The Plant Center at the University of Georgia The Plant Center at the University of Georgia

Welcome to the Plant Center

Plants are the key to a healthy planet and the cornerstone upon which all agriculture depends. Cutting-edge research in plant molecular biology, biochemistry, genetics and genomics is considered vital to safe-guard the environment while sustainably meeting the food, feed, fiber and fuel needs of an ever-increasing population. The UGA Plant Center promotes interaction among plant geneticists, plant molecular biologists and plant biochemists, helps support agriculture in Georgia and beyond, and fosters a productive learning environment for students and scientists.


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Spring Symposium

"Awesome Plant Biology II"

Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Classic Center - Foundry Street Building, Athens, GA
Full Program on Seminar Page

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  Wednesday, May 9th
8:45 - 9:25 am Registration & Continental Breakfast- Oconee River Room
9:25 - 9:35 am Welcome-John Burke, Empire Room
9:35 - 10:25 am

Ray Ming - University of Illinois, Dept of Plant Biology
"Dynamic rearrangements and gene trafficking in nascent sex chromosomes of papaya"

10:25 - 10:55 am Break - Oconee River Room
10:55 - 11:45 am

Adam Bogdanove-Iowa State University, Dept of Plant Pathology and Microbiology
"TAL effectors of Xanthomonas: a plant pathogen delivers powerful tools to manipulate the eukaryotic genome:

11:45 - 1:15 pm

Lunch - Oconee River Room

1:15 - 2:05 pm Julian Schroeder-UC-San Diego, Dept of Biological Sciences
"Guard Cell CO2 and Adscisic Acid Signal Transduction in Plants?"
2:05 - 2:55 pm David Mackill-UC-Davis, Dept of Plant Sciences
"Drought and flood tolerant rice: from QTL discovery to variety"
2:55 - 3:25 pm Break, Oconee River Room
3:25 - 4:15 pm

Tom Mitchell-Olds-Duke University, Dept of Biology
"A noval gain-of-function polymorphism controlling complex traits and fitness in nature"

4:15 - 4:30 pm

Closing Remarks

 
Plant-related Seminars @ UGA