Genetics Society of America Conferences PROGRAM BOOK Program Book 2015 C. elegans Meeting Organizing Committee Follow the meeting at #WORM15 Co-chairs: Benjamin Podbilewicz Technion-IIT Gillian Stanfield University of Utah Organizing Committee: Julie Ahringer University of Cambridge Erik Andersen Northwestern University Maureen Barr Rutgers University Peter Boag Monash University Raymond Chan University of Michigan Diana Chu San Francisco State University Luisa Cochella IMP, Vienna Monica Colaiacovo Harvard Medical School Erin Cram Northeastern University Asher Cutter University of Toronto Meng-Qiu Dong National Institute of Biological Sciences, Ronald Ellis Rowan University Beijing Jonathan Ewbank Centre d'Immunologie de Marseille-Luminy Anton Gartner University of Dundee Andy Golden NIDDK Tina Gumienny Texas Woman’s University Oliver Hobert Columbia University Sophie Jarriault IGBMC Rik Korswagen Hubrecht Institute Sandhya Koushika TIFR, Mumbai Michael Krause NIDDK Patty Kuwabara University of Bristol Ayelet Lamm Technion Israel Institute of Technology Enrique Martinez-Perez Imperial College, London Jeremy Nance Skirball Institute, New York University Kiyoji Nishiwaki Kwansei Gakuin University Matt Rockman New York University Piali Sengupta Brandeis University Geraldine Seydoux Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Ahna Skop University of WI, Madison Ralf Sommer Max-Planck Institute for Developmental Jennifer Watts Washington State University Biology, Tuebingen Mei Zhen University of Toronto Genetics Society of America 9650 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20814-3998 telephone: (301) 634-7300 | fax: (301) 634-7079 e-mail: [email protected] | website: [email protected] Confererence website: genetics-gsa.org/celegans/2015/ Mobile website: w.gsaconf.org Meeting logo design courtesy of Ahna Skop TABLE OF CONTENTS Visit the mobile website (w.gsaconf.org) General Information ............................................................................................................................. 1 GSA Education Programs .................................................................................................................... 3 Exhibitors ............................................................................................................................................. 4 Plenary, Parallel and Workshop Listings ............................................................................................. 6 Poster Session Listings ...................................................................................................................... 20 Research Area Poster Numbers Physiology 194A – 451C Neurobiology 452A – 744B Ecology and Evolution 745C – 789B Development 790C – 950A Gene Regulation and Genomics 951B – 1111C Cell Biology 1112A – 1240C Education 1241A – 1250A CRISPR 1251B – 1256A Author Index ...................................................................................................................................... 53 Gene Index to Abstracts ..................................................................................................................... 69 University of California, Los Angeles, Campus Map ........................................................................ 75 Please note: Abstracts published in the book should not be cited in bibliographies. Material contained herein should be treated as personal communication and should be cited as such only with the consent of the author. GENERAL INFORMATION Mobile Website Visit the mobile website (w.gsaconf.org) to access the schedule of events, pdfs of the books, attendee list, exhibitor list and an interactive campus map. Meeting Announcements/Employment Opportunities/Seeking Employment Notices Individuals and institutions offering or seeking employment may post notices and resumes on the “Employment Opportunities” bulletin boards in Pauley Pavilion. Organizers of meetings of interest to C. elegans researchers may also post announcements on the boards provided. Photography Absolutely no photography is allowed in the exhibit hall/poster session area. Taking or sharing photos of data displayed in slides or posters is not permitted without the presenter's consent. Social Media Policy Keep up with the buzz and join in the discussion. Live tweeting of presentations is allowed unless the speaker explicitly opts out by stating so at the start of the talk. Meal Times Five cafeterias are available for meals. The times and cafeterias available are listed below. Please be sure and take advantage of all five locations to alleviate long wait times. De Neve/Covel/Sproul/Rieber Halls Hedrick Hall Breakfast 7:00 am – 9:00 am 7:00 am – 10:00 am Lunch 11:00 am – 2:00 pm 11:30 am – 2:00 pm Limited Lunch 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm Dinner 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm Instructions for Speakers Please arrive 45-60 minutes before the beginning of your session to load your presentation on the MAC meeting computer. All plenary speakers should go to the back of Royce Hall and enter through the door marked “Artist’s Entrance”. Poster Sessions All poster sessions will be located in Pauley Pavilion. There will be three poster sessions. There will be two posters on each 4’ high x 8’ wide poster board. Each author will have a net useable space of 3’ 10” (111.8cm) high x 3’ 10” (111.8cm) wide. Presenters may mount abstracts beginning at 9:30 am on the day of their presentation. All abstracts will be up for one day. All presenters should remove their abstracts at the end of their poster session. After that time, remaining posters will be removed and may be lost or thrown away. The meeting does not take responsibility for posters that are not removed on time. All presenters MUST remove their posters at 6:00 pm on Saturday, June 27. The poster boards will be removed starting promptly at 6:00 pm on Saturday, June 27. Authors will present according to the following schedule: Date Time Presenters Thursday, June 25 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm Presenters of all even “A” posters 9:00 pm – 10:30 pm Presenters of all odd “A” posters Friday, June 26 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm Presenters of all even “B” posters 9:00 pm – 10:30 pm Presenters of all odd “B” posters Saturday, June 27 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm Presenters of all even “C” posters 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm Presenters of all odd “C” posters 1 GENERAL INFORMATION Pauley Pavilion will be open at the following times for poster viewing: Thursday, June 25 9:30 am – 11:00 pm Friday, June 26 9:30 am – 11:00 pm Saturday, June 27 9:30 am – 6:00 pm Internet Access UCLA provides a complimentary computer lab in the Covel Business Center (located in Covel Commons lobby) for guests to check their e-mails. The hours are: Monday – Thursday, June 22 – 25 7:30 am – 8:00 pm Friday, June 26 7:30 am – 6:00 pm Saturday, June 27 9:00 am – 6:00 pm Sunday, June 28 12:00 noon – 5:00 pm Attendees staying on campus who bring their own laptop computers can access the Internet directly via the Ethernet port in their sleeping rooms or the complimentary Wi-Fi. Poster Competition Poster prizes will be awarded to graduate students. Judges attempt to visit each poster at the time when the authors are presenting. The competition is open to GSA graduate student members that are the first and presenting author on the poster. Authors indicated at the time of their abstract submission that they wanted to be considered for the competition. C. elegans Art Show The C. elegans Art Show will be in Pauley Pavilion throughout the poster viewing time. The prizes will be awarded on Saturday, June 27 at 7:30 pm in Royce Hall, prior to the Worm Variety Show. Message Boards Message boards are located in the Poster Session in Pauley Pavilion. Registration and Information Desk The Conference registration desk will be open according to the following schedule: Date Time Location Wednesday, June 24 3:00 pm – 9:00 pm Sunset Village Plaza Thursday, June 25 8:00 am – 4:00 pm Covel Commons Friday, June 26 8:30 am – 1:30 pm Covel Commons Saturday, June 27 8:30 am – 1:30 pm Covel Commons Recreational Facilities Campus recreation facilities are available for residential meeting attendees. The meal/access card, provided with each room key at check-in, allows admission to all the recreation facilities. The John Wooden Center and Sunset Canyon Recreational Center include swimming pools, weight rooms, tennis courts, racquetball courts and handball courts. Attendees not staying on campus may use the facilities with payment. Smoking UCLA is a tobacco free campus. The use of tobacco is prohibited on all university property. 2 GSA EDUCATION PROGRAMS Wednesday, June 24 GSA Trainee Boot Camp 10:30 am – 4:00 pm, Southbay Room, Sunset Village The boot camp, which is only open to graduate students and postdocs, will cover the following areas: finding funding, getting published, navigating academia and beyond traditional academia. (Advance registration required) Workshop: Preparing your Educational Resources for Online Publication 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm, West Coast Room, Sunset Village New for 2015! Educators who have been wondering how to prepare their teaching resources for publication in an online repository will be guided through the submission process for both CourseSource and GSA PREP, and give them a dedicated time to work on their submissions. Robin Wright (Univ of Minnesota), Editor-in-Chief for CourseSource and GSA Education Committee member, and Beth Ruedi (GSA) will be on hand to describe the two resource portals, answer questions, and provide guidance to attendees. (Advance registration required) Thursday,