| SATURDAY |
| 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm | Arrival and Check-in |
| 3:30 pm - 3:45 pm | Introductory Comments by GRC Site Staff / Welcome by the GRS Conference Chair |
| 3:45 pm - 4:30 pm | Keynote Session |
| Discussion Leader: Marcel van Verk (Utrecht University) |
| 3:45 pm - 4:20 pm | Philip Benfey (Duke University)
"Improving Root Traits Through Systems Biology" |
| 4:20 pm - 4:30 pm | Discussion |
| 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm | Poster Session I |
| 6:00 pm | Dinner |
| 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm | Stress Response - What Happens at the Molecular Level |
| Discussion Leader: Saskia van Wees (Utrecht University) |
| 7:30 pm - 7:50 pm | Marcel van Verk (Utrecht University)
"Interrogation of Hormone-Induced Transcriptional Reprogramming: The Power of High-Resolution RNA-Seq Time Series Revealed" |
| 7:50 pm - 8:00 pm | Discussion |
| 8:00 pm - 8:20 pm | Shi Yu (Virginia Tech)
"Plant Responses to Metabolic Stresses" |
| 8:20 pm - 8:30 pm | Discussion |
| 8:30 pm - 8:50 pm | Filipa Tome (Bayer Crop Science)
"Identification of SnRK1 Target Genes by Combining Computational and Experimental Approaches" |
| 8:50 pm - 9:00 pm | Discussion |
| 9:00 pm - 9:20 pm | Wade Heller (USDA-ARS, Daniel K. Inouye Pacific Basin Agricultural Research Center)
"Differential Gene Expression Analysis of Heterotrophic Algal Growth Phases" |
| 9:20 pm - 9:30 pm | Discussion |
| SUNDAY |
| 7:30 am - 8:30 am | Breakfast |
| 9:00 am - 11:00 am | Growth and Development - Gaining Insight Through Omics Technologies |
| Discussion Leader: Temitope Salaam (University of Lagos) |
| 9:00 am - 9:20 am | Luiz Mors Cabral (VIB-Ugent)
"Integrating Physiological and Transcriptome Data with Cellular Resolution in the Maize Leaf Growth Zone"
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| 9:20 am - 9:30 am | Discussion |
| 9:30 am - 9:50 am | Andrew Schneider (Virginia Tech PPWS)
"Comparative Transcriptomics and Fluxomics in Developing Arabidopsis thaliana Embryos"
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| 9:50 am - 10:00 am | Discussion |
| 10:00 am - 10:20 am | Peter McAtee (University of Auckland)
"Investigating a Conserved Transcriptional Mechanism that Regulates Fruit Ripening Between Tomato and Kiwifruit Using a High-Throughput Transcriptomics Approach (RNAseq)"
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| 10:20 am - 10:30 am | Discussion |
| 10:30 am - 10:50 am | Mathew Lewsey (Centro Nacional Biotecnologia-CSIC)
"Networks Regulating Plant Hormone-Mediated Growth"
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| 10:50 am - 11:00 am | Discussion |
| 11:00 am - 12:30 pm | Poster Session II |
| Coffee will be served in the poster area from 11:00 am - 11:30 am |
| 12:30 pm | Lunch |
| 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm | Mentorship Component: What Will I Do? (Academia vs. Industry) |
| Discussion Leader: Philip Benfey (Duke University) |
| 1:30 pm - 2:20 pm | Todd Michael (Ibis Biosciences / Abbot Laboratories)
"Chose Your Own Adventure: Academics, Industry and/or Startups" |
| 2:20 pm - 2:30 pm | Discussion |
| 2:30 pm - 3:00 pm | Evaluation Period |
| Fill in GRS Evaluation Forms |
| 3:00 pm | Seminar Concludes |
