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Program Committee Dr BLAST XIV MEETING ROYAL SONESTA HOTEL NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA JANUARY 15-20, 2017 Meeting Chairperson Dr. Alan Wolfe – Loyola University, Chicago, Maywood, IL Meeting Vice-Chairperson Dr. Birgit Scharf – Virginia Tech University, Blacksburg, VA Program Committee Dr. Rasika Harshey (Chairperson) – The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX Dr. Birgit Scharf – Virginia Tech University, Blacksburg, VA Dr. Alan Wolfe – Loyola University, Chicago, Maywood, IL Poster Awards Committee Dr. Gladys Alexandre – The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN Dr. Nyles Charon – West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV Dr. Sean Crosson – The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL Dr. Rasika Harshey – The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX Dr. Mark Johnson - Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA Dr. Michael Miller - West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV Dr. Birgit Pruess – North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND Dr. Thomas Shimizu – AMOLF Institute, Amsterdam, Netherlands Dr. Ady Vaknin – Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel Dr. Kylie Watts (Chairperson) – Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA Dr. Roy Welch – Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY Speaker Awards Committee Dr. Birgit Scharf – Virginia Tech University, Blacksburg, VA Dr. Alan Wolfe – Loyola University, Chicago, Maywood, IL Meeting Review Committee Dr. Sonia Bardy – University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI Dr. Arianne Briegel – Leiden University, Leiden, Netherlands Dr. Tino Krell (Chairperson) – Estacion Experimental del Zaidin, Granada, Spain Dr. Simon Rainville – Laval University, Quebec, Canada Board of Directors – BLAST, Inc. Dr. Robert Bourret (Chairperson) – University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC Dr. Joe Falke – University of Colorado, Boulder, CO Dr. Rasika Harshey – The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX Dr. Urs Jenal – University of Basel, Basel Switzerland Dr. Karen Ottemann – University of California, Santa Cruz, CA Conference Coordinators Ms. Peggy O’Neill – Molecular Biology Consortium, Alsip, IL Ms. Sarah Van Heusen – University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC ii TABLE OF CONTENTS COMMITTEE INFORMATION ................................................................................................... II TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................................................................................................... III AWARDS INFORMATION ..........................................................................................................IV MEETING SCHEDULE .................................................................................................................V I SPEAKER PROGRAM ................................................................................................................... IX POSTER LIST ............................................................................................................................... XVI SPEAKER ABSTRACTS ................................................................................................................ 1 POSTER ABSTRACTS ................................................................................................................. 53 PARTICIPANT LIST .................................................................................................................. 106 iii AWARDS Robert M. Macnab Award for an Outstanding Poster Presentation by a Postdoctoral Scientist This award was established at BLAST VIII (2005) and is named in memory of the late Robert M. Macnab, Ph.D., who was an integral member of the Bacterial Locomotion and Signal Transduction Community. Dr. Macnab spent his 30 year career studying the assembly, structure and function of the bacterial flagellum. Bob actively participated in the BLAST meetings and served on the Program and Review Committees for BLAST IV. At the time of his death in 2003, Bob was a professor in the Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry at Yale University. The Macnab poster award is sponsored by generous donations from Mrs. May K. Macnab. Robert J. Kadner Award for an Outstanding Poster Presentation by a Graduate Student This award was established at BLAST IX (2007) and is named in memory of the late Robert J. Kadner, Ph.D., who was an integral member of the Bacterial Locomotion and Signal Transduction Community. Dr. Kadner spent his career studying microbial physiology of E. coli transport systems. Bob actively participated in the BLAST meetings and served as Chair of the Review Committee for BLAST V, Vice-Chair of BLAST VII and Meeting Chair of BLAST VIII. At the time of his death in 2005, Bob was the Norman J. Knorr Professor of Basic Sciences in the Department of Microbiology at the University of Virginia, School of Medicine. This award is sponsored by BLAST. Nucleic Acids Research Award for an OUtstanding Poster Presentation by a YoUng Investigator This award was established at BLAST XI (2011) and is presented to a young investigator whose research is in on regulation of transcription. The award is sponsored by Nucleic Acids Research (NAR), an Oxford University Press Journal, which publishes the results of leading edge research into physical, chemical, biochemical and biological aspects of nucleic acids and proteins involved in nucleic acid metabolism and/or interactions (http://nar.oxfordjournals.org). Microbiology Award for an Outstanding Poster Presentation by a GradUate StUdent We are pleased to announce the new Microbiology Award for the second best poster by a graduate student. Microbiology Senior Editor Tarek Msadek will present the winner with a cash prize, one-year complimentary Microbiology Society membership and certificate. The award is sponsored by Microbiology, a journal published by the Microbiology Society. Microbiology publishes topical, high-quality reviews and research papers on all aspects of the field. The journal combines editorial expertise from around the world with exceptional breadth of coverage, providing access to research in a single accessible source – find out more here. iv AWARDS BLAST Board of Directors' Award for an Outstanding Talk by a GradUate StUdent This award was established at BLAST XI (2011) by Phil Matsumura, Founding Chair of the BLAST Board of Directors. The BLAST Board of Directors' Award was initiated by a generous donation from Dr. Phil Matsumura and is now sponsored by BLAST. BLAST Founders' Award for an OUtstanding Talk by a Postdoctoral Scientist This award was established at BLAST XIII (2015) by the BLAST Board of Directors in recognition of those who founded BLAST: Joe Falke, Mike Manson, Phil Matsumura, and Sandy Parkinson. This award is sponsored by BLAST. Robert M. Macnab Memorial Travel Awards The Macnab travel awards were created to remember our colleague Dr. Robert M. Macnab on the 10th anniversary of his death, at BLAST XII (2013). The intent of the awards is to help young scientists from outside the country that hosts BLAST to attend the meeting. The recipients chosen by the Board of Directors for BLAST XIV are graduate students Arely Marcos from George Dreyfus' lab at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México and Nitin Kamble from Graham Stafford's lab at the University of Sheffield. The Macnab travel awards are sponsored a generous donation from Mrs. May K. Macnab. v MEETING SCHEDULE Sunday, January 15, 2017 Poster room available for 4:00 PM Evangeline Suite poster setup 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM Meeting Registration South Ballroom 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM Dinner Fleur de Lis Room 8:30 PM to 10:00 PM Poster Sneak Preview Evangeline Suite Monday, January 16, 2017 7:30 AM to 8:30 AM Breakfast Fleur de Lis Room 8:45 AM to 9:00 AM Welcome & Announcements South Ballroom 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM Meeting Session – “Biofilms” South Ballroom 10:15 AM to 10:30 AM Coffee Break Foyer Keynote Speaker 10:30 AM to 11:00 AM South Ballroom George O'Toole, Ph.D. 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM Lunch Fleur de Lis Room 1:30 PM to 4:30 PM Session – “Flagellar Structure” South Ballroom 3:00 PM to 3:15 PM Coffee Break Foyer 4:30 PM to 6:00 PM Student Mixer Fleur de Lis Room 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM Dinner Fleur de Lis Room 7:30 PM to 10:00 PM Poster Session Evangeline Suite Poster Groups A & B from 7:30 PM – 8:45 PM Evangeline Suite Poster Groups C & D from 8:45 PM - 10:00 PM Evangeline Suite vi MEETING SCHEDULE Tuesday, January 17, 2017 7:30 AM to 8:30 AM Breakfast Fleur de Lis Room 8:45 AM to 12:00 PM Session – “Signal Transduction” South Ballroom 10:15 AM to 10:30 AM Coffee Break Foyer 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM Lunch Fleur de Lis Room 1:30 PM to 4:00 PM Session – “Chemotaxis” South Ballroom 3:00 PM to 3:15 PM Coffee Break Foyer 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM Dinner Fleur de Lis Room 7:30 PM to 10:00 PM Poster Session Evangeline Suite Poster Groups A & C from 7:30 PM – 8:45 PM Evangeline Suite Poster Groups B & D from 8:45 PM - 10:00 PM Evangeline Suite Wednesday, January 18, 2017 7:00 AM to 8:00 AM Breakfast Fleur de Lis Room 8:15 AM to 11:30 AM Session – “Signal Transduction” South Ballroom 10:00 AM to 10:15 AM Coffee Break Foyer 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM Lunch Fleur de Lis Room 12:45 PM Tours Depart Hotel Lobby vii MEETING SCHEDULE Thursday, January 19, 2017 7:30 AM to 8:30 AM Breakfast Fleur de Lis Room 8:45 AM to 12:00 PM Session – “Chemoreception” South Ballroom 10:15 AM to 10:30 AM Coffee Break Foyer 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM Lunch Fleur de Lis Room 1:30 PM to 4:00 PM Session – “Locomotion” South Ballroom 3:00 PM to 3:15 PM Coffee Break Foyer Town Hall Meeting for 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM South Ballroom Students & Postdocs 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM Dinner Fleur de Lis Room Keynote Speaker 7:30 PM to 8:00 PM
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