2021 International Conference on Molecular Plant Sciences (ICMPS2021)

2021 International Conference on Molecular Plant Sciences (ICMPS2021)

August 4-7,2021   
Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, China

August 4-7,2021   
Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, China

Program


August 5, Thursday (Beijing time)

8:30-8:40 Opening Remarks 
Bin Han Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences/SIPPE, CAS, China 
Sheng Luan University of California, Berkeley, USA 
Jun Bao Northeast Agricultural University, China
Session I: Genomics and Evolution (Chairs: Bin Han and De-Zhu Li)
8:40-9:10 Qifa Zhang Huazhong Agricultural University, China 
The role of genomic breeding in shaping the future of rice industry 
9:10-9:40 Robert Henry The University of Queensland, Australia 
Genomics of plant genetic resources for food security 
9:40-10:10 Jianming Yu Iowa State University, USA 
An integrated framework reinstating the environmental dimension for GWAS and genomic selection 
10:10-10:40 Break
10:40-11:10 Zhangjun Fei Cornell University, USA 
Phased genomes and pan-genomes shed light on the genetic basis of apple domestication and fruit quality traits
11:10-11:40 Loren Rieseberg University of British Columbia, Canada 
Genetic basis and dual adaptive role of ultraviolet nectar guides in wild sunflowers
11:40-12:10 De-Zhu Li Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China 
Eight major lineages of flowering plants: evidence from plastid phylogenomic analysis of all angiosperm families
12:10-14:00 Lunch
Session II: Hormones and Development (Chairs: Jia-Wei Wang and Jia Li)
14:00-14:30 Jia Li Lanzhou University, China 
The RGF-RGI signaling pathway determines root apical meristem size in Arabidopsis 
14:30-15:00 Hao Yu National University of Singapore, Singapore 
Mobile TERMINAL FLOWER1 determines seed size in Arabidopsis 
15:00-15:30 Jia-Wei Wang Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences/SIPPE, CAS, China 
The Arabidopsis vegetative shoot apex cell atlas 
15:30-16:00 Break
16:00-16:30 Eva Benkova Institute of Science and Technology Austria, Austria 
Hormonal regulation of root adaptive responses to environmental signals 
16:30-17:00 Annie Marion-Poll Institut Jean-Pierre Bourgin, INRA, France 
Abscisic acid homeostasis and biological functions in seeds 
17:00-17:30 Christian Hardtke University of Lausanne, Switzerland 
Flux and polarity in the vascular system 


August 6, Friday (Beijing time)

Session III: Immunity and Epigenetics (Chairs: Yijun Qi and Yuehui He)
8:30-9:00 Yuehui He Peking University, China 
Epigenetic reprogramming of the parental ‘memory of winter cold’ during embryogenesis in Arabidopsis 
9:00-9:30 Bing Yang University of Missouri/Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, USA 
Probe host and pathogen genes using CRISPR for understanding crop disease biology 
9:30-10:00 Zuhua He Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences/SIPPE, CAS, China 
Novel mechanisms of immune control and domestication in rice 
10:00-10:30 Break
10:30-11:00 Xuemei Chen University of California, Riverside, USA 
The mechanism and functions of RNA NAD+ capping 
11:00-11:30 Pamela Ronald University of California, Davis, USA 
The microbial peptide RaxX activates rice XA21-mediated immunity 
11:30-12:00 Yijun Qi Tsinghua University, China 
The role of small RNAs in regulating rice agronomic traits 
12:00-14:00 Lunch
Session IV: Stress and Metabolism (Chairs: Chengcai Chu and Daoxin Xie)
14:00-14:30 Daoxin Xie Tsinghua University, China 
Jasmonate and plant survival under environmental stresses 
14:30-15:00 Matt Gilliham University of Adelaide, Australia 
γ-Aminobutyric acid (GABA) acts as a guard cell stress signal to regulate water loss and improve drought tolerance 
15:00-15:30 Sébastien Thomine CNRS, University Paris Saclay, France 
Duplication of NRAMP3 gene in poplar generated two highly homologous transporters with distinct functions 
15:30-16:00 Break
16:00-16:30 Anne Osbourn John Innes Centre, UK 
Harnessing plant metabolic diversity 
16:30-17:00 Dominique Van Der Straeten Ghent University, Belgium 
Towards Zero Hunger: Biology and biotechnology of folates, vitamin B9 
17:00-17:30 Salma Balazadeh University of Leiden, The Netherlands 
Balancing growth and abiotic stress tolerance in plants - genomic and biotechnological approaches 
17:30-18:00 Chengcai Chu Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, CAS, China 
Improvement of nitrogen use efficiency in rice: current status and future perspective


August 7, Saturday (Beijing time)

Session V: Crop Biology and Molecular Breeding (Chairs: Haiyang Wang and Zhongnan Yang)
8:30-9:00 Li Li Cornell University/Robert W. Holley Center, USDA-ARS, USA 
Regulation of carotenoid metabolism 
9:00-9:30 Zhongnan Yang Shanghai Normal University, China 
Fertility restoration mechanism of a novel P/TGMS line in rice 
9:30-10:00 Caixia Gao Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, CAS, China 
Next-generation CRISPR technologies and their applications in crop improvement 
10:00-10:30 Break
10:30-11:00 Haiyang Wang South China Agricultural University, China 
Progress and challenges on molecular breeding of maize 
11:00-11:30 Jian-Kang Zhu Shanghai Center for Plant Stress Biology, CEMPS,CAS, China 
Application of gene editing technologies in plant breeding 
11:30-11:40 Concluding Remarks: Bin Han and Sheng Luan


August 7, Saturday (Beijing time) | Young Scholar Workshop

Chairs: Yan Liang and Peng Qin
14:00-14:15 Peng Qin Sichuan Agricultural University 
From the molecular mechanism to natural allele regulating rice grain setting and filling under high temperature
14:15-14:30 Hu Zhao Huazhong Agricultural University 
An inferred functional impact map of genetic variants in rice
14:30-14:45 Yurong Xie Biotechnology Research Institute, CAAS 
FHY3 and FAR1 integrate light signal with the miR156-SPL module-mediated aging pathway to regulate Arabidopsis branching number and flowering time
14:45-15:00 Minhang Yuan Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, CAS 
Pattern-recognition receptors are required for NLR-mediated plant immunity
15:00-15:15 齐瑶 徕卡 Leica 
植物学多维度成像解决方案
15:15-15:30 Yan Liang Zhejiang University 
RIPK regulates the generation of NADPH to fuel ROS production in plant immunity
15:30-15:45 Maojun Wang Huazhong Agricultural University 
Cotton genomics: beyond the reference genome assemblies
15:45-16:00 Xiaojun Nie Northwest A&F University 
Population genomics sheds light on the domestication and evolution of tetraploid emmer wheat
16:00-16:15 Guoyong Xu Wuhan University 
uORFlight database and HyperADARcd RNA editing system: useful tools for understanding translational control in plant immunity
16:15-16:30 Jiayin Liu Northeast Agricultural University 
Mn-SOD mimic (SODm-123) for Its Ability to Respond to Oxidative Stress in Tomato Plants
Registration

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Exhibition

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Abstract/Poster

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