| SUNDAY |
| 2:00 pm - 9:00 pm | Arrival and check-in |
| 6:00 pm | Dinner |
| 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm | Genomes and Genome Evolution |
| 7:30 pm - 8:10 pm | Discussion Leader: Jeff Bennetzen (University of Georgia)
"Dynamic Genomes and Insulated Genes in the Grasses" |
| 8:10 pm - 8:50 pm | Hugo Dooner (Waksman Institute of Microbiology)
"Recombination and haplotype variability in the maize bz genomic region" |
| 8:50 pm - 9:30 pm | Joseph Ecker (Salk Institute Genomic Analysis Laboratory SIGnAL)
"Genome-wide functional studies in Arabidopsis" |
| 9:30 pm | Reception and Social |
| MONDAY |
| 7:30 am - 8:30 am | Breakfast |
| 8:45 am | Photo |
| 9:00 am - 12:30 pm | Epigenetics in Evolution and Development |
| 9:00 am - 9:40 am | Keynote Lecture & Discussion Leader: Marjori Matzke (Gregor Mendel Institute of Molecular Plant Biology)
"Genetic analysis of RNA-mediated transcriptional gene silencing"
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| 9:40 am - 10:20 am | Rob Martienssen (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
"Role of transposable elements in heterochromatin and gene control" |
| 10:20 am | Coffee Break |
| 10:50 am - 11:30 am | Vicki Chandler (University of Arizona)
"Paramutation: Cis and trans interactions mediate heritable changes in gene expression" |
| 11:30 am - 12:10 pm | Rick Amasino (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
"Vernalization and the epigenetic regulation of flowering" |
| 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 | Regulation at the RNA Level |
| 7:30 pm - 8:05 pm | Discussion Leader: Jim Carrington (Oregon State University)
"Small RNA-Directed Pathways in Plants" |
| 8:05 pm - 8:40 pm | Jozsef Burgyan (Agricultural Biotechnology Center)
"Virus induced RNAi and its suppression" |
| 8:40 pm - 8:55 pm | Yukio Kurihara (Tokyo University)
"Micro RNA biogenesis in plants" |
| 8:55 pm - 9:30 pm | Pam Green (Delaware Biotechnology Institute)
"A role for noncoding RNAs in ABA stress responses" |
| TUESDAY |
| 7:30 am - 8:30 am | Breakfast |
| 9:00 am - 12:30 pm | Signaling Systems |
| 9:00 am - 9:40 am | Discussion Leader: Simon Gilroy (Penn State University)
"Ca2+, pH and signal integration in the root cap" |
| 9:40 am - 10:20 am | Rick Vierstra (University of North Carolina)
"Role of the Ubiquitin/26S Proteasome Pathway in Hormone Signaling" |
| 10:20 am | Coffee Break |
| 10:50 am - 11:30 am | Jeff Harper (The Scripps Research Institute)
"Coding and Decoding Calcium Signals" |
| 11:30 am - 12:10 pm | Joe Kieber (University of North Carolina)
"Role of two-component elements in cytokinin signaling" |
| 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 | Reproductive Development |
| 7:30 pm - 8:10 pm | Discussion Leader: Sheila McCormick (University of California Berkeley)
"Receptor Kinase Signaling during Pollen Tube Growth" |
| 8:10 pm - 8:50 pm | Chuck Gasser (University of California)
"Patterning and polarity in ovule development" |
| 8:50 pm - 9:10 pm | Marja Timmermans (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
"Specification of Adaxial/Abaxial Polarity in Maize" |
| 9:10 pm - 9:30 pm | Nihal Dhamarsiri (Indiana University)
"Characterization of TIR1 and closely related F-box protein genes in auxin response in Arabidopsis" |
| WEDNESDAY |
| 7:30 am - 8:30 am | Breakfast |
| 9:00 am - 12:30 pm | Vegetative Development |
| 9:00 am - 9:40 am | Discussion Leader: Thomas Laux (University of Freiberg)
"Role of WOX genes in development" |
| 9:40 am - 10:20 am | Dolf Weijers (ZMBP)
"Pattern and polarity in Arabidopsis embryogenesis" |
| 10:20 am | Coffee Break |
| 10:50 am - 11:30 am | Cris Kuhlemeier (University of Bern)
"An experiment-based model for phyllotaxis" |
| 11:30 am - 12:10 pm | Ykä Helariuttia (Institute for Biotechnology)
"Genetic control of vascular development in Arabidopsis root" |
| 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 | Circadian clocks |
| 7:30 pm - 8:45 pm | Keynote Speaker: Steve Kay (The Scripps Research Institute)
"Genetics & Genomic Approaches to Circadian Clocks" |
| 8:45 pm - 9:00 pm | Election of Vice Chair for 2006 |
| 9:00 pm | Social event |
| THURSDAY |
| 7:30 am - 8:30 am | Breakfast |
| 9:00 am - 12:30 pm | Plant Microbe Interactions |
| 9:00 am - 9:40 am | Discussion Leader: Roger Innes (Indiana University)
"Guarding the Goods: Molecular Insights into the Central Alarm System of Plants" |
| 9:40 am - 10:20 am | Jeff Dangl (University of North Carolina)
"How Plants Recognize Pathogens and How Pathogens Fight Back" |
| 10:20 am - 10:35 am | John Rathjen (The Sainsbury Laboratory)
"Switching from Pto to Prf" |
| 10:35 am - 10:50 am | Brad Day (University of California Berkley)
"Identification and Characterization of Cleavage Sites and
RPS2-Interacting Domains In RIN4" |
| 10:50 am | Coffee Break |
| 11:10 am - 11:50 am | Dan Klessig (Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research)
"NO- and SA-mediated signaling in plant disease resistance" |
| 11:50 am - 12:30 pm | Paul Schulze Lefert (Max Planck Institute)
"How Plants Recognize Pathogens and How Pathogens Fight Back" |
| 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 | Metabolic Control |
| 7:30 pm - 8:05 pm | Discussion Leader: Mark Stitt (Max Planck Institute) |
| 8:05 pm - 8:40 pm | Alison Smith (John Innes Centre)
"Control of carbon partitioning in leaves" |
| 8:40 pm - 8:55 pm | Eyal Fridman (University of Michigan)
"Biosynthesis of Methylketones in Tomato Glands" |
| 8:55 pm - 9:30 pm | Gloria Coruzzi (New York University)
"A systems approach to CN sensing in Arabidopsis" |
| FRIDAY |
| 7:30 am - 8:30 am | Breakfast |
| 9:00 am | Departure |
