Plant Genomics in China VIII, August 18-20, 2007, Shanghai
Arriving and Registration: From 12:00, August 17, 2007
Scientific Program
August 18, 2007
8:30-8:45 Opening Chairperson: Prof. Qifa Zhang
Opening Remarks: Prof. Qifa Zhang
Welcoming Address: Prof. Xiaoya Chen
8:45-10:05 Session I Chairperson: Prof. Qifa Zhang
8:45-9:25 Plenary Talk Ed Buckler: Association mapping of diverse maize
9:25-10:05 Plenary Talk Gynheung: An T-DNA insertional mutageneis for rice functional genomics
10:05-10:15 Photographs
10:15-10:30 Coffee Break
10:30-12:30 Session II Chairperson: Prof. Weihua Wu
10:30-11:00 Xingwang Deng: Characterization of genome expression evolution provides a new insight to rice domestication
11:00-11:30 Qifa Zhang: Rice functional genomics researches in China
11:30-12:00 Yonghong Wang: Progress of studies on regulatory mechanisms of rice tillering angle
12:00-12:30 Daoxiu Zhou: Chromatin regulation of rice genome expression
12:30-13:30 Lunch
13:30-15:50 Session III Chairperson: Prof. Xing-Wang Deng
13:30-14:10 Plenary Talk Motoyuki Ashikari: Understanding GA signal transduction for controlling crop growth
14:10-14:50 Plenary Talk Dr. Karen L. Kindle: Plant systems biology
14:50-15:20 Yongbiao Xue: Molecular control of S-RNase-based self-incompatibility.
15:20-15:50 Dabing Zhang: Towards understanding the role of rice Tapetum Degeneration Retardation gene in tapetum degradation and its regulatory network
15:50-16:10 Tea Break
16:10-18:10 Session IV Chairperson: Prof. Ping Wu
16:10-16:40 Bin Han: In-depth view of cultivated rice genome variations from the Oryza sativa ssp. indica and japonica comparisons
16:40-17:10 Lizhong Xiong: Integration of genetic, genomic and transgenic approaches for improving drought resistance of rice
17:10-17:30 Jinshui Yang: Haplotype variation in structure and expression of a gene cluster Associated with a Yield QTL in Rice
17:30-17:50 Zuhua He: Functional characterization of Eui genes and effective control of plant height in rice
17:50-18:10 Jumin Tu:Isolation and molecular characterization of rice temperature- regulated low seed-setting gene
18:10-18:30 Fan Chen: Functional analysis of bZIP transcription factors from rice (Oryza sativa L.)
18:30-20:00 Reception
20:00-22:00 Committee Meeting
August 19, 2007
8:30-10:30 Session V Chairperson: Prof. Xiaoya Chen
8:30-9:10 Plenary Talk Dr. Jeffrey L. Bennetzen: Two exceptionally unstable components of the hyper-unstable angiosperm nuclear genome: centromeres and resistance gene clusters
9:10-9:50 Plenary Talk Dr. Pamela J. Green: Analysis of the small RNAs of Arabidopsis and rice
9:50-10:30 Plenary Talk Dr. Jiankang Zhu: ROS3, a small RNA-binding protein required for DNA demethylation in Arabidopsis
10:30-10:50 Coffee Break
10:50-12:30 Session VI Chairperson: Prof. Yuxian Zhu
10:50-11:20 Xiaoya Chen: Genomic grand for diversified plant secondary metabolites
11:20-11:50 Qixin Sun: Genetic and molecular basis of heterosis in crop plants—A summary report of heterosis project in China
11:50-12:10 Tianzhen Zhang: Toward to sequencing cotton genome in future
12:10-12:30 Jinling Meng: Flowering time QTL analysis of oilseed Brassica in multiple environments and genome-wide alignment with Arabidopsis
12:30-13:30 Lunch
13:30-15:50 Session VII Chairperson: Prof. Yongbiao Xue
13:30-14:10 Plenary Talk Dr.Katrien M. Devos: Organization and evolution of the wheat genome
14:10-14:50 Plenary Talk Dr. Tao Sang: Genetics and genomics of rice domestication
14:50-15:20 Yuxian Zhu: Very–long–chain fatty acids control cotton fiber and multi-types of Arabidopsis cell elongations by mediating hormonal signaling
15:20-15:50 Hongwei Xue: Studies on the gene transcription regulatory network of rice seeds
15:50-16:10 Tea Break
16:10-18:30 Poster Session
18:30-19:30 Diner
August 20, 2007
8:30-10:30 Session VIII Chairperson: Prof. Qixin Sun
8:30-9:00 Shiping Wang: MAP kinase OsDR6 acts as both a negative and positive regulator of disease resistance in rice
9:00-9:30 Jianmin Zhou: Interception of bacterial virulence protein by a decoy
9:30-9:50 Qinhua Pan: Genetic dissection of resistance and avirulence genes in the rice blast pathosystem
9:50-10:10 Yueqin Chen: Control of lignin biosynthesis by MiR397 is required for developmental patterning in plants
10:10-10:30 Weihua Tang: Pollen receptor kinases signaling during pollen germination and tube growth
10:30-10:50 Coffee Break
10:50-12:30 Session IX Chairperson: Prof. Guangcun He
10:50-11:20 Zhen Zhu:Comparative transtome analysis of super hybrid rice by microarray
11:20-11:50 Hongxuan Lin: Mapping and characterization of rice QTLs controlling salt tolerance and grain weight
11:50-12:10 Jizeng Jia: Generation, annotation and comparative analysis of wheat full-length cDNAs
12:10-12:30 Zhengqiang Ma: Mapping QTLs for leaf-related characters in wheat
12:30 -13:30 Lunch
13:30-15:10 Session X Chairperson: Prof. Yaoguang Liu
13:50-14:10 Da Luo: Identification of novel components/pathway in the control of floral zygomorphic development in papilionoid legumes
14:10-14:30 Chi-Kuang Wen：RTE1 is a golgi-associated and ETR1-dependent negative regulator of ethylene responses
14:30-14:50 Zhiming Wang: A new ultrafast sequencing method for the $1,000 genome
14:50-15:10 Hong Huang: Comparative genomics information resources development that accelerating grape breeding and grape wine production
15:10-15:30 Meizhong Luo: Physical mapping of the Chinese elite rice varieties 93-11, Minghui 63, Zhenshan 97 and Zhonghua 11
15:30-15:50 Closing Chairperson: Prof. Bin Han
Closing Remarks: Professor Qifa Zhang
Presenting Prizes for the winners of the outstanding poster presentations
Speeches: Next meeting holder
15:30 Leaving
