| Saturday |
| 2:00 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: Biosynthesis and Structure of Plant Cell Walls |
| Discussion Leader: Sarah Kiemle (Pennsylvania State University, USA) |
| 3:45 pm - 4:25 pm | Antony Bacic (The University of Melbourne, Australia)
"A 'Down-Under' Perspective of Walls" |
| 4:25 pm - 4:30 pm | Discussion |
| 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm | Poster Session |
| 6:00 pm | Dinner |
| 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm | Cell Wall Biosynthesis |
| Discussion Leader: Peter Grones (Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences / Umea Plant Science Center, Sweden) |
| 7:30 pm - 7:35 pm | Introduction by Discussion Leader |
| 7:35 pm - 7:45 pm | Yoichiro Watanabe (University of British Columbia, Canada)
"Live Cell Imaging of Protoxylem Tracheary Elements Reveals Faster Velocities of Cellulose Synthases in Secondary Cell Wall Formation" |
| 7:45 pm - 7:50 pm | Discussion |
| 7:50 pm - 8:00 pm | Alan Culbertson (Iowa State University, USA)
"Protein-Protein Interactions and Substrate Binding of Xyloglucan Biosynthetic Enzymes" |
| 8:00 pm - 8:05 pm | Discussion |
| 8:05 pm - 8:15 pm | Kristen Engle (University of Georgia, USA)
"Determining Pectin Biosynthetic Activity of Single and Co-Expressed Arabidopsis GAUT Genes Using the HEK293 Cell Expression System" |
| 8:15 pm - 8:20 pm | Discussion |
| 8:20 pm - 8:30 pm | Miriam Schreiber (University of Dundee, United Kingdom)
"Identification of Genes Involved in β-Glucan Synthesis" |
| 8:30 pm - 8:35 pm | Discussion |
| 8:35 pm - 8:45 pm | Catalin Voiniciuc (Jülich Research Centre, Germany)
"MUCI10, a Putative Glucomannan Galactosyltransferase, Defines the Density of Arabidopsis Seed Mucilage" |
| 8:45 pm - 8:50 pm | Discussion |
| 8:50 pm - 9:00 pm | Tian Zhang (Pennsylvania State University, USA)
"Distinctive Microfibril Motions Detected by AFM During Physical Extension and Cell Wall Loosening" |
| 9:00 pm - 9:05 pm | Discussion |
| 9:05 pm - 9:15 pm | Miki Fujita (University of British Columbia, Canada)
"Live-Cell Imaging of Fluorescently-Tagged COBRA GPI-Anchored Protein in Elongating Cells of Arabidopsis thaliana" |
| 9:15 pm - 9:20 pm | Discussion |
| 9:20 pm - 9:30 pm | General Discussion |
| Sunday |
| 7:30 am - 8:30 am | Breakfast |
| 9:00 am - 11:00 am | Role of Cell Wall in Development and Environmental Interactions |
| Discussion Leader: Sarah Kiemle (Pennsylvania State University, USA) |
| 9:00 am - 9:05 am | Introduction by Discussion Leader |
| 9:05 am - 9:15 am | Emmanuelle Dheilly (National Institute of Agricultural Research (INRA), France)
"Cell Walls Evolution During Apple Development and Ripening" |
| 9:15 am - 9:20 am | Discussion |
| 9:20 am - 9:30 am | Sara Pose-Albacete (University of Leeds, United Kingdom)
"Gaining Insights into Cell Wall Polymer Heterogeneity and Cross-Links During Tomato Fruit Ripening Using Epitope Detection Chromatography" |
| 9:30 am - 9:35 am | Discussion |
| 9:35 am - 9:45 am | Haibing Yang (Purdue University, USA)
"Determining Cell Wall Factors that Control Cell-Cell Adhesion for Improvement of Biomass Comminution in Feedstock Crops" |
| 9:45 am - 9:50 am | Discussion |
| 9:50 am - 10:00 am | Rachel Mertz (Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, USA)
"Suberin Feruloylation Is Not Required for CO2 Concentration in the Maize Bundle Sheath" |
| 10:00 am - 10:05 am | Discussion |
| 10:05 am - 10:15 am | Timo Engelsdorf (Norwegian University of Science and Technology Trondheim, Norway)
"Receptor-Like Kinases Shape Responses to Cell Wall Integrity Impairment" |
| 10:15 am - 10:20 am | Discussion |
| 10:20 am - 10:30 am | Rhea Stoppel (Joint BioEnergy Institute, USA)
"A Lipid-Transfer Protein Involved in Drought Response and Signaling from the Secondary Cell Wall" |
| 10:30 am - 10:35 am | Discussion |
| 10:35 am - 10:45 am | Refik Bozbuga (University of Leeds, United Kingdom)
"Distinct Cell Wall Molecular Architectures of Feeding Site of the Plant Parasitic Nematode Meloidogyne incognita" |
| 10:45 am - 10:50 am | Discussion |
| 10:50 am - 11:00 am | General 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 | Lunch |
| 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm | Mentorship Component: Career Panel |
| The career panel will be followed by a question and answer period. |
| Discussion Leaders: Suryatapa Jha (University of Vermont, USA) and Miranda Meents (University of British Columbia, Canada) |
| 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm | Panel Discussion |
| "'Typical' and 'Alternate' Career Paths in Science" |
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- Antony Bacic (The University of Melbourne, Australia)
- David Domozych (Skidmore College, USA)
- Ryan Philippe (Manus Biosynthesis, USA)
- Lacey Samuels (University of British Columbia Vancouver, Canada)
- Archana Vaithilingam (Decision Resources Group, USA)
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| 2:30 pm - 3:00 pm | Evaluation Period |
| Fill in GRS Evaluation Forms |
| 3:00 pm | Seminar Concludes |
