1166A Automated high-throughput analysis of C.

elegans aging using the Worm Collective

Activity Monitoring Platform (WormCamp). Christopher Fang-YenUniversity of
Pennsylvania
1169A WormBeat: A Strategy to evaluate Pharyngeal Pumping Variability in the Nematode
C. elegans. Michael Harris California State University Long Beach
296A Degron-tagged reporters enable the specific labeling of membrane-wrapped objects
and probe membrane topology. Ann Wehman University of Würzburg
1136A WormJam, a consensus genome-scale metabolic model. Celia
Raimondi Babraham Institute
518A Transgenerational Epigenetic Silencing of Sid-1. Nicole Bush Harvard University
1064A Investigating the role of intestinal cell-to-cell communication in reproduction and
longevity. Maureen Peters Oberlin College
1112A Measuring ageing during life not death: Automated quantification of movement
provides a novel approach to discover drugs that slow ageing. David Weinkove Durham
University
1232A Different steroid hormones modulate protein homeostasis in Caenorhabditis
elegans by cell-nonautonomous signalling. Ana Pilar Gómez EscribanoHealth research
institute La Fe
548A Further investigation into the ESRE network – a novel pathway for mitochondrial
surveillance. Elissa Tjahjono Rice University
620A The auxin-inducible degradation (AID) system: updates. Liangyu Zhang QB3
626A Small RNA responses to mitochondrial dysfunction in Caenorhabditis elegans. Ina
Kirmes The Queensland Brain Institute
635A Circular RNAs are enriched and dynamically regulated in the neurons
of Caenorhabditis elegans. Dong Cao OIST
713A Regulated control of age-dependent memory decline. Attila Stetak University of
Basel
1082A A Suite of Tools to Measure Spatiotemporal Patterns in C. elegans. Nicolette
Laird Washington University
1091A Pitfalls with Gompertzian Analysis of Lifespan distributions. Eric Terry Washington
University in St. Louis
1019A A novel microfluidic device WormFlo to monitor the behavior of C. elegans at the
adult stage. Yusaku Ikeda Institute of Physical and Chemical Research
986A SAM-dependent methylation in the regulation of autophagy in C. elegans. Yun-
Hsuan Kang National Yang-Ming University
1031A A Golgi protein MON-2 mediates longevity in respiration mutants via regulating
proper cellular trafficking and increasing autophagy. Yoonji Jung Korea Advanced Institute
of Science and Technology
1037A The role of nuclear envelope components in the regulation of autophagy. Margarita
Elena Papandreou IMBB-FORTH (19A)
753B Ethanol Preference in C. elegans. Chinnu Salim University of Tennessee Health
Science Center
717B Using Computer Vision to decipher C. elegans locomotion before and after training
in T-mazes. Shurjo Banerjee The University of Michigan
750B Investigating the role of mechanoreceptors for magnetotransduction in C.
elegans. Chance Bainbridge Illinois State University
834B Development of the immobilization method of live Caenorhabditis elegans individuals
using an ultra-thin polydimethylsiloxane microfluidic chip with water retention. Michiyo
Suzuki QST-Takasaki
204B Autophagy of germ-granule components, PGL-1 and PGL-3, contributes to DNA
damage-induced germ cell apoptosis in C. elegans. Ichiro KawasakiKonkuk Univ
279B Fndc-1 is ubiquitin-independent mitophagy receptor involved in paternal
mitochondria elimination in C. elegans. Yunki Lim University of Rochester Medical Center
1164B Development of a worm picking robot. Anthony Fouad University of Pennsylvania
1170B NemaLife Machine: An automated microfluidic system for whole-life studies in C.
elegans. Taslim Anupom Texas tech University
1197B Exploring the role of clec-4 and its paralogs in C. elegans immunity. Barbara
Pees Zoological Institute
855B A transgenic co-expressed Amyloid-β and α-Synuclein dementia model
in Caenorhabditis elegans. Xiaobing Huang University of Macau
882B An extrinsic mechanism of axon regeneration inhibition from the C.
elegans intestine. Alexander Lin-Moore Yale University
993B Cell-nonautonomous regulation of intestinal DAF-16 activities and longevity by
neuronal HSF-1. Yu-Hao Chang National Yang-Ming University
1131B The mitophagy receptor FUNDC1 contributes to hypoxia-reoxygenation injury in C.
elegans. Yunki Lim University of Rochester Medical Center
1134B A Phenotypic C. elegans Screen To Identify Selective Suppressors of
Antipsychotic-induced Weight Gain and Overeating. Michael Petrascheck The Scripps
Research Insitute
1065B Dissecting spatial and temporal requirement of TORC1 pathway components for
longevity. Arpit Sharma Harvard school of public health
636B Tissue-specific overexpression of the dsRNA importer SID-1 reduces lifespan and
affects behavior in C. elegans. Henrique Camara UNICAMP
1026B C. elegans lifespan regulation by spatiotemporal activity of DAF-16. Javier
Huayta North Carolina State University
1029B Probing the proteostasis capacity of C. elegans upon aging. Lilian Wong Florey
Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health (18B)
1051C The identification and characterization of a prion-like protein in C. elegans. Joshua
Newman MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology
1078C Interactions of sphingolipid genes in cellular pathways to promote healthy
aging. Joycelyn Radeny Juniata College
1093C Uncovering Gene Expression Programs that Determine Individual Lifespan in C.
elegans. Matthew Mosley Washington University in St. Louis
1105C Changes to the C. elegans Gut Microbiome Associated with Aging. Juhyun
Cho UC Berkeley
1135C Mitochondrial content determines lifespan through metabolic reprogramming. Eirini
Lionaki IMBB-FORTH
838C Expansion of the cGAL/split cGAL bipartite expression system. Daniel Oh California
Institute of Technology
841C Methods for investigating C. elegans behavior in a naturalistic environment. Aurelie
Guisnet McGill University
850C The Role of Intermediate Filaments in Aggregate Collection and Exopher
Ejection. Sohil Ardeshna Rutgers University
853C OpenWorm: overview and recent advances in integrative biological simulation
of Caenorhabditis elegans. Stephen Larson OpenWorm Foundation
916C Exophers colocalize with hypodermal lysosomes via endocytic trafficking. Jonathan
St. Ange Rutgers University
298C A Split-Scarlet fluorophore for endogenous protein labeling in C. elegans. Jérôme
Goudeau Calico Life Sciences
325C Effects of ER stress on the glutamate receptor GLR-1 and ER-associated
degradation using Caenorhabditis elegans. Janie Aguilera Western Washington University
544C Tissue-Specific Gene Regulation in C. elegans . Deema Alhusari UBC-CMMT
589C Using CRISPR/Cas9 methodology for efficient generation of deletions in C.
elegans. Mark Edgley University of British Columbia
619C Re-engineering a Luminopsin Tool to Study C. elegans Nervous System. Richard
Granger Davidson College
661C Defining the dsRNA gland of C. elegans. Yun Choi U. of Maryland College Park
751C Compulsive Drug Seeking in C. elegans. Changhoon Jee UTHSC
997C Translational regulation of non-autonomous mitochondrial stress response promotes
longevity in C. elegans. Di Chen Nanjing University
1021C Identification of novel autophagy negative regulator modulating C.
elegans reproductive lifespan. Toshiharu Fujita Osaka University (19C)