National Institute for Basic Biology
| Venue | Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, Cologne, Germany |
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| Date | Nov. 24-26, 2014 |
| Link | Symposium Website （https://www.mpipz.mpg.de/nibb-mpipz-tll-2014） |
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The symposia jointly conducted by the National Institute for Basic Biology (NIBB), the Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research (MPIPZ) and the Temasek Life Science Laboratory have been held four times since 2009. Accordingly, the 5th NIBB-MPIPZ-TLL joint symposium titled “Horizons in Plant Biology” was held from November 23rd to November 26th 2014, at the Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, Cologne, Germany with researchers gathered from Europe, Singapore, the USA and Japan. In the joint symposium, 18 researchers from Japan participated, and about 80 from Germany, Switzerland, the USA and Singapore. The oral presentations conducted in the symposium were comprised of 13 members of MPIPZ, 6 from Europe, 1 from the USA, 3 from TLL, 1 from NIBB and 6 from Japan’s other universities. At this symposium one of the major academic trends in plant science, i.e., in addition to research in the laboratory, performing research that considers ecology and evolution under the divergent environmental conditions found in nature, really stood out. The rise of young researchers who have started taking leading roles in the plant science community was also noticeable with many presentations and proactive discussions from young scientists. For many of the participants it was also a wonderful opportunity to start new international collaborations. Finally NIBB concluded the conference with a review of the conference, as well as the ones previously held, and the announcement of our future directions as we step forward. Some Japanese participants also had meetings with researchers in MPIPZ about collaborative research projects before and after the symposium and in the afternoon of the first day. In addition, some participants visited other universities in Germany to have discussions about individual collaborations.
Mitsuyasu Hasebe (NIBB)
The joint symposium is supported by Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research on Innovative Areas, “Logics of Plant Development” and “Evolution of Complex Adaptive Traits”, MEXT, Japan
| November 24th, Monday | |
| Session 1 | |
| Chair: George Coupland | |
| 09:30 - 09:35 | Welcome and Introduction to the MPIPZ |
| George Coupland (MPIPZ) | |
| 09:35 - 10:05 | "Breeding systems of diploid and polyploid Arabidopsis relatives" |
| Kentaro Shimizu (University of Zurich) | |
| 10:05 - 10:35 | "Into the field: understanding complex traits for wheat improvement" |
| Cristobel Uauy (John Innes Centre) | |
| 10:35 - 11:35 | Coffee |
| Session 2 | |
| Chair: Imre Somssich | |
| 11:15 - 11:45 | "Lack of symmetric CG methylation and long-lasting retrotransposon activity have shaped the genome of Arabis alpina" |
| Korbinian Schneeberger (MPIPZ) | |
| 11:45 - 12:15 | "Molecular evolution of phytochromes and their daylength relevant divergence" |
| Hajime Ikeda (Okayama University) | |
| 12:15 - 12:45 | "The interplay between leaf microbiome and pathogen infection" |
| Eric Kemen (MPIPZ) | |
| 12:45 - 13:15 | "Exploring the role of lysine acetylation in the regulation of plant metabolism" |
| Iris Finkemeier (MPIPZ) | |
| 13:15 - 14:30 | Lunch |
| 14:30 - 16:00 | Lab Tours and Informal Discussions |
| 16.00 - 16.30 | Coffee |
| Session 3 | |
| Chair: Miltos Tsiantis | |
| 16:30 - 17:00 | "Compensation – an unknown integration system that oversees cell division and expansion in leaves" |
| Hirokazu Tsukaya (University of Tokyo) | |
| 17:00 - 17:30 | "Optimality in Phyllotaxis: Is the golden angle best for light capture?" |
| Richard Smith (MPIPZ) | |
| 17:30 - 18:00 | "Conservation and diversity of embryo morphology and patterning in plants" |
| Yutaka Sato (Nagoya University) | |
| 18:00 - 18:30 | "Evolution of development in land plants" |
| Mitsuyasu Hasebe (NIBB) | |
| 18:30 - 21:00 | Posters, Food and Drinks |
| November 25th, Tuesday | |
| Session 4 | |
| Chair: Takaki Maekawa | |
| 09:00 - 09:30 | "Plant immunity: receptor dynamics in cells and natural populations" |
| Jane Parker (MPIPZ) | |
| 09:30 - 10:00 | "Fungal root symbioses: a molecular overview of the fungal dimension" |
| Alga Zuccaro (Köln University) | |
| 10:00 - 10:30 | "Robustness and tunability: design principles of plant immune signaling networks" |
| Kenichi Tsuda (MPIPZ) | |
| 10:30 - 11:00 | Coffee |
| Session 5 | |
| Chair: Maarten Koornneef | |
| 11:00 - 11:20 | "Conservation of a coiled-coil type NLR-triggered immunity across plant lineages and dissection of the bifurcated signaling mechanism" |
| Takaki Maekawa (MPIPZ) | |
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11:20 - 11:40 |
"A novel role of PSEUDO RESPONSER REGULATOR proteins defines CONSTANS-mediated recognition of day length and seasonal flowering response" |
| Ryosuke Hayama (MPIPZ) | |
| 11:40 - 12:00 | "Heterochrony underpins natural variation in C. hirsuta leaf complexity" |
| Maria Cartolano (MPIPZ) | |
| 12:00 - 12:20 | "The identification of heme and flavin as cofactors of the dormancy protein DOG1" |
| Guillaume Née (MPIPZ) | |
| 12:20 - 12:40 | "Structure and functions of the Arabidopsis root microbiota" |
| Stéphane Hacquard (MPIPZ) | |
| 12:45 - 14:30 | Lunch |
| Session 6 | |
| Chair: Masaru Ohme-Takagi | |
| 14:30 - 15:00 | "A chromatin switch underlies flower primordium initiation downstream of the auxin responsive transcription factor MONOPTEROS" |
| Doris Wagner (Philadelphia) | |
| 15:00 - 15:30 | "Histone demethylases regulate floral transition in Arabidopsis" |
| Gan Eng Seng (TLL) | |
| 15:30 - 16:00 | "Telomer Repeat Binding Protein 1 and 3 assist Polycomb complexes in target gene repression" |
| Franziska Turck (MPIPZ) | |
| Session 7 | |
| Chair: Wim Soppe | |
| 16:30 - 17:00 | "Mighty metals – A system for studying evolutionary adaptation in plants" |
| Ute Krämer (Bochum) | |
| 17:00 - 17:30 | "Molecular phenology: seasonal control of flowering-time genes under natural conditions" |
| Hiroshi Kudoh (Kyoto University) | |
| 17:30 - 18:00 | "Evolutionary genetics of pollinator mediated speciation in Asian Mitella" |
| Yudai Okuyama (National Museum of Nature and Science) | |
| November 26th, Wednesday | |
| Session 8 | |
| Chair: Paul Schulze-Lefert | |
| 09:00 - 09:30 | "Intracellular compartmentation of STM is essential for shoot meristem development" |
| Liu Lu (TLL) | |
| 09:30 - 10:00 | "Watching plant immune response towards spatiotemporal dissection of plant immunity" |
| Shigeyuki Betsuyaku (University of Tokyo) | |
| 10:00 - 10:30 | "Intracellular compartmentation of STM is essential for shoot meristem development" |
| Nico Geldner (Lausanne) | |
| 10:30 - 11:00 | Coffee |
| Session 9 | |
| Chair: Maria von Korff | |
| 11:00 - 11:30 | "F-actin and its dynamic movement are essential for fertilization of flowering plants" |
| Tomokazu Kawashima (Gregor Mendel Institute) | |
| 11:30 - 12:00 | "The genetic basis of petal number variation" |
| Angela Hay (MPIPZ) | |
| 12:00 - 12:30 | "The evolution of function of C4 photosynthesis" |
| Andreas Weber (CEPLAS) | |
| Closing Comments: Mitsuyasu Hasebe (NIBB) | |
| Afternoon | Individual discussions |
