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Schedule
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Wednesday, May 28
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| Plant Photobiology Symposiium |
| 8:00 am |
Registration/Poster Set Up |
| 9:00 am - 12:00 pm |
Session I (Phototropin Signaling) |
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Opening Comments
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9:20-10:10
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The LOV Domain: An Ancient Chromophore Module of Many Talents
Winslow Briggs |
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10:10-10:30
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Break |
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10:30-11:00
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Phototropin-mediated signaling in stomatal guard cells and related responses
Ken-ichiro Shimazaki |
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11:00-11:30
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More for less - The unusual mutant hph shows enhanced phototropism mediated
Brandon Celaya |
| 11:30-11:50 |
Molecular Mechanisms of Hypocotyl Phototropism in Arabidopsis
Tatsuya Sakai |
| 11:50 - 2:00 pm |
Lunch Break |
| 2:00 - 4:30 pm |
Session II (Signal Integration)
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| 2:00-2:50 |
Rapid Synthesis of Auxin via a New Tryptophan-Dependent Pathway is Required for Shade Avoidance in Arabidopsis
Joanne Chory |
| 2:50-3:05 |
Break |
| 3:05-3:35 |
The PKS (Phytochrome Kinase Substrate) Proteins Are Required For a Subset of Phototropin-Mediated Light Responses
Christian Fankhauser |
| 3:35-4:05 |
A role for MDR1-mediated auxin transport downstream of nuclear CRY1 signaling in Arabidopsis hypocotyls
Edgar Spalding |
| 4:05-4:25 |
Temperature Modulation of Light Signalling
Karen Halliday |
| 4:25 - 6:00 pm |
Reception and Posters (All) |
| 6:00 - 8:00 pm |
Sessions III (Cryptochrome Signaling) |
| 6:00-6:50 |
Photoactivation and Signal Transduction of Arabidopsis CRY2
Chentao Lin |
| 6:50-7:10 |
Prevention of UV-B Damage to Young Etiolated Seedlings Occurs Through A G-protein Mediated Increase in PD1 Activity and Phenylalanine Synthesis
Lon Kaufman |
| 7:10-7:30 |
Poster Talk
Chemically Induced Dimerization and Cryptochrome Signaling
Gesa Rosenfeldt |
| 7:30 |
Dinner |
Thursday, May 29 |
| 8:30 - 9:00 am |
Coffee |
| 9:00 am - 12:00 pm |
Session IV (Functional Ecology/Evoution) |
| 9:00-9:50 am |
Johanna Schmitt |
| 9:50-10:10 am |
Break |
| 10:10-10:40 am |
Phytochrome phylogenetic trees: What are they telling us?
Sarah Mathews |
| 10:40-11:10 am |
Balancing act: the impact of phototropins on leaf water balance in Arabidopsis thaliana
Candi Galen |
| 11:10-11:30 am |
Quantitative Variation In Circadian Rhythms and Adaptation To Heterogeneous Natural Environments
Cynthia Weinig |
| 11:30-11:50 am |
Poster Talk
Characterization of a partially suppressed Phytochrome B epiallele (phyB'') in Arabidopsis thaliana
Scott Nicholson |
| 11:50 am-12:10 pm |
Poster Talk
Variability of flowering time in Arabidopsis strains in response to far-red light
Christopher Schwartz |
| 12:10 - 2:05 pm |
Lunch Break |
| 2:05 - 4:40 pm |
Session V (ryptochrome Structure/Function) |
| 2:05-2:55 pm |
Conserved Evolution of Light Activation in Plant and Animal Cryptochromes
Margaret Ahmad |
| 2:55-3:10 pm |
Break |
| 3:10-3:40 pm |
Structure-Function Analysis of Plant Cryptochromes
Alfred Batschauer |
| 3:40-4:00 pm |
Poster Talk
SHB1 function in de-etiolation and flowering
Yun Zhou |
| 4:00-4:20 pm |
Poster Talk
Role of ion and water channels in blue-light specific tolerance of seed germination to osmotic stress - putative function of 7B-1
Martin Fellner |
| 4:20-4:40 pm |
Poster Talk |
| 4:40 - 6:00 pm |
Poster Session (Even Numbers) |
| 6:00 - 8:00 pm |
Sessions VI (Ubiquitylation/Proteasome/Proteolysis) |
| 6:00-6:50 pm |
Progresses In Understanding How COP1 and Its Partners Work In Mediating Light Control of Development
Xing-Wang Deng |
| 6:50-7:20 pm |
The BTB genes LRB1 and LRB2 Act In the Red Light Signaling Pathway in Arabidopsis thaliana
Derek Gingerich |
| 7:20-7:40 pm |
Role of novel E3 ligase in phot1 dependent phototropic response
Ullas Pedmale |
| 7:40 pm |
Dinner |
Friday, May 30 |
| 8:30 - 9:00 am |
Coffee |
| 9:00 am - 12:00 pm |
Session VII (Circadian & Photoperiodic Biology) |
| 9:00-9:50 am |
Natural variation and evolution of plant clock genes
Oscillator
Rob McClung |
| 9:50-10:05 am |
Break |
| 10:05-10:35 am |
Post-translational control of the circadian clock
Dave Somers |
| 10:35-10:55 am |
Light Input To the Circadian Oscillator
Seth Davis |
| 10:55-11:15 am |
Poster Talk
Seasons May Change; Photoperiodic Responses of conz1 in Day-Neutral Maize
Theresa Miller |
| 11:15-11:35 am |
Poster Talk
The Control of Arabidopsis thaliana Flowering Time by the Calcium Binding Protein-22/Calmodulin-like 10 Gene
Behailu Birhanu |
| 11:35 am - 2:15 pm |
Speaker/Student/Post-Doc Luncheon |
| 2:15 - 4:40 pm |
Session VIII (Phytochrome Structure/Function) |
| 2:15-3:05 pm |
Atomic Perspectives On the Phytochrome Superfamily
Rick Vierstra |
| 3:05-3:20 pm |
Break |
| 3:20-3:50 pm |
Structure of the Complete Sensory Module of Cph1 Phytochrome In the Pr Ground State
Joh Hughes |
| 3:50-4:20 pm |
Structural basis for functional differences between phytochrome A and B
Akira Nagatani |
| 4:20-4:40 pm |
Phenotypic Functions of Bathochromic Mutant Phytochromes A Conferring Shade Tolerance to Arabidopsis Thaliana and Turf Grass
Pill-Soon Song |
| 4:40 - 6:00 pm |
Poster Sessions (Odd Numbera) |
| 6:00 - 8:00 pm |
Sessions IX (Phototropin Structure/Function) |
| 6:00-6:50 pm |
Kevin Gardner |
| 6:50-7:20 pm |
Structure and Mechanism of Photoreceptors: Are There Common Features?
Keith Moffat |
| 8:00 pm |
Conference Dinner in Recognition of Winslow Briggs
Tiger Hotel in Historic Downtown Columbia at 23 S. 8th Street (8th Street and Cherry)
Limited number of tickets available and must be purchased separately at registration
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Saturday, May 31 |
| 8:30 - 9:00 am |
Coffee |
| 9:00 - 11:15 am |
Session Xa (Phytochrome Signaling) |
| 9:00-9:50 am |
Phytochrome Signaling Network
Peter Quail |
| 9:50-10:05 am |
Break |
| 10:05-10:35 am |
Transposase-Derived Transcription Factors Regulate phyA-Dependent and phyA-Independent Developmental Processes
Haiyang Wang |
| 10:35-10:55 am |
Poster Talk
Multiscale modeling yields new insight into photomorphogenesis
Christian Fleck |
| 10:55-11:15 am |
Poster Talk
Intercellular and cell autonomous signalling of phyA and phyB
Stefan Kircher |
| 11:15-11:35 am |
Break |
| 11:35 am-1:35 pm |
Session Xb (Novel Sensory Systems) |
| 11:35-12:25 pm |
Photoreceptors In the Marine Environment
Chris Bowler |
| 12:25-12:55 pm |
Chloroplasts Can Move Back and Forth, Why
Masamitsu Wada |
| 12:55-1:15 pm |
Green Light- An Antagonistic Signal in Discrete Developmental Contexts
Kevin Folta |
| 1:15-1:25 pm |
Closing Comments
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| 1:25 pm |
Adjourn
The Biochemical Journal will sponsor a prize of $500 and certificate of recognition for the best poster presentation at the symposium. All posters from students and postdoctoral fellows are eligible to be considered for the award. |
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All sessions, posters and activities to be held in Christopher S. Bond Life Sciences Center
on the campus of the University of Missouri-Columbia
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