Past Speakers

Cucumber stem cell

2023

Plant Center Fall Retreat  [Program]

Julie Law: Salk Institute
Margaret Frank: Cornell University
Ian Wallace: University of Georgia
Md Sultan Mahmud: University of Georgia
Feng Zhang: University of Minnesota
Juliet Chu: University of Georgia
Jim Birchler:
University of Missouri
Jim Umen: Donald Danforth Plant Center
David Mendoza: University of Missouri

2022

Plant Center Fall Retreat  [Program]

Heike Sederoff: North Carolina State University
Brad Nelms: University of Georgia
Lorena Lacerda: University of Georgia
Guoyu Lu: University of Georgia
Lucia Strader: Duke
Kadeem Gilbert: Michigan State University
Cătălin Voiniciuc:
University of Florida
Jake Fountain: University of Georgia

Spring Symposium  [Program]

Alencar Xavier: Corteva Agrisciences
Cranos Williams: North Carolina State University
Ben Long: University of Georgia
Jennifer Grenz: University of British Columbia
Nian Wang: University of Florida
Lei Zhang: University of Georgia
Heather Coleman:
Syracuse University
Sam Leiboff: Oregon State University

2021

Plant Center Fall Retreat  [Program]

Xinnian Dong: Duke University
Alicia Peduzzi: University of Georgia
Liang Dong: Iowa State University
Yajun Yan: University of Georgia
Robin Buell: University of Georgia
Ryan Weiss: University of Georgia
Megan DeMarche:
 University of Georgia
Rhuantio Ferrarezi: University of Georgia

 

2020

Plants by Design: Special Joe Key Symposium  [Program]

Jennifer Brophy: Carnegie Institution for Science
Andrew Hanson: University of Florida
Jason Locklin:
University of Georgia
June Medford: Colorado State University
Patrick Shih: University of California Davis
Paul South: Louisiana State University
Anna Stepanova: North Carolina State University
Bree Urbanowicz: University of Georgia

 

2019

Fall Retreat  [Program] [Professional Workshops]

Patrick Edger: Michigan State University
Andrea Gallavotti: Rutgers University 
John Harada:
University of California, Davis
Pamela Ronald: University of California, Davis
Bochra Bahri: Plant Pathology, University of Georgia
Jessica Barb: Plant Biology, University of Georgia
Anny Chung: Plant Biology, University of Georgia
Melissa Mitchum: Plant Pathology, University of Georgia
Breeanna Uranowicz: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Georgia

2018

Fall Retreat  [Program] [Professional Workshops]

Ana Alonso: University of North Texas
Natalia Doudareva: Purdue University
Jim Giovannoni: 
USDA
Chris Pires: University of Missouri
Daniel Johnson: Forestry, University of Georgia
Janine Sherrier:
 Crop & Soil Sciences, University of Georgia
Sudeep Bag: Plant PathologyUniversity of Georgia

Spring Symposium  [Program]

Ed Buckler: USDA-ARS
Laura Galloway: University of Virginia
Georg Jander:
Boyce Thompson Institute
Ruth Shaw: University of Minnesota
Jim Westwood: Virginia Tech
David Habier:
 Corteva agriscience

2017

Fall Retreat  [Program] [Professional Workshops]

Brandon Gaut: University of California, Irvine
Gitta Coaker: University of California, Davis
John Cushman: 
University of Nevada, Reno
Aaron Lorenz: University of Minnesota (student-invited)
David Jespersen: Crop & Soil Sciences, University of Georgia
Marc Van Iersel:
 Horticulture, University of Georgia
Mohamed Mergoum: Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics & Genomics, University of Georgia
Changying “Charlie” Li: 
Electrical & Computer Engineer, University of Georgia
Li Yang: 
Plant Pathology, University of Georgia

Spring Symposium  [Program]

Ivan Baxter: USDA-ARS/Danforth Center
Kevin Hayes: DuPont Pioneer
Candice Hirsch: 
University of Minnesota
Scott Hamilton Kennedy: Black Valley Films
Seth Murray: Texas A&M University
Cyril Zipfel:
 The Sainsbury Laboratory


Communication Workshop, Scott Hamilton Kennedy
Screening of “Food Evolution” at Cine,
Scott Hamilton Kennedy

Seminars

Jill Wegrzyn: University of Connecticut

2016

Fall Retreat  [Program] [Professional Workshops]

Erich Grotewold: Ohio State University
Saskia Hogenhout: John Innes Centre 
Sophien Kamoun: 
Sainsbury Laboratory
Toni Kutchan: Danforth Plant Science Center (student-invited)
Alex Bucksch: Department of Plant Biology, Institute of Bioinformatics, School of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Georgia
Brian Kvitko:
 Department of Plant Pathology, University of Georgia
Rajagopalbabu (Babu) Srinivasan: Department of Entomology, University of Georgia
Caterina Villari: 
School of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Georgia

30th Anniversary Joe L. Key Spring Symposium  [Program] [Website]

Sir David Baulcombe: University of Cambridge (University Signature Lecture)
Roger Boerma: Georgia Seed Development
Mike Clegg: University of California-Irvine
Gloria Coruzzi: New York University
Tom Guilfoyle:
 University of Missouri
Gretchen Hagen
: University of Missouri
Steve Kresovich: Clemson University
Chris Leaver: Oxford University
Natasha Raikhel
: University of California-Riverside
Elizabeth Vierling
: University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Virginia Walbot: Stanford University
John Walker: University of Missouri
Sue Wessler: University of California-Riverside

Seminars

Greg Martin: Boyce Thompson Institute, Cornell University

2015

Fall Retreat  [Program] [Professional Workshops]

Kelly Craven, Noble Foundation (student-invited speaker)
Mary Lou Guerinot, Dartmouth University
Matias Kirst, University of Florida
John Willis, Duke University
Jill Anderson: Department of Genetics and Odum School of Ecology, University of Georgia
Jason Wallace: Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, University of Georgia

Spring Symposium  [Program]

Gloria Coruzzi: New York University
Jeff Doyle: Cornell University
Andrew Leakey
: University of Illinois
Jocelyn Rose
: Cornell University
Geoff Wasteneys
: University of British Columbia
Tom Wolpert
: Oregon State University

Seminars

Dave Des Marais: Harvard University

2014

Fall Retreat  [Program]

Richard Hamelin: University of British Columbia, and Canadian Forest Services
John Kelly: University of Kansas
Amy Lawton-Rauh: Clemson University
Blake Meyers: University of Delaware
Karl Lechtreck: Department of Cellular Biology, University of Georgia
Ali Missaoui: Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, University of Georgia

Spring Symposium  [Program]

Federica Brandizzi: Michigan State University
Luca Comai: University of California
Tom Juenger: University of Texas
Melissa Mitchum: University of Missouri
Jesse Poland:  Kansas State University
Mark Tester: King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

2013

Fall Retreat  [Program]

John Doebley: University of Wisconsin
Steve Rounsley: Dow Agroscience
Betsy Arnold: University of Arizona
Neelima Sinha: University of California – Davis
Chang Hyun Khang: Department of Plant Biology, University of Georgia
Bob Schmitz: Department of Genetics, University of Georgia

Spring Symposium  [Program]

Nathan Springer: University of Minnesota
John Browse: Washington State University
Stacey Harmer: University of California – Davis
Robbie Waugh: The James Hutton Institute
Xinnian Dong: Duke University
Elizabeth “Toby” Kellogg: University of Missouri – St. Louis

2012

Fall Retreat  [Program]

Jay Thelen: University of Missouri – Columbia
Ed Buckler: Cornell University
Mike Scanlon: Cornell University
Robin Buell: Michigan State University
Zenglu Li: Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics, and Genomics & Center for Applied Genetic Technology, University of Georgia
Marin Talbot Brewer: Department of Plant Pathology, University of Georgia

Spring Symposium  [Program]

Ray Ming: University of Illinois
Adam Bogdanove: Iowa State University
Julian Schroeder: University of California – San Diego
David Mackill: University of California – Davis
Tom Mitchell-Olds: Duke University

2011

Fall Retreat  [Program]

Rick Dixon: Noble Foundation
Jiming Jiang: University of Wisconsin-Madison
Doug Cook: University of California – Davis
Mike Freeling: University of California – Berkeley
Dave Nelson: Department of Genetics, University of Georgia
Andrea Sweigart: Department of Genetics, University of Georgia

Spring Symposium  [Program]

Patrick Schnable: Iowa State University
Gary Muehlbauer: University of Minnesota
Scott Poething: University of Pennsylvania
Brett Tyler: Virginia Tech
Ester van der Knaap: Ohio State University
Rod Wing: University of Arizona

Seminars

Nathaniel Street: Umeå Plant Science Center, Sweden
Erica Goss: University of Florida
Philip Benfey: Duke University

2010

Fall Retreat  [Program]

Jerry Tuskan: Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Nick Provart: Department of Cell & Systems Biology, University of Toronto
Jeremy Schmutz: Hudson Alpha Institute of BioTechnology
Robert Last: Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Michigan State University
Chris Frost: School of Forestry, University of Georgia
Brian Schwartz: Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, University of Georgia

Spring Symposium: Transposing from the Wessler Laboratory to Careers in Science  [Program]

Rita Varagona: Monsanto
Michael Purugganan: New York University
Sylvestre Marillonnet: Icon Genetics GmbH, Germany
Jianping Hu: Michigan State University
Yanhong Liu: US Department of Agriculture, Wyndmoor, PA
Lane Arthur: Pioneer Hi-Bred
Qiang Zhang: Monsanto
Liangjiang Wang: Clemson University
Ning Jiang: Michigan State University
Xiaoyu Zhang: University of Georgia
Natasha Raikhel: University of California, Riverside
Amy Bouck: Pioneer Hi-Bred
Cedric Feschotte: University of Texas
Ellen Pritham: University of Texas
Guojun Yang: University of Toronto at Mississauga
Dawn Nagel: University of California, San Diego
Feng Zhang: University of Minnesota
Nathan Hancock: University of Georgia
Yujun Han: University of Georgia
Jim Burnette: University of Georgia

Seminars

Daniel Zamir: Hebrew University of Jerusalem

2009

Fall Retreat  [Program]

Rick Amasino: University of Wisconsin – Madison
Sarah Elgin: Washington University
Scott Jackson: Purdue University

Spring Symposium  [Program]

Gane Ka-Shu Wong: University of Alberta and Beijing Genomics Institute
Blake Meyers: University of Delaware
Z. Jeffrey Chen: University of Texas at Austin
Joseph Ecker: The Salk Institute for Biological Sciences

Seminars

Graham Brookes: PG Economics, London, May 22, 2009
Masaru Olune-Takagi: National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
Jonathan Wendel: Iowa State University

2008

Fall Retreat  [Program]

Hans Bohnert: University of Illinois
David Stooksbury: Georgia State Climatologist, University of Georgia
Lewis Ziska: USDA-ARS, Beltsville, MD

2007

Annual Retreat (Oct 25-26)  [Program]

Seminars

Jorge Dubcovsky: University of California, Davis, April 9, 2007
Natasha Raikhel: University of California. Riverside, April 12, 2007

2006

Annual Retreat (Oct 26-27)  [Program]

Joe Bouton: Noble Foundation

Seminars

David Jackson: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, April 13, 2006

2005

Annual Retreat (Oct 27-28)  [Program]

John Burke: Vanderbilt University

Seminars

Gerald Tuskan: Oak Ridge National Laboratory, September 15, 2005
Richard Michelmore: University of California, Davis, November 3, 2005

2004

Annual Retreat (Oct 28-29)  [Program]

Maureen McCann: Purdue University
Nick Carpita: Purdue University

Symposium: Plant Development (May 10-11)  [Program]

David Baum: University of Wisconsin
Toby Bradshaw: University of Washington
Michael Purugganan: North Carolina State

Seminars

Enrico Coen: John Innes Center, April 5, 2005
Jeff Dangl: University of North, Carolina, April 14, 2005

2003

Annual Retreat (Oct 30-31)  [Program]

Martin Dickman: University of Nebraska
Douglas Soltis: University of Florida

Symposium: Plant Epigenetics (May 12-13)  [Program]

Bonnie Bartel: Rice University
Robert Martienssen: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Eric Selker: University of Oregon

Seminars

Stephen Kresovich: Cornell University, October 3, 2003
Michael Thomashow: Michigan State University, November 6, 2003
Sabeeha Merchant: University of California, Los Angeles, March 18, 2004
Patrick Schnable: Iowa State University, April 22, 2004

2002

Annual Retreat (May 13-14)  [Program]

Ralph Dean: North Carolina State University
Marc Albertsen: Pioneer Hybrid Seed

Seminars

Katrien Devos: John Innes Centre, October 30, 2002
Michel Delseny: University of Perpignan, France, January 21, 2003
Gregory May: Noble Foundation, February 27, 2003
Drew Kershen: University of Oklahoma, March 27, 2003

2001

Annual Retreat (May 14-15)  [Program]

David Sankoff: University of Montreal
John Anderson: Monsanto
William Lucas: University of California, Davis

Seminars

Richard Vierstr: University of Wisconsin, November 12, 2001
Vicki Vance: University of South Carolina, March 12, 2002
Anthony Cashmore: University of Pennsylvania, March 28, 2002
Avraham Levy: The Weizmann Institute of Sciences, April 24, 2002

2000

Symposium: Plant Evolution (May)  [Photos]

Ralph Quatrano: Washington University

Seminars

Jonathan Walton: Michigan State University September 21, 2000
John Walker: University of Missouri, November 30, 2000
Bob Goldberg: University of California, Los Angeles, December 7, 2000
Kenneth Feldmann: Ceres, Inc., April 5, 2001
Dennis Gonsalves: Cornell University, April 12, 2001

1999

Symposium: Looking Beyond Primary Structure in Gene Function (Feb 26)  [Program]

David Baulcombe: John Innes Centre
Luca Comai: University of Washington
Robert Ferl: University of Florida
Marjori Matzke: Institute of Molecular Biology, Austria
Eric Richards: Washington University

Seminars

Mannie Liscum: University of Missouri, October 14, 1999
Valerie Williamson: University of California, Davis, November 11, 1999
Natasha Raikhel: Michigan State University, March 2, 2000
Andrew Staehelin: University of Colorado, April 6, 2000
Steve Key: The Scripps Research Institute, April 27, 2000
Deborah Delmer: University of California, Davis, May 4, 2000
Heinz Saedler: Max Planck Institute, Germany, June 19, 2000

1998

Seminars

Athanasios Theologis: Plant Gene Expression Center, Albany, CA, September 3, 1998
Shauna Somerville: Carnegie Institution of Washington, September 17, 1998
Roger Beachy: The Scripps Research Institute,  November 19, 1998

1997

Annual Retreat (Dec 8-9)  [Program]

Jeffrey Bennetzen: Purdue University
Curt Hannah: University of Florida
Chris Lamb: Salk Institute
Greg Martin: Purdue University

Symposium: Molecular Marker Technology (May 9-10)

Antoni Rafalski: DuPont, Inc
Steve Knapp: Oregon State University
Jeff Mitton: University of Colorado
Jeff Doyle: Cornell University

Seminars

Paul Keim: Northern Arizona University, October 2, 1997
Richard Michelmore: University of California, Davis, October 23, 1997
Vicki Chandler: University of Arizona, February 19, 1998
Nam-Hai Chua: Rockefeller University, April 30, 1998
Richard Nelson: The Noble Foundation, May 7, 1998
Tom Guilfoyle: University of Missouri, May 19, 1998

1996

Symposium: Plant Improvement (April 19-20)

Charles Arntzen: Cornell University
Maelor Davies: University of Kentucky
Clanton Black: University of Georgia
David Ho: Washington University
Steve Tanksley: Cornell University

Seminars

Patricia Zambryski: University of California, Berkeley, October 17, 1996
Xing Wang Deng: Yale University, November 14, 1996
Sabeeha Merchant: University of California, Los Angeles, December 5, 1996
Thomas C. Osborn: University of Wisconsin, Madison, May 22, 1997
Genichi Kakefuda: American Cyanamid Company, June 5, 1997

1995

Seminars

Pam Green: Michigan State University, February 8, 1996
Gloria Coruzzi: New York University, April 11, 1996
Milton Zaitlin: Cornell University, May 9, 1996
Andrew Paterson: Texas A&M University, May 23, 1996
Ron Sederoff: North Carolina State University, June 6, 1996