Volume 4iDarwin AS 0024 (2024 AD)

Meeting Report
iDarwin volume 4, pages 24-28
Published on May 30, AS0024 (2024 AD)
The 1st International Conference on Genomic Big Bang
Takeshi ITOH1*
1International College, National Taiwan University, Taiwan*Correspondence address: Takeshi ITOH, International College, National Taiwan University, Taiwan
Email: taitoh@ntu.edu.tw24

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Genomic Big Bang is a recent catchphrase coined by Dr. Takashi Gojobori, who is a Yushan Scholar and a professor at National
Cheng Kung University. Under this fascinating concept, Dr. Gojobori, along with his colleagues and collaborators, organized athree-day international conference in Tainan, located in Southern Taiwan. While this catchphrase appeared to signify thebiodiversity arising from genomic evolution, the conference covered a broad range of research topics, including recentadvancements in biotechnologies, which successfully strengthened the signi cance of the meeting. In fact, the rst keynote
speaker, Dr. Wen-Hsiung Li, who is a world-renowned researcher, lectured on the technological aspects of genomics, while thesecond keynote speaker, Dr. Nina Yasuda, an up-and-coming researcher, delivered a presentation about the biodiversity of coral
reef organisms.
The regular sessions commenced with discussions on global-warming issues and were followed by presentations on plantbiology, evolutionary studies, microbiology, etc. It is noteworthy that, in addition to standard genomics work employing recent
advanced DNA sequencing technologies, large-scale sequencing was widely utilized in other areas, such as ecology andenvironmental biology. This implied that massive DNA or RNA sequencing has become indispensable for laying the foundationin numerous branches of modern biology. The conference program is attached at the end of this report,
Tainan is a cozy ancient town with a long history spanning nearly 400 years. The residents of Tainan are well-known for warmly
welcoming visitors with uniquely avored foods, and their hospitality reminds the benign climate of this town. Feeling the gentle
southern breeze, we were all eager to revisit this place and hold the second conference here again soon in the near future.
"Genomic Big Bang” Symposium Program
May 8th, 2024
8:50-9:10 Background speech: Dr. Takashi Gojobori
9:10-9:50 Keynote speech 1: Dr. Wen Hsiung Li
Title: Genome technology, C4 leaf development and rice grain yield improvement
Session 1: Biodiversity, Global warming and impacts
10:20-10:35 S1-1: Dr. Sheng-Tzong Cheng
Title: Global digitization while global warming
10:35-10:50 S1-2: Dr. Benny Kwok Kan Chanfifi

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Title: Evolution of the coral-barnacle symbiotic relationship -essentials in understanding coral reef symbiosis
10:50-11:10 S1-3: Dr. Satoshi Nagai
Title: Comparative genome analysis among the genus Skeletonema, the most cosmopolitan marine diatom group. Why are they so prospering?
11:10-11:25 S1-4: Dr. Yun-Che Wang
Title: Bio-enhanced mountain slope stability for sustainability in ecology and economy through agriculture
11:25-11:40 S1-5: Dr. I-Ching Chen
Title: Global redistribution of biodiversity and conservation paradigm shifts
11:40-11:55 S1-6: Dr. Haruko Takeyama
Title: Single-cell genomics studies of marine microbes in Suru Minetaga Bay, Japan, elucidate their adaptations to the marine environment
11:55-12:10 S1-7: Dr. Yu-Hsun Hsu
Title: Latitudinal variation and local adaptation in damsel y wing colors under the lens of climate change
Session 2: Seed biology and plant adaptation
14:05-14:20 S2-1: Dr. Toshiki Ishikawa
Title: Solving a sphinx enigma in plant science: the challenges for crop improvement and a new green bio product by metabolic engineering ofsphingolipids
14:20-14:35 S2-2: Dr. Masaru Ohme-Takagi
Title: Signaling factors that regulate synchronized development of embryo and endosperm during seed formation
14:35-14:50 S2-3: Dr. Hsing-Juh Lin
Title: Co-bene ts of managing mangroves for biodiversity and carbon sink
14:50-15:05 S2-4: Dr. Wen-Chieh Tsai
Title: Genome evolution and phenotypic adaptation of orchids
15:05-15:20 S2-5: Dr. Ming-Jung Liu
Title: Unveiling the hidden: exploring translating genes in plants and plant viruses
15:20-15:35 S2-6: Dr. Iwai Ohbayashi
Title: not listed
15:35-15:50 S2-7: Dr. Masatoshi Yamaguchi
Title: Master regulators of formation of secondary cell wall, main target of the woody biomassSession 3: Evolution, adaptation under stresses
16:20-16:35 S3-1: Dr. Ya-Fu Lee
Title: Brood success and conservation needs of socially polyandrous and sex-role-reversed pheasant-tailed jacanas in a changing world
16:35-16:50 S3-2: Dr. Ya-Zhu Ko
Title: Exploring the deep population structure of nypa fruticans wurmb, a species with potential for functional food and medicine development, in theindian-west paci c geographical isolation
16:50-17:05 S3-3: Dr. Kuo-Fang Chunflfifi26

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Title: Evolution of a mega-diverse clade: phylogenomics of begonia
17:05-17:20 S3-4: Dr. Su-Chiung Fang
Title: Comparative transcriptomics enables studies of the specialized developmental programs in phalaenopsis orchids
17:20-17:35 S3-5: Dr. Akira Sasaki
Title: Evolution of pathogen in heterogeneous metapopulations
17:35-17:50 S3-6: Dr. Chau-Ti Ting
Title: Evolution of Fatty acid elongase gene family in Drosophila
17:50-18:05 S3-7: Dr. Hurng-Yi Wang
Title: The role of transposable elements in opsariichthys speciation and gobioidei diversi cation
18:05-18:20 S3-8: Dr. Yuzuru Tozawa
Title: Studies on industrially important proteins based on in vitro translation
May 9th, 2024
8:30-9:10 Keynote Speech 2: Dr. Nina Yasuda
Title: Exploring genomic seascape: understanding diversi cation of coral reef organisms in the Indo-Paci c
9:10-9:25 S3-9: Dr. Yun-Chu Chen
Title: Signals for plant defense priming
9:25-9:40 S3-10: Dr. Woei-Jiun Guo
Title: A sweet-mediated sugar competition between plants and microbes
9:40-9:55 S3-11: Dr. Masashi Yamada
Title: The role of a small peptide in root meristem development
9:55-10:10 S3-12: Dr. Yoko Satta
Title: Two selective hard sweeps for lactose tolerance in Europe and South Asia
10:10-10:25 S3-13: Dr. So Nakagawa
Title: Diversity and evolution of RNA viruses (including SARS-CoV-2) revealed by massive nucleotide sequencing data analyses
10:25-10:40 S3-14: Dr. Masato Nikaido
Title: Genetic mechanism of parallel evolution of lip hypertrophy in cichlids revealed by comparative genomics
10:40-10:55 S3-15: Dr. Naruya Saitou
Title: Yaponesian genome project FY2018-2022: Our achievements
10:55-11:10 S3-16: Dr. Katsuhiko Mineta
Title: Population genomics in Arabian Peninsula and its implications
11:10-11:25 S3-17: Dr. Toshinori Endo
Title: A novel model for de novo gene birth by multi-omics analysis
11:25-11:40 S3-18: Jer-Young Linfifi

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Title: Divergence in temporal gene activities programming late embryo development between soybean and Arabidopsis
11:40-11:55 S3-19: Dr. Ying-Lan Chen
Title: A vascular sap peptide conserved across owering plants positively regulates lignin biosynthesis, biomass and immunity
11:55-12:10 S3-20: Dr. Yoshitaka Nishiyama
Title: Response of photosynthesis to strong light
13:00-13:15 S3-21: Dr. Atsushi Ogura
Title: Convergent evolution of eye
13:15-13:30 S3-22: Dr. Yoshimoto Saito
Title: Genome sequencing of Sakura shrimp Lucensosegria lucens: new insight into the evolution of the Decapoda
Session 4: Carbon Sequestration and Microbiology
14:40-14:55 S4-1: Dr. Sen-Lin Tang
Title: From community to individual: it is the time for scrutinizing individual microbes and their ecological functions
14:55-15:10 S4-2: Dr. Wan-Yu Liu
Title: Craving a greener future? Unveil the secrets of nature’s carbon vaults
15:10-15:25 S4-3: Dr. Shugo Watabe
Title: Metagenomic approach to characterize microbial communities in aquatic environments in Japan
15:25-15:40 S4-4: Dr. Chao-Li Huang
Title: The role of needle-decomposing fungi in shaping contrasting re adaptations between two pinus subgenera
15:40-15:55 S4-5: Dr. Hsiao-Pei Lu
Title: Using metagenomics to characterize marine plankton diversity
Session 5: Biotechnology and Microbiology
16:30-16:45 S5-1: Dr. Dr. Ling Yuan
Title: How owers and fruits change colors?
16:45-17:00 S5-2: Dr. Sumire Fujiwara
Title: Exploration and functional analysis of useful transcription factors in plants
17:00-17:15 S5-3: Dr. Nobutaka Mitsuda
Title: Plant transcription factor engineering for our sustainable future
17:15-17:30 S5-4: Dr. Dewi Sukma
Title: The current research on molecular aspects of phalaenopsis resistance to soft-rot disease
17:30-17:45 S1-8: Dr. Takefumi Nakazawa
Title: not listed

Edited by SAITOU Naruya

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