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This
conference on Plant Genetics will be the second of a series of specialty
meetings sponsored by ASPB. The focus of this meeting will be on the nature
and mechanisms of genetic variation and their effects on evolution of
plant form and function, as well as on plant speciation and crop domestication.
The meeting will bring together speakers working on different organisms,
and on different aspects and approaches, with the aim of achieving a synthesis
of understanding to stimulate discussion and further research. Attendance
will be limited to 250 participants. The secluded setting and schedule
are designed to facilitate ongoing interaction between the presenters
and attendees. All meals will be on-site, and the speakers will
be in attendance throughout the entire conference. Afternoons will be
free for recreation, informal discussions and other activities. Participation
by graduate students and young postdoctoral fellows is strongly encouraged,
and discounted rates for registration and accommodation will be available.
The Snowbird Conference
Center is located in a
spectacular setting surrounded by mountains.
The mid-autumn weather is expected to be pleasantly
cool and crisp. Shuttles to Snowbird are
available from Salt Lake City International Airport,
which is about 40 minutes away and served by
most major airlines.
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Keynote Lecture:
Organization and Evolution of the Human Genome
Speaker: Evan Eichler (University of Washington, Seattle)
Session 1: Evolutionary
Genetics and Genomics I
Speakers: Tom Mitchell-Olds (Duke University), Johanna Schmitt (Brown
University)
Session 2: Evolutionary
Genetics and Genomics II
Speakers: Michael Purugganan (North Carolina State University), Michael
Zanis (University of California, San Diego), Elena Kramer (Harvard University)
Session 3: Origins
and Nature of Genetic Variation
Speakers: Robert Pruitt (Purdue University), Christine Queitsch (Harvard
University), Luca Comai (University of Washington, Seattle)
Session 4: Epigenetics
and Epigenomics
Speakers: Steve Henikoff (Fred Hutchison Cancer Center, Seattle), Marjori
Matzke (Austrian Academy of Sciences), James Birchler (University of Missouri,
Columbia)
Session 5: Chromosome
Dynamics
Speakers: Jiming Jiang (University of Wisconsin, Madison), Wojtek Pawlowski
(Cornell University), Barbara Hohn (Friedrich Miescher Institute, Basel)
Session 6: Genetic
Mechanisms in Plant Development
Speakers: Kathy Barton (Stanford University), Jose Gutierrez-Marcos (Oxford
University), Neelima Sinha (University of California, Davis)
Session 7: Genetic
Mechanisms in Plant–Microbe Interactions
Speakers: Maria Harrison (Cornell University), Paul Schultz-Lefert (Max
Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research)
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Plant
Genetics 2005