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
Single-Cell and Spatial Omics Approaches to Dissect Plant Stress Resilience
3:45 pm - 3:55 pm
"Bouncing Back: How Plants Recover from Stress"
3:55 pm - 4:00 pm
Discussion
4:00 pm - 4:10 pm
"Integrating Single-Cell Transcriptomes Links Cell-Type Gene Expression to Function"
4:10 pm - 4:15 pm
Discussion
4:15 pm - 4:25 pm
"A Single Nucleus Atlas of Transcriptional Responses to Growth-Altering Stress: Drought, Salinity, and Flooding"
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
Unveiling Stress Resilience Mechanisms Through Phenomics and Genomics
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
"Elucidating the Cellular and Genetic Basis of Na+ Transport and Accumulation"
7:40 pm - 7:45 pm
Discussion
7:45 pm - 7:55 pm
"Investigating Water Deficit Tolerance Mechanisms in Chenopodium Quinoa Through a High-Resolution Transpiration Phenotyping Platform"
7:55 pm - 8:00 pm
Discussion
8:00 pm - 8:10 pm
"Convergent Evolution of Genes and Gene Networks in Extremophytes Associated with Salt Stress Tolerance"
8:10 pm - 8:15 pm
Discussion
8:15 pm - 8:25 pm
"Carbon Allocation Strategies Under Drought-Induced Carbon Limitation Differ in Annual and Perennial Species of Brachypodium at Reproductive Stage"
8:25 pm - 8:30 pm
Discussion
8:30 pm - 8:40 pm
"Heterogeneity in Rice Cell Type Responses to Water Deficit Across the Root System"
8:40 pm - 8:45 pm
Discussion
8:45 pm - 8:55 pm
"Subcellular Salinity Stress Response Mapped Using Correlative CryoSEM-CryoNanoSIMS Imaging"
8:55 pm - 9:00 pm
Discussion
9:00 pm - 9:10 pm
"Identifying Genetic Regulators Involved in Desiccation Tolerance in the Resurrection Grass, Oropetium Thomaeum"
9:10 pm - 9:15 pm
Discussion
9:15 pm - 9:25 pm
"The Hydromechanics of Long-Distance Signaling: Do Plant Signals go with the Flow?"
9:25 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Sunday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 11:00 am
The Interplay Between Developmental and Environmental Cues in Shaping Stress Resilience
9:00 am - 9:10 am
"All About that ROS? Novel Findings in Systemic Signaling and Acclimation in Response to Different Abiotic Stresses"
9:10 am - 9:15 am
Discussion
9:15 am - 9:25 am
"Mechanics of Stomatal Regulation: A Systems-Scale Model for Understanding Coupling Between Passive and Active Mechanisms"
9:25 am - 9:30 am
Discussion
9:30 am - 9:40 am
"Transcriptional Networks Guiding Root Branching in Salt"
9:40 am - 9:45 am
Discussion
9:45 am - 9:55 am
"Gigantea Negatively Regulates the Accumulation of ABF Transcription Factors"
9:55 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:10 am
"Drying Induced Regulation of Desiccation Tolerance During Seed Maturation in Arabidopsis Thaliana"
10:10 am - 10:15 am
Discussion
10:15 am - 10:25 am
"Interactions between Salinity and Supplemental Far-Red Light Responses in Rice"
10:25 am - 10:30 am
Discussion
10:30 am - 10:40 am
"Cellular Responses and Genetic Mechanisms of Halophyte Roots Leading to a Change in Root Architecture at High Salinity"
10:40 am - 10:45 am
Discussion
10:45 am - 10:55 am
"Exploring Natural Variation in Nitrogen Stress Response in Zea Species"
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: Exploring Career Paths
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Panel Discussion
Navigating Your Career: Insights from Experts Across Disciplines
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Evaluation Period
Complete the GRS Evaluation Forms; Election of Future Chair(s)
3:00 pm
Seminar Concludes