Day 1

October 27, 2001

Time

Schedule

11:00 - 1:00

Arrival and lunch

1:00 - 1:10

Welcome & Introduction -- John Harada/Bob Goldberg

1:10 - 1:30

JACK OKAMURO

Ceres/Seed Institute Collaboration

1:30 - 2:45

DREWS LAB

Gary Drews

Genetic Analysis of Female Gametophyte Development

Denny Otsuga

Strategies For Gene Targeting in Arabidopsis

2:45 - 3:00

Discussion

3:00 - 3:15

Break

3:15 - 5:15

FISCHER LAB

Tzung-Fu Hsieh

Control of Plant Development by Polycomb Genes

Mary Gehring

Regulation of Imprinting by Polycomb Proteins

Daphna Michaeli

Epigenetic Mutant Alleles of Polycomb Genes

Yeonhee Choi

Structure and Function of DMT - A Regulator of MEDEA

Wenyan Xiao

Isolation and Characterization of DMT Suppressor Mutations

Wenyan Xiao

Control of Gynoecium Development

5:15 - 5:30

Discussion

5:30 - 7:00

Check in Hotel & Free Time

7:00 - 8:00

Reception @ Student Union

8:00 - 10:00

Dinner @ Student Union

Day 2

October 28, 2001

Time

Schedule

8:00 - 9:00

Breakfast

9:00 - 10:30

HARADA LAB

John Harada

LEC Genes that Regulate Embryogenesis

Hye-seung Lee

Functional Analysis of LEC1 Protein

Raymond Kwong

LEC1-LIKE Genes and Their Function

Sandra Stone

The Role of LEC2 in Embryonic Development

10:30 - 10:45

Discussion

10:45 - 11:00

Break

11:00 - 12:45

GOLDBERG LAB

Bob Goldberg

Giant Beans as a Genomics Engine - Five Years Later

Anhthu Bui / Brandon Le / JinSun Choi

Using Genomics & Genetics to Identify Genes That Control Embryo Development

Yu Ping Bi / Anhthu Bui

Identification of Regulatory Networks That Control Basal-Cell Transcription After Fertilization

Brandon Le

Using RNA Microarrays to Uncover Genes That Control Seed Development

12:45 - 1:00

Discussion

1:00 - 2:00

Lunch

2:00 - 2:45

ROSS BICKNELL

Genes That Control Apomixis

2:45 - 3:00

Discussion

3:00 - 3:45

MARILYN ETZLER

Lectin/Nucleotide Phosphohydrolases -- A New Class of Proteins That Function in Nodulation

3:45 - 4:00

Discussion

4:00

Summary and Departure