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2022 MAS-ASPB and UMD Plant Symposium Agenda
Day One: Wednesday (May 25, 2022) | |
8:00 – 9:00 am | Registration |
9:00 – 9:05 am | Welcome remark by Puneet Srivastava, Associate Dean for Research at College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Maryland |
9:05 – 9:10 am | Keynote speaker introduction by Jose Feijo |
9:10 – 10:00 am | Keynote address – Dr. Ueli Grossniklaus (Zurich University) |
Conservation of the CrRLK1L pathways during land plant evolution |
10:00 – 10:15 Coffee Break, Set up presentations for Session I
10:15 – 12:00 pm | Session I: Plant Genetics and Genomics (session chair: Vijay Tiwari) |
10:15 – 10:40 am | Carole Huang (New York University) |
Double DAP-seq reveals novel motifs and regulatory rules for bZIP dimers | |
10:40 – 11:05 am | Nicholas Santantonio (Virginia Tech) |
Deployment of genome-enabled decision making in a traditional small grains breeding program | |
11:05 – 11:30 am | Surinder Chopra (Pennsylvania State University) |
Function of Mysterious Maize Ufo1 in Seed & Stress | |
11:30 – 11:40 am | Deisiany Ferreira Neres (Virginia Tech) |
Phylogenetic and expression analysis of auxin regulatory genes in soybean (Glycine max) | |
11:40 – 11:50 am | Gautam Saripalli (University of Maryland) |
Genetic Dissection of Triticum mononoccum for Important Agronomic and Domestication Traits | |
11:50 – 12:00 pm | Ian Moot (University of Maryland) |
Full Nullification of ‘tin3’ in Winter Wheat |
12:00 – 1:30 pm Lunch, Networking, and Poster Session
1:30 – 2:50 pm | Session II: Plant Growth and Development (session chair: Zhongchi Liu) |
1:30 – 1:55 pm | Juan Dong (Rutgers University) |
Switching on or off: signaling control in stomatal development. | |
1:55 – 2:20 pm | Jung-Youn Lee (University of Delaware) |
A long and hard road to finding the plasmodesmal targeting signal | |
2:20 – 2:35 pm | Daniel Cosgrove (Pennsylvania State University) |
Mechanobiology: What are the load-bearing polymers in primary cell walls? | |
2:35 – 2:45 pm | Xiao-Ning Zhang (St. Bonaventure University) |
The Effects of A Splicing Regulator, Serine/Arginine-rich 45, on Arabidopsis thaliana Sperm Transcriptome | |
2:45 – 2:55 pm | Lei Guo (University of Maryland) |
Mechanism of Fertilization-Induced Auxin Biosynthesis in Strawberry Seed and Fruit Development |
2:55 – 3:25 pm Coffee Break, Set up presentations for Session III
3:25 – 4:45 pm | Session III: Plant Molecular and Cell Biology (session chair: Juan Dong) |
3:25 – 3:50 pm | Aman Husbands (University of Pennsylvania) |
HD-ZIPIII transcription factors are controlled by deeply conserved START domains | |
3:50 – 4:15 pm | Caren Chang (University of Maryland) |
The ethylene precursor ACC: a novel plant signal? | |
4:15 – 4:25 pm | Kenan Ozcan (James Madison University) |
A dual-function gene in Zea mays that encodes two β-amylase proteins with different cellular locations and functions | |
4:25 – 4:35 pm | Fuxi Wang (University of Maryland) |
Mechanism of DREAM Component TSO1 in Plant Meristem Regulation | |
4:35 – 4:45 pm | Ha Eun Jeh (Pennsylvania State University) |
Sensory plastid-associated PPD3 triggers plant growth- and defense-related epigenetic responses |
4:45 – 6:30 pm Poster Session, Networking, and Workshop
5:00 – 6:30 pm | Career Development Workshop (convener: Hong Ma) |
Panelists: Aman Husbands (Assistant P. UPenn), Melissa Garcia (Scientist at Inari Agriculture), Daniel Rodriguez Leal (Scientist at Syngenta), Deisiany Ferreira Neres, ASPB Ambassador and PhD student at Virginia Tech) |
7:00 – 9:00 pm Reception/dinner at The Hall CP for conference attendees
4656 Hotel Dr, College Park, MD 20742
Day Two: Thursday (May 26, 2022) | |
9:00 – 10:20 am | Session IV: Plant Evolution and Ecology (session chair: Emily Bruns) |
9:00 – 9:25 am | Liana Burghart (Pennsylvania State University) |
Evolving Together, Evolving Apart: Measuring the fitness of rhizobial bacteria in and out of symbiosis with leguminous plants | |
9:25 – 9:50 am | Corlette Wood (University of Pennsylvania) |
Why do mutualistic microbes increase susceptibility to parasites? | |
9:50 – 10:00 am | Samuel Slowinski (University of Maryland) |
Fitness costs associated with age-specific resistance to a sterilizing disease |
10:00 – 10:30 am Coffee Break, Set up presentations for Session V
10:30 – 12:00pm | Session V: Plant Interaction with Environment (session chair: Hua Lu) |
10:30 – 10:55 am | Nidhi Rawat (University of Maryland) |
Investigation of the resistance provided by a wheat pore-forming toxin-like protein against fungal pathogens | |
10:55 – 11:20 am | Oliver Baars (North Carolina State University) |
An old story revisited: iron-induced metabolite secretion and rhizosphere interactions | |
11:20 – 11:30 am | Maria Cervasio (University of Maryland-Baltimore County) |
Elucidating the Role of Flowering Locus KH Domain FLK in Abiotic Stress Response in Arabidopsis thaliana | |
11:30 – 11:40 am | Madhu Kappagantu (University of Maryland) |
Age: it’s just not a number; an added benefit of mature plant resistance in older plants | |
11:40 – 11:50 am | William Sexton (University of Maryland) |
Characterization of the Role of an ESCRT-Interacting Deubiquitinase (AMSH1) in Arabidopsis Nonhost Resistance Against Powdery Mildew Fungi | |
11:50 – 12:00 pm | Collin Hudzik (Pennsylvania State University) |
Interface-induced miRNAs produced by Cuscuta campestris all share the same promoter element and do not require a host signal for detection |
12:00 – 2:00 pm Lunch, Poster Session, and Workshop
1:00 – 2:00 pm | Grant Development Workshop (convener: Shunyuan Xiao) |
Panelists: Rubella Goswami (USDA), Drs. Courtney Jahn (NSF and Colorado State U.), Jeff Rosichan (FFAR) |
2:00 – 2:20 pm Break, Set up presentations for Session VI
2:20 – 3:55 pm | Session VI: Plant Biotechnology and New Tools (session chair: Deisiany Ferreira Neres) |
2:20 – 2:45 pm | Changtian Pan (University of Maryland) |
Boosting plant genome editing with a versatile CRISPR-Combo system | |
2:45 – 3:10 pm | Rachel Shahan (Duke University) |
Exploring Development at Single Cell Resolution | |
3:10 – 3:35 pm | Leonie Steinhorst (Westfälische Wilhelms‐Universität Münster) |
A Ca2+ sensor switch for tolerance to elevated salt stress in Arabidopsis | |
3:35 – 3:45 pm | David Samson (Pennsylvania State University) |
Fungal Luciferin Production from a Remnant-Free Plant Polyprotein | |
3:45 – 3:55 pm | Natalie Thompson (Pennsylvania State University) |
Development and Optimization of Intron Containing Reporter Genes |
4:00 – 4:20 pm Poster Awards, Oral Presentation Awards, and Closing Remarks
4:20 – 4:30 pm Poster Take-down and Departure