SUNDAY |
2:00 pm - 9:00 pm | Arrival and Check-in (Office Closed 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm) |
6:00 pm | Dinner |
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm | Welcome / Introductory Comments by GRC Site Staff |
7:40 pm - 9:30 pm | New Paradigms in Plant Senescence - Higher Order Regulation |
| Discussion Leader: Karin Krupinska (Kiel University, Germany) |
7:40 pm - 8:20 pm | Jerzy Paszkowski (University of Geneva, Switzerland)
"Epigenetic and genetic genome responses to environmental cues" |
8:20 pm - 8:35 pm | Discussion |
8:35 pm - 9:15 pm | Karin Krupinska (Kiel University, Germany)
"Control of leaf senescence by transcription factors sequestered by chloroplasts"
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9:15 pm - 9:30 pm | Discussion |
MONDAY |
7:30 am - 8:30 am | Breakfast |
9:00 am - 12:30 pm | Transcriptional control of plant senescence |
| Discussion Leader: Susheng Gan (Cornell University, USA) |
9:00 am - 9:40 am | Vicky Buchanan-Wollaston (University of Warwick, UK)
"Transcriptional networks regulating leaf senescence"
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9:40 am - 10:00 am | Discussion |
10:00 am | Group Photo / Coffee Break |
10:30 am - 11:00 am | Susheng Gan (Cornell University, USA)
"Regulation of leaf and fruit senescence by AtNAP transcription factor: from hormones to action"
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11:00 am - 11:10 am | Discussion |
11:10 am - 11:40 am | Salma Balazadeh (Max Planck Institute, Golm, Germany)
"NAC transcription factor EARLY QUIT controls senescence by affecting ethylene biosynthesis"
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11:40 am - 11:45 am | Discussion |
11:45 am - 11:55 am | Michael Christiansen (Aarhus University, Denmark)
"NAC transcription factors involved in barley leaf senescence regulation"
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11:55 am - 12:00 pm | Discussion |
12:00 pm - 12:10 pm | Maren Potschin (University of Tuebingen, Germany)
"Regulation of the Arabidopsis WRKY53 transcription factor expression by the WRKY transcription factor network"
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12:10 pm - 12:15 pm | Discussion |
12:15 pm - 12:25 pm | Paula Fernandez (INTA Castelar PIP, Argentina)
"Functional genomics associated to early leaf senescence in sunflower"
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12:25 pm - 12:30 pm | 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 | Epigenetics and chromatin remodeling in plant senescence |
| Discussion Leader: Jerzy Paszkowski (University of Geneva, Switzerland) |
7:30 pm - 8:10 pm | Hong Gil Nam (POSTECH, Korea)
"Life History and Aging of Arabidopsis Leaf as Revealed by RNA-seq analysis"
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8:10 pm - 8:30 pm | Discussion |
8:30 pm - 9:10 pm | Klaus Humbeck (Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg, Germany)
"Senescence-specific reprogramming of histone modifications in leaves of Arabidopsis thaliana and Hordeum vulgare"
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9:10 pm - 9:30 pm | Discussion |
TUESDAY |
7:30 am - 8:30 am | Breakfast |
9:00 am - 11:30 am | Protein degradation and senescence |
| Discussion Leader: Andreas Fischer (Montana State University, USA) |
9:00 am - 9:35 am | Kohki Yoshimoto (INRA, Versailles, France)
"Plant autophagy negatively regulates cell death by controlling salicylic acid signaling during senescence and the innate immune response"
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9:35 am - 9:45 am | Discussion |
9:45 am - 9:55 am | Hiroyuki Ishida (Tohoko University, Japan)
"Contribution of autophagy to Rubisco degradation during leaf senescence"
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9:55 am - 10:00 am | Discussion |
10:00 am | Coffee Break |
10:30 am - 11:05 am | Juan Guiamet (National University of La Plata, Argentina)
"Senescence-associated vacuoles and chloroplast protein degradation"
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11:05 am - 11:15 am | Discussion |
11:15 am - 11:25 am | Masanori Izumi (Tohoku University, Japan)
"The close relationship between Rubisco-containing body (RCB)/autophagy system and leaf energy deficit in Arabidopsis"
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11:25 am - 11:30 am | Discussion |
11:30 am - 12:30 pm | Cell Separation 1 |
| Discussion Leader: Carol Wagstaff (University of Reading, UK) |
11:30 am - 11:55 am | Jerry Roberts (University of Nottingham, UK)
"The interaction between HAWAIIAN SKIRT and the miRNA pathway in the regulation of cell separation in Arabidopsis"
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11:55 am - 12:00 pm | Discussion |
12:00 pm - 12:25 pm | Amnon Lers (Agriculture Research Organization, Volcani Center, Israel)
"Abscission in tomato: Asymmetry between the two sides of the abscission zone and the involvement of programmed cell death"
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12:25 pm - 12:30 pm | 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 | Senescence of postharvest biology |
| Discussion Leader: Ian Ferguson (Plant and Food, New Zealand) |
7:30 pm - 8:00 pm | Ian Ferguson (Plant and Food, New Zealand)
"Co-ordinated gene regulation of postharvest responses in fruit"
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8:00 pm - 8:10 pm | Discussion |
8:10 pm - 8:40 pm | Michelle Jones (Ohio State University, USA)
"Proteases and nutrient reallocation during the senescence of ornamental plants"
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8:40 pm - 8:50 pm | Discussion |
8:50 pm - 9:05 pm | Rubina Jibran (Plant and Food, New Zealand)
"Identification of key genetic regulators of postharvest longevity in dark-held immature inflorescences of Arabidopsis"
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9:05 pm - 9:10 pm | Discussion |
9:10 pm - 9:25 pm | Nigel Gapper (Cornell University, USA)
"Exploring the transcriptome and metabolome of apple during the etiology of external CO2 injury - a costly storage disorder regulated by ethylene"
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9:25 pm - 9:30 pm | Discussion |
WEDNESDAY |
7:30 am - 8:30 am | Breakfast |
9:00 am - 11:30 am | Epigenetics of fruit senescence |
| Discussion Leader: James Giovannoni (USDA-ARS, USA) |
9:00 am - 9:40 am | Phillipe Gallusci (INRA, Bordeaux, France)
"Epigenetic regulation of tomato fruit development and ripening"
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9:40 am - 10:00 am | Discussion |
10:00 am | Coffee Break |
10:30 am - 11:00 am | Graham Seymour (University of Nottingham, UK)
"The Tomato Genome: from genes and epigenetics to QTL and networks"
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11:00 am - 11:05 am | Discussion |
11:05 am - 11:25 am | James Giovannoni (USDA-ARS, USA)
"Cytosine methylation, transcription factors and insights into their influence on tomato fruit development"
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11:25 am - 11:30 am | Discussion |
11:30 am - 12:30 pm | Cell Separation 2 |
| Discussion Leader: Jerry Roberts (University of Nottingham, UK) |
11:30 am - 11:55 am | Sarah Liljegren (University of Mississippi, USA)
"Organ abscission: exit strategies require signaling and traffic"
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11:55 am - 12:00 pm | Discussion |
12:00 pm - 12:25 pm | Sara Patterson (University of Wisconsin, Madison, USA)
"New clothes for CORONATINE INSENSITIVE 1: a role in meristem arrest as well as abscission and dehiscence for jasmonic acid"
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12:25 pm - 12:30 pm | 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 |
7:00 pm - 7:30 pm | Business Meeting |
| Nominations for the next Vice Chair; Fill out Conference Evaluation Forms; Discuss future Site & Scheduling preferences; Election of the next Vice Chair |
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm | Stress and stress-related signaling systems in plant senescence |
| Discussion Leader: Shimon Gepstein (Technion, Israel) |
7:30 pm - 8:00 pm | Shimon Gepstein (Technion, Israel) |
8:00 pm - 8:10 pm | Discussion |
8:10 pm - 8:40 pm | Christine Foyer (University of Leeds, UK)
"Regulation of chloroplast protein degradation to delay senescence"
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8:40 pm - 8:50 pm | Discussion |
8:50 pm - 9:20 pm | Bernie Glick (U. of Waterloo, Canada)
"Alleviating plant stress using bacteria"
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9:20 pm - 9:30 pm | Discussion |
THURSDAY |
7:30 am - 8:30 am | Breakfast |
9:00 am - 12:30 pm | Senescence of plant productivity |
| Discussion Leader: Per Gregersen (Aarhus University, Denmark) |
9:00 am - 9:25 am | Per Gregersen (Aarhus University, Denmark)
"Senescence and plant productivity: Can modulation of senescence lead to increased yields of cereal crops" |
9:25 am - 9:35 am | Discussion |
9:35 am - 9:55 am | Asaf Distelfeld (Tel Aviv University, Israel)
"Characterization of the effect of single and double GPC-A1 and GPC-D1 mutations in hexaploid wheat"
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9:55 am - 10:00 am | Discussion |
10:00 am | Coffee Break |
10:30 am - 11:00 am | Andreas Fischer (Montana State University, USA)
"Barley flowering time and senescence control: A regulatory network bearing on agronomically important traits"
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11:00 am - 11:10 am | Discussion |
11:10 am - 11:40 am | Carol Wagstaff (University of Reading, UK)
"Upgrading your iPod: strategies to manipulate resource allocation in Arabidopsis and Brassica" |
11:40 am - 11:50 am | Discussion |
11:50 am - 12:20 pm | Celine Masclaux-Daubresse (INRA, Versailles, France)
"Leaf senescence, plant productivity and nitrogen use efficiency in Arabidopsis model plant" |
12:20 pm - 12:30 pm | 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 | The role of organelles in regulation of plant senescence and fruit ripening |
| Discussion Leader: Karin Krupinska (Kiel University, Germany) |
7:30 pm - 7:50 pm | Sergi Munné-Bosch (University of Barcelona, Spain)
"Organelle and hormone cross-talk during plant development"
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7:50 pm - 7:55 pm | Discussion |
7:55 pm - 8:20 pm | Cornelius Barry (Michigan State University, USA)
"Tomato plastid development mutants define components of the ripening regulatory network"
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8:20 pm - 8:30 pm | Discussion |
8:30 pm - 8:55 pm | Ann Powell (University of California at Davis, USA)
"The tomato UNIFORM locus encodes a transcriptional regulator of plastid development integrated with ripening control and fruit quality"
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8:55 pm - 9:00 pm | Discussion |
9:00 pm - 9:10 pm | Ulrike Zentgraf (ZMBP Tübingen, Germany)
"Hydrogen peroxide as signaling molecule in leaf senescence"
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9:10 pm - 9:15 pm | Discussion |
9:15 pm - 9:25 pm | Olivier Keech (University of Umea, Sweden)
"Impact of light, metabolic regulation and cytoskeleton during senescence"
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9:25 pm - 9:30 pm | Discussion |
FRIDAY |
7:30 am - 8:30 am | Breakfast |
9:00 am | Departure |