The Second International Symposium
on Genomics and Crop Genetic Improvement
THIRD CIRCULAR Wuhan, China July 4-8, 2011
In this Circular you will find information concerning:
l Organization Committee
l Sponsors
l Preliminary Program
l Guideline
In recent years, high quality genome sequences have been obtained for a number of crop species. This tremendous progress has built the foundation for studying the biological functions of the genome and identifying agriculturally useful genes, and opened enormous opportunities for crop genetic improvement. To provide a venue for reviewing the developments in ideas, approaches, innovations and advances in plant breeding programs making use of the achievements in genomic research and formulating possible collaboration, the Second International Symposium on Genomics and Crop Genetic Improvement will be held at July 4-8, 2011, in Huazhong Agricultural University. The conference will feature plenary speeches by world-renowned experts in the field, oral and poster presentations contributed by the participants, to provide an environment for promoting discussions.
l Host
National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University
l Organization Committee
Chair:
Dr. Qifa Zhang Huazhong Agricultural University, China
Secretary:
Dr. Dejun Yuan Huazhong Agricultural University, China
Member:
Dr. Xiuxin Deng Huazhong Agricultural University, China
Dr. Tingdong Fu Huazhong Agricultural University, China
Dr. Bin Han National Center for Gene Research, CAS, China
Dr. Makoto Matsuoka Nagoya University, Japan
Dr. Shaobing Peng Huazhong Agricultural University, China
Dr. Xuemin Wang Donald Danforth Plant Science Center/University of Missouri-St. Louis, USA
Dr. Rod Wing University of Arizona, USA
Dr. Ping Wu Zhejiang University, China
Dr. Weihua Wu China Agricultural University, China
Dr. Lizhong Xiong Huazhong Agricultural University, China
Dr. Zhihong Xu Peking University, China
Dr. Xianlong Zhang Huazhong Agricultural University, China
Dr. Yongming Zhou Huazhong Agricultural University, China
Dr. Yuxian Zhu Peking University, China
l Sponsors
Supported by the 111 Project (高等学校学科创新引智计划资助，项目编号：B07041);
Illumina China;
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l Program
July 4, Monday
8:00-21:00 Registration
July 5, Tuesday
8:30-8:50 Opening (Chair: Qifa Zhang)
Opening Remark by Dr. Xiuxin Deng (President, Huazhong Agricultural University)
SESSION 1 (Chair: Yuxian Zhu)
8:50-9:15 Edward Buckler (USDA-Agricultural Research Service, Cornell University)
Genome wide association in maize: a genome on the move
9:15-9:35 Yongzhong Xing (Huazhong Agricultrual University)
Isolation of three agronomically important QTLs and their application in rice improvement
9:35-10:00 Ian Bancroft (John Innes Centre)
Sequence-based approaches to genome analysis in Brassica
10:00-10:20 Photographing of Meeting Attendees and Tea Break
SESSION 2 (Chair: Yongming Zhou)
10:20-10:45 Bin Han (National Center of Gene Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences)
Genome - wide association study in rice
10:45-11:05 Jinxing Tu (Huazhong Agricultural University)
Developing RGMS system for heterosis utilization in B. napus
11:05-11:30 Cathie Martin (John Innes Centre)
Engineering phenylpropanoid production for healthy foods
11:30-11:55 Elizabeth S. Dennis (CSIRO Plant Industry)
Using genomics to define genes controlling cotton fibre initiation
11:55-12:15 Jianbing Yan (Huazhong Agricultural University)
Two common insertion/deletions in Zea mays VTE4 are associated with α-tocopherol content in maize kernels
12:30 Lunch
SESSION 3 (Chair: Jianbin Yan)
14:00-14:25 Barry Pogson (Australian National University)
Carotenoids: regulation and roles in plant development
14:25-14:45 Xianlong Zhang (Huazhong Agricultural University)
Expression profile analysis discovers two functional genes involved in fiber cell initiation and elongation in cotton
14:45-15:10 Henry Daniell (University of Central Florida)
Chloroplast genomics and genetic engineering for crop improvement
15:10-15:35 Li Li (Cornell University)
Using of the Or gene to improve carotenoid content in crops
15:35-15:55 Tea Break
SESSION 4 (Chair: Bin Han)
15:55-16:20 Graham King (Southern Cross University)
The role of epigenomics for understanding and manipulating crop plants
16:20-16:40 Jinling Meng (Huazhong Agricultural University)
QTL dissection in rapeseed: from individually towards grouping
16:40-17:05 James Giovannoni (Cornell University & Robert W. Holley Center)
Genetic and epigenetic factors impacting tomato fruit ripening
17:05-17:30 Yuxian Zhu (Peking University)
Pectic precursors are important for cotton fiber and Arabidopsis root hair elongation
17:30-17:55 Bailin Li (DuPont Agricultural Biotechnology)
QTL and gene discovery for trait improvement in Maize
18:10 Welcome Dinner
July 6, Thursday
SESSION 5 (Chair: Shaobing Peng)
8:00-8:25 Manyuan Long (University of Chicago)
Evolution of new genes and genomes in plants
8:25-8:50 Makoto Matsuoka (Nagoya University, BioScience BioTechnology Center)
New approach for enhancing the lodging resistance
-beyond the sd1 mutation-
8:50-9:15 Jan E. Leach (Colorado State University)
A rice 14-3-3 protein negatively regulates broad spectrum disease resistance
9:15-9:40 JianFeng MA (Okayama University)
Transporters involved in accumulation of toxic Cd and As in rice
9:40-10:00 Qiang Xu (Huazhong Agricultrual University)
Citru Red-flesh trait and its molecular basis
10:00-10:20 Tea Break
SESSION 6 (Chair:Lizhong Xiong)
10:20-10:45 Leandro Peña (Centro de Protección Vegetal y Biotecnología, Instituto Valenciano de Investigaciones Agrarias)
Limonene downregulation in orange reveals the sense of fruit aromas in mediating interactions with insect herbivores and pathogens
10:45-11:10 Eduardo Blumwald (University of California, Davis)
Delayed leaf senescence induces stress tolerance in crop plants
11:10-11:30 Shiping Wang (Huazhong Agricultural University)
Exploring the interaction of rice and Xanthomonase oryzae pv. oryzae
11:30-11:55 Hong Zhang (Texas Tech University)
Developing salt-tolerant and drought-tolerant cotton
12:10 Lunch
SESSION 7 (Chair: Xianlong Zhang)
14:00-14:25 Daniel J. Kliebenstein (University of California, Davis)
Quantitative genomics of natural variation in plant metabolism: the illusion of simplicity
14:25-14:50 Xuemin Wang (Donald Danforth Plant Science Center and University of Missouri)
Lipidomics for crop improvement
14:50-15:15 Toni M. Kutchan (Donald Danforth Plant Science Center)
Post-genomic elucidation of plant natural product pathways
15:15-15:35 Shaobing Peng (Huazhong Agricultural University)
Genetic improvement on rice yield potential with plant ideotype traits
15:35-15:55 Wen Wang (Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences)
Genomic and epigenomic evolution of rice during domestication and improvement
15:55-16:15 Tea Break
SESSION 8 (Chair: Xuemin Wang)
16:15-16:40 Kazuki Saito (Chiba University)
Development of plant metabolomics – from Arabidopsis to crops
16:40-17:05 Liqun Du (Washington State University)
Functional genomic dissection of Ca2+/calmodulin-mediated signaling and crop improvement
17:05-17:30 Jan Jaworski (Donald Danforth Plant Science Center)
Exploring lipid metabolism through protein-protein interactions
17:30-17:50 Yuqing He (Huazhong Agricultural University)
Gene pyramiding to improve green super hybrid rice by molecular marker-assisted selection
18:20 Dinner
July 7, Wednesday
8:00 Departure for Yellow Mountain
More information please browse the website:
http://symposium.croplab.org/
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