SUNDAY |
2:00 pm - 9:00 pm | Arrival and Check-in |
6:00 pm | Dinner |
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm | Welcome and Introduction |
7:40 pm - 9:30 pm | TEMPERATURE AND CLIMATE CHANGE |
7:40 pm - 7:50 pm | Discussion Leader: John J. Burke, ARS-USDA, Lubbock, TX |
7:50 pm - 8:20 pm | Owen K. Atkin, University of York, UK
"Acclimation of plant respiration to long-term change temperature: Why is there so much variability?" |
8:20 pm - 9:20 pm | Rowan Sage, University of Toronto, Toronto Canada
"Approaching Thermogeddon: Identifying Biological Sensitivities to Climate Change and Effective Mitigation Options, while there is still time" |
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm | General Discussion |
9:30 pm - 11:30 pm | Welcome Reception |
MONDAY |
7:30 am - 8:30 am | Breakfast |
8:30 am | Conference Photo |
9:00 am - 12:30 pm | TEMPERATURE REGULATORY NETWORKS |
9:00 am - 9:10 am | Discussion Leader: Michael Thomashow, Michigan State University |
9:10 am - 9:50 am | Heather van Buskirk, Michigan State University
"Low Temperature Regulatory Networks" |
9:50 am - 10:30 am | Joel Kreps, Torrey Mesa Research Institute, Syngenta
"Overlap of Low Temperature and Dehydration Gene Networks" |
10:30 am | Coffee Break |
11:00 am - 11:40 am | Jian-Kang Zhu, University of Arizona, Tucson
"Genetic Analysis of Low Temperature Signaling in Arabidopsis" |
11:40 am - 12:10 pm | Kazuo Shinozaki, RIKEN Tsukuba Institute, Tsukuba, Japan "Global Analysis of Gene Expression in Response to Cold, Drought and High Salinity: Crosstalk in Stress Signaling" |
12:10 pm - 12:30 pm | General Discussion |
12:30 pm | Lunch |
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm | Free Time |
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm | Poster Session |
6:00 pm | Dinner |
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm | TEMPERATURE SENSORS AND TRANSDUCERS |
| Discussion Leader: Norio Murata, National Institute for Basic Biology, Myodaijicho, Okazaki, Japan |
7:30 pm - 8:05 pm | Diego de Mendoza, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Rosario, Argentina "Molecular Basis of Thermosensing in Bacillus Subtilis" |
8:05 pm - 8:40 pm | Sumiko Inouye, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Piscataway, NJ "Perception and Transduction of Heat Signals in Myxococcus" |
8:40 pm - 9:15 pm | Norio Murata, National Institute for Basic Biology, Myodaijicho, Okazaki, Japan "Cold and Heat-Sensing His Kinases and Their Unique Characteristics" |
9:15 pm - 9:30 pm | General Discussion |
TUESDAY |
7:30 am - 8:30 am | Breakfast |
9:00 am - 12:30 pm | HIGH TEMPERATURE STRESS |
9:00 am - 9:20 am | Discussion Leader: Elizabeth Vierling, University of Arizona |
9:20 am - 9:55 am | Krishna Niyogi, University of California, Berkeley
"Light and High Temperature" |
9:55 am - 10:30 am | Steve Crafts-Brandner, ARS, Phoenix, Arizona
"Temperature Regulation of Rubisco Activase" |
10:30 am | Coffee Break |
11:00 am - 11:35 am | Lutz Nover, Germany
"Arabidopsis Heat Responses" |
11:35 am - 12:10 pm | Ung Lee, University of Arizona, Tucson
"Genetic Analysis of Thermotolerance" |
12:10 pm - 12:30 pm | General Discussion |
12:30 pm | Lunch |
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm | Free Time |
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm | Poster Session |
6:00 pm | Dinner |
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm | CRYOBIOLOGY / LOW TEMPERATURE BIOLOGY |
7:30 pm - 7:45 pm | Discussion Leader: Chris Walters, ARS USDA, Fort Collins |
7:45 pm - 8:20 pm | Gayle Volk, ARS USDA, Fort Collins
"Cryopreservation of Hydrated Plant Materials" |
8:20 pm - 8:55 pm | Gary Warren, University of London, Surrey, UK
"SFR2 Encodes a Beta-Glycosidase Essential for Freezing Tolerance" |
8:55 pm - 9:30 pm | Eliot Herman, USDA-ARS, Danforth Foundation, St. Louis "Second-phase cold hardening is a distinct physiological state that enhances freezing tolerance" |
WEDNESDAY |
7:30 am - 8:30 am | Breakfast |
9:00 am - 12:30 pm | IMPROVING TEMPERATURE TOLERANCE IN CROP PLANTS |
9:00 am - 9:20 am | Discussion Leader: Yves Castonguay, Agriculture Canada, Sainte Foy |
9:20 am - 10:00 am | Serge Laberge, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Sainte-Foy "Functional Genomics of Cold Tolerance in Alfalfa" |
10:00 am - 10:40 am | Pat Hayes, Oregon State University, Corvallis
"From Winter Barley to Cold Beer?" |
10:40 am | Coffee Break |
11:10 am - 11:50 am | Paul Loida, Monsanto, St. Louis
"Transgenic Approaches to Chilling Tolerance in Maize" |
11:50 am - 12:30 pm | James Zhang, Mendel Biotechnology, Hayward
"Global Approaches to Identify Transgenic Factors" |
12:30 pm | Lunch |
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm | Free Time |
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm | Poster Session |
6:00 pm | Dinner |
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm | EARLY CAREER SCIENTISTS |
| Discussion Leaders: Tapio Palva, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland & Chris Walters, USDA-ARS, Fort Collins |
7:30 pm - 7:50 pm | Mark Abad, Monsanto, St. Louis
"A functional genomics discovery platform for cold, wet germination tolerance using the Arabidopsis thaliana model system" |
7:50 pm - 8:10 pm | Shannon Clarke, Institute of Biological Sciences, University of Wales, UK "Salicylic acid raises basal thermotolerance in Arabidopsis thaliana" |
8:10 pm - 8:30 pm | Byeong-ha Lee, University of Arizona, Tucson
"ICE1, An Upstream Transcription Factor Controlling the CBF Cold Response Pathway and Freezing Tolerance in Arabidopsis" |
8:30 pm - 8:50 pm | Nicole Nesbitt, University of Saskatchewan, Canada
"Visualization of Freezing in Non-Acclimated and Cold Acclimated Canola Leaves via Infrared Video Thermography" |
8:50 pm - 9:10 pm | Joyce C. Pennycooke, Ohio State University, Wooster
"Downregulating a-galactosidase enhances freezing tolerance in transgenic petunia" |
9:10 pm - 9:30 pm | Yueju Wang, Oregon State University, Corvallis
"Cytosolic Ascorbate Peroxidase Overexpression in Tomato Increases Tolerance to Temperature Stress" |
THURSDAY |
7:30 am - 8:30 am | Breakfast |
9:00 am - 12:30 pm | GENETICS, GENOMICS, METABOLOMICS |
9:00 am - 9:20 am | Discussion Leader: Charles Guy, University of Florida, Gainesville |
9:20 am - 9:55 am | Alan Schulman, University of Helsinki
"Genome Evolution Retrotransposon Dynamics in Response to Microclimatic Divergence" |
9:55 am - 10:30 am | Ning Jiang Ning, University of Georgia, Athens
"Plant Transposable Elements and Stress: Where Genetics Meets Genomics" |
10:30 am | Coffee Break |
11:00 am - 11:35 am | John Quackenbush, TIGR, Rockville, Maryland
"Whole Genome Expression Analysis of Stress Response in Plants" |
11:35 am - 12:10 pm | Fatma Kaplan, University of Florida, Gainesville
"From Microarray Profile to Functional Characterization of Beta Amylase in Temperature stress" |
12:10 pm - 12:30 pm | General Discussion |
12:30 pm | Lunch |
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm | Free Time |
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm | Poster Session |
6:00 pm | Dinner |
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm | INA BACTERIA / BUSINESS SESSION |
7:30 pm - 7:45 pm | Discussion Leader: Mike Burke, Oregon State University, Corvallis |
7:45 pm - 8:45 pm | Steve Lindow, University of California, Berkeley
"Ice Nucleation Active Bacteria - Role in Plant Freezing and other Contributions to Science" |
8:45 pm - 9:30 pm | Business Session / General Discussion |
FRIDAY |
7:30 am - 8:30 am | Breakfast |
9:00 am | Depart |