Sunday
2:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Arrival and Check-in
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introductory Comments by GRC Staff / Welcome and Introduction from the Chairs
7:40 pm - 9:30 pm
Keynote Session: Branching and Convergence in Molecular Signaling
Discussion Leader: Maria Harrison (Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research, United States)
7:40 pm - 7:50 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:50 pm - 8:25 pm
Dominique Bergmann (Stanford University, United States)
"How Coordination and Crosstalk Enable Construction of Climate-Resilient Leaves"
8:25 pm - 8:35 pm
Discussion
8:35 pm - 9:00 pm
Steven Spoel (University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom)
"Immune Signaling by Diverse Ubiquitin Chain Topologies"
9:00 pm - 9:10 pm
Discussion
9:10 pm - 9:25 pm
Alba Moreno Perez (University of California, Davis, United States)
"Deciphering the Intricate Dance: Pathogen Evolution Meets PRR Immune Signaling"
9:25 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Monday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
8:30 am - 9:00 am
Group Photo
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Signaling in Development
Discussion Leader: Mary Gehring (Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, MIT, United States)
9:00 am - 9:10 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:35 am
Tomokazu Kawashima (University of Kentucky, United States)
"Unveiling the Actin Symphony: Orchestrating Endosperm Growth for Bountiful Seeds"
9:35 am - 9:45 am
Discussion
9:45 am - 10:10 am
Minako Ueda (Tohoku University, Japan)
"Live-Cell Imaging of Axis Formation During Early Embryogenesis in Arabidopsis"
10:10 am - 10:20 am
Discussion
10:20 am - 10:55 am
Coffee Break
10:55 am - 11:20 am
Mario Arteaga-Vazquez (Universidad Veracruzana, Mexico)
"Control of Cell Fate Specification and Patterning by an Ancestral MicroRNA"
11:20 am - 11:30 am
Discussion
11:30 am - 11:45 am
David Nelson (University of California, Riverside, United States)
"Structure-Function Analysis of SMAX1-LIKE Proteins Reveals an 'Output' Domain that Specifies Their Unique Roles in Plant Development"
11:45 am - 11:50 am
Discussion
11:50 am - 12:05 pm
Michelle (Hongqing) Guo (Iowa State University, United States)
"Understanding Receptor Kinase Signaling Specificity using Single Cell Transcriptomics"
12:05 pm - 12:10 pm
Discussion
12:10 pm - 12:25 pm
Dylan Fitzmaurice (New York University, United States)
"Radial Patterning During Regeneration Requires Short-Root Mediated Periclinal Divisions"
12:25 pm - 12:30 pm
Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
The GRC Power Hourâ„¢
The GRC Power Hourâ„¢ is designed to address diversity and inclusion in the scientific workplace by providing a safe environment for informal and meaningful conversations amongst colleagues of all career stages. The program supports the professional growth of all members of our communities, including ethnicity, race and/or gender identity by providing an open forum for discussion and mentoring.
Organizers: Tessa Burch-Smith (Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, United States) and Giles Oldroyd (University of Cambridge, United Kingdom)
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Signaling Between Organisms
Discussion Leader: Giles Oldroyd (University of Cambridge, United Kingdom)
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:40 pm - 8:05 pm
Mary Gehring (Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, MIT, United States)
"Genetic Conflict at the Maternal-Offspring Interface"
8:05 pm - 8:15 pm
Discussion
8:15 pm - 8:40 pm
Michael Axtell (Pennsylvania State University, United States)
"Trans -Species MicroRNAs from the Parasitic Plant Cuscuta "
8:40 pm - 8:50 pm
Discussion
8:50 pm - 9:05 pm
Serena Qiao (University of Oxford, United Kingdom)
"Exploring the Role of Cross-Kingdom RNA Interference in Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Symbiosis"
9:05 pm - 9:10 pm
Discussion
9:10 pm - 9:25 pm
Gözde Demirer (Caltech, United States)
"Monitoring Important Soil Microbial Activity Through Sentinel Plants"
9:25 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Tuesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Hormone Signaling
Discussion Leader: Yanhai Yin (Iowa State University, United States)
9:00 am - 9:10 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:35 am
Alexander Jones (University of Cambridge, United Kingdom)
"The Makings and Meanings of Three Cellular Hormone Gradients"
9:35 am - 9:45 am
Discussion
9:45 am - 10:00 am
Jacqueline Bede (McGill University, Canada)
"Regulation of the Jasmonate Response: Phosphorylation of LOX2"
10:00 am - 10:05 am
Discussion
10:05 am - 10:20 am
Joanna Banasiak (Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland)
"Mechanism Determining MFT-Mediated Sensitivity to Abscisic Acid and Gibberellic Acid During the Germination of Medicago Truncatula Seeds"
10:20 am - 10:25 am
Discussion
10:25 am - 10:55 am
Coffee Break
10:55 am - 11:20 am
Cris Argueso (Colorado State University, United States)
"More than Growth: Phytohormone-Regulated Networks Controlling Plant Responses to the Environment"
11:20 am - 11:30 am
Discussion
11:30 am - 11:45 am
Ryo Tachibana (Kyoto University, Japan)
"BPG4 Functions as a Chloroplast Homeostasis Factor by Suppressing GLK Transcription Factors Downstream Light and Brassinosteroid Signaling"
11:45 am - 11:50 am
Discussion
11:50 am - 12:05 pm
Jongho Sun (University of Cambridge, United Kingdom)
"Evidence for a Specialized Symbiotic Root in Barley"
12:05 pm - 12:10 pm
Discussion
12:10 pm - 12:25 pm
Justin Walley (Iowa State University, United States)
"Interplay Between HC-Toxin and Hormone Signaling During Maize-Cochliobolus Carbonum Interaction"
12:25 pm - 12:30 pm
Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Divergence and Specificity in Molecular Signaling
Discussion Leader: Madelaine Bartlett (University of Massachusetts Amherst, United States)
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:40 pm - 8:10 pm
Aman Husbands (University of Pennsylvania, United States)
"Differential Usage of Shared Binding Sites Drives Functional Specialization of an Essential Family of Transcription Factors"
8:10 pm - 8:15 pm
Discussion
8:15 pm - 8:45 pm
Niko Geldner (University of Lausanne, Switzerland)
"Specificity in LRR Receptor Signaling at Single Cell Level"
8:45 pm - 8:50 pm
Discussion
8:50 pm - 9:05 pm
Tianrun Li (University of California, Davis, United States)
"Deciphering Expanded Ligand Specificity in FLS2 Receptors: Engineering Broadened flg22 Recognition"
9:05 pm - 9:10 pm
Discussion
9:10 pm - 9:25 pm
Jay Chen (Oak Ridge National Laboratory, United States)
"Signal Perception and Transduction in Beneficial Plant-Fungal Interaction"
9:25 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Wednesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Signal Transport Within and Between Cells
Discussion Leader: Cecilia Rodriguez-Furlan (Washington State University, United States)
9:00 am - 9:10 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:35 am
Sharon Kessler (Purdue University, United States)
"Communicating Polarity from Flowers to Roots"
9:35 am - 9:45 am
Discussion
9:45 am - 10:10 am
Mitsuyasu Hasebe (National Institute for Basic Biology, Japan)
"Molecular Mechanism of Action Potential and Rapid Calcium Wave in the Sensitive Plant Mimosa Pudica , the Sundew Drosera Rotundifolia , and the Venus Flytrap Dionaea Muscipula "
10:10 am - 10:20 am
Discussion
10:20 am - 10:55 am
Coffee Break
10:55 am - 11:20 am
Tessa Burch-Smith (Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, United States)
"New Insights Into Plasmodesmata and Intercellular Communication"
11:20 am - 11:30 am
Discussion
11:30 am - 11:45 am
Ben Koch (Indiana University, United States)
"Immune Signaling and Fungal Infection Influence Distinct Arabidopsis Extracellular Vesicle Populations"
11:45 am - 11:50 am
Discussion
11:50 am - 12:05 pm
Nathalie Leblanc-Fournier (Université Clermont Auvergne (UCA), France)
"Actin Dynamics Contribute to Stem Straightening Responses"
12:05 pm - 12:10 pm
Discussion
12:10 pm - 12:25 pm
Hannah Shafer (University of Vermont, United States)
"The Perennial Syndrome in Temperate Pooideae Grasses: A Molecular Genetic Approach to Understanding Root Development Programs Based on Life History Strategy"
12:25 pm - 12:30 pm
Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Signaling and Transport in Nutrient Homeostasis
Discussion Leader: David Mendoza (University of Missouri, United States)
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:40 pm - 8:05 pm
Yi-Fang Tsay (Institute of Molecular Biology, Academia Sinica, Taiwan)
"The Roles of Transceptors NRT1s and Transcription Factors NLPs in Nitrate Signaling"
8:05 pm - 8:15 pm
Discussion
8:15 pm - 8:30 pm
Hanna Shatokhina (Cornell University, United States)
"The Role Of The Micronutrient Copper In The Development Of Female And Male Reproductive Organs And Fertility In Arabidopsis Thaliana"
8:30 pm - 8:35 pm
Discussion
8:35 pm - 8:50 pm
Ruediger Hell (Heidelberg University, Germany)
"The Plastid Cysteine Synthase Complex is a Novel Receptor for Long-Distance and Intracellular Drought Stress Signals Controlling ABA Biosynthesis in Guard Cells"
8:50 pm - 8:55 pm
Discussion
8:55 pm - 9:10 pm
Paul Verslues (Academia Sinica, Taiwan)
"The NPH3-Domain Protein NRL5 is a New Type of GTPase Connected to Intracellular Trafficking"
9:10 pm - 9:15 pm
Discussion
9:15 pm - 9:30 pm
General Discussion
Thursday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
8:30 am - 9:00 am
Business Meeting
Nominations for the Next Vice Chair(s); Complete the GRC Evaluation Forms; Election of the Next Vice Chair(s)
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Inter-Organism Signaling
Discussion Leader: Xin Li (University of British Columbia, Canada)
9:00 am - 9:10 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:35 am
Saskia Hogenhout (John Innes Centre, United Kingdom)
"Molecular Mechanisms Governing Multitrophic Interactions of Vector-Borne Plant Pathogens"
9:35 am - 9:45 am
Discussion
9:45 am - 10:10 am
Caroline Gutjahr (Max-Planck-Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Germany)
"Signaling in Arbuscular Mycorrhiza Development"
10:10 am - 10:20 am
Discussion
10:20 am - 10:50 am
Coffee Break
10:50 am - 11:15 am
Daniel Kliebenstein (University of California, Davis, United States)
"How Co-Evolutionary and Mechanistic Theories Fail When Confronted With Specialized Metabolites"
11:15 am - 11:25 am
Discussion
11:25 am - 11:40 am
Adam Steinbrenner (University of Washington, United States)
"Inceptin Receptor Signals for Volatile-Mediated Indirect Defenses Against Chewing Herbivory"
11:40 am - 11:45 am
Discussion
11:45 am - 12:00 pm
Jacqueline Monaghan (Queen's University, Canada)
"Phosphorylation-Mediated Regulation of an Immune Kinase"
12:00 pm - 12:05 pm
Discussion
12:05 pm - 12:20 pm
Yu Ti Cheng (Duke University, United States)
"Roles of Microbiota in Autoimmunity in Arabidopsis"
12:20 pm - 12:25 pm
Discussion
12:25 pm - 12:30 pm
General Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Keynote Session: Conflicts and Integration in Molecular Signaling
Discussion Leader: Arthur Hunt (University of Kentucky, United States)
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:40 pm - 8:20 pm
Cyril Zipfel (University of Zurich, Switzerland)
"Regulation of Receptor Kinase-Mediated Stress Signaling"
8:20 pm - 8:25 pm
Discussion
8:25 pm - 8:55 pm
Lucia Strader (Duke University, United States)
"A Molecular Understanding of Transcription in Plants"
8:55 pm - 9:00 pm
Discussion
9:00 pm - 9:15 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
9:15 pm - 9:20 pm
Discussion
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm
General Discussion
Friday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am
Departure