September 7, Monday 

11.30-13.00 International Scientific School for Young Researchers within the framework of the Conference “Formation, Evolution, Biodiversity, Recent State and Forecast of Development of Aquatic Ecosystems” (conference-hall, Limnological Institute):

11.30-12.00 Prof. Tamara Khodzher Current chemical composition of the habitats for Baikal organisms (Limnological Institute SB RAS, Irkutsk, Russia);

12.00-12.30 Dr.  Ruprecht Jaenicke Primary biological atmospheric aerosols (Institute for Physics of the Atmosphere, University Mainz, Mainz, Germany);

12.30-13.00 Dr.  Hirotsugu Minami Chemical analysis of pore water and gas hydrate water obtained from the Kukuy mud volcanoes in Lake Baikal (Kitami Institute of Technology, Kitami, Japan).

 

19.00-21.00 Popular science film about Lake Baikal by Igor Khanaev (conference-hall, Limnological Institute). Lab tour in Limnological Institute.  

 

 

September 8, Tuesday 

9.00-13.00 International Scientific School for Young Researchers within the framework of the Conference “Formation, Evolution, Biodiversity, Recent State and Forecast of Development of Aquatic Ecosystems” (conference-hall, Limnological Institute):

09.00-09.30 Dr. Tatiana Sitnikova Benthic communities of the deep-water zone in Lake Baikal: their structure and functioning (Limnological Institute SB RAS, Irkutsk, Russia) 

09.30-10.00 Dr. Larisa Prozorova Genesis of freshwater malacofauna in Northeast Asia from Baikal to Biwa (Institute of biology and soil science, Vladivostok, Russia)

10.00-10.30 Dr.  Ivana Karanovic Barcoding of ancient lake ostracods (Crustacea) reveals cryptic speciation with extremely low distances (Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea) 

10.30-11.00 Dr. Jonathan Todd Unexpectedly high species diversity revealed in an endemic gastropod genus (Paramelania) from Lake Tanganyika: the complementary role of old and new collections (Department of Earth Sciences, Natural History Museum, London, UK)

11.30-12.00 Prof. Yelena Likhoshway Interactions of microscopic organisms in aquatic ecosystems (Limnological Institute SB RAS, Irkutsk, Russia) 

12.00-12.30 Dr. Marina Usoltseva Fossil diatoms of the Baikal region (Limnological Institute SB RAS, Irkutsk, Russia) 

 

14.30-18.00 School for Young Researchers-Biologists (Molchanov-Sibirsky Irkutsk Regional Multipurpose Scientific Library, room 203, 3rd floor): Prof. Elena Ryabchikova Plasma membrane: macromolecular structure and function (Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine SB RAS, Novosibirsk, Russia). 

20.00-21.30 Documentary film “Thin Ice” by David Sington and Simon Lamb (New Zealand, Great Britain, 2013). Guests of the Conference – conveners of the Baikal International Festival of Documentary, Popular Science and Educational Films “Man and Nature” (conference-hall, Limnological Institute). 

 

September 9, Wednesday 

9.00-13.00 International Scientific School for Young Researchers within the framework of the Conference “Formation, Evolution, Biodiversity, Recent State and Forecast of Development of Aquatic Ecosystems” (conference-hall, Limnological Institute):

09.00-09.30 Prof. Tamara Zemskaya Benthic microbial communities as natural biofilters of Lake Baikal (Limnological Institute SB RAS, Irkutsk, Russia);

09.30-10.00 Prof. Nikolay Pimenov Anaerobic oxidation of methane in freshwater bodies (Winogradsky Institute of Microbiology, Moscow, Russia);

10.00-10.30 Prof. Sergey Gulin Environmental role of methane seeps in the Black sea (A.O. Kovalevsky Institute of Marine Biological Research of RAS, Sevastopol, Russia);

10.30-11.00 Prof. Valentin Drucker Phages of Lake Baikal:  recent scientific mystery of the microcosm (Limnological Institute SB RAS, Irkutsk, Russia).

11.30-12.00 Prof. Andrew Fedotov Paleoclimatic reconstructions based on case study of lakes in East Siberia (Limnological Institute SB RAS, Irkutsk, Russia)

12.00-12.30 Dr. Ellinor Michel The shell beds of Lake Tanganyika: palaeoecology, environmental change and living systems (Department of Life Sciences, Natural History Museum, London, UK);

12.30-13.00 Dr. Hiroshi Hara Precipitation chemistry in Irkutsk: the role of calcium carbonate (Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Tokyo, Japan);

 

14.30-18.00 School for Young Researchers-Biologists (Molchanov-Sibirsky Irkutsk Regional Multipurpose Scientific Library, room 203, 3rd floor): Prof. Elena Ryabchikova Endocytosis and vesicular transport in the cell (Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine SB RAS, Novosibirsk, Russia). 

 

20.00-21.30 Documentary film «Szigetköz» by Mosonyi Szabolcs (Hungary, Slovakia, Germany, 2013). Guests of the Conference – conveners of the Baikal International Festival of Documentary, Popular Science and Educational Films “Man and Nature” (conference-hall, Limnological Institute). 

 

September 11, Friday 

10.30-13.00 Skype-session: 

Dr. Marianne Moore Recent change in the pelagic zone of Lake Baikal and its relationship to environmental drivers (Department of Biological Sciences, Wellesley College, Wellesley, Massachusetts, USA)

Dr. Gordon R. History and future of understanding the mechanism of diatom motility (University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada);

Dr. Gordon R. Progress report on diatom biofuel producing solar panels (University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada);

Dr. Wanzenböck Jo. Larval year class strength and spatiotemporal distribution patterns of European whitefish (Coregonus lavaretus L.) in pre-alpine Austrian lakes (Research Institute for Limnology Mondsee, University of Innsbruck, Mondsee, Austria)

 

14.30-18.00 International Scientific School for Young Researchers within the framework of the Conference “Formation, Evolution, Biodiversity, Recent State and Forecast of Development of Aquatic Ecosystems” (conference-hall, Limnological Institute):

14.30-15.00 Dr. Nikolay Granin Hydrophysical studies at Lake Baikal (Limnological Institute SB RAS, Irkutsk, Russia);

15.00-15.30 Dr. Larisa Nazariova Patterns of water level variability in the largest European lakes: Ladoga and Onega (Northern Water Problems Institute, Karelian Research Centre RAS, Petrozavodsk, Russia);

15.30-16.00 Dr. Akihiro Hachikubo Regional characteristics of hydrate-bound hydrocarbons in Lake Baikal (Kitami Institute of Technology, Kitami, Japan);

16.00-16.30 Prof. Anatoliy Obzhirov Pulsating condition methane fluxes in the Okhotsk sea (V.I. Ilichev Pacific Okeanological Institute FEB RAS, Vladivostok, Russia).

17.00-17.30 Prof. Dmitry Sherbakov Evolution of noncoding DNA under the pressure of positive Darwinian selection (Limnological Institute SB RAS, Irkutsk, Russia);

17.30-18.00 Prof. Dmitry Bogolyubov Nuclear structures of oocytes in Turbellaria-Prorhynchidae (Institute of Cytology RAS, St. Petersburg, Russia);

18.00-18.30 Dr. Anton Lyakh Taxonomic expert systems: current state and advanced development (Kovalevsky Institute of Marine Biological Research, Sevastopol, Russia);

18.30-19.00 Prof. Vadim Annenkov Fluorescent dyes on the basis of polyamines for studying morphology of natural siliceous structures (Limnological Institute SB RAS, Irkutsk, Russia).

 

20.00-21.30 Documentary film “Legends of Lake Baikal” by Julia Byvsheva (Russia, 2013). Guest of the Conference – representatives of the Pribaikalsky National Park (conference-hall, Limnological Institute). 

 

September 12, Saturday 

10.00-16.00 Session (Molchanov-Sibirsky Irkutsk Regional Multipurpose Scientific Library):

Session 10. Results presented by school researchers (rooms 204, 703, 706, 723). 

9.00-13.00 International Scientific School for Young Researchers within the framework of the Conference “Formation, Evolution, Biodiversity, Recent State and Forecast of Development of Aquatic Ecosystems” (conference-hall, Limnological Institute):

09.00-09.30 Dr. Vadim Fialkov New exposition of the Baikal Museum as a reflection of the fundamental achievements of the world science (Baikal Museum ISC SB RAS, Listvyanka, Russia)

09.30-10.00 Dr. Valery Sinyukovich Reconstruction of Lake Baikal level after regulation and optimal regime for use of its water resources (Limnological Institute of RAS SB, Irkutsk, Russia)

10.00-10.30 Dr. Michael Shimaraev (Limnological Institute SB RAS, Irkutsk, Russia)Changes of ice thermal and water regime of Lake Baikal in 1950-2014

10.30-11.00 Prof. Oleg Timoshkin Comprehensive studies of the littoral zone of Lake Baikal: indirect evidence of latent eutrophication? (Limnological Institute, Irkutsk, Russia) 

 

14.30-18.00 School for Young Researchers-Biologists (Molchanov-Sibirsky Irkutsk Regional Multipurpose Scientific Library, room 203, 3rd floor): Prof. Elena Ryabchikova Exosomes as a system of intercellular communication in the organism (Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine SB RAS, Novosibirsk, Russia).