SUNDAY |
4:00 pm - 8:00 pm | Arrival and Check-in |
6:00 pm | Dinner |
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm | Welcome / Introductory Comments by GRC Site Staff |
7:40 pm - 9:30 pm | Producing Nutritional Lipids |
7:40 pm - 7:45 pm | Discussion Leader: Basil Nikolau (Iowa State University) |
7:45 pm - 8:10 pm | Dean DellaPenna (Michigan State University)
"Integrating genomics and quantitative genetics to understand lipid soluble vitamin synthesis in plants" |
8:10 pm - 8:20 pm | Discussion |
8:20 pm - 8:45 pm | Joaquín J. Salas (Instituto de la Grasa, CSIC, Seville, Spain)
"New healthy fats based on high stearic sunflower oil" |
8:45 pm - 8:55 pm | Discussion |
8:55 pm - 9:20 pm | Olga Sayanova (Rothamsted Research)
"Omega-3 long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids: alternative sources of production" |
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm | Discussion |
MONDAY |
7:30 am - 8:30 am | Breakfast |
8:30 am | Group Photo |
9:00 am - 9:50 am | Special Session: Metabolic biochemistry in the next decade |
9:00 am - 9:05 am | Introductory Remarks |
9:05 am - 9:35 am | Yair Shachar-Hill (Michigan State University)
"Metabolic biochemistry in the next decade: The increasing importance of modeling and flux analysis"
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9:35 am - 9:50 am | Discussion |
9:50 am - 12:30 pm | Triacylglycerols: Metabolism, function, and as a target for engineering |
9:50 am - 9:55 am | Discussion Leader: Eric Maréchal (iRTSV CEA-Grenoble) |
9:55 am - 10:20 am | Sabeeha Merchant (University of California at Los Angeles)
"TAG, you're it! Understanding TAG accumulation in Chlamydomonas"
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10:20 am - 10:30 am | Discussion |
10:30 am | Coffee Break |
11:00 am - 11:25 am | John Dyer (US Arid-Land Agricultural Research Center, Maricopa, AZ)
"The role of CGI-58 in lipid homeostasis and lipid signaling"
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11:25 am - 11:35 am | Discussion
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11:35 am - 12:00 pm | Christoph Benning (Michigan State University)
"Biogenesis and turnover of lipid droplets in algal models" |
12:00 pm - 12:10 pm | Discussion |
12:10 pm - 12:20 pm | Philip Bates (Washington State University)
"Inefficient incorporation of unusual fatty acids into triacyglycerols inhibits fatty acid synthesis in transgenic oilseeds"
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12:20 pm - 12:30 pm | Discussion |
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 | Lipids in Protection, Reproduction, and Development |
7:30 pm - 7:35 pm | Discussion Leader: Lacey Samuels (University of British Columbia) |
7:35 pm - 7:55 pm | Ljerka Kunst (University of British Columbia)
"New insights into biosynthesis and regulation of cuticular lipids" |
7:55 pm - 8:05 pm | Discussion |
8:05 pm - 8:25 pm | Mi Chung Suh (Chonnam National University, Gwangju, Korea)
"Biosynthesis and transcriptional regulation of cuticular wax in Arabidopsis thaliana" |
8:25 pm - 8:35 pm | Discussion |
8:35 pm - 8:55 pm | Yuki Nakamura (Academica Sinica, Taipei)
"Phospholipids function in coordinating reproductive processes" |
8:55 pm - 9:00 pm | Discussion |
9:00 pm - 9:20 pm | Kathrin Schrick (Kansas State University)
"START lipid/sterol binding domains in plant transcription factors" |
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm | Discussion |
TUESDAY |
7:30 am - 8:30 am | Breakfast |
9:00 am - 12:30 pm | Genetic and Lipidomic Approaches to Understanding Lipid Metabolism and Signaling |
9:00 am - 9:05 am | Discussion Leader: Glenda Gillaspy (Virginia Tech) |
9:05 am - 9:30 am | Hiroyuki Ohta (Tokyo Institute of Technology)
"Galactolipid synthesis: Mechanism and evolution" |
9:30 am - 9:40 am | Discussion |
9:40 am - 10:05 am | Peter Dörmann (University of Bonn)
"Chlorophyll and galactolipid metabolism in chloroplasts" |
10:05 am - 10:15 am | Discussion |
10:15 am | Coffee Break |
10:45 am - 11:10 am | Yonghua Li-Beisson (CEA Cadarache, Saint-Paul-lez-Durance, France)
"Genetic and lipidomic approaches in deciphering lipid metabolism in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii" |
11:10 am - 11:20 am | Discussion |
11:20 am - 11:45 am | Xuemin Wang (University of Missouri-St. Louis and Donald Danforth Plant Science Center)
"Lipases and their signaling products: Metabolomic approaches to discovering function" |
11:45 am - 11:55 am | Discussion |
11:55 am - 12:05 pm | Christa Testerink (University of Amsterdam)
"Halotropism - A novel response of plant roots to avoid salinity stress"
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12:05 pm - 12:10 pm | Discussion |
12:10 pm - 12:20 pm | Susanne Hoffmann-Benning (Michigan State University)
"Lipidomic and proteomic profiling reveals possible new lipid signaling pathways"
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12:20 pm - 12:30 pm | Discussion |
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 | Lipid Signaling in Stress Responses |
7:30 pm - 7:35 pm | Discussion Leader: Katayoon Dehesh (University of California at Davis) |
7:35 pm - 8:05 pm | Abraham Koo (University of Missouri-Columbia)
"Switching off the danger signal: Metabolic inactivation of the lipid-derived defense hormone jasmonate" |
8:05 pm - 8:15 pm | Discussion |
8:15 pm - 8:40 pm | Ivo Feussner (University of Goettingen)
"Lipids in the biotic stress response" |
8:40 pm - 8:50 pm | Discussion |
8:50 pm - 9:15 pm | Aardra Kachroo (University of Kentucky)
"Glycerolipid-mediated plant defense signaling against microbial pathogens" |
9:15 pm - 9:30 pm | Discussion |
WEDNESDAY |
7:30 am - 8:30 am | Breakfast |
9:00 am - 12:30 pm | New Insights on the Path to Triacylglycerols |
9:00 am - 9:05 am | Discussion Leader: John Harwood (Cardiff University) |
9:05 am - 9:30 am | Chaofu Lu (Montana State University)
"Probing the dynamics of phosphatidylcholine during triacylglycerol biosynthesis" |
9:30 am - 9:40 am | Discussion |
9:40 am - 10:05 am | Henrik Tjellström (Michigan State University)
"Acyl chain remodeling of triacylglycerols" |
10:05 am - 10:15 am | Discussion |
10:15 am | Coffee Break |
10:45 am - 11:10 am | Jitao Zou (National Research Council, Canada)
"Direct experimental evidence that LPCAT enzyme participates in acyl editing in Arabidopsis developing seeds" |
11:10 am - 11:20 am | Discussion |
11:20 am - 11:45 am | Changcheng Xu (Brookhaven National Laboratory)
"Triacylglycerol biosynthesis and function in non-seed tissues" |
11:45 am - 11:55 am | Discussion |
11:55 am - 12:05 pm | Mie Shimojima (Tokyo Institute of Technology)
"The crucial role of phosphatidic acid phosphohydrolases PAH1/PAH2 in triacylglycerol accumulation in leaves"
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12:05 pm - 12:10 pm | Discussion |
12:10 pm - 12:20 pm | John Shanklin (Brookhaven National Laboratory)
"Activation via inhibitor metabolism: Fusing catalase to aldehyde-deformylating oxygenase relieves inhibition by converting its inhibitor into a co-substrate"
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12:20 pm - 12:30 pm | Discussion |
12:30 pm | Lunch |
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm | Free Time |
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm | Poster Session |
6:00 pm | Dinner |
7:00 pm - 7:30 pm | Business Meeting |
| Nominations for the next Vice Chair; Fill out Conference Evaluation Forms; Discuss future Site & Scheduling preferences; Election of the next Vice Chair |
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm | Membrane Lipid Signaling |
7:30 pm - 7:35 pm | Discussion Leader: Jonathan Markham (University of Nebraska-Lincoln) |
7:35 pm - 8:05 pm | Ingo Heilmann (Universität Halle, Germany)
"Stress-induced activation and relocalization of plant lipid kinases" |
8:05 pm - 8:15 pm | Discussion |
8:15 pm - 8:40 pm | Marina Gavilanes Ruiz (Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico)
"Membrane sphingolipids: Surpassing their structural role?" |
8:40 pm - 8:50 pm | Discussion |
8:50 pm - 9:15 pm | Brett Tyler (Oregon State University)
"Cell surface phosphoinositides at the interface between plants and their pathogens and mutualists" |
9:15 pm - 9:30 pm | Discussion |
THURSDAY |
7:30 am - 8:30 am | Breakfast |
9:00 am - 12:30 pm | Lipid Visualization |
9:00 am - 9:05 am | Discussion Leader: Kent Chapman (University of North Texas) |
9:05 am - 9:30 am | Adrian Salic (Harvard Medical School)
"Chemical probes for microscopic visualization of lipids in cells" |
9:30 am - 9:40 am | Discussion |
9:40 am - 10:05 am | Teun Munnik (University of Amsterdam)
"Visualizing phospholipid signals in plants" |
10:05 am - 10:15 am | Discussion |
10:15 am | Coffee Break |
10:45 am - 11:10 am | Patrick Horn (University of North Texas)
"Spatial mapping of lipids at cellular resolution in plant tissues" |
11:10 am - 11:20 am | Discussion |
11:20 am - 11:30 am | Diana Wong (University of California, Davis)
"Comparison of lipid storage in different algae strains using lipid visualization and fluorescent quantification" |
11:30 am - 11:35 am | Discussion |
11:35 am - 11:45 am | Erik Nielsen (University of Michigan)
"A role for phosphoinostide signaling during regulation of SA-dependent PR gene expression in Arabidopsis" |
11:45 am - 11:55 am | Discussion |
11:55 am - 12:05 pm | Hong-Wei Xue (Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology)
"Functions and Molecular Mechanisms of Plant Phosphatidylinositol (PI) Signaling Pathway" |
12:05 pm - 12:10 pm | Discussion |
12:10 pm - 12:20 pm | Imara Perera (North Carolina State University)
"Functional characterization of inositol polyphosphate VIP kinases in plants" |
12:20 pm - 12:30 pm | Discussion |
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 | Development of Biofuels and Industrial Lipids |
7:30 pm - 7:35 pm | Discussion Leader: Anthony Kinney (Dupont AgBiotech) |
7:35 pm - 8:05 pm | Sten Stymne (Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences)
"Industrial oils in dedicated GM industrial oil crops take the step to the field" |
8:05 pm - 8:15 pm | Discussion |
8:15 pm - 8:40 pm | Xiao-Hong Yu (Brookhaven National Laboratory)
"Enhancing cyclopropane fatty acid production in transgenic plants" |
8:40 pm - 8:50 pm | Discussion |
8:50 pm - 9:15 pm | Timothy Durrett (Kansas State University)
"Using a novel acetyltransferase to alter the structure of seed storage lipids"
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9:15 pm - 9:30 pm | Discussion |
FRIDAY |
7:30 am - 8:30 am | Breakfast |
9:00 am | Departure |