The 3rd International Symposium on Plant Reproductive Development
Tuesday 16th July, 2013
08:30
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Opening Ceremony
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Session I—Breeding and Flowering
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08:55
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From the understanding of male fertility to hybrid rice production
Dr. Dabing Zhang (School of Life Sciences & Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University)
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09:20
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A conserved genetic pathway determines inflorescence architecture in flowering plants
Dr. Hao Yu (Department of Biological Science, National University of Singapore)
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09:45
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Buttercups and the Evo-Devo of Flowers
Dr. Hongzhi Kong (Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Science)
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10:10
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Temporal-specific regulation of floral stem cells in Arabidopsis
Dr. Toshiro Ito (Department of Biological Science, National University of Singapore)
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10:35
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GA signalling is required for maintenance of stem cell niche in Arabidopsis
Dr. Xiangdong Fu (Institute of Genetics & Development, Chinese Academy of Science)
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11:00
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Tea break
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11:15
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Inositol phosphate signaling in pollen development
Dr. Hongwei Xue (Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Chinese Academy of Science)
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11:40
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Age-dependent regulation of plant flowering time
Dr. Jiawei Wang (Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Chinese Academy of Science)
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11:55
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Cloning and functional analysis of the rice thermo-sensitive genic male sterility gene in Zhu1S
Dr. Xiaofeng Cao (Institute of Genetics & Development, Chinese Academy of Science)
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12:20
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Lunch
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Session II—Epigenetic Control of Plant Reproduction
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14:00
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Histone methylations in the regulation of plant flowering time and reproduction
Dr. Wenhui Shen (IBMP-CNRS; Fudan University)
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14:25
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Histone methylation regulates flowering time in rice
Dr. Aiwu Dong (College of Life Sciences, Fudan University)
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14:50
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Small RNA and sperm cell formation in Arabidopsis
Dr. Binglian Zheng (School of Life Sciences, Fudan Univeristy)
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15:15
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Chromatin components and homologous recombination
Dr. Eugenio Sanchez-Moran (School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham)
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15:40
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Ubiquitination in plant development and signaling
Dr. Qi Xie (Institute of Genetics & Development, Chinese Academy of Science)
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16:05
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Tea break
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Session III—Female Gametophyte
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16:20
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DEAH/RHA RNA helicase FGS1 functions in Arabidopsis female gametophyte development via pre-mRNA splicing by interacting with U5 snRNP complex
Dr. Xiansheng Zhang (College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University)
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16:45
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The characterization of maize opaque endosperm mutants
Dr. Rentao Song (School of Life Sciences, Shanghai Univeristy)
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17:10
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A group of transcription factors control male-female interaction in Arabidopsis pollen tube reception
Dr. De Ye (College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University)
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17:35
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Arabidopsis female gamete maturation is necessary for triggering embryogenesis and for endosperm development
Dr. Mengxiang Sun (College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University)
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18:00
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Evening meal
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Wednesday 17th July, 2013
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Session III—Female Gametophyte
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08:30
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Receptor-like Kinase are required in female fertility in Rice
Ying Sun (College of Life Sciences, Hebei Normal University)
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08:55
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Genetic control of seed and organ size in plants
Dr. Yunhai Li (Institute of Genetics & Development, Chinese Academy of Science)
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09:20
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Receptor-like kinases and peptides involved in male-female interaction in Arabidopsis
Dr. Lijia Qu (College of Life Sciences, Peking University)
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09:45
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Female control of pollen tube guidance in Arabidopsis
Dr. Weicai Yang (Institute of Genetics & Development, Chinese Academy of Science)
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10:10
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Tea break
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Session IV—Male Gametophyte
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10:25
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Regulators of male germline development in Arabidopsis
Dr. David Twell (Department of Biology, University of Leicester)
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10:50
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The tomato pollen receptor kinase LePRK1 participates to control pollen tube morphology
Dr. Weihua Tang (Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Chinese Academy of Science)
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11:15
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Arabidopsis villins promote the turnover of apical actin filaments in pollen tubes
Dr. Shanjing Huang (Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Science)
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11:40
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Epigenetic regulation of pollen development
Dr. Hugh Dickinson (Department of Plant Sciences, Oxford University)
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12:05
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Arabidopsis COBL10, a GPI-anchored protein, is a directional sensor in pollen tubes
Dr. Yan Zhang (College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University)
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12:30
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Lunch
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14:00
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Molecular mechanism of pollen wall pattern in Arabidopsis
Dr. Zhongnan Yang (College of Life and Environment Sciences, Shanghai Normal University)
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14:25
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Molecular networks in tapetal development
Dr. Zoe Wilson (Plant and Crop Sciences Division, University of Nottingham)
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14:50
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Genomic and transcriptomic analyses of Arabidopsis male meiosis
Dr. Pingli Lu (School of Life Sciences, Fudan Univeristy)
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15:15
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Homologous chromosome pairing and synapsis in rice
Dr. Zhukuan Cheng (Institute of Genetics & Development, Chinese Academy of Science)
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15:40
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Tea break
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15:55
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How could rice survive in hot weather?
Dr. Yongbiao Xue (Institute of Genetics & Development, Chinese Academy of Science)
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16:20
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Positional cloning of functional genes involved in photoperiodic response in soybean
Dr. Zhengjun Xia (Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Science)
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16:45
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Sexual reproduction cycle, sex differentiation and Bird-nest puzzle
Dr. Shunong Bai (College of Life Sciences, Peking University)
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17:10
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Regulation of flowering time by an autoimmune suppressor gene in Arabidopsis
Dr. Jian Hua (Department of Plant Biology, Cornell University)
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17:35
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Mechanisms of pollen tube growth
Dr. Zhenbiao Yang (University of California-Riverside)
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18:00
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Evening meal
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Thursday 18th July, 2013
Ubiquitin and Ubiquitination
08:30-09:20 Summer Course I-1 (By Dr. Qi Xie)
09:30-10:20 Summer Course I-2
Molecular Control of the Floral Transition
10:30-11:20 Summer Course II-1 (By Dr. Hao Yu)
11:30-12:20 Summer Course II-2
Control of grain filling in maize by imprinted genes
14:00-14:50 Summer Course III-1 (By Dr. Hugh Dickinson)
15:00-15:50 Summer Course III-2
Epigenetic regulation in higher plants
16:00-16:50 Summer Course IV-1 (By Dr. Xiaofeng Cao)
17:00-17:50 Summer Course IV-2
Friday 19th July, 2013
Genetic network controlling flower development
08:30-09:20 Summer Course I-1 (By Dr. Toshiro Ito)
09:30-10:20 Summer Course I-2
Dynamics and regulation of actin cytoskeleton during pollen tube growth
10:30-11:20 Summer Course II-1 (By Dr. Haiyun Ren)
11:30-12:20 Summer Course II-2
TBD
14:00-14:50 Summer Course III-1 (By Dr. Zhenbiao Yang)
15:00-15:50 Summer Course III-2
Introduction of Advanced Technology
16:00-16:50 Summer Course IV-1 (By)
17:00-17:50 Summer Course IV-2
Saturday 20th July, 2013
Control of Meiotic Recombination
08:30-09:20 Summer Course I-1 (By Dr. Eugenio Sanchez-Moran)
09:30-10:20 Summer Course I-2
Patterning and control in male gametophyte development
10:30-11:20 Summer Course II-1 (By Dr. David Twell)
11:30-12:20 Summer Course II-2
Anther gene expression for the control of plant fertility
14:00-14:50 Summer Course III-1 (By Dr. Zoe A. Wilson)
15:00-15:50 Summer Course III-2
Introduction of Advanced Technology
16:00-16:50 Summer Course IV-1 (By)
17:00-17:50 Summer Course IV-2