Saturday
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Arrival and Check-in
3:00 pm - 3:15 pm
Introductory Comments by GRC Site Staff / Welcome from the GRS Chair
3:15 pm - 4:00 pm
Volatiles in Interactions Between Plants and Other Organisms
Discussion Leader: Nursyafiqi Zainuddin (Pennsylvania State University, USA)
3:15 pm - 3:20 pm
Opening Remarks
3:20 pm - 3:35 pm
Adrienne Godschalx (University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland)
"Floral Volatiles and Corresponding Transcript Expression of Brood-Site Mimic, Arum maculatum , Are Geographically Structured and Vary According to the Dominant Pollinator Species"
3:35 pm - 3:40 pm
Discussion
3:40 pm - 3:55 pm
Julia Bing (Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, Germany)
"How to Get the Best Pollen?? The Role of Floral Traits in the Mate Selection Process of Nicotiana attenuata "
3:55 pm - 4:00 pm
Discussion
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Poster Session
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Keynote Session: Career Insights and Professional Development Advice / Volatiles in Interactions Between Plants and Other Organisms (continued )
Discussion Leader: Swayamjit Ray (Pennsylvania State University, USA)
5:30 pm - 5:35 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
5:35 pm - 6:00 pm
Martin Heil (Cinvestav, Unidad Irapuato, Mexico)
"Career Insights and Professional Development Advice"
6:00 pm - 6:05 pm
Discussion
6:05 pm - 6:20 pm
Ivan Fernandez Lopez (Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ, Germany)
"Defense Priming by Herbivory in Ectomycorrhizal Oak Trees over Successive Growth Flushes"
6:20 pm - 6:25 pm
Discussion
6:25 pm - 6:40 pm
Alexander Weinhold (German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv), Germany)
"Interplay of Aboveground Herbivory and Belowground Parasitism Modulates Volatile Emission in Tomato Plants"
6:40 pm - 6:45 pm
Discussion
6:45 pm - 7:00 pm
Bipana Paudel Timilsena (Pennsylvania State University, USA)
"Herbivore Specific Induction of Defense Response by Primed Plants"
7:00 pm - 7:05 pm
Discussion
7:05 pm - 7:20 pm
Kay Moisan (Wageningen University and Research, The Netherlands)
"Warning or Blessing? Volatiles Emitted by Pathogenic and Non-Pathogenic Fungi Affect Plant Development and Resistance to Insects"
7:20 pm - 7:25 pm
Discussion
7:25 pm - 7:30 pm
General Discussion
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Dinner
Sunday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 11:00 am
Keynote Session: Career Insights and Professional Development Advice / Plant Volatiles in Agroecosystems and Animal Perception of Plant Volatiles
Discussion Leader: Arletys Verdecia (Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Cuba)
9:00 am - 9:05 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:05 am - 9:30 am
Ana Pineda (Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW), The Netherlands)
"Career Insights and Professional Development Advice"
9:30 am - 9:35 am
Discussion
9:35 am - 9:50 am
Daniel Mutyambai (Cornell University, USA)
"Novel Maize Cropping System Affects Constitutive Volatile Emission and Plant Defences"
9:50 am - 9:55 am
Discussion
9:55 am - 10:10 am
Andrew Muchlinski (Virginia Tech, USA)
"Influence of Root Terpenoids on the Microbial Community of Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L. )"
10:10 am - 10:15 am
Discussion
10:15 am - 10:30 am
Hannah Burger (Ulm University, Germany)
"Odour Responses to Host-Plant Odorants in Specialized Andrena Bees"
10:30 am - 10:35 am
Discussion
10:35 am - 10:50 am
Alexander Haverkamp (Max Planck Institut for Chemical Ecology, Germany)
"A Hawkmoth's Perspective on Floral Scent"
10:50 am - 10:55 am
Discussion
10:55 am - 11:00 am
General Discussion
11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Poster Session
Coffee will be served in the poster area from 11:00 am - 11:30 am
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Biosynthesis and Metabolism of Plant Volatiles
Discussion Leader: Arman Beyraghdar Kashkooli (Wageningen University and Research, The Netherlands)
1:30 pm - 1:35 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
1:35 pm - 1:50 pm
Cynthia Holland (Washington University in St. Louis, USA)
"Structure-Function Investigation of Prephenate Aminotransferase Reveals the Molecular Basis for Substrate Recognition and Regulation"
1:50 pm - 1:55 pm
Discussion
1:55 pm - 2:10 pm
Rocio Escobar-Bravo (Leiden University, The Netherlands)
"Light Intensity-Mediated Induction of Type-VI Glandular Trichome-Associated Allelochemicals Increases Resistance Against Thrips in Tomato"
2:10 pm - 2:15 pm
Discussion
2:15 pm - 2:25 pm
Itay Maoz (Agricultural Research Organization, Volcani Center, Israel)
"Biochemical and Molecular Evidence for the Diversity of Acetyl Esters Production in Grapes (Vitis vinifera )"
2:25 pm - 2:30 pm
Discussion
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Evaluation Period
Fill in GRS Evaluation Forms
3:00 pm
Seminar Concludes