The 6th MU-GNU International Joint Symposium in Plant Biotechnology
May 8-9, 2017
University of Missouri, Columbia
SPONSORED BY:
University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, USA
● The Interdisciplinary Plant Group
● College of Agriculture, Food, and National Resources at the University of Missouri
Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, Korea
● Plant Molecular Biology and Biotechnology Research Center
● Systems & Synthetic Agrobiotech Center, Next Generation Biogreen 21 Project of Rural Development Administration Korea
● Brain Korea 21 plus Program, Ministry of Education
● University for Creative Korea Program, Ministry of Education
LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE:
– Gary Stacey (Chair), Divisions of Plant Sciences and Biochemistry, MU
– Trupti Joshi, Translational Bioinformatics, School of Medicine – Medical Research Office, MU
– Toni Kazic, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, MU
– Sang S. Kim, Director, Asian Affairs Center, MU
– Abe Koo, Division of Biochemistry, MU
– David G. Mendoza-Cozatl, Division of Plant Sciences, MU
– Jinglu Tan, Department of Biological Engineering, MU
– Dong Xu, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, MU
SCHEDULE:
| 1st day (May 8, Monday) |
| 08:30- 09:00: | Registration |
| 09:00 – 09:30 | Opening Ceremony
Opening remark: -Welcome remark: Marc Linit (Acting Dean, CAFNR, MU) -Welcome remark: Mun Choi (UM President) |
| Session I | Chair: Gary Stacey (Division of Plant Sciences, MU) |
| 09:30- 10:00 | Keun Woo Lee (Division of Applied Life Sciences, GNU): Molecular Modeling Approaches for Understanding the Mechanism of Light Signal Transduction in Plant Phytochrome |
| 10:00 – 10:30 | Mannie Liscum, (Division of Biology, MU): Phototropism: Molecular cell biology from phototropin receptors to changes in gene expression |
| 10:30 – 11:00 | Woo Sik Chung (Division of Applied Life Sciences, GNU): Cross-Talk of Salicylic Acid and Auxin Signaling via a MAP Kinase Cascade in Arabidopsis |
| 11:00 – 11:15 | Coffee Break |
| 11:15 – 11:45 | Joe Jez (Department of Biology, Washington Univ.): Molecular Controls in Plant Hormone Signaling |
| 11:45 – 12:15 | Lloyd Sumner, (Division of Biochemistry, MU): Integrated Metabolomics for Gene Discovery and Characterization of Plant Metabolic Pathways |
| 12:20 – 13:50 | Lunch |
| Session II | Chair: Abe Koo (Division of Biochemistry, MU) |
| 14:00 – 14:30 | Jong Chan Hong (Division of Life Sciences, GNU): Role of a membrane anchored RING-H2 ubiquitin ligase ATL2 that positively regulates fungal defense response in chitin elicitor signaling in Arabidopsis |
| 14:30 – 15:00 | Jindong Liu, Monsanto: Phenotyping at multiple biological scales reveals complex interplay between traits and environment |
| 15:00 – 15:30 | Sang Yeol Lee (Division of Applied Life Sciences, GNU): Structural switching of a nuclear-localized redox protein regulates plant jasmonate signaling |
| 15:30 – 15:50 | Group Photo & Coffee Break |
| 16:00- 17:30 | Poster session and reception |
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2nd day (May 9, Tuesday) |
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| Session III | Chair: Walter Gassmann (Division of Plant Sciences, MU) |
| 9:00- 9:30 | Jae Yean Kim (Division of Applied Life Sciences, GNU): Molecular regulators playing in callose-dependent plasmodesmal gating |
| 9:30- 10:00 | Min Gab Kim (Dept. of Pharmacy, GNU): GI plays pivotal role in AvrRpt2-mediated RIN4 degradation and RPS2 signaling in Arabidopsis |
| 10:00- 10:30 | Pengyin Chen, (Division of Plant Sciences, MU): Breeding soybeans for high yield, disease resistance, stress tolerance and improved quality attributes for food and feed |
| 10:30- 10:45 | Coffee Break |
| 10:45- 11:15 | Ruthie Angelovici (Department of Biology, MU): Unraveling the Genetic basis of Seed Amino Acids Composition Using Network Guided GWAS |
| 11:15- 11:45 | Young Ryun Chung (Division of Applied Life Sciences, GNU): Induction of systemic resistance against aphids by endophytic Bacillus oryzicola YC7010 via expression of PHYTOALEXIN DEFICIENT4 in Arabidopsis |
| 11:45-12:15 | Gary Stacey, (Division of Plant Sciences, MU): Role of plant purinergic signaling in the control of stomatal immunity |
| 12:20- 14:00 | Lunch |
| Session IV | Chair: Toni Kazic (Department of Computer Science, MU) |
| 14:00- 14:30 | Elizabeth A. Kellogg, (Donald Danforth Plant Science Center): The spikelet pair and its role in diversification |
| 14:30- 15:00 | Chang-deok Han (Division of Applied Life Sciences, GNU): Study on Molecular Mechanisms on Plant Architecture in Rice |
| 15:00- 15:30 | Deborah Finke, (Division of Plant Sciences, MU): Environmental effects on the susceptibility of plants to vector-borne pathogens |
| 15:30- 15:45 | Coffee Break |
| Session V | Chair: David Mendoza-Cozatl (Division of Plant Science, MU) |
| 15:45- 16:15 | Kyun Oh Lee (Division of Applied Life Sciences, GNU): N-glycan containing a core α1,3-fucose residue is required for basipetal auxin transport in rice (Oryza sativa) |
| 16:15- 16:45 | Richard A. Ferrieri, (Missouri Research Reactor Center, MU): Integrated Whole-Plant Fluxomics Aided by Imaging Technologies |
| 16:45- 17:15 | Trupti Joshi (Director, Translational Genomics, MU): Informatics Approaches and Solutions for Precision Agriculture and Food Security |
| 17:15 | Meeting close and final remarks: G. Stacey, JC Hong |