Saturday
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Arrival and Check-in
3:30 pm - 3:45 pm
Introductory Comments by GRC Staff / Welcome and Introduction from the Chairs
3:45 pm - 4:30 pm
Keynote Session: Emerging Techniques to Characterise Resilience to Stress
Discussion Leader: Chris Smith-Martin (University of Minnesota Twin Cities, United States)
3:45 pm - 4:05 pm
Ibrahim Bourbia (University of Tasmania, Australia)
"Regulation of Hypertension in Trees"
4:05 pm - 4:10 pm
Discussion
4:10 pm - 4:25 pm
Alexandre Gonzalez (UMR PIAF UCA / INRAe Clermont-Auvergne, France)
"Loss of Transmittance in Leaves: A New Way to Approach Cell Death Dynamic"
4:25 pm - 4:30 pm
Discussion
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Abiotic Stress and Plants Through Evolution and Time
Discussion Leader: Ross Deans (University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom)
7:30 pm - 7:50 pm
Christopher McCarthy (University of Tasmania, Australia)
"Large Capacitance Found in the Roots of Two Contrasting Conifer Species"
7:50 pm - 7:55 pm
Discussion
7:55 pm - 8:15 pm
Giovanni Bicego (University of Padova, Italy)
"Needle Length and Hydraulic Resistance: Crucial Factors for Conifers Dealing with Dry Conditions"
8:15 pm - 8:20 pm
Discussion
8:20 pm - 8:35 pm
Cross Heintzelman (University of Florida, United States)
"Will Hotter-Drought Leave Your Coffee Cup Empty?"
8:35 pm - 8:40 pm
Discussion
8:40 pm - 9:00 pm
Katya Bandow (University of Tasmania, Australia)
"Drivers of Leaf Size in Conifers: Climate, Phylogeny or Both?"
9:00 pm - 9:05 pm
Discussion
9:05 pm - 9:25 pm
Justine Rojas (University of Georgia, United States)
"Coordination of Isohydry and Anisohydry Continuum Across the Pinaceae and Cupressaceae Families"
9:25 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Sunday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 11:00 am
Plant Stress: Cells to Ecosystems
Discussion Leader: Tina Koehler (Technical University Munich, Germany)
9:00 am - 9:20 am
Cade Kane (Harvard University, United States)
"Investigating the Role of ABA Biosynthesis in Stomatal Responses to VPD"
9:20 am - 9:25 am
Discussion
9:25 am - 9:45 am
Malini Muthu Karpagam (Smith College, United States)
"Understanding the Physiological Basis of Freezing and Drought Stress Tolerance in Conifers"
9:45 am - 9:50 am
Discussion
9:50 am - 10:05 am
Vanessa Tonet (Yale University, United States)
"Within Canopy Leaf Variation: A Driver of Heterogeneous Leaf Death During Drought"
10:05 am - 10:10 am
Discussion
10:10 am - 10:30 am
David Herrera-Ramirez (Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry, Germany)
"Nonstructural Carbon Age and Carbon Cycle Relates with the Anatomical Distribution of Starch Within the Stem Wood of Tropical Trees"
10:30 am - 10:35 am
Discussion
10:35 am - 10:55 am
Erez Feuer (The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel)
"The Protective Role of Soil Water Content Against Extreme Heatwaves: Time-Series Analysis of Tree Resilience"
10:55 am - 11:00 am
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
Mentorship Component: Career Pathways, Research and Beyond
Discussion Leader: Yael Grunwald (Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel)
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Panel Discussion
Career Pathways, Research and Beyond
Jess Gersony (Smith College, United States)
José M. Torres-Ruiz (IRNAS - CSIC, Spain)
Anna Trugman (University of California, Santa Barbara, United States)
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Evaluation Period
Complete the GRS Evaluation Forms; Election of Future Chair(s)
3:00 pm
Seminar Concludes