Tuesday, March 20

5:00 PM – 6:00 PM

Welcome and Keynote Presentation

Keynote Presentation: The Genome Beat
Carl Zimmer, New York Times Reporter

6:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Opening Reception and Poster Session at the Walnut Creek Marriott

Wednesday, March 21

SESSION I. 8:30 AM – 11:45 AM

8:30 AM – 9:00 AM

The Genome of Selaginella, a Remnant of an Ancient Vascular Plant Lineage
Jody Banks, Purdue University

9:00 AM – 9:30 AM

Applications of Genome-based Science in Shaping the Future of the World’s Citrus Industries
Fred G. Gmitter, Jr., University of Florida, Citrus Research and Education Center

9:30 AM – 10:00 AM

Break

10:00 AM – 10:30 AM

Evolutionary Perspectives on Diversity of Lignocellulose Decay Mechanisms in Basidiomycetes
David Hibbett, Clark University

10:30 AM – 11:00 AM

Using Genomics to Dissect Seed Development
Robert Goldberg, UCLA

11:00 AM – 11:30 AM

The Sunflower Genome and its Evolution
Loren Rieseberg, University of British Columbia

11:30 AM – 12:30 PM

Lunch

12:30 PM – 2:00 PM

Scientific Session: Forging the Vision for the JGI
Adam Arkin, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory; Dan Drell, DOE Office of Biological and Environmental Research; Eddy Rubin, DOE Joint Genome Institute; Richard Sayre, Los Alamos National Laboratory/New Mexico Consortium; Christina Smolke, Stanford University

2:00 PM – 2:15 PM

Break

SESSION II. 2:15 PM – 5:00 PM

2:15 PM – 2:45 PM

Reprogramming Bacteria to Seek and Destroy Small Molecules
Justin P. Gallivan, Center for Fundamental and Applied Molecular Evolution, Emory University, Atlanta, GA

2:45 PM – 3:15 PM

Understanding Historical Human Migration Patterns and Interbreeding Using the Ancient Genomes of a Palaeo-Eskimo and an Aboriginal Australian
Eske Willerslev, University of Copenhagen

3:15 PM – 3:30 PM

Break

3:30 PM – 4:00 PM

DOE Systems Biology Knowledgebase (Kbase)
Adam Arkin, LBNL

4:00 PM – 4:30 PM

Genomic Analysis of Natural Variation for Seed and Plant Size in Maize
Shawn Kaeppler, University of Wisconsin-Madison Genomic Analysis of Biofuel Traits in Maize and Switchgrass

4:30 PM – 5:00 PM

Entering the Era of Mega-genomics
Michael C. Schatz, Simons Center for Quantitative Biology, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

5:00 PM – 6:00 PM

Travel to JGI – Bus Service from Marriott

6:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Reception, Poster Session and Tours at JGI

7:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Travel from JGI – Bus Service to Marriott (Last pickup at JGI at 9:00 PM)

Thursday, March 22

SESSION III. 8:30 AM – 12:00 PM

8:30 AM – 9:30 AM

Ocean Viruses: Tiny Entities with Global Impacts
Matthew B. Sullivan, University of Arizona

9:00 AM – 9:30 AM

What if Every Cell is Different? An Uncharted Territory for Genomics
Ramunas Stepanauskas, Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences, West Boothbay Harbor, Maine

9:30 AM – 10:00 AM

Break

10:00 AM – 10:30 AM

Tapping the Molecular Potential of Microalgae to Produce Biomass
Richard Sayre, New Mexico Consortium and Los Alamos National Lab

10:30 AM – 11:00 AM

The Evolution of Streamlined Genomes in Ocean Bacteria
Stephen J. Giovannoni, Oregon State University

11:00 AM – 11:20 AM

Genome Scale Discovery of Cell Wall Biosynthesis Genes in Populus
Wellington Muchero, Oak Ridge National Lab

11:20 AM – 11:40 AM

In situ Expression of Acidic and Thermophilic Carbohydrate Active Enzymes by Filamentous Fungi
Annika Mosier, University of California

11:40 AM – 12:00 PM

A Better Understanding of Cyanobacterial Diversity Through Large-Scale Genomics
Patrick Shih, University of California

12:00 PM – 1:30 PM

Lunch

SESSION IV. 1:30 PM – 5:00 PM

1:30 PM – 2:00 PM

Getting to The Root of Things: Spatiotemporal Networks in the Arabidopsis Root
Siobhan Brady, University of California, Davis

2:00 PM – 2:30 PM

Systems Biology Approaches to Deciphering Plant Cell Wall Deconstruction by a Model Filamentous Fungus
N. Louise Glass, EBI, University of California, Berkeley

2:30 PM – 3:00 PM

Omics in the Arctic: Genome-enabled Contributions to Carbon Cycle Research in High-Latitude Ecosystems
Stan D. Wullschleger, Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

3:00 PM – 3:15 PM

Break

3:15 PM – 3:45 PM

Designing Synthetic Regulatory RNAs: New Languages for Programming Biological Systems
Christina Smolke, Stanford University School of Medicine

3:45 PM – 4:15 PM

Cutting Edge Genomic Technologies at the JGI
Len Pennacchio, DOE Joint Genome Institute

4:15 PM – 5:00 PM

Keynote Presentation: Genomics of Energy and the Environment
Steve Benner, The Foundation For Applied Molecular Evolution

5:00 PM

End of Meeting