SATURDAY |
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm | Arrival and Check-in |
3:30 pm - 3:45 pm | Introductory Comments by GRC Site Staff / Welcome by the GRS Conference Chair |
3:45 pm - 4:30 pm | Keynote Session |
3:45 pm - 4:15 pm | Katayoon Dehesh (University of California - Davis, USA)
"From oxylipins to retrograde signaling"
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4:15 pm - 4:30 pm | Discussion |
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm | Poster Session I |
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- Odd-numbered posters present from 4:30 pm - 5:15 pm
- Even-numbered posters present from 5:15 pm - 6:00 pm
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6:00 pm | Dinner |
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm | Lipid Metabolism |
| Discussion Leaders: Henrik Tjellström (Michigan State University, USA) and Patrick Horn (University of North Texas, USA) |
7:30 pm - 7:50 pm | Qin Liu (Brookhaven National Laboratory, USA)
"Probing the dimer interface and the significance of dimeric organization of the castor Δ9-18:0 desaturase"
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7:50 pm - 8:00 pm | Discussion |
8:00 pm - 8:20 pm | Masumi Otsuru (Saitama University, Japan)
"Conserved fatty acid composition in the sn-2 positions of glycerolipids is important for the organization of photosystem protein complexes in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803"
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8:20 pm - 8:30 pm | Discussion |
8:30 pm - 8:50 pm | Dora Luz Cano-Ramirez (National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico)
"Contribution of sphingolipid content to the fluidity of the plasma membrane from Arabidopsis thaliana leaves"
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8:50 pm - 9:00 pm | Discussion |
9:00 pm - 9:20 pm | Yozo Okazaki (Riken Plant Science Center, Japan)
"A novel plant lipid class playing an essential role in mitigation of phosphorus depletion"
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9:20 pm - 9:30 pm | Discussion |
SUNDAY |
7:30 am - 8:30 am | Breakfast |
9:00 am - 11:00 am | Lipid Signaling and Stress Responses |
| Discussion Leaders: Philip Bates (Washington State University, USA) and Rebecca Roston (Michigan State University, USA) |
9:00 am - 9:20 am | Mingjie Chen (University of Missouri, USA)
"Acyl-lipid desaturase 2 is required for cold acclimation and freezing tolerance in Arabidopsis"
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9:20 am - 9:30 am | Discussion |
9:30 am - 9:50 am | Phoebe Williams (Virginia Polytechnic and State University, USA)
"Synthesis and regulation of inositol pyrophosphate signaling molecules in plants"
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9:50 am - 10:00 am | Discussion |
10:00 am - 10:20 am | Jantana Keereetaweep (University of North Texas, USA)
"Differential physiological effects of two polyunsaturated N-acylethanolamines in Arabidopsis seedlings"
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10:20 am - 10:30 am | Discussion |
10:30 am - 10:50 am | Stefanie König (Georg-August-University Goettingen, Germany)
"Programmed cell death in Arabidopsis thaliana sphingolipid mutants"
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10:50 am - 11:00 am | Discussion |
11:00 am - 12:30 pm | Poster Session II |
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- Presenters with last names A-K present from 11:00 am - 11:45 am
- Presenters with last names L-Z present from 11:45 am - 12:30 pm
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| Coffee will be served in the poster area from 11:00 am - 11:30 am |
12:30 pm | Lunch |
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm | Career Panel: Different Career Paths for Plant Lipid Scientists |
| Panelists: Edgar Cahoon (University of Nebraska - Lincoln, USA), Katayoon Dehesh (University of California - Davis, USA) and Glenda Gillaspy (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, USA) |
| Host: Rebecca Roston (Michigan State University, USA) |
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm | Evaluation Period |
| Fill out GRS Evaluation Forms |
3:00 pm | Gordon Research Seminar ends. For those attending the associated Gordon Research Conference, please check in at the GRC Office beginning at 4:00 pm. |