Programme
Provisional Programme
| 27 May 2012 | ||
14:00 – 17:30 17:30 – 18:00 |
Arrival and Registration Opening addresses |
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Opening lecture |
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18:00 – 18:45 |
Ueli Grossniklaus Cell-cell communication during fertilization in Arabidopsis |
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18:45 – 19:30 |
Welcome buffet |
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| 28 May 2012 | ||
Root apical meristem & root development Chair: Javier Paz Ares |
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09:00 – 09:30
09:30 – 10:00
10:00 – 10:15
10:15 – 11:15 11:15 – 11:45
11:45 – 12:15
12:15 – 12:45
12:45 – 13:00
13:00 – 15:00 |
Sabrina Sabatini Spatial coordination between stem cell activity and cell differentiation in the root meristem Yrjo Helariutta Analysis of cell signalling during vascular morphogenesis in Arabidopsis Rosangela Sozzani SHR/SCR-mediated signalling pathway controls asymmetric cell division and cell specification in the Arabidopsis root Coffee break (Poster viewing) Jiri Friml Molecular insights into the mechanisms of cell polarity and endocytic trafficking in plants Thomas Beeckman Root architecture: root apices as headquarters for root branching Liam Dolan Evolution of mechanisms controlling cell growth and differentiation Antonio Leyva Actin Cytoskeleton integrates brassinosteroids signalling with auxin response Lunch & Poster viewing |
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Shoot apical meristem & leaf development Chair: Csaba Koncz |
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15:00 – 15:30
15:30 – 16:00
16:00 – 16:15
16:15 – 17:15 17:15 – 17:45
17:45 – 18:15
18:15 – 18:45
18:45 – 19:00
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Jan Traas From genes to shape: morphodynamics at the shoot apical meristem Jan Lohmann A novel regulator of shoot stem cell proliferation in Arabidopsis Steffen Knauer A screen for enhancers of shoot meristem defects Coffee break (Poster viewing) Marja Timmermans Patterning the leaf by small RNA and lipid signals Miltos Tsiantis Towards understanding development and diversity of leaf shape Giorgio Morelli A negative feedback regulatory loop controlling vascular development Ignacio Rubio-Somoza Temporal control of leaf complexity by a miRNA network |
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| 29 May 2012 | ||
Flowering & reproduction Chair: Crisanto Gutierrez |
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09:00 – 09:30
09:30 – 10:00
10:00 – 10:30
10:30 – 11:30 11:30 – 12:00
12:00 – 12:30
12:30 – 12:45
12:45 – 13:00
13:00 – 15:00 |
Elliot Meyerowitz Cell-cell communication in plant stem cell control Enrico Coen A framework for tissue cell polarity in animal and plants George Coupland Seasonal flowering in annual and perennial plants Coffee break (Poster viewing) Caroline Dean Vernalization; mechanism and natural variation Martin Kater The Rice AGAMOUS Subfamily: “old genes” but new stories Maura Cardarelli Auxin and jasmonic acid interaction in the control of late stamen development in Arabidopsis thaliana Adriana Hemerly A regulatory network that integrates DNA replication controls with transcriptional regulation is involved in gamete formation in Arabidopsis Lunch & Poster viewing |
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Environmental interactions (abiotic) Chair: Francesco Salamini |
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15:00 – 15:30
15:30 – 16:00
16:00 – 16:30
16:30 – 16:45
16:45 – 17:45 17:45 – 18:15
18:15 – 18:45
18:45 – 19:00
21:00 |
Philip Benfey Development rooted in emergent properties of regulatory networks Celestina Mariani Adventitious roots development in response to flooding Cathie Martin Biotechnological opportunities for Citrus improvement arising from the molecular study of Sicilian blood oranges Lucio Conti Genetic dissection of the drought escape response in Arabidopsis Coffee break (Poster viewing) Ferenc Nagy Phosphorylation modulates phytochrome-B signalling in Arabidopsis thaliana Salomé Prat PIFs: light signaling regulators acting at the GA and BRs crossroad Eirini Kaiserli Shedding new light on morning specific growth in Arabidopsis Conference dinner |
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| 30 May 2012 | ||
Environmental interactions (biotic) Chair: Francesco Cellini |
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09:00 – 09:30
09:30 – 10:00
10:00 – 10:30
10:30 – 10:45
10:45 – 11:15 |
Nam-Hai Chua Genome-wide analysis uncovers regulation of long intergenic noncoding RNAs in Arabidopsis Heribert Hirt Arabidopsis AGC and MAP kinases are involved in interacting with beneficial and pathogenic microbes John Mundy Genes required for programmed cell death in plant innate immunity Janice de Almida Engler Cell cycle manoeuvring: a strategy taken by plant parasitic nematodes to induce specialized feeding sites in plant roots Coffee break |
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Closing Lecture |
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11:15 – 12:00 |
Detlef Weigel Harnessing the power of next-generation genetics to address problems of plant breeding, evolution and speciation |
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12:00 – 12:15 |
Poster Prizes “Jeff Schell Award” sponsored by Betsy Schell “EMBO Award” sponsored by EMBO |
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12:15 – 13:00 |
Paolo Costantino, Gianluca Fusco, Csaba Koncz, Crisanto Gutierrez, Francesco Salamini Round table on the perspectives of European plant sciences, and closing remarks ) |
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