clover | Giedrius Petrauskas, Gražina Statkevičiūtė, Kristina Jaškūnė, Gintaras Brazauskas(Lithuania) |
| 10.20 – 10.40 | Genetic resources of Jerusalem artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus) in VIR collection | Tamara Smekalova, Natalia Lebedeva, Ljubov Novikova (Russia) |
| 10.40 – 11.00 | Coffee break | Room 702 |
Section 3Auditorium 223Chairmen Sigutė Kuusienė and Dace Grauda |
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| 11.00 – 11.20 | Variation in DNA polymorphism of hybrid aspen F2 progeny in vitro system | Sigutė Kuusienė, Elena Gotoveckienė, Rita Verbylaitė (Lithuania) |
| 11.20 – 11.40 | Induction of polyploidy in giant miscanthus (Miscanthus × giganteus) | O.V. Melnychuk, S.P. Ozheredov, D.B. Rakhmetov, O.O. Shysha, S.O. Rakhmetova, A.I. Yemets, Y.B. Blume (Ukraine) |
| 11.40 – 12.00 | Effect of ploidy level on drought stress response in annual ryegrass | Olakunle Kelvin Akinroluyo, Vilma Kemešytė, Gražina Statkevičiūtė (Lithuania) |
| 12.00 – 12.20 | Genetic and agronomic analysis of Latvian fescue (Festuca spp.), ryegrass (Lolium spp.) accessions and their hybrids | Pēteris Bērziņš, Dainis Edgars Ruņģis, Sarmīte Rancāne, Vija Stesele, Ivo Vēzis, Aldis Jansons (Latvia) |
| 12.20 – 12.40 | Allelic variation at HMW-GS Loci (Glu-1) and baking quality-related characteristics of Estonian spring wheat cultivars and breeding lines | Marina Tikhonova (Estonia) |
| 12.40 – 13.00 | Impact of ecological factors on development of Linum usitatissimum | Inga Stafecka, Dace Grauda, Sofija Jankauskiene, Veneranda Stramkale (Latvia, Lithuania) |
| 13.00 – 14.00 | Lunch | |
Plenary session 3Auditorium 223Chairmen Viktor Korzun and Nils Rostoks |
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| 14.00 – 14.30 | Modern possibilities of genetics and genomics in cereal breeding | Viktor Korzun (Germany) |
| 14.30 – 15.00 | Genomic and genetic studies of Latvian forest species | Dainis Edgars Ruņģis (Latvia) |
| 15.00 – 15.30 | Marker assisted parental line breeding of potatoes at the diploid level | Alexander Yermishin (Belarus) |
| 15.30 – 16.00 | Coffee break | Room 702 |
Plenary session 4Auditorium 223Chairmen Algimantas Paulauskas and George V. Shpakovski |
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| 16.00 – 16.30 | The second system of steroid hormonal regulation in higher plants: progesterone as a very ancient bioregulator of plant cells | George V. Shpakovski (Russia) |
| 16.30 – 17.00 | Investigation of parasite genetics in Baltic countries | Algimantas Paulauskas, Dalius Butkauskas (Lithuania) |
| 17.00 – 17.15 | Closing of the Congress | |
| 18.30 | Social event | Restaurant “Klīversala” |
Scientific excursions |
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