13th Annual Embryo 21st Century/Seed Institute Conference

UCLA Conference Center, Lake Arrowhead

December 2-4, 2005

 

Friday - December 2

3:00pm                       Check-In -- Welcome Reception & Appetizers (Iris)

 

4:00pm                       Session I - Harada Lab (Iris)

                                    Introduction

                                    John Harada

 

4:05pm                       LEC2, Auxin, and Seed Maturation

                                    Sandra Stone

 

4:35pm                       Seed Maturation and Somatic Embryos - Bridging the Gap With

LEC2

Siobhan Park

 

5:05pm                       The Curious Case of HAPs and CCAATTs - The Role of LEC1 in

Embryogenesis

Soomin Park

 

5:35pm                       Free Time

 

6:30pm                       Dinner

 

8:00pm                       Session II With UCLA/MCDB - Plant Genomics (Pineview)

                                    Introduction 

Bob Goldberg

 

8:05pm                       DNA Methylation in Arabidopsis

                                    Steve Jacobsen

 

8:35pm                       Gene Activity During Seed Development

                                    Bob Goldberg

 

9:05pm                       Break & Discussion

 

9:15pm                       Regulatory Genes Controlling Seed Development

John Harada

 

9:45pm                       Imprinting Mechanisms During Seed Development

Bob Fischer

 

10:15pm                     Discussion & Snacks (Iris)/MCDB Posters (Pineview)

 

Saturday - December 3

8:00am                       Breakfast

 

9:00am                       Session III (Iris) -- Fischer Lab

                                    Introduction  Bob Fischer

 

9:05am                       Role of DNA Methylation in Embryogenesis

Frank Xiao

 

9:35am                       Functional Analysis of the DME Glycosylase

                                    Jin Hoe Huh

 

10:05am                     Break and Discussion

 

10:20am                     Function of Demeter-like Genes

                                    Jon Penterman

 

10:50am                     Regulation of Polycomb Gene Expression During Seed

Development

Daphna Michaeli

 

11:20am                     New Mechanisms for Imprinting in the Endosperm

                                    Bob Fischer (for Tzung-Fu)

 

11:50am                     Lunch & Discussion

 

1:00pm                       Free Afternoon for Discussion and Leisure Activities

 

4:30pm                       Poster Session & Appetizers (Iris)

 

6:30pm                       Dinner

 

8:00pm                       Session IV (Iris) -- Goldberg Lab

                                    Introduction

                                    Bob Goldberg

 

8:05pm                       Gene Activity During Seed Development - Global Analysis in Wild-Type and Mutant Seeds

                                    Brandon Le

 

8:35pm                       Using Cross-Species Gene Chip Experiments to Investigate

Embryo Gene Activity

                                    Brandon Le

 

8:50pm                       RNA Isolation and Amplification Using Laser Capture

Microdissection

                                    Anhthu Bui

 

9:05pm                       Break and Discussion

 

9:15pm                       Gene Activity in the Embryo Proper and Suspensor Regions of

Scarlet Runner Bean and Soybean Embryos Using EST Sequencing and Laser Capture Microdissection

                                    Anhthu Bui, Xingjun Wang, and Javier Wagmaister

 

9:55pm                       Regulatory Sequences Programming Suspensor Transcription

                                    Tomo Kawashima and Xingjun Wang

 

10:15pm                     Discussion, Posters, & Snacks (Iris)

 

Sunday - December 4 (check out of rooms by 10am)

8:00am                       Breakfast

 

9:00am                       Session IV (Iris) -- Drews Lab

                                    Introduction

Gary Drews

 

9:10am                       Analysis of Mutants Affecting Female Gametophyte Development and Function

Gary Drews

 

9:20am                       Identification of Genes Expressed in the Female Gametophyte

Josh Steffen

 

9:40am                       Dissecting the Gene Regulatory Circuitry Controlling Female

Gametophyte Development

Jayson Punwani and Dave Rabiger

 

10:10am                     Break and Discussion

 

10:30am                     Gene Targeting Via Zinc-Finger Nucleases

Alan Lloyd

 

11:00am                     Summary & Discussion

Gary Drews

 

11:10am                     Diane Jofuku

                                    The NSF Plant Genome Program

 

12:00pm                     Lunch &Departure