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8.28.22 Sunday

Arrival

Registration (Ithaca Marriott Downtown) 15:00-20:00

Reception (Simeon’s American Bistro) 17:00-19:00

 

8.29.22 Monday

Registration (RPCC Second Floor Lobby) 7:30-10:00

 

  • Welcome and Opening Remarks (RPCC Auditorium) 8:30-8:40
  • Session 1: Defense (RPCC Auditorium)

Moderators: Danielle Stevens and Yuta Hino

8:40-9:25 Keynote Lecture: Ryohei Terauchi, Kyoto University: Molecular interactions between rice NLRs and Magnaporthe effectors

9:25-9:50 Edel Perez-Lopez, Universite Laval: Tackling the mystery behind clubroot resistance from every possible angle

9:50-10:15 Kazuhiro Toyoda, Okayama University: Is a pathogen suppressor a functional mimic of host-derived constituents that suppress plant immunity?

10:15-10:40 Brian Kvitko, University of Georgia: A new paradigm for bacterial necrotrophs: chemical warfare

 

Coffee Break (Wendy Purcell Lounge) 10:40-11:00

 

  • Session 2: Defense (RPCC Auditorium)

Moderators: Danielle Stevens and Yuta Hino

11:00-11:25 Greg Martin, Boyce Thompson Institute: The Ptr1 immune receptor mediates recognition of AvrRpt2 in diverse solanaceous species

11:25-11:40 Liang Kong, Texas A&M University: Noncanonical mono(ADP-ribosyl)ation of zinc finger SZF proteins counteracts ubiquitination for protein homeostasis in plant immunity

11:40- 11:55 Chujia Jin, Kyoto University: Identification of a watermelon resistance gene against Colletotrichum orbiculare by bulked segregant analysis and gene transfer to cucumber

11:55-12:20 Hanae Kaku, Meiji University: LysM receptor-kinase CERK1 is a key molecular switch for the carbohydrate ligand-induced plant immunity and symbiosis signaling

 

Lunch (Toni Morrison Multipurpose Room) 12:20-13:30

 

  • Session 3: Disease (RPCC Auditorium)

Moderators: Anuj Sharma and Yuna Tatematsu

13:30-13:45 Shota Takata, Kyoto University: Subcellular dynamics of red clover necrotic mosaic virus double-stranded RNAs and movement proteins in infected plant cells

13:45-14:10 David Cook, Kansas State University: TBA

14:10-14:35 Yasufumi Hikichi, Kochi University: The signaling pathways of quorum sensing in Ralstonia solanacearum

 

Coffee Break (Wendy Purcell Lounge) 14:35-15:00

 

  • Session 4: Disease (RPCC Auditorium)

Moderators: Anuj Sharma and Yuna Tatematsu

15:00-15:25 Lindsay Triplett, The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station: How predators remodel the phytobiome for plant health

15:25-15:40 Zichu Yang, Cornell University: The role of pH in bacterial perception of host and counter immunity strategy during early stage of infection

 

Optional Tours of Cornell Orchards and Plant Pathology Herbarium 16:00-18:00

 

Poster Session with Drinks and Hors D’oeuvres (Toni Morrison Multipurpose Room) 18:00-20:00

 

8.30.22 Tuesday

  • Session 5: Mutualism(RPCC Auditorium)

Moderators: Itumeleng Moroenyane and Juliana González-Tobón

8:35-9:00 Maria Harrison, Boyce Thompson Institute: Reprogramming root cells for endosymbiosis with AM fungi

9:00-9:25 Kei Hiruma, University of Tokyo: A comparative functional analysis of closely-related plant mutualistic and parasitic fungi

9:25-9:50 Chikae Tatsumi, Boston University: Mycorrhizal fungi as a driver of biogeochemical cycling

9:50-10:05 Nhi Nguyen, University of Tokyo: Root endophyte Colletotrichum tofieldiae promotes brassica plant growth and recruits beneficial bacteria to roots under nitrogen-limiting conditions  

10:05-10:30 Kenro Oshima, Hosei University: Molecular characterization of phytoplasma by genomic research

 

Coffee Break (Wendy Purcell Lounge) 10:30-10:45

 

  • Session 6: Defense (RPCC Auditorium)

Moderators: Itumeleng Moroenyane and Juliana González-Tobón

10:45-11:10 Fumiaki Katagiri, University of Minnesota: Dynamics, Mechanisms, and Evolution of a Highly Resilient Plant Immune Signaling Network

11:10-11:25 Danielle Stevens, UC Davis: Effector-mediated resistance restricts pathogen host range in the Clavibacter genus

11:25-11:50 Yuki Ichinose, Okayama University: Identification of chemoreceptor proteins for amino acids involved in host tobacco infection in Pseudomonas syringae pv. tabaci 6605

11:50-12:15 Fumi Fukada, Okayama University: A secreted RALF peptide modulates rice immune response upon Magnaporthe oryzae infection

 

Group Photo and Lunch (Toni Morrison Multipurpose Room) 12:15-13:30

 

  • Session 7: Multitrophic Interactions (RPCC Auditorium

Moderators: Blake Oakley and Yuta Watanabe

13:30-13:55 Michelle Heck, USDA-ARS: Insect transmission of plant pathogens

13:55-14:10 Morgan Carter, University of Arizona: Diversity of Burkholderia TAL-like proteins among endofungal endosymbionts 

14:10-14:35 Kasumi Takeuchi, Institute of Agrobiological Sciences, NARO: Versatile lifestyles of Pseudomonas protegens and related strains

 

Coffee Break (Wendy Purcell Lounge) 14:35-15:10

 

  • Session 8: Multitrophic Interactions (RPCC Auditorium)

Moderators: Blake Oakley and Nhi Nguyen

15:10-15:35 Clare Casteel, Cornell University: Viral remodeling of the plant to enhance vector performance

15:35-16:00 Kiwamu Hyodo, Okayama University: A virus infection modulates plant immunity against bacterial and fungal pathogens

 

Shuttle to Marriott – Pick-Up at RPCC 16:15

Japan Night Banquet (Cornell Lab of Ornithology) 19:00 – Shuttle departs Marriott at 18:40

 

8.31.22 Wednesday

  • Session 9: Defense (RPCC Auditorium)

Moderators: Tianrun Li and Chiaki Itoh

8:35-9:20 Keynote Lecture: Hailing Jin, University of California, Riverside: Small RNAs for disease control

9:20-9:45 Soichiro Asuke, Kobe University: Search for genes for resistance to the wheat blast fungus

9:45-10:10 Hiroaki Adachi, NARA Institute of Science and Technology: An atypical NLR modulates the NLR network in Nicotiana benthamiana

10:10-10:35 Jan Leach, Colorado State University: Commanding the troops: Coordinated defense response gene expression in rice via cis-regulatory modules

 

Coffee Break (Wendy Purcell Lounge) 10:35-10:50

 

  • Session 10: Disease (RPCC Auditorium)

Moderators: Tianrun Li and Reina Tsuchiya

10:50- 11:15 Gitta Coaker, UC Davis: Single cell resolution of plant response to bacterial infection

11:15-11:30 Lily Lofton, University of Georgia: Pyrrocidine, a molecular off switch for fuminosin biosynthesis: how does it work?

11:30-11:55 Yoshitaka Takano, Kyoto University: Studies on Colletotrichum orbiculare effectors required for virulence on cucurbitaceous plants

 

Lunch + COVID Testing for Travelers Returning to Japan (11:55-14:00; shuttle to Willard Straight Hall for COVID test)

 

Finger Lakes Excursion 14:00-18:00

 

9.1.22 Thursday

  • Session 11: Defense (RPCC Auditorium)

Moderators: Haruka Hasegawa and Yi Huang

8:35-9:00 Adam Steinbrenner, University of Washington: Evolution and Function of plant receptor-like proteins (RLPs)

9:00-9:25 Kohji Yamada, Tokushima University: Sugar coordinates plant defense signaling

9:25-9:50 Hirofumi Yoshioka, Nagoya University: Dynamics of plant immune MAPK activity in response to pathogen and insect attacks

 

Coffee Break (Wendy Purcell Lounge) 9:50-10:30

 

  • Panel Discussion: “Best practices for sharing science” (RPCC Auditorium) 10:30-12:00

Moderators: Juliana González-Tobón, Yuta Watanabe, and Yumino Sasaki

Maria Fernanda Alvarez (Cali, Colombia), Rice Program Leader – Crops for Nutrition and Health, Alliance of Biodiversity International and CIAT, @MaraFernandalv7

Morgan Carter (in person), Postdoc, University of Arizona and incoming Assistant Professor of Biology, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, @MorganCarterPhD

Jeanne Harris (Burlington, Vermont, USA), Professor of Plant Biology, University of Vermont and Editor-in-Chief of MPMI, @jmharris777

Sophien Kamoun (Norwich, UK), Group Leader, The Sainsbury Laboratory, @KamounLab

Laura Boykin Okalebo (Washington, DC USA), Senior TED Fellow and Senior Scientific Consultant and Computational Biologist, Bioteam, @laura_boykin

Yoshitaka Takano (in person), Professor, Laboratory of Plant Pathology, Kyoto University, https://www.kyoto-u.ac.jp/explore/theater/

Mary Williams (Glasgow, Scotland), Features Editor at Plant Cell and at Plant Physiology, Developer of Teaching Tools in Plant Biology, @PlantTeaching

 

Lunch (Toni Morrison Multipurpose Room) 12:00-13:30

 

  • Session 12: Disease (RPCC Auditorium)

Moderators: Zichu Yang and Josh Konkol

13:30-13:55 Yasuyuki Kubo, Setsunan University: Plant surface signal recognition and infection-related morphogenesis of Colletotrichum orbiculare

13:55-14:10 Juliana González-Tobón, Cornell University: Understanding how Dickeya senses the environment

14:10-14:35 Seiji Tsuge, Kwantlen Polytechnic University: Close relationship between hrp gene expression and the xylan/xylose metabolism in Xanthomonas oryzae pv. Oryzae

 

Coffee Break (Wendy Purcell Lounge) 14:35-14:55

  • Session 13: Defense (RPCC Auditorium)

Moderators: Zichu Yang and Josh Konkol

14:55-15:20 Adam Bogdanove, Cornell University: TAL-effector induced susceptibility in bacterial leaf streak of rice and black rot of cabbage

15:20-15:45 Kazuya Akimitsu, Kagawa University: A possible involvement of rare sugars in remodeling of the plant-microbe interface

15:45-16:10 Libo Shan, Texas A&M: Mobilization of molecular defenses by cell surface receptor signaling

 

Closing Remarks and Announcement of 13th Japan-US seminar 16:10-16:40

 

US Night Banquet (Taughannock State Park) 18:30

 

9.2.22 Friday

Departure