Program




Time Event
June 22nd whole day Arrival at Beijing and registration at Plant Protection building in China Agricultural University.
Sessions: Topics and Speakers
June 23rd morning
8:30-8:40 Opening ceremony:Youliang Peng, China Agricultural University, China
8:40-9:00 Welcome and introductory remarks:Qixin Sun, President, China Agricultural University, China
9:00-9:20 Group photo
9:20-10:10 Convener: Wenxian Sun, Jilin Agricultural University
9:20-9:55 Genetic control of phyllosphere microbiota, Sheng Yang He, Michigan State University, USA
9:55-10:30 Sexual stage of wheat stripe rust fungus and sustainable control of the disease, Zhensheng Kang, Northwest A&F University, China
10:30-10:45 Coffee/tea break/Poster
10:45-12:15 Convener: Jun Fan, China Agricultural University
10:45-11:15 Regulation of plant innate immune signaling, Savithramma Dinesh-Kumar, University of California, Davis, USA
11:15-11:45 Molecular regulation of broad spectrum resistance against rice blast disease, Xuewei Chen, Sichuan Agricultural University, China
11:45-12:15 A new gene family modulating naturally occurring hyper-immunity in Arabidopsis identified by GWAS, Wangsheng Zhu, Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology, Germany
12:15 Lunch at Pei Xun Restaurant
June 23rd afternoon
14:00-16:00 Convener: Junfeng Liu, China Agricultural University
14:00-14:30 Genomic mechanisms of pathogenic plasticity in Phytophthora sojae, Brett Tyler, Oregon State University, USA
14:30-15:00 Exploring the biology of Magnaporthe-rice interfaces, Richard Wilson, University of Nebraska, USA
15:00-15:30 Defense and counter-defense: what can we learn from pathogen effectors, Wenbo Ma, University of California, Riverside, USA
15:30-16:00 Coffee/tea break/Poster
16:00-18:00 Convener: Daolong Dou, China Agricultural University
16:00-16:30 The interactions between plants and root microbiome in Arabidopsis and Rice, Yang Bai, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
16:30-17:00 Cross-talk between Phytophthora-plant in the apoplastic battlefield, Yuanchao Wang, Nanjing Agricultural University, China
17:00-17:30 c-di-GMP regulates bacterial lifestyle transition between virulence and free-living, Wei Qian, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
17:30-18:00 Chemical and biological control of Fusarium head blight and mycotoxin, Zhonghua Ma, Zhejiang University, China
18:00 Dinner at Pei Xun Restaurant
June 24th morning
8:40-10:20 Convener: Tao Zhou, China Agricultural University
8:40-9:15 A fungus-specific P-body protein modulates the mRNA homeostasis of cAMP pathway by regulating the decapping-independent 3'→5' decay, Youliang Peng, China Agricultural University, China
9:15-9:50 βC1 protein encoded in geminivirus satellite concertedly targets MKK2 and MPK4 to counter host defense, Xueping Zhou, The Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China
9:50-10:20 A Broad-spectrum Fungal Pathogen Serves as a Beneficial Endophyte on Wheat, Daohong Jiang, Huazhong Agricultural University, China
10:20-10:40 Coffee/tea break/Poster
10:40-12:10 Convener: Daohong Jiang, Huazhong Agricultural University, China
10:40-11:10 Complex interactions between insect-borne rice viruses and their vectors, Taiyun Wei, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, China
11:10-11:40 Virulence traits of Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus and their implication in control of citrus Huanglongbing, Nian Wang, University of Florida, USA
11:40-12:10 The mechanism of dimerization of TF-DBD from rice and rice blast fungus, Junfeng Liu, China Agricultural University, China
12:10 Lunch at Pei Xun Restaurant
June 24th afternoon
14:00-16:00 Convener: Zaifeng Fan, China Agricultural University
14:00-14:30 The role of poly(ADP-ribosyl)ation in plant immunity, Junqi Song, Texas A&M AgriLife Dallas Center, USA
14:30-15:00 Salicyclic acid signaling and plant defense, Zhengqing Fu, University of South Carolina, USA
15:00-15:30 A novel strategy to create transgenic plants with increased resistance to Phytophthora pathogens, Daolong Dou, China Agricultural University, China
15:30-16:00 Coffee/tea break/Poster
16:00-18:00 Convener: Nian Wang, University of Florida, USA
16:00-16:30 Unsolved mysteries of the haustorial complex, Yangdou Wei, University of Saskatchewan, Canada
16:30-17:00 Translational control: A neglect nexus of plant immunity, Guoyong Xu, Wuhan University, China
17:00-17:30 The novel functions of γb protein in Barley stripe mosaic virus infection and counterdefense, Dawei Li, China Agricultural University, China
17:30-18:00 A plant virus modulates alternative splicing of a maize gene 3'UTR mediated translational control to enhance infection, Tao Zhou, China Agricultural University, China
18:00 Dinner at Pei Xun Restaurant