Program

Oral presentation

Morning sessions

09:00 – 09:30	Check-in, poster display
09:30 – 09:40	Welcome Address : François Chaumont, President of the ISV
09:40 – 11:00	Morning session 1 : Plant and Microbiology. Chairman : Henri Batoko, UCL
09:40   10:00   10:20   10:40	Laurie MAISTRIAUX (FYMO - UCL, promoteur : F. Chaumont) Maize aquaporin transcriptional regulation: proximal and distal eQTLs Sylvain NOOTENS (FYMO - UCL, promoteur : P. Morsomme) The arrestin-like Art2 regulates the endocytosis of yeast thiamin transporters Louise THINES (FYMO – UCL, promoteur : P. Morsomme) Gdt1p/TMEM165 : New Mn2+ transporters involved in disorders of glycosylation ? Florence VANDE CAPELLE (BBGM – UCL, promoteur : P. Hols) Signal transduction controls natural competence in Streptococcus salivarius
11:00 – 11:30	Coffee break
11:30 – 12:30	Morning session 2 : Animal Molecular and Cellular Biology 1. Chairman : Thierry Arnould, UNamur
11:30   11:50   12:10	Martin DELGUSTE (NBIO – UCL, promoteur : D. Alsteens) Deciphering the molecular mechanism of herpesvirus attachment to living cells Noémie DENEYER (AMCB - UCL, promoteur : R. Rezsohazy) Is the activity of the transcription factor HOXA2 regulated by a tripartite interaction ? Géraldine SANA (URPHYM – Unamur, promoteur : J.P. Gillet) Implication of the transporter ABCB5 in melanomagenesis
12:30 –13:40	Interactive Lunch / visit of the stands / poster viewing (17 posters)

 
Afternoon session

13:40 – 14:20	Afternoon session : Animal Molecular and Cellular Biology 2. Chairwoman : Françoise Gofflot, UCL
13:40   14:00	Emilie BAUWENS (URBC - UNamur, promoteur : F. Chainiaux) Replicative and UVB-induced senescence in normal human keratinocytes Joanna BOUCHAT (URPHYM - UNamur, promoteur : Ch. Nicaise) A new mouse model of osmotic demyelination syndrome
14:20 – 14:40	Conclusions, awards for the best oral presentation and poster
14:40	Delicacies and refreshing drinks

 

Posters

Sophie AYAMA (UNamur, promoteur : C. Michiels)
Cancer cells migratory phenotype characterization on IGDQ-expressing surface

Haitham AYEB (UCL, promoteur : H. Batoko)
Evidence of post-translational co-regulation of the multi-stress indused TSPO and the iron and metal transporter IRT1 in Arabidopsis thaliana

Magali BELPAIRE (UCL, promoteur : R. Rezsohazy)
Functional antagonism between HOXA1 and ERα in breast cancer

Didier BLOMMAERT (UCL & ULg, promoteurs : I. Donnay & D. Serteyn)
ProAKAP4 concentration in horse spermatozoa: a promising marker of stallion sperm quality

Morgane CANONNE (UNamur, promoteurs : Th. Arnould & P. Renard
Study of MPV17, a protein of the inner mitochondrial membrane, in the control of cancer cells proliferation

Marino CARUSO (UNamur, promoteurs : M. Najimi & P. Renard)
Translational control of mitochondrial biogenesis during hepatogenic differentiation

Victor DELPRAT (UNamur, promoteur : C. Michiels)
Effects of cycling hypoxia on the communication between macrophages and endothelial cells in promoting tumor growth and metastasis

Laurent DUVIVIER (UNamur, promoteur : J.P. Gillet)
Elucidation of ABCB5 β dimerization: a novel insight into melanoma chemoresistance

Stefano DI GIACOMO (UCL, promoteur : P. Hols)
NlpC/P60 endopeptidases LytA and LytB are essential peptidoglycan hydrolases of the cell cycle of Lactobacillus plantarum

Maryse HERMANT (UCL, promoteurs : F. Gofflot & R. Rezsohazy)
ChIP on mouse brain extracts to identify HOXA5-binding sites: promises and pitfalls

Eleonore LONGTON (UNamur, promoteur : C.Michiels)
Appropriate sequence for afatinib and cisplatin combination improves anticancer activity in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma

Typhanie MAURER (UNamur, promoteur : O. De Backer)
MAGEA proteins in DNA damage response

Charlotte MOENS (UCL, promoteur : F. Gofflot)
Late Functions of HOXA5 in the mouse brain: Behavioral phenotyping of Hoxa5 mutants

Axelle NOLMENS (UNamur, promoteur : O. De Backer)
A role for MAGED2 in myogenic differentiation and muscle regeneration

Julie STORDER (UNamur, promoteusr : Th. Arnould & P. Renard)
Sirtuin 3, a mitochondrial guardian crucial in white adipose tissues ?

Olivier SVENSEK (UNamur, promoteur : O. De Backer)
MAGED2 in the DNA damage response and repair

Bruna TEODORO JUNQUEIRA (UCL, promoteur : F. Chaumont)
Unravelling the role of the enigmatic Zea mays PIP1;1 aquaporin

Victoria TOSAR (UCL, promoteurs : E. Froidmont & Y. Larondelle)
Identification of prairie plants in contaminated samples using NIR hyperspectral imaging

Céline WARNON (UNamur, promoteur : F. Chainiaux)
Impact of histones deacetylases (HDACs) on the senescent phenotype

Sébastien WORMS (UCL, promoteur : Patrice Soumillion)
Rising from the ashes: Discovering bioactive peptides through Selection by Lysis