2012 Agenda
Tuesday - Wednesday - Thursday
Shuttle Schedule (between JGI & Marriott)
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
Shuttle Schedule
Tuesday, March 20
7:00 AM - 4:00 PM – Shuttle between Marriott and JGI
Pickup on :00 at the JGI (last pickup at 4:00)
Pickup on :30 at the Marriott (last pickup at 3:30)
7:00 PM – 9:30 PM – Shuttle from Marriott to JGI (Last pickup at 9:30)
Wednesday, March 21
8:00 AM - 4:30 PM – Shuttle between Marriott & JGI
Pickup on :00 at the JGI (last pickup at 4:00pm)
Pickup on :30 at the Marriott (last pickup at 3:30)
5:00 - 7:00 PM – Shuttle from Marriott to JGI (For JGI Poster Session, 5-9 PM)
7:00 - 9:00 PM – Shuttle from JGI to Marriott (Last pickup at 9:00)
Thursday, March 22
8:00 AM - 6:00 PM – Shuttle between Marriott & JGI
Pickup on :00 at the JGI (Last pickup at 4:00)
Pickup on :30 at the Marriott (Last pickup at 5:30)