The Plant Center at the University of Georgia
CAGT, 111 Riverbend Road, Athens, GA 30602 | 706.542.1820 |
plantctr@uga.edu
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Retreat
Plant Center Retreat 2009 - Thursday, November 19 and Friday, November 20
Sponsored by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Registration deadline Friday, October 16
Retreat Registration Form 
Poster Abstract Form
Frontiers in Teaching: Novel Approaches to Genomics
| 19-November-2009, Thursday | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1:00 PM | Bus departs | Bus Stop at Miller Plant Sciences Bldg. |
| 2:45-3:00 PM | Wayne Parrott, Plant Center, University of Georgia Introduction and announcements |
Debussy 1 |
| 3:00-3:45 PM | Susan Wessler, University of Georgia Foundation Chair in the Biological Sciences, Howard Hughes Medical Institute Professor, Plant Biology Department, University of Georgia |
Debussy 1 |
| 4:00-4:45 PM | Richard M. Amasino, Wisconsin Distinguished Professor of Biochemistry, Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator, University of Wisconsin, Madison "Use of rapid-cycling Brassica rapa in K-12 and undergraduate education" |
Debussy 1 |
| 5:00-5:45 PM | Sarah (Sally) C.R. Elgin, Viktor Hamburger Professor of Arts and Sciences, Biology Department, Washington University in St. Louis "Integrating research in genomics into the undergraduate curriculum" |
Debussy 1 |
| 6:00-6:30 PM | Poster setup | Pavilion |
| 6:30-7:45 PM | Dinner | Cafe Elan Restaurant |
| 8:00-11:00 PM | Poster competition / evening social | Pavilion |
| 20-November-2009, Friday | ||
| 6:30-8:00 AM | Breakfast | Versailles Room |
| 8:15-9:00 AM | Richard M. Amasino, Wisconsin Distinguished Professor of Biochemistry, Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator, University of Wisconsin, Madison "Vernalization: remembering winter with an environmentally induced epigenetic switch" |
Debussy 1 |
| 9:15-10:00 AM | Scott A. Jackson, Professor of Agronomy, Purdue University "Evolution of genome structure and function in soybean" |
Debussy 1 |
| 10:00-10:15 AM | Poster competition winners | Debussy 1 |
| 10:15-10:45 AM | Center Business Meeting | Debussy 1 |
| 10:30-Noon | Brainstorming / interaction | |
| 11:45 AM | Hotel check-out time is 12:00 (luggage can be stored at the Bell stand) | Front Desk |
| 12:00-1:00 PM | Lunch | Versailles Room |
| 1:15 PM | Bus departs | Main Entrance |