Sunday
2:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Arrival and Check-in
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introductory Comments by GRC Site Staff / Welcome from the GRC Chair
7:40 pm - 9:30 pm
Keynote Session: (Epi)genomic Dynamics and Gene Regulatory Networks
Discussion Leader: Gloria Coruzzi (New York University, USA)
7:40 pm - 7:50 pm
Opening Remarks
7:50 pm - 7:55 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:55 pm - 8:35 pm
Joseph Ecker (Salk Institute for Biological Studies / Howard Hughes Medical Institute, USA)
"(Epi)genome Dynamics and the Regulatory DNA Landscape"
8:35 pm - 8:50 pm
Discussion
8:50 pm - 9:20 pm
Olivia Wilkins (McGill University, Canada)
"Modeling Gene Regulatory Networks: The Dynamic / Interface Between Environmental Perception and Response"
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Monday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
8:30 am - 9:00 am
Group Photo
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Dynamics of Epigenetic Modifications
Discussion Leader: Rebecca Mosher (University of Arizona, USA)
9:00 am - 9:10 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:40 am
Robert Schmitz (University of Georgia, USA)
"Dynamic Evolution of Gene Regulatory Elements in Plant Genomes"
9:40 am - 9:50 am
Discussion
9:50 am - 10:05 am
Isabel Bäurle (University of Potsdam, Germany)
"Adaptation to Environmental Stress by a Dynamic Chromatin-Based Stress Memory"
10:05 am - 10:10 am
Discussion
10:10 am - 10:25 am
Laura Lee (Stanford University, USA)
"Guarding Cellular Identity: Histone Modification Profiling During In Vivo Cellular Reprogramming"
10:25 am - 10:30 am
Discussion
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:15 am
Ronan O'Malley (The Joint Genome Institute, U.S. Department of Energy, USA)
"New Capabilities in Plant Functional Genomics at the Joint Genome Institute"
11:15 am - 11:20 am
Discussion
11:20 am - 11:50 am
Julie Law (Salk Institute for Biological Studies, USA)
"Dynamic Regulation of DNA Methylation Patterns by the RNA-Directed DNA Methylation Pathway"
11:50 am - 12:00 pm
Discussion
12:00 pm - 12:15 pm
Joshua Trujillo (University of Arizona, USA)
"Evidence for a Unique DNA-Dependent RNA Polymerase in Cereal Crops"
12:15 pm - 12:20 pm
Discussion
12:20 pm - 12:30 pm
General Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Power Hour
The GRC Power Hour is an optional informal gathering open to all meeting participants. It is designed to help address the challenges women face in science and support the professional growth of women in our communities by providing an open forum for discussion and mentoring.
Organizers: Natasha Raikhel (University of California, Riverside, USA), Julia Bailey-Serres (University of California, Riverside, USA) and Mary Lou Guerinot (Dartmouth College, USA)
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Transcriptional Networks and Dynamics
Discussion Leader: Klaas Vandepoele (VIB, Ghent University, Belgium)
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:40 pm - 8:20 pm
Philip Benfey (Duke University / Howard Hughes Medical Institute, USA)
"Dynamics of Underground Signaling Networks"
8:20 pm - 8:35 pm
Discussion
8:35 pm - 9:05 pm
Gabriel Krouk (CNRS, France)
"Gene Regulatory Network Dynamics: Lessons from Plants"
9:05 pm - 9:15 pm
Discussion
9:15 pm - 9:30 pm
General Discussion
Tuesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Abiotic and Hormone Signaling Dynamics
Discussion Leader: Julia Bailey-Serres (University of California, Riverside, USA)
9:00 am - 9:10 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:40 am
Jose Dinneny (Stanford University, USA)
"Recovering from Stress: A Matter of Space and Time"
9:40 am - 9:50 am
Discussion
9:50 am - 10:05 am
Fuminori Takahashi (RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science (CSRS), Japan)
"A Mobile Signaling via Small Peptide in Response to Dehydration Stress"
10:05 am - 10:10 am
Discussion
10:10 am - 10:25 am
Sandrine Ruffel (Biochemistry and Plant Molecular Physiology, INRA, France)
"Regulatory Network Behind Systemic Nitrogen Signaling, in Arabidopsis "
10:25 am - 10:30 am
Discussion
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:30 am
Justin Walley (Iowa State University, USA)
"Dynamic Protein Acetylation Mediates the Biotic Stress Response in Maize and Arabidopsis "
11:30 am - 11:40 am
Discussion
11:40 am - 11:55 am
Matthew Brooks (New York University, USA)
"Network Walking: Genome-Wide Validation of a TF-Target Network that Mediates Early-to-Late Nitrogen Responses"
11:55 am - 12:00 pm
Discussion
12:00 pm - 12:15 pm
Simon Alamos (University of California, Berkeley, USA)
"Live Imaging of mRNA Synthesis in Arabidopsis "
12:15 pm - 12:20 pm
Discussion
12:20 pm - 12:30 pm
General Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Nutrient Transport and Sensing in Time
Discussion Leader: David Mendoza-Cozatl (University of Missouri, USA)
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:40 pm - 8:10 pm
Mary Lou Guerinot (Dartmouth College, USA)
"Nutrient Dynamics: From Soil to Seed"
8:10 pm - 8:20 pm
Discussion
8:20 pm - 8:50 pm
Marie Barberon (University of Geneva, Switzerland)
"Dynamics of Endodermal Barriers for Plant Nutrition"
8:50 pm - 9:00 pm
Discussion
9:00 pm - 9:15 pm
Lena Mueller (Boyce Thompson Institute, USA)
"Peptide Signaling During Arbuscular Mycorrhiza Symbiosis"
9:15 pm - 9:20 pm
Discussion
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm
General Discussion
Wednesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Cell Biology Dynamics
Discussion Leader: Natasha Raikhel (University of California, Riverside, USA)
9:00 am - 9:10 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:40 am
George Bassel (University of Birmingham, United Kingdom)
"Topological Analysis of Multicellular Dynamics in Plants"
9:40 am - 9:50 am
Discussion
9:50 am - 10:20 am
Magdalena Bezanilla (Dartmouth College, USA)
"Regulation of Cytoskeletal Dynamics Impacts Cell Shape and Plant Development"
10:20 am - 10:30 am
Discussion
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:30 am
Tongda Xu (Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, China)
"Dynamic Auxin Signaling from Plasma Membrane to Nucleus Guides Differential Growth"
11:30 am - 11:40 am
Discussion
11:40 am - 11:55 am
Juan Dong (Rutgers University, USA)
"MT-Involved Vacuolar Degradation of the Cortical Polarity Complex in the Stomatal Lineage"
11:55 am - 12:00 pm
Discussion
12:00 pm - 12:15 pm
Signe Lolle (University of California, Davis, USA)
"Uncovering Plant-Microbe Relations by Mapping the Spatial and Temporal Dynamics of Effectors in Phytopathogenesis"
12:15 pm - 12:20 pm
Discussion
12:20 pm - 12:30 pm
General Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Business Meeting
Nominations for the Next Vice Chair; Fill in Conference Evaluation Forms; Discuss Future Site and Scheduling Preferences; Election of the Next Vice Chair
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Responses in Circadian Time
Discussion Leader: C. Robertson McClung (Dartmouth College, USA)
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:40 pm - 8:05 pm
Stacey Harmer (University of California, Davis, USA)
"Circadian Rhythms Are Turning Heads: Clock Regulation of Growth Pathways in Sunflower"
8:05 pm - 8:15 pm
Discussion
8:15 pm - 8:30 pm
Kathleen Greenham (Dartmouth College, USA)
"Network-Based Pattern Classification Associates Temporal Dynamics of the Transcriptome with Circadian Regulation of Plant Fitness"
8:30 pm - 8:35 pm
Discussion
8:35 pm - 9:00 pm
Colleen Doherty (North Carolina State University, USA)
"Integrating Time and Temperature: How Plants Dynamically Modulate Stress Responses Throughout the Day and Season"
9:00 pm - 9:10 pm
Discussion
9:10 pm - 9:25 pm
Camilla Ferrari (Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Germany)
"This Is the Rhythm of the Night (and Day)"
9:25 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Thursday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Development in Space and Time
Discussion Leader: Miltos Tsiantis (Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, Germany)
9:00 am - 9:10 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:40 am
Ken Birnbaum (New York University, USA)
"Dynamics of Regenerating the Root Stem Cell Niche: Insights from Single Cell Seq"
9:40 am - 9:50 am
Discussion
9:50 am - 10:05 am
Natalie Clark (North Carolina State University, USA)
"Gene Regulatory Networks Controlling Stem Cell Regulation in the Arabidopsis thaliana Root"
10:05 am - 10:10 am
Discussion
10:10 am - 10:25 am
Klaas Vandepoele (VIB, Ghent University, Belgium)
"Unravelling Transcription Factor Functions Through Integrative Inference of Transcriptional Networks in Plants"
10:25 am - 10:30 am
Discussion
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:30 am
Alexander Jones (University of Cambridge, United Kingdom)
"Spatiotemporal Regulation of Hormone Patterns Influencing Plant Development"
11:30 am - 11:40 am
Discussion
11:40 am - 11:55 am
Devin O'Connor (Sainsbury Laboratory, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom)
"Cross-Species Functional Diversity Within the PIN Auxin Efflux Protein Family"
11:55 am - 12:00 pm
Discussion
12:00 pm - 12:15 pm
Karolina Heyduk (University of Georgia, USA)
"Plasticity in Photosynthesis Across Time-Scales"
12:15 pm - 12:20 pm
Discussion
12:20 pm - 12:30 pm
General Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Genome Dynamics and Evolution
Discussion Leader: Ana Caicedo (University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA)
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:40 pm - 8:10 pm
Detlef Weigel (Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology, Germany)
"Genetics and Epigenetics of Environmental Adaptation in Real Time"
8:10 pm - 8:20 pm
Discussion
8:20 pm - 8:50 pm
Benjamin Blackman (University of California, Berkeley, USA)
"Sunflower Domestication in Space and Time"
8:50 pm - 9:00 pm
Discussion
9:00 pm - 9:15 pm
Zoé Joly-Lopez (New York University, USA)
"Contrasting Maps of Genetic Constraint Between Domesticated and Undomesticated Species Reveals the Regulatory Changes Associated with Transition to a Food Crop"
9:15 pm - 9:20 pm
Discussion
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm
General Discussion
Friday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am
Departure
