APPENDIX A
Workshop on the National Plant Genome Initiative: 2003–2008
National Academy of Sciences
Washington, D.C.
Auditorium
June 6–7, 2002
AGENDA
Thursday, June 6
11:30 am |
Informal lunch for meeting attendees and speakers, NAS Great Hall |
1:00 pm |
Welcome and overview of workshop goals. Jeff Dangl, Chairman |
1:05 pm |
Origin of the Plant Genome Initiative. Ron Phillips, University of Minnesota |
1:15 pm |
SESSION I—NEW GENOMICS TECHNOLOGY Moderator, John Yates, Scripps Research Institute, Syngenta |
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Panelists: |
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Marc Vidal, Harvard University Michael Snyder, Yale University Richard Young, Massachusetts Institute of Technology John Yates, Scripps/Syngenta |
2:35 pm |
Discussion. |
3:00 pm |
SESSION II—ADVANCES IN SEQUENCING Moderator, Ron Phillips, University of Minnesota |
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Panelists: |
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Robert Waterston, Washington University Rob Martienssen, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory |
3:40 pm |
Discussion. |
3:55 pm |
Snack Break |
4:10 pm |
SESSION III—STRUCTURAL, FUNCTIONAL, AND COMPARATIVE GENOMICS Moderator, Sue Wessler |
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Panelists: |
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Joe Ecker, The Salk Institute Jeff Bennetzen, Purdue University Toby Bradshaw, University of Washington Philip Hieter, University of British Columbia |
5:30 pm |
Discussion. |
5:55 pm |
Break |
6:10 pm |
SESSION IV—BIOTIC INTERACTIONS Moderator, Doug Cook |
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Panelists: |
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Brian Staskawicz, UC Berkeley Jim Tumlinson, U Florida |
6:50 pm |
Discussion. |
7:15 pm |
Informal buffet dinner for workshop presenters, committee and workshop attendees, NRC Refectory. |
8:00 pm |
Dinner discussions, NRC Refectory. |
9:00 pm |
Adjourn. |
Friday, June 7
8:30 am |
Objectives for the day. Jeff Dangl |
8:40 am |
SESSION V—BIOCHEMISTRY AND GENE EXPRESSION Moderator, Joseph Hirschberg |
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Panelists: |
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Philip Benfey, NYU Gloria Coruzzi, NYU Chris Somerville, Carnegie Joseph Noel, Salk |
10:00 am |
Discussion. |
10:25 am |
Snack Break |
10:45 am |
SESSION VI—EVOLUTION AND NATURAL VARIATION Moderator, Elizabeth Kellogg |
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Panelists: |
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Michael Purugganan, NCSU Michael Donoghue, Yale Randal Linder, UT Austin |
11:45 am |
Discussion. |
12:10 pm |
SESSION VII—CHALLENGES IN INFORMATICS Moderator, Ernie Retzel |
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Panelists: |
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Jim Ostell, NCBI Sue Rhee, Carnegie Institute Rebecca Doerge, Purdue |
1:10 pm |
Discussion. |
1:35 pm |
Break for Lunch. |
2:00 pm |
Working group discussions. |
4:15 pm |
Reconvene in plenary for summaries of discussions. |
5:00 pm |
Adjourn. |