This workshop will consist of four sessions roughly organized as follows:
8:00-9:50 Session One: Ecological and Evolutionary Genomics
10:30-12:30 Session Two: Structural Genomics and Markers
13:30-15:30 Session Three: Genome Networks and Regulation
16:00-17:20 Session Four: Comparative Genomics
Date: Sunday, January 12, 2014
Time: 8:00 AM-6:10 PM
Room: Sunrise - Meeting House
Organizers:
Jeanne Romero-Severson
,
Nathaniel Street
and
Lawrence B. Smart
8:10 AM
Evidence Linking miR156, a Master Regulator of Phase Change, to Heterochrony in Eucalyptus
Rebecca C. Jones, School of Plant Science and NCFFI, University of Tasmania;
Corey J. Hudson, School of Plant Science, University of Tasmania;
Jules S. Freeman, School of Plant Science and NCFFI, University of Tasmania;
Brad M. Potts, School of Plant Science and NCFFI, University of Tasmania;
Melissa M.L. Wong, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia;
James L. Weller, School of Biological Sciences, University of Tasmania;
Valérie F.G. Hecht, School of Plant Science, University of Tasmania;
R. Scott Poethig, Department of Biology, University of Pennsylvania;
René E. Vaillancourt, School of Plant Science and NCFFI, University of Tasmania
8:30 AM
Molecular Evolution and Gene Expression in Lodgepole Pine and Interior Spruce
Kay Hodgins, University of British Columbia;
Sam Yeaman, University of British Columbia;
Haktan Suren, Virginia Tech University;
Kristin Nurkowski, University of British Columbia;
Jason Holliday, Virginia Tech University;
Loren Rieseberg, University of British Columbia;
Sally N. Aitken, University of British Columbia
9:10 AM
Landscape Genomics in Populus trichocarpa: Disentangling the Contributions of Migration, Hybridization and Natural Selection
Armando Geraldes, Department of Botany, University of British Columbia;
Nima Farzaneh, University of British Columbia;
Christopher J. Grassa, University of British Columbia;
Athena McKown, University of British Columbia - Faculty of Forestry;
Michael Friedman, University of British Columbia - Department of Botany;
Robert D. Guy, Faculty of Forestry, University of British Columbia;
Shawn D. Mansfield, Department of Forestry, University of British Columbia;
Carl J. Douglas, Department of Botany, University of British Columbia;
Quentin C. B. Cronk, Department of Botany, University of British Columbia
9:30 AM
Genomic Markers and the Evolution of Sex Determination in Populus
Charles A. Hefer, University of British Columbia;
Armando Geraldes, Department of Botany, University of British Columbia;
Arnaud Capron, Department of Botany, University of British Columbia;
Natalia Kolosova, Department of Botany, University of British Columbia;
Felix M. Nunez, Department of Botany, University of British Columbia;
Daisie I. Huang, Department of Botany, University of British Columbia;
Steffi Fritsche, Department of Botany, University of British Columbia;
Raju Y. Soolanayakanahally, Agroforestry Dev. Center, Agriculture Agri-Food Canada;
Brian Stenton, GreenWood Resources, Inc.;
Rich Shuren, GreenWood Resources, Inc;
Michael Friedmann, Department of Botany, University of British Columbia;
Robert D. Guy, Faculty of Forestry, University of British Columbia;
Carl J. Douglas, Department of Botany, University of British Columbia;
Shawn D. Mansfield, Department of Forestry, University of British Columbia;
Quentin C. B. Cronk, Department of Botany, University of British Columbia
10:30 AM
PacBio Single Molecule Sequencing to Improve the Norway Spruce Genome Annotation
Yao-Cheng Lin, VIB Department of Plant Systems Biology, Ghent University;
Nicolas Delhomme, Umeå Plant Science Center, Umeå University;
Stefan Jansson, Umeå Plant Science Center, Umeå University;
Yves Van de Peer, VIB Ghent University, Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics;
Nathaniel R. Street, Umeå Plant Science Center, Umeå University
2:30 PM
A Cautionary Tale of Using RNAseq Data: Examples from Large-Scale Projects at the Umeå Plant Science Centre
Nicolas Delhomme, Umeå Plant Science Center, Umeå University;
Chanaka Mannapperuma, Umeå Plant Science Centre, Umeå University;
David Sundell, Umeå Plant Science Center;
Niklas Mähler, Norwegian University of Life Sciences;
Bastian Schiffthaler, Umeå Plant Science Center;
Yao-Cheng Lin, VIB - Ghent University;
Judith Felten, Umeå Plant Science Center;
Manfred G. Grabherr, Medical Biochemistry & Microbiology, Uppsala University;
Yves Van de Peer, VIB Ghent University, Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics;
Stefan Jansson, Umeå Plant Science Center;
Björn Sundberg, Umeå Plant Science Center;
Torgeir R. Hvidsten, Norwegian University of Life Sciences;
Nathaniel R. Street, Umeå Plant Science Center, Umeå University
3:10 PM
Unraveling miRNA Post-Transcriptional Regulation Mechanisms behind Eucalyptus globulus Wood Formation
Jorge A P Paiva, IICT;
Victor Carocha, ITQB-UNL;
Clara S. Graça, Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnologica;
Nuno Mendes, iBET - Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnologica;
Jorge Oliveira, INESC-ID/IST;
Susana Pera, Instituto de Investigação Científica Tropical;
Andreia J Amaral, Instituto de Medicina Molecular;
Teresa Quilhó, Instituto de Investigação Científica Tropical;
José Carlos Rodrigues, Instituto de Investigação Científica Tropical;
Susana Araújo, Instituto de Investigação Científica Tropical;
Luis Leal, Altri Florestal, SA;
Pedro M. Fevereiro, Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnologica;
Jacqueline Grima-pettenati, University of Toulouse III - CNRS;
Ana Teresa Freitas, Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores
4:00 PM
The Chestnut Genome Project
John E. Carlson, Pennsylvania State University;
M. Staton, Clemson University Genomics Institute;
Nurul Islam-Faridi, Southern Institute of Forest Genetics, US Forest Service;
Charles Addo-Quaye, Purdue University;
Nathaniel Cannon, Penn State University;
Lynn P. Tomsho, Pennsylvania State University;
Stephen P. Ficklin, Washington State University;
Christopher Saski, Clemson University Genomics Institute;
Richard Burhans, Pennsylvania State University;
Daniela Drautz, Nanyang Technological University;
Tyler Kane Wagner, Pennsylvania State University;
Nicole Zembower, Pennsylvania State University;
Stephan Schuster, Pennsylvania State University;
Albert G. Abbott, Clemson University;
C. Dana Nelson, Southern Institute of Forest Genetics, US Forest Service SRS;
F. Hebard, The American Chestnut Foundation Meadowview Research Farms
4:20 PM
Comparative Analysis of Gene Regulatory Networks in Plants
Sergiu Netotea, Umeå Plant Science Centre, Umeå University;
David Sundell, Umeå Plant Science Centre, Umeå University;
Niklas Mähler, Norwegian University of Life Sciences;
Nicolas Delhomme, Umeå Plant Science Centre, Umeå University;
Nathaniel R. Street, Umeå Plant Science Centre, Umeå University;
Torgeir R. Hvidsten, Norwegian University of Life Sciences
4:40 PM
Comparative Genomics of Key Forest and Fruit Tree Species: A Strategic Path to Forest Health Improvement
Albert G. Abbott, Clemson University;
M. Staton, Clemson University Genomics Institute;
T. Zhebentyayeva, Clemson University;
John E. Carlson, Dept. of Ecosystem Sciences & Management, Pennsylvania State University;
Veronique Decroocq, UMR BFP1332 - INRA-Universite de Bordeaux;
L. Georgi, The American Chestnut Foundation Meadowview Research Farms;
Nurul Islam-Faridi, Southern Institute of Forest Genetics, US Forest Service;
F. Hebard, The American Chestnut Foundation Meadowview Research Farms;
Catherine Bodenes, INRA-Pierroton;
Gregoire Le Provost, INRA, BIOGECO, UMR 1202;
Christophe Plomion, INRA,BIOGECO, UMR 1202;
Antoine Kremer, INRA Bordeaux;
C. Dana Nelson, Southern Institute of Forest Genetics, US Forest Service SRS
5:00 PM
Comparative Genetic Mapping in American and European Oaks
Jeanne Romero-Severson, University of Notre Dame;
Arpita Konar, University of Notre Dame;
Olivia Choudhury, University of Notre Dame;
Tim McCleary, University of Notre Dame;
Melissa Stephens, University of Notre Dame;
Brent Harker, University of Notre Dame;
Oliver Gailing, Michigan Tech;
Mark Coggeshall, University of Missouri;
Scott Schlarbaum, University of Tennessee;
Scott Emrich, University of Notre Dame;
M. Staton, Clemson University Genomics Institute;
Michael Pfrender, University of Notre Dame;
John E. Carlson, Pennsylvania State University
