Saturday
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Arrival and Check-in
3:30 pm - 3:45 pm
Introductory Comments by GRC Site Staff / Welcome from the GRS Chair
3:45 pm - 4:30 pm
Keynote Session: Lipids as Defense Signals
Discussion Leader: Wilhelm Menzel (Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, Germany)
3:45 pm - 4:15 pm
Pradeep Kachroo (University of Kentucky, USA)
"Chemical Signaling in Systemic Acquired Resistance"
4:15 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
Lipid Metabolism
Discussion Leader: Daniel Lunn (Washington State University, USA)
7:30 pm - 7:45 pm
Caitlin Cridland (Virginia Tech, USA)
"Inositol Pyrophosphates and the Cross Talk Between Lipids and Phosphate Sensing"
7:45 pm - 7:50 pm
Discussion
7:50 pm - 8:05 pm
Larissa Launhardt (Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, Germany)
"Spatiotemporal Organization of Enzymes Mediating Plant Oil Biogenesis"
8:05 pm - 8:10 pm
Discussion
8:10 pm - 8:25 pm
Prasad Parchuri (Kansas State University, USA)
"Lipidome of Developing Seeds of Omega-3 Fatty Acids Rich Himalayan Plant, Buglossoides arvensis "
8:25 pm - 8:30 pm
Discussion
8:30 pm - 8:45 pm
Trevor Romsdahl (University of North Texas, USA)
"Triacylglycerol Estolides in Orychophragmus violaceus Seed Oil Confers Superior Lubricity and Thermal Stability Properties"
8:45 pm - 8:50 pm
Discussion
8:50 pm - 9:05 pm
Adam Voshall (University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA)
"Unexpected Wide-Occurrence of FAD2-Type Conjugase (CONJ) Genes in the Cucurbitaceae"
9:05 pm - 9:10 pm
Discussion
9:10 pm - 9:25 pm
Anastasiya Lavell (Michigan State University, USA)
"A Predicted Plastid Rhomboid Protease Involved in Phosphatidic Acid Metabolism in Arabidopsis thaliana "
9:25 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Sunday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 11:00 am
Lipid Signaling
Discussion Leader: Ashley Cannon (BioDiscovery Institute, University of North Texas, USA)
9:00 am - 9:15 am
Franziska Daamen (Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, Germany)
"The Arabidopsis Phosphoinositide Kinase PIP5K2 Influences Transcriptional Control by Interacting with the Histone Acetyltransferase GCN5"
9:15 am - 9:20 am
Discussion
9:20 am - 9:35 am
Md Haq (East Tennessee State University, USA)
"The Role of Fatty Acid Amide Hydrolase in Anandamide-Mediated Signaling Pathway in an Early Land Plant, Physcomitrella patens "
9:35 am - 9:40 am
Discussion
9:40 am - 9:55 am
Hannah Lusk (Kansas State University, USA)
"Mapping of Arabidopsis Mutant with Alteration of Chloroplast Glycerolipid Species"
9:55 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:15 am
Amanda Koenig (Michigan State University, USA)
"PLAFP as a Phosphatidic Acid Dependent Signal for Systemic Stress Response"
10:15 am - 10:20 am
Discussion
10:20 am - 10:35 am
Praveen Krishnamoorthy (Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg, Germany)
"Advanced Light Microscopy to Explore Phosphoinositide Microdomains in the Plant Plasma Membrane"
10:35 am - 10:40 am
Discussion
10:40 am - 10:55 am
Ilian Giordano Ponce-Pineda (Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico (UNAM), Mexico)
"Does MPK3 and/or MPK6 Regulate H+-ATPase Activity During Cold Conditions?"
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: Engaging with the Public
Discussion Leader: Anastasiya Lavell (Michigan State University, USA)
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Panel Discussion
Science Communication: Engaging the Public
Christoph Benning (Michigan State University, USA)
Aruna Kilaru (East Tennessee State University, USA)
Rebecca Roston (Center for Plant Science Innovation, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA)
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Evaluation Period
Fill in GRS Evaluation Forms
3:00 pm
Seminar Concludes
