Agenda
Wednesday – Thursday – Friday
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Wednesday, March 24
Registration
Opens at 8:00 AM
Workshops
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM: Workshops (pre-registration required)
Lunch
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM: Provided for workshop participants only on this day.
SESSION I
1:00 PM – 4:30 PM
1:00 PM – 1:10 PM
Introduction – Eddy Rubin, JGI
1:10 PM – 1:40 PM
Genomics on the Half Shell: So, What Do Oysters Have to Do with Energy? – Dennis Hedgecock, USC
1:40 PM – 2:10 PM
From Fjords to Open Seas: Ecological Genomics of Expanding Oxygen Minimum Zones – Steven Hallam, Univ of British Columbia
2:10 PM – 2:40 PM
Marine algal evolution, ecology and roles in global CO2 uptake – Alexandra Worden, MBARI
2:40 PM – 3:00 PM: BREAK
3:00 PM – 3:30 PM
Soybean – Gary Stacey, University of Missouri
3:30 PM – 4:00 PM
Genome Insights Into Early Fungal Evolution And Global Population Diversity Of The Amphibian Pathogen Batrachochytrium dendroabatidis – Christina Cuomo, Broad Institute, MIT
4:00 PM – 4:30 PM
The Laccaria and Tuber genomes reveal unique signatures of mycorrhizal symbiosis evolution – Francis Martin, INRA
Welcome and First Keynote Address
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Welcome and Keynote Address: Synthetic Biology for Advanced Fuels – Jay Keasling, Joint Bioenergy Institute
Opening Reception and Poster Session
6:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Thursday, March 25
SESSION II
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM
8:30 AM – 9:00 AM
Wood-Producing Sunflower? Mining Genetic Diversity in Desert-Dwelling Wild Species – Steve Knapp, Monsanto
9:00 AM – 9:30 AM
The Promise and Challenge of Producing Biofuel Feedstocks: An Ecological Perspective – Evan DeLucia, UIUC
9:30 AM – 10:00 AM: BREAK
SESSION III
10:00 AM – 11:45 AM
Keynote Address
10:00 AM – 10:45 AM
Keynote Address: Genes and Genomics for Improving Energy Crops – Roger Pennell, Ceres, Inc.
10:45 AM – 11:15 AM
Competitiveness of Second Generation Biofuel Feedstocks: Role of Technology and Policy – Madhu Khanna, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign/EBI
11:15 AM – 11:45 AM
Phenotypes Phirst! –Tackling complex traits in the field – Tom Mitchell-Olds, Duke University
Lunch
11:45 AM – 1:30 PM
Business Meeting
12:15 PM – 1:15 PM
SESSION IV
1:30 PM – 5:00 PM
1:30 PM – 2:00 PM
Ocean Viral Metagenomics – Forest Rohwer, San Diego State University
2:00 PM – 2:30 PM
Patterns of nitrogen utilization in deep-sea syntrophic consortia – Victoria Orphan, Cal Tech
2:30 PM – 3:00 PM
Discovery of Genes and Genomes through Deep Metageomic Sequencing of Cow Rumen – Eddy Rubin, JGI
3:00 PM – 3:30 PM: BREAK
3:30 PM – 4:00 PM
Next-generation genetics in plants: Evolutionary tradeoffs, immunity and speciation – Detlef Weigel, MPI
4:00 PM – 4:30 PM
Tackling the Triple-Threat Genome of Miscanthus x giganteus – Steve Moose, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign/EBI
4:30 PM – 5:00 PM
Three Non-Technical Challenges in the Development of Biomass-based Energy – Steve Savage, Cirrus Partners
Travel to JGI
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM: Bus Service from Marriott
Reception, Poster Session and Tours at JGI
6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Travel from JGI
9:00 PM – 10:00 PM: Bus Service to Marriott
Friday, March 26
SESSION V
9:00 AM – 11:45 AM
9:00 AM – 9:30 AM
Genomic Sequencing of Single Bacterial Cells – Tanja Woyke, JGI
9:30 AM – 10:00 AM
Fungal Decomposition of Lignocellulosic Substrates – Adrian Tsang, Concordia University
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM: BREAK
10:30 AM – 11:00 AM
Metabolic Noise, Vestigial Metabolites or the Raw Material of Ecological Adaptation? Enzymes, Catalytic Promiscuity and the Evolution of Chemodiversity in Nature – Joseph Noel, Salk Institute
Keynote Address
11:00 AM – 11:45 AM
Keynote Address: Solving Problems with Sequences – Rita Colwell, University of Maryland
End of User Meeting
11:45 AM
Shuttle Schedule
Wednesday, March 24
8:00 AM – 5:30 PM
Round-trip transportation between Marriott and JGI
Pickup on the :00 at the JGI (last pick up at 5:00)
Pickup on the :30 at the Marriott (last pick up at 4:30)
8:00 – 10:00 PM
Bus transportation from the Marriott (last pickup at 9:30) back to the JGI.
Thursday, March 25
8:00 AM – 4:30 PM
Round-trip transportation between Marriott and JGI
Pickup on the :00 at the JGI (last pick up at 4:00pm)
Pickup on the :30 at the Marriott (last pick up at 3:30)
5:00 – 7:00 PM (Approx.)
Bus transportation (on the half hour, approx.) from the Marriott to the JGI to attend the JGI Reception and Poster Session.
8:00 – 10:00 PM (Approx.)
Bus transportation from the JGI (last pickup at 9:30, approx.) back to the Marriott.
Friday, March 26
8:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Round-trip transportation between Marriott and JGI
Pickup on the :00 at the JGI (last pick up at 11:00)
Pickup on the :30 at the Marriott (last pick up at 1:30)