Fungal Genomics

To discuss recent advances in fungal genomics focusing on the biology rather than technology. Topics can include individual genomes, comparative genomics, population genomics of evolutionary biology using genomic data.
Date: Monday, January 14, 2013
Time: 12:50 PM-3:00 PM
Room: Sunset
Organizer:
Stephen B. Goodwin
12:50 PM
Introductory Remarks


12:55 PM
Fungal Schizophrenia: What The Colletotrichum Genome Tells Us About The Biotrophic-Necrotrophic Switch
R.J. O'Connell, Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research; M.R. Thon, Universidad de Salamanca; S. Hacquard, Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research; S.G. Amyotte, University of Kentucky; J. Kleeman, Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research; M.F. Torres, University of Kentucky; U. Damm, Centraalbureau voor Schimmelcultures; E.A. Buiate, University of Kentucky; L. Epstein, University of California Davis; M.B. Dickman, Texas A&M University; P. Schulz-Lefert, Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research; E. Ver Loren van Themaat, Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research; Li-Jun Ma, The Broad Institute; Lisa J. Vaillancourt, University of Kentucky

1:35 PM
1:55 PM
Functional Genomics Approaches In a Model Filamentous Fungus
Katherine A. Borkovich, University of California, Riverside

2:15 PM
Alternaria Comparative Genomics: Expansion of Allergen Homologues in Clinically Relevant Saprophytes
Ha Dang, Virginia Bioinformatics Institute; Christopher Lawrence, Virginia Bioinformatics Institute

2:35 PM
Identification of Effectors From The Barley Powdery Mildew Pathogen, Blumeria graminis f. sp. hordei, by HIGS, VIGS, and T3S
Ehren Whigham, Iowa State University; Shan Qi, Cornell University; Divya Mistry, Iowa State University; Clara Pliego, Imperial College; Daniela Nowara, Leibniz Inst. of Plant Genetics & Crop Plant Research (IPK); Giulia Bonciani, Imperial College; Dana Gheorghe, Imperial College; Ruo Xu, Iowa State University; Priyanka Surana, Iowa State University; Julie Dickerson, Iowa State University; Dan Nettleton, Iowa State University; Patrick Schweizer, Leibniz Inst. of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Res (IPK); Laurence Bindschedler, Royal Holloway, University of London (RHUL); Pietro Spanu, Imperial College; Adam Bogdanove, Cornell University; Roger P. Wise, USDA-ARS / Iowa State University

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