CIRCULAR N°3 VIII REUNION CHILENA DE INVESTIGACION ANTARTICA VIII CHILEAN MEETING ON ANTARCTIC RESEARCH Universidad Adolfo Ibañez 20, 21 y 22 de Octubre 2011 El Comité Nacional de Investigaciones Antárticas (CNIA) y la Universidad Adolfo Ibañez invitan a la VIII Reunión Nacional de Investigación Antártica a realizarse entre el 20 y el 22 de Octubre del 2011 en la casa central de la Universidad Adolfo Ibañez, ubicada en Av. Diagonal las Torres 2700, Peñalolén, Santiago. El Programa General del evento se reseña a continuación. VIII REUNION CHILENA DE INVESTIGACION ANTÁRTICA VIII CHILEAN MEETING ON ANTARCTIC RESEARCH Universidad Adolfo Ibañez, Santiago, 20-22 Octubre 2011 General Program October 20th October 21st October 22nd 8:30 Session 1: Oral Presentations Session 4: Oral Presentations (Plant (Ecology, Genetic and Evolution) Sciences) 10:00 Coffee break/Poster session 1 10:30 Session 5: Oral Presentations Workshop Chile-New Zealand (Biochemistry and Molecular Oportunities for cooperation Biology) 12:00 Lunch 14:00 Simposium: Past Present and future of Session 6: Oral Presentations the Antarctic Flora (Biotecnology) 15:30 Coffee break/Poster session 2 16:00 Session 2: Oral Presentations Session 7: Oral Presentations Registration (Glaciology and Atmosphere) (Geology) 17:30 Conference 1 Conference 2 Understanding, Valuing, and Protecting Geology of the Trans Antarctic Mountains in Antarctica’s Unique Terrestrial Ecosystems. the context of Rodinia and Gondwana: Craig Cary (University of Waikato, New Cristopher M. Fanning (Australian National Zealand) University) 18:30 Welcome Session 3: Oral Presentations Closing Ceremony: Antarctic Spirit Statements (Microbiology) Price 2011 Icebreaker 20:00 First Anual Meeting APECS-Chile Farewell Dinner Cocktail Programa Científico Detallado/Detailed Scientific Program Viernes 21 de octubre/Friday October 21st Session 1: Ecology Genetic and Evolution (Chairman: Elie Poulin) 08:30-08:48 Evidence of post-glacial re-colonization of Antarctic Peninsula by Nacella (Patinigera) concinna. González-Wevar CA & Poulin E 08:48-09:06 Climate change effect over population size of Pygoscelis adeliae and Pygoscelis papua: a molecular approach) Peña F, Vianna J & Poulin E 09:06-09:24 Temporal and seasonal variation in isotopic composition of Antarctic Seabirds of short (Spheniscidae) and long-distance (Hydrobatiidae) migration at Ardley Island, Antarctic Negrete P, Perona F, Sabat P, Sallaberry M & Quillfeldt P 09:24-09:42 Divergence time estimation and contrasting patterns of genetic diversity between Antarctic and Magellanic near-shore marine benthic invertebrates). Díaz A, González-Wevar CA, Gérard K, Cañete JI & Poulin E 09:42-10:00 Daily activity of the Antarctic limpet Nacella concinna, the sea urchin Sterechinus neumayeri and other organisms in situ. Schories D, Sack A, Garrido I, Heran T, Holtheuer J, Kappes J Workshop: Chilean and New Zealand Antarctic Science Programs: Opportunities for collaboration (Chairman: José Retamales) 10:30-10:50 New Zealand Antarctic science: Strategy to science projects. Ed Butler (Manager of Antarctic Science, Antarctica New Zealand). 10:50-11:10 Highlights of the Chilean Antarctic Scientific Program. Marcelo Leppe (Head of Scientific Department INACH). 11:10-11:30 Funding process and possibilities for international collaboration within the different Chilean Antarctic science funding schemes. Javier Arata. (Head of the Project Department, INACH). 11:30-11:50 General discussion. Symposium: Past, Present and Future of the Antarctic Flora (Chairman: León A. Bravo) 14:00-14:20 Evolution of the Austral-Antarctic flora since the Cretaceous: A view from the paleobiogeography. Leppe M 14:20-14:40 Ecophysiology of Antarctic vascular plants: two strategies to cope with low temperature and photoinhibition) Bravo LA, Bascuñán-Godoy L, Perez-Torrez E & Corcuera LJ 14:40-15:00 Antarctic tundra under global warming: what will change?) Casanova-Katny MA, Torres- Mellado GA & Cavieres LA 15:00-15:20 Invasions in Antarctica: Current vectors and possible consequences on the native flora. Molina- Montenegro MA, Razeto-Barry P, Convey P & Gianoli E. Session 2: Glaciology and Atmosphere (Chairman: Jorge Carrasco) 16:00-16:18 Concentration of the most abundant chemical species in tropospheric fine aerosols collected in the northern tip of the Antarctic Peninsula. Préndez M, Wachter J, Correa R, Donoso N, Martínez J, Flocchini R, Wakabayachi P & Morales JR 16:18-16:36 Comparison of Antarctic riometer radio wave absorption and THEMIS missionenergetic electron fluxes. Vidal SE, Ovalle EM & Foppiano AJ 16:36-16:54 Magallanes ice age trail. Jaña R, Durbahn M & Nuñez P 16:54-17:12 Ice velocity and ice elevation changes at Fleming Glacier, Antarctic Peninsula. Wendt A, Rivera A, Bown F, Zamora R, Casassa G, Bravo C, Dietrich R & Fritsche M 17:12-17:30 Recent glaciological surveys in the interior of West Antarctica. Rivera A, Zamora R & Uribe J Plenary Conference 1 17:30-18.30 Dr. Craig Cary (University of Waikato, New Zealand) Understanding, Valuing, and Protecting Antarctica’s Unique Terrestrial Ecosystems. Session 3: Microbiology: (Chairman: Marcelo González) 18:30-18:48 Distribution of fecal coliforms near the discharge of wastewater and its relationship to treatment systems in Antarctic Stations. Gómez Fuentes C, Calisto Ulloa N & Astorga España M 18:48-19:06 Characterization of bacteria isolated from coelomic fluid of the Antarctic sea-urchin Sterechinus neumayeri. Urtubia R, Rojas J, Asencio G, Lavín P & González M 19:06-19:24 Plant-Antarctic microorganisms molecular interaction: Arabidopsis thaliana - Pseudomonas sp). Berríos G, Bizama C, Cabrera G, Gidekel M & Gutiérrez A 19:24-19:42 Culture-independent and culture-dependent analysis of submarine samples from hydrothermal sites of Deception Island, Antarctica. Amenábar MJ, Flores PA, Pugin B, Boehmwald FD & Blamey JM 19:42-20:00 Comparison of directed reduction of metals using an Antarctic psychrophile and a termophile. Maire M & Blamey JM Sábado 22 de octubre/Saturday October 22nd Session 4: Plant Sciences (Chairman: Marco Molina-Montenegro) 08:30-08:48 Effect of exogenous nitrogen on the performance of Colobanthus quitensis in the Maritime Antarctica. Carrasco-Urra F, Ricote N & Molina-Montenegro MA 08:48-09:06 Antarctic hairgrass expansion, in the South Shetland archipelago and Antarctic Peninsula, revisited Torres-Mellado GA, Jaña R & Casanova-Katny MA 09:06-09:24 Resistance and recovery from cold induced photoinhibition in both Andean and Antarctic ecotypes of Colobanthus quitensis (Kunth) Bartl. (Cariophyllaceae). Bascuñán-Godoy L, Bravo LA & Corcuera L 09:24-09:42 Genetic diversity in populations Colobanthus quitensis present in antarctic sea and the continent. Flores TSM, Torres MG, Molina-Montenegro MA & Torres-Díaz C 09:42-10:00 Photosynthetic response in bentonic diatoms species exposed to different light intensities. Paulina U, Molina E, Petrou K & Zbinden M Session 5: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (Chairman: Gustavo Zúñiga) 10:30-10:48 Expression and identification of a heat shock protein (Hsp70) in immune cells of Sterechinus neumayeri). Calfio CP, Mercado L, Bethke J & González M 10:48-11:06 Metallothionein expression in Antarctic sea urchin (Sterechinus neumayeri) in response to stress parameters). Figueroa T & González M 11:06-11:24 Identification of differentially expressed genes in Deschampsia antarctica Desv., Against oxidative stress by UV radiation). Sandoval A, Fernández E, Gidekel M & Gutiérrez A 11:24-11:42 Cold and photoperiod regulated expression of sucrose phosphate synthase (SPS) favors sucrose accumulation in Colobanthus quitensis during the Antarctic summer) Cuba-Díaz M, Cid K, Navarrete A, Retamal C & Bravo LA 11:42-12:00 Phytochelatin accumulation and antioxidant responses of Colobanthus quitensis (Kunth) Bartl. (Caryophyllaceae) in copper and aluminum excess in vitro) Contreras RA, Pizarro M & Zúñiga GE Session 6: Biotechnology (Chairman: Ana H. Gutiérrez) 14:00-14:18 Effects of the aqueous extracts of the lichen U. aurantiaco and moss W. sarmentosa in cell membrane molecular models) Suwalsky M, Osorio P, Avello M, Villena F & Strzalka K 14:18-14.36 Culturable flavobacteria associated to seaweed surfaces in Antarctica and their biotechnological potential. Pérez J, Gimpel C, Lavín P & Gonzalez M 13:36-14:54 Flavobacterium sp.: Evaluation of the hydrolysis of polysaccharides in an Antarctic isolated bacterium. Gimpel C, Lavín P, Gonzalez A & Gonzalez M 14:54-15:12 Alicyclobacillus sp. strain CC2, a UV-tolerant thermophilic bacterium isolated from Deception Island, Antarctica. Correa-Llantén DN, Amenábar MJ, Muñoz PA, Monsalves MT, Blamey JM 15:12-15:30 Protelytic and Lipolytic isolated from the Chilean Antarctic territory. Cid-Ramírez, K1,2., Fernández, E2., Bello, H2., Domínguez, M2. & González-Rocha, G Session 7: Geology (Chairman: Francisco Hervé) 16:00-16:18 Hydrothermal flux in the Orca Seamount? Rodrigo C, Blamey J, Huhn O & Provost C 16:18-16:36 New geochemical background for petrogenetic interpretations on the Antarctic Peninsula Batholith, northern tip of the Antarctic Peninsula. Bobadilla HF, Calderón M, Hervé F & Fanning CM 16:36-16:54 Very low grade alteration minerals in the Upper Cretaceous volcanic succession at Hannah Point, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. Bastias J, Hervé F, Aguirre L, Demant A, Fonseca E, Torres T & Michea W 16:54-17:12 Evolution and palaeophytogeographical relationship through paleo-palynological analysis of Upper Cretaceous localities in southern Patagonia