Purdue Plant Science Symposium
Friday, September 7, 2018
8:00 am – 3:00 pm | Pfendler Hall Dean’s Auditorium
The goal of the symposium is to foster interactions between Purdue plant biologists, colleagues and students from various Midwest institutions. The event will highlight Purdue’s plant biology research, including talks by faculty, post docs, students and three invited speakers.
Questions? Email Rene Celeste rceleste@purdue.edu
Agenda
8:00
Continental breakfast
8:25
Clint Chapple | Welcome
SESSION 1 | CELL BIOLOGY
Moderator: Sharon Kessler
8:30 – 9:10
Sebastian Bednarek, University of Wisconsin, Madison | Evolutionarily-Conserved and Plant-Specific Trafficking Machinery Required for Cytokinesis and Cell Expansion
9:10 – 9:40
Chunhua Zhang | Using Chemical Genetics to Understand Plant Exocytosis Regulation
9:40 – 10:00
Ying Li | The Histone Methyltransferase SDG8 Mediates Nitrate Signaling by Regulating H3K36 Methylation and RNA Processing
SESSION 2 | DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY
Moderator: Yun Zhou
10:30 – 11:10
Shuqun Zhang, University of Missouri | Pathogen-Induced Ethylene Biosynthesis: Regulation of ACC Synthases by the MPK3/MPK6 Cascade and Beyond
11:10 – 11:40
Gyeong Mee Yoon | The Role of Ethylene Biosynthesis in Phosphate-Deficiency Responses in Rice
11:40 – 12:00
Leonor Boavida | Tearing Down Barriers in Plant Fertilization: Regulation of Gamete Interactions by Tetraspanin Signaling Complexes
12:00 – 1:30
Lunch on your own (Purdue Union restaurants)
SESSION 3 | ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
Moderator: John Couture
1:30 – 2:10
Lisa Ainsworth, USDA ARS Scientist, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | Approaches for Phenotyping Ozone Stress: from Biochemistry to Leaf Reflectance
2:10 – 2:40
Scott McAdam | Hydraulic to Hormones: The Evolutionary History of Stomatal Responses to Changes in Leaf Water Status
2:40 – 3:00
Mina Rostamza | Evolutionary History and Trait Reconstruction of Root Foraging Plasticity in Response to Nutrient Patchiness
3:00
Clint Chapple | Closing remarks
Plant Science & All-College Networking Gathering at Marriott Hall takes place after the symposium. Graduate students and post docs will be presenting posters describing their work.
