CSSA: Translational Genomics

Organizers:
Katrien Devos(University of Georgia) and Henry T. Nguyen(University of Missouri & National Center for Soybean Biotechnology (NCSB))
Date: Sunday, January 15, 2012
Time: 8:00 AM-10:10 AM
Room: Pacific Salon 4-5 (2nd Floor)
Chair:
Katrien Devos
8:00 AM
Introduction (Katrien Devos)


8:25 AM
Quantitative Genetic Analysis of Root System Architecture in Rice
Anjali S. Iyer-Pascuzzi, Duke University, Dept. of Biology and IGSP Center for Systems Biology; Christopher N. Topp, Duke University, Dept. of Biology and IGSP Center for Systems Biology; Jill T. Anderson, Duke University, Dept. of Biology; Cheng-Ruei Lee, Duke University, Dept. of Biology; Olga Symonova, IST Austria; Yuriy Mileyko, Duke University, Dept. of Mathematics and IGSP Center for Systems Biology; Taras Galkovsky, Duke University, Dept. of Mathematics and IGSP Center for Systems Biology; Ying Zheng, Duke University, Dept. of Computer Science; Randy Clark, Cornell University, Dept of Biological and Environmental Engineering; Leon Kochian, USDA/ARS & Cornell University; John Harer, Duke University, Dept. of Mathematics and IGSP Center for Systems Biology; Herbert Edelsbrunner, Duke University, Dept. of Computer Science; Joshua S. Weitz, Georgia Institute of Technology, School of Biology and School of Physics; Thomas Mitchell-Olds, Duke University, Dept. of Biology; Philip N. Benfey, Duke University, Dept. of Biology and IGSP Center for Systems Biology

8:45 AM
Comparative analysis of abiotic stress associated microRNAs in crops
Renyi Liu, University of California, Riverside; Lei Gao, University of California, Riverside; Blanca E. Barrera-Figueroa, Universidad del Papaloapan; Zhigang Wu, University of California, Riverside; Jian-Kang Zhu, Purdue University

9:05 AM
Studying the function and regulation of grass genes through comparative genomics
James C. Schnable, University of California-Berkeley; Michael Freeling, University of California-Berkeley

9:25 AM
High-throughput sequencing makes TILLING more fun
Helen Tsai, University of California; Rebecca Nitcher, University of California Davis; Tyson R. Howell, University of California, Davis; Eduard Akhunov, Kansas State University; Thomas H. Tai, USDA-ARS; Jorge Dubcovsky, University of California, Davis; Luca Comai, UC Davis

9:45 AM
Genome Evolution During Polyploid Formation Within Cereals
J. Perry Gustafson, University of Missouri; Xue-Feng Ma, Ceres, inc.

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