Program

August 7: Arrival and Registration
August 8
Opening Ceremony (8:30-8:45)

Session 1 (Chair: Qifa Zhang)

Patrick Schnable (8:45-9:25)
Maize Genomics: New tools and complexities

Xingwang Deng (9:25-9:55)
Global identification and characterization of novel transcriptionally active regions in rice

Gong Jiming (9:55-10:20)
Ionomics and genechip-based rapid isolation of mutant genes

Tea break (10:20-10:40)

Session 2 (Chair: Qixin Sun)

Chentao Lin (10:40-11:10)
Cryptochromes and the signal transduction

Yongmei Qin (11:10-11:35)
Transcription analysis reveals several significantly and specifically upregulated biochemical pathways during cotton fiber elongation

Sixue Chen (11:35-12:00)
Proteomics of cassava roots: identification of targets for food genetic engineering

Lunch (12:00-14:00)

Session 3 (Chair: Hong Ma)

Beat Keller (14:00-14:40)
Comparative genomics in rice, Brachypodium and wheat: applications for resistance gene cloning and studies in genome evolution

Jizeng Jia (14:40-15:05)
Analysis of Glu-3 loci at large DNA fragment level in Triticum turgidum reveals multiple mechanisms of genome evolution

Zhengqiang Ma (15:05-15:30)
Toward genomics-based gene discovery in wheat

Qixin Sun (15:30-15:55)
Heat stress-responsive transcriptome analysis of wheat (Trticum aestivum L.) by using GeneChip® Wheat Genome Array

Daowen Wang (15:55-16:20)
A functional genomics approach in understanding the genetic basis of end use quality and high phosphorous efficiency in wheat

Tea Break (16:20-16:40)

Session 4 (Chiar: Zhikang Li)

Guangmin Xia (16:40-17:00)
Application of somatic hybrid introgression lines in breeding as well as functional genome targeting of wheat

Yanming Zhu (17:00-17:20)
Genetic engineering of soybean stress-resistance genes

Shanjun Tu (17:20-17:40)
Sugar beet M14 from backcross progenies between Beta corolliflora and Beta vulgaris: Research Status, Problems and Prospects

Guiquan Zhang (17:40-18:00)
Construction of a library of single segment substitution lines for rice breeding by design


Dinner (18:00)

Meeting of the Organizing Committee (19:30-21:00)


August 9

Session 5 (Chair: Jiayang Li)

Rod Wing (8:00-8:40)
The Oryza Map Alignment Project: A new resource for comparative genome studies within Oryza.

Yaoguang Liu (8:40-9:10)
Molecular basis of the CMS/Restorer systems in rice

Guangcun He (9:10-9:35)
Cosuppression UDP-Glucose pyrophosphorylase 1 (OsUgp1) gene results in a new type of thermosensitive genic male sterility

Yihua Zhou (9:35-10:00)
Functional Characterization of brittle culm Mutants That Affect Cell Wall Biosynthesis in Rice Plants

Tea Break (10:00-10:20)

Session 6 (Chair: Daoxiu Zhou)

Hong Ma (10:20-10:50)
Integrating genetic and genomic analyses of the Arabidopsis reproductive developmental program.

Da Luo (10:50-11:15)
Molecular mechanism in the control of floral asymmetry and manipulation of floral shape in flowering plants

Lizhong Xiong (11:15-11:40)
Genomic organization, expression and interaction of SPL transcription factors and microRNA156 in rice

Hailin Xiao (11:40-12:00)
The 5′ stem–loop and its role in mRNA stability in maize S cytoplasmic male-sterility


Lunch (12:00-14:00)

Session 7: Poster viewing (14:00-15:40)

Session 8 (Chair: Bin Han)

Ko Shimamoto (15:40-16:20)
Photoperiodic regulation of flowering in rice

Shiping Wang (16:20-16:45)
The OsDR3 gene mediates the cross-talk between salicylate- and jasmonate-dependent pathways in rice disease resistance

Xin Li (16:45-17:10)
Dissecting R-protein-mediated disease resistance signaling pathways in the snc1 mutant

Bo Zhou (17:10-17:35)
Functional and evolutionary analysis of the Pi2/9/z-t locus

Kaijun Zhao (17:35-18:00)
Molecular cloning of Xa23, an elite rice bacterial blight resistance gene from Oryzae rufipogon


Dinner (18:00)
August 10
Session 9 (Chair: Weihua Wu)

Andrew H. Paterson (8:00-8:40)
Comparative genomics of angiosperm evolution

Qifa Zhang (8:40-9:10)
Characterization of a mutant library developed using an enhancer trap construct and its utilization in functional analysis of the rice genome

Bin Han (9:10-9:40)
Comparative transcriptome analysis of the Oryza sativa indica and japonica

Xueyong Zhang (9:40-10:05)
Centromeric DNA sequences and genome evolution in wheat


Tea Break (10:05-10:20)

Session 10 (Chair: Ping Wu)

Manyuan Long (10:20-10:50)
Evolution of protein diversity and origins of chimeric genes in plants

Rui Chen (10:50-11:10)
Activity assay of some key enzymes in seed starch synthesis and cloning of Waxy genes of Yunnan wild rice species

Daichang Yang (11:10-11:30)
The study on the molecular mechanism of recombinant proteins trafficking in rice endosperm cells

Qinghua Pan (11:30-11:50)
Molecular dissection of resistance and avirulence genes in the rice blast pathosystem

Xin Yan (11:50-12:10)
Patterns of nucleotide sequence diversity in wild and cultivated soybean

Lunch (12:10-14:00)

Session 11 (Chiar: Xiaoya Chen)

Zengjian Chen (14:00-14:40)
Transcriptome dominance and non-additive gene regulation in Arabidopsis allopolyploids

Yan Pei (14:40-15:05)
Cotton fiber improvement by modulating phytohormone genes

Xingzhi Wang (15:05-15:30)
Plants as bioreactor to express human acidic fibroblast growth factor (haFGF).

Xiujie Wang (15:30-15:50)
Computational identification of natural antisense transcripts in Arabidopsis thaliana

Xianming Diao (15:50-16:10)
Screening for probable active MULEs and their Evolution analysis in the genus of Setaria


Closing

August 7: Arrival and Registration
August 8
Opening Ceremony (8:30-8:45)

Session 1 (Chair: Qifa Zhang)

Patrick Schnable (8:45-9:25)
Maize Genomics: New tools and complexities

Xingwang Deng (9:25-9:55)
Global identification and characterization of novel transcriptionally active regions in rice

Gong Jiming (9:55-10:20)
Ionomics and genechip-based rapid isolation of mutant genes

Tea break (10:20-10:40)

Session 2 (Chair: Qixin Sun)

Chentao Lin (10:40-11:10)
Cryptochromes and the signal transduction

Yongmei Qin (11:10-11:35)
Transcription analysis reveals several significantly and specifically upregulated biochemical pathways during cotton fiber elongation

Sixue Chen (11:35-12:00)
Proteomics of cassava roots: identification of targets for food genetic engineering

Lunch (12:00-14:00)

Session 3 (Chair: Hong Ma)

Beat Keller (14:00-14:40)
Comparative genomics in rice, Brachypodium and wheat: applications for resistance gene cloning and studies in genome evolution

Jizeng Jia (14:40-15:05)
Analysis of Glu-3 loci at large DNA fragment level in Triticum turgidum reveals multiple mechanisms of genome evolution

Zhengqiang Ma (15:05-15:30)
Toward genomics-based gene discovery in wheat

Qixin Sun (15:30-15:55)
Heat stress-responsive transcriptome analysis of wheat (Trticum aestivum L.) by using GeneChip® Wheat Genome Array

Daowen Wang (15:55-16:20)
A functional genomics approach in understanding the genetic basis of end use quality and high phosphorous efficiency in wheat

Tea Break (16:20-16:40)

Session 4 (Chiar: Zhikang Li)

Guangmin Xia (16:40-17:00)
Application of somatic hybrid introgression lines in breeding as well as functional genome targeting of wheat

Yanming Zhu (17:00-17:20)
Genetic engineering of soybean stress-resistance genes

Shanjun Tu (17:20-17:40)
Sugar beet M14 from backcross progenies between Beta corolliflora and Beta vulgaris: Research Status, Problems and Prospects

Guiquan Zhang (17:40-18:00)
Construction of a library of single segment substitution lines for rice breeding by design


Dinner (18:00)

Meeting of the Organizing Committee (19:30-21:00)


August 9

Session 5 (Chair: Jiayang Li)

Rod Wing (8:00-8:40)
The Oryza Map Alignment Project: A new resource for comparative genome studies within Oryza.

Yaoguang Liu (8:40-9:10)
Molecular basis of the CMS/Restorer systems in rice

Guangcun He (9:10-9:35)
Cosuppression UDP-Glucose pyrophosphorylase 1 (OsUgp1) gene results in a new type of thermosensitive genic male sterility

Yihua Zhou (9:35-10:00)
Functional Characterization of brittle culm Mutants That Affect Cell Wall Biosynthesis in Rice Plants

Tea Break (10:00-10:20)

Session 6 (Chair: Daoxiu Zhou)

Hong Ma (10:20-10:50)
Integrating genetic and genomic analyses of the Arabidopsis reproductive developmental program.

Da Luo (10:50-11:15)
Molecular mechanism in the control of floral asymmetry and manipulation of floral shape in flowering plants

Lizhong Xiong (11:15-11:40)
Genomic organization, expression and interaction of SPL transcription factors and microRNA156 in rice

Hailin Xiao (11:40-12:00)
The 5′ stem–loop and its role in mRNA stability in maize S cytoplasmic male-sterility


Lunch (12:00-14:00)

Session 7: Poster viewing (14:00-15:40)

Session 8 (Chair: Bin Han)

Ko Shimamoto (15:40-16:20)
Photoperiodic regulation of flowering in rice

Shiping Wang (16:20-16:45)
The OsDR3 gene mediates the cross-talk between salicylate- and jasmonate-dependent pathways in rice disease resistance

Xin Li (16:45-17:10)
Dissecting R-protein-mediated disease resistance signaling pathways in the snc1 mutant

Bo Zhou (17:10-17:35)
Functional and evolutionary analysis of the Pi2/9/z-t locus

Kaijun Zhao (17:35-18:00)
Molecular cloning of Xa23, an elite rice bacterial blight resistance gene from Oryzae rufipogon


Dinner (18:00)
August 10
Session 9 (Chair: Weihua Wu)

Andrew H. Paterson (8:00-8:40)
Comparative genomics of angiosperm evolution

Qifa Zhang (8:40-9:10)
Characterization of a mutant library developed using an enhancer trap construct and its utilization in functional analysis of the rice genome

Bin Han (9:10-9:40)
Comparative transcriptome analysis of the Oryza sativa indica and japonica

Xueyong Zhang (9:40-10:05)
Centromeric DNA sequences and genome evolution in wheat


Tea Break (10:05-10:20)

Session 10 (Chair: Ping Wu)

Manyuan Long (10:20-10:50)
Evolution of protein diversity and origins of chimeric genes in plants

Rui Chen (10:50-11:10)
Activity assay of some key enzymes in seed starch synthesis and cloning of Waxy genes of Yunnan wild rice species

Daichang Yang (11:10-11:30)
The study on the molecular mechanism of recombinant proteins trafficking in rice endosperm cells

Qinghua Pan (11:30-11:50)
Molecular dissection of resistance and avirulence genes in the rice blast pathosystem

Xin Yan (11:50-12:10)
Patterns of nucleotide sequence diversity in wild and cultivated soybean

Lunch (12:10-14:00)

Session 11 (Chair: Xiaoya Chen)

Zengjian Chen (14:00-14:40)
Transcriptome dominance and non-additive gene regulation in Arabidopsis allopolyploids

Yan Pei (14:40-15:05)
Cotton fiber improvement by modulating phytohormone genes

Xingzhi Wang (15:05-15:30)
Plants as bioreactor to express human acidic fibroblast growth factor (haFGF).

Xiujie Wang (15:30-15:50)
Computational identification of natural antisense transcripts in Arabidopsis thaliana

Xianming Diao (15:50-16:10)
Screening for probable active MULEs and their Evolution analysis in the genus of Setaria


Closing