Session: Forest Tree (Plant and Animal Genome XX Conference (January 14-18, 2012))

8:00 AM

W279

Session 1: Spruce and Douglas-Fir Genomics
Carl J. Douglas, University of British Columbia, Dept. of Botany

8:10 AM

W280

A first look at the large and complex genome of Norway spruce (Picea abies)
Par K. Ingvarsson, Umea university

8:30 AM

W281

The repetitive DNA of conifers - lessons from the Norway spruce (Picea abies) genome and resequencing of 5 other conifers
Anna L Wetterbom, Science for Life Laboratory /Karolinska Institute

8:50 AM

W282

Differential Transcriptomes During Forming Of Epigenetic Memory In Norway Spruce
Igor Yakovlev, Norwegian Forest and Landscape Institute

9:10 AM

W283

Discovery Of A Putative Spruce Budworm Resistance Gene
John MacKay, Université Laval

9:30 AM

W284

Transcriptome dynamics in the dormancy-‐spring growth transition of Douglas-‐fir needles
Brian J. Knaus, US Forest Service, PNW

9:50 AM

W285

Session 2: Break//Pine Genomics
Kermit Ritland, University of British Columbia

10:00 AM

W286

Conifer Translational Genomics Network: Bringing Genomics Based Breeding To Application
Ross Whetten, North Carolina State University

10:20 AM

W287

“Shrinking” the Giants: An innovative approach for de novo sequencing of conifer genomes
Konstantin V. Krutovsky, Department of Ecosystem Science and Management, Texas A&M University

10:40 AM

W288

Exploring the megagenome of Pine by targeted resequencing
Leandro Gomide Neves, University of Florida

11:00 AM

W289

RAPiD-Seq – A novel approach to genotype by sequencing reduced genome representations
Marcio Resende Jr, University of Florida

11:20 AM

W290

Break//Session 3: The Next Generation of Populus Genomics
Stephen DiFazio, West Virginia University

11:30 AM

W291

The genome of aspen (Populus tremula) - the most complex genome sequenced to date?
Stefan Jansson, Umeå Plant Science Centre, Dept of Plant Physiology, Umeå University

11:50 AM

W292

Levels and patterns of nucleotide variability and population differentiation in Populus: insights from transcriptome resequencing and SNP genotyping
Armando Geraldes, University of British Columbia - Department of Botany

12:10 PM

W293

Life and Death in the Paleopolyploid Genome: Contrasting Patterns of Duplicate Gene Evolution in Populus
Eli Rodgers-Melnick, West Virginia University

12:30 PM

W294

Lunch//Session 4: Angiosperm Tree Genomics
Stephen DiFazio, West Virginia University

1:30 PM

W295

Next Generation Sequencing of the Salix purpurea L. Genome and Transcriptome: Tools for the Genetic Improvement of Willow Biomass Crops
Larry Smart, Cornell University

1:50 PM

W296

Comparative Genomics of 15 Tropical Fagaceae Species Using Shallow Illumina Sequencing and a Reference-Free Approach
Charles Cannon, Chinese Academy of Sciences

2:10 PM

W297

QTL Mapping and Targeted Sequencing of Genomic Regions Conferring Resistance to Chestnut Blight (Cryphonectria parasitica) and Ink Disease (Phytophthora cinnamomi)
Margaret Staton, Clemson University

2:30 PM

W298

Break//Session 5: Populus Functional Genomics
Patricia Faivre Rampant, INRA/URGV

2:40 PM

W299

Large-scale RNA-seq Transcriptomics Studies Exploring Wood Development and Natural Variation in Aspen (P. tremula): Projects and Resource Development
Nathaniel Street, Umeå University

3:00 PM

W300

Association Genetics of Traits Underlying Secondary Cell Wall Chemistry and Ultrastructure in Populus trichocarpa
Shawn D. Mansfield, University of British Columbia

3:20 PM

W301

Predictive Models of Regulatory and Metabolic Pathway for Monolignol Biosynthesis
Cranos Williams, North Carolina State University

3:40 PM

W302

Adaptive Mechanisms and Genomic Plasticity in Drought Tolerance Identified in a European Population of Black Poplar (Populus nigra L.)
Maud Viger, University of Southampton

4:00 PM

W303

Over-Expression of Glutamine Synthetase in Poplar Results in Transcriptomic Rewiring: Implications for Drought Stress Tolerance
Juan Jesus Molina-Rueda, Rutgers University

4:20 PM

W304

Session 6: Break//Eucalyptus Genome Sequence and Evolution
Gerald Tuskan, Biosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, 37831, USA

4:30 PM

W305

Sequencing and Analysis of the Eucalyptus grandis Genome
Alexander Myburg, Department of Genetics, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), University of Pretoria

4:50 PM

W306

Master Regulators of Wood Formation in Eucalyptus
Hua Wang, University of Toulouse III - CNRS

5:10 PM

W307

Generation of a Eucalyptus globulus Reference Genome and Gene Catalogue
Philippe Rigault, GYDLE

5:30 PM

W308

Next-Generation Genomics Tools for Reconstructing Transcriptional Networks in Eucalyptus
Steven G Hussey, Department of Genetics, University of Pretoria and Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), University of Pretoria

5:50 PM

W309

Twenty Years of Eucalyptus Molecular Breeding: From RAPD and QTLs to Genotyping-By-Sequencing and Genomic Selection of Complex Traits
Dario Grattapaglia, Plant Genetics Laboratory, EMBRAPA Genetic Resources and Biotechnology