MHC Tuesday, June 30, 2009, Hall Belvedere I-II 14:00-14:20 Genomic organization of MHC class I in Atlantic salmon: U-, Z- and S lineage genes Harstad H., Lukacs M., Beetz-Sargent M., McKinnel L., Lubieniecki K.P., Bakke H.G., Koop B.F., Grimholt U. 14:20-14:40 Cloning and characterization of haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) major histocompatibility class I genes Dixon B., Fujiki K., Conejeros P., Johnson S.C., Gamperl A.K. 14:40-15:00 Evolution of nonclassical MHC class Ib genes of Silurana tropicalis and Xenopus laevis Goyos A., Sowa J., Ohta Y., Robert J. 15:00-15:20 Roles of MHC class Ia and class Ib in CD8 T cell function Nedelkovska H., Goyos A., Chida A., Yen P., Maggirwar S., Robert J. 15:20-15:40 The genetic map of a reptilian major histocompatibility complex (MHC) is an evolutionary link between the small avian and large mammalian MHC regions Godinez-Moreno R., Edwards S.V. 15:40-16:00 Allelic diversity of MHC I in wild mallards Jensen S.M., Magor K.E.