Sunday
2:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Arrival and Check-in
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introductory Comments by GRC Staff / Welcome and Introduction from the Chairs
7:40 pm - 9:30 pm
Keynote Session: Linking Promising Fundamental Work with Agro-Ecosystem Sciences
Discussion Leader: Jose Dinneny (Stanford University, United States)
7:40 pm - 7:50 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:50 pm - 8:30 pm
Joe Ecker ( Salk Institute for Biological Studies and Howard Hughes Medical Institute , United States)
"Plant Cell Atlases in Drought and Recovery"
8:30 pm - 8:40 pm
Discussion
8:40 pm - 9:20 pm
Renee Lafitte (Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, United States)
"Translating Discoveries in Plant Science into Solutions for Agriculture"
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Monday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Stress Signaling and Genomics
Discussion Leader: Sarah M. (Sally) Assmann (Penn State University, United States)
9:00 am - 9:10 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:40 am
Yasunari Fujita (Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences (JIRCAS), Japan)
"Invisible Mild Drought with Significant Impact on Yield: Phosphate Starvation Response Occurs under Progressive Mild Drought in Plants"
9:40 am - 9:50 am
Discussion
9:50 am - 10:20 am
Lucia Strader (Duke University, United States)
"Tuning Stress Response Transcription"
10:20 am - 10:30 am
Discussion
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:30 am
Honghong Hu (Huazhong Agricultural University, China)
"A Molecular Switch Controlling the Water Loss Between Stomata and the Epidermis"
11:30 am - 11:40 am
Discussion
11:40 am - 11:55 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
11:55 am - 12:00 pm
Discussion
12:00 pm - 12:10 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
12:10 pm - 12:15 pm
Discussion
12:15 pm - 12:25 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
12:25 pm - 12:30 pm
Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
The GRC Power Hourâ„¢
The GRC Power Hourâ„¢ is designed to address diversity and inclusion in the scientific workplace by providing a safe environment for informal and meaningful conversations amongst colleagues of all career stages. The program supports the professional growth of all members of our communities, including ethnicity, race and/or gender identity by providing an open forum for discussion and mentoring.
Organizer: Moises Exposito-Alonso (University of California Berkeley, United States)
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Single Cell Omics and Stress Responses
Discussion Leader: Seung Rhee (Michigan State University, United States)
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:40 pm - 8:10 pm
Maheshi Dassanayake (Louisiana State University, United States)
"Diverse Pathways in Extremophytes to Thrive Amidst the Adversity of Salt Stress"
8:10 pm - 8:20 pm
Discussion
8:20 pm - 8:50 pm
Sunil Kenchanmane Raju (New York University, United States)
"Cell-type Specific Gene Expression Patterns in Development and Stress Response"
8:50 pm - 9:00 pm
Discussion
9:00 pm - 9:10 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
9:10 pm - 9:15 pm
Discussion
9:15 pm - 9:25 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
9:25 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Tuesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Physiological Processes Related to Stress Response
Discussion Leader: Sonia Negrao (University College Dublin, Ireland)
9:00 am - 9:10 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:45 am
Marjorie Lundgren (Lancaster University, United Kingdom)
"The Evolution of Photosynthesis in Response to Abiotic Stress"
9:45 am - 9:55 am
Discussion
9:55 am - 10:25 am
Walid Sadok (University of Minnesota, United States)
"The Effect of Rising Atmospheric Drought on Nitrogen Fixation in a Legume Crop"
10:25 am - 10:35 am
Discussion
10:35 am - 11:05 am
Coffee Break
11:05 am - 11:25 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
11:25 am - 11:30 am
Discussion
11:30 am - 11:45 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
11:45 am - 11:50 am
Discussion
11:50 am - 12:05 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
12:05 pm - 12:10 pm
Discussion
12:10 pm - 12:25 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
12:25 pm - 12:30 pm
Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
A Critical Evaluation of Adaptive Traits, Abiotic Stress Experiments, and Crop Improvement
Discussion Leader: Mark Tester (King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia)
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:40 pm - 8:10 pm
Vincent Vadez (IRD, France)
"From Drought Tolerance Genes and Traits to Increased Yield Under Drought: A Reality Check on What can Work and What Cannot"
8:10 pm - 8:20 pm
Discussion
8:20 pm - 8:50 pm
Monica Menz (Innolea SAS, France)
"From R to D: Some Crucial Steps"
8:50 pm - 9:00 pm
Discussion
9:00 pm - 9:10 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
9:10 pm - 9:15 pm
Discussion
9:15 pm - 9:25 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
9:25 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Wednesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
8:30 am - 9:00 am
Group Photo
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Climate Change and Agriculture
Discussion Leader: Felix Fritschi (University of Missouri, United States)
9:00 am - 9:10 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:45 am
Karine Chenu (The University of Queensland, Australia)
"Wheat Adaptation to Heat and Drought in Current and Future Climates"
9:45 am - 9:55 am
Discussion
9:55 am - 10:25 am
Gopala Krishnan S (Indian Agricultural Research Institute, India)
"Linking Upstream Research with Breeding at the Indian Agricultural Research Institute"
10:25 am - 10:35 am
Discussion
10:35 am - 11:05 am
Coffee Break
11:05 am - 11:25 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
11:25 am - 11:30 am
Discussion
11:30 am - 11:45 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
11:45 am - 11:50 am
Discussion
11:50 am - 12:05 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
12:05 pm - 12:10 pm
Discussion
12:10 pm - 12:25 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
12:25 pm - 12:30 pm
Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Anatomy, Development, and Stress Responses
Discussion Leader: Niko Geldner (University of Lausanne, Switzerland)
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:40 pm - 8:10 pm
Grace John (University of Florida, United States)
"How Anatomical Allometry Shapes Ecology and Evolution"
8:10 pm - 8:20 pm
Discussion
8:20 pm - 8:50 pm
Gabriel Castrillo (University of Nottingham, United Kingdom)
"Regulatory Mechanisms Controlling the Coordination Between Endodermal Function and the Resident Microbiota in the Root"
8:50 pm - 9:00 pm
Discussion
9:00 pm - 9:10 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
9:10 pm - 9:15 pm
Discussion
9:15 pm - 9:25 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
9:25 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Thursday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
8:30 am - 9:00 am
Business Meeting
Nominations for the Next Vice Chair(s); Complete the GRC Evaluation Forms; Discuss Future Dates and Venue; Election of the Next Vice Chair(s)
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Adaptation to Extreme Environments
Discussion Leader: Ikram Blilou (King Abdulah University of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia)
9:00 am - 9:10 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:45 am
Luis Herrera-Estrella (Texas Tech University, United States)
"Analysis of Regulatory Networks Controlling Seed and Vegetative Desiccation Tolerance: A Comparative Study"
9:45 am - 9:55 am
Discussion
9:55 am - 10:25 am
Mariana Artur (Wageningen University and Research, The Netherlands)
"Fine Drying: Regulatory Mechanisms of Seed Desiccation Survival"
10:25 am - 10:35 am
Discussion
10:35 am - 11:05 am
Coffee Break
11:05 am - 11:35 am
Rodrigo Gutierrez (Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Chile)
"Plant Life at the Extremes in the Atacama Desert"
11:35 am - 11:45 am
Discussion
11:45 am - 11:55 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
11:55 am - 12:00 pm
Discussion
12:00 pm - 12:10 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
12:10 pm - 12:15 pm
Discussion
12:15 pm - 12:25 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
12:25 pm - 12:30 pm
Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Natural Variation, Climate Adaptation, the Evolution of Stress Tolerance
Discussion Leader: Angela Hancock (Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, Germany)
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:40 pm - 8:10 pm
Moises Exposito-Alonso (University of California Berkeley, United States)
"Rapid Evolution in a Globally Distributed Plant Evolution Experiment"
8:10 pm - 8:20 pm
Discussion
8:20 pm - 8:30 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
8:30 pm - 8:35 pm
Discussion
8:35 pm - 9:20 pm
Michael Purugganan (New York University, United States)
"Systems Genomics of Rice Drought and Salt Stress"
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Friday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am
Departure