Plant Transgene Genetics

Organizers:
Gan-Yuan Zhong(USDA-ARS) and Shou-Wei Ding(UC - Riverside )
Date: Monday, January 16, 2012
Time: 12:50 PM-3:00 PM
Room: Town and Country
Moderator:
Gan-Yuan Zhong
12:50 PM
Recent results from transformation of apple
Herb Aldwinckle, Cornell University; Ewa Borejsza-Wysocka, Cornell University

1:10 PM
Bioactive beads-mediated transformation of plants with large DNA fragments
Kiichi Fukui, Osaka University; Naoki Wada, Tottori University; Susumu Uchiyama, Osaka University

1:30 PM
Identification of Ca2+- Permeable Channel Genes in Guard Cells of Arabidopsis
Yong-FEI Wang, Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology & Ecology, SIBS, CAS; Noriyuki Nishimura, Division of Biological Sciences, University of California, San Diego; Ting Ban, Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology & Ecology, SIBS, CAS; Katherine Hubbard, Division of Biological Sciences, University of California, San Diego; Julian Schroeder, Division of Biological Sciences, University of California, San Diego

2:30 PM
Expression of recombinant proteins in soybean seeds under control of legumes storage proteins regulatory sequences
Nicolau B. Cunha, University of Brasília; Barry O'Keefe, National Cancer Institute; Elibio Rech, EMBRAPA

2:50 PM
Transgenic Approaches to Yield Improvement in Soybean
Jijun Zou, Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.; Thomas Greene, Pioneer Hi-Bred

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