'Capturing the dynamic architecture of cells: Honoring the
high-resolution career of Peter Hepler'
This year's Plant Biology Graduate Program symposium will feature talks from five experts in the field:
PETER HEPLER from University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Growth control in pollen tubes: the actin/ion nexus
LACEY SAMUELS from University of British Columbia
Multi-scale analysis of endoplasmic reticulum-plasma membrane contact sites
JULIAN SCHROEDER from UC San Diego
Abscisic acid-induced signal transduction and stomatal CO2 sensing in plants
STEFANIE SPRUNCK from U of Regensburg
Molecular and cellular events during gamete activation and fusion
LUIS VIDALI from Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Quantitative analysis of vesicles, myosin XI, and actin dynamics in tip growth
Saturday, October 14, 2017, 9:00 am to 6:00 pm
Talks will be held in room N151 of the Integrated Learning Center (ILC) - 650 N. Pleasant St. Amherst MA. 01003
Registration, poster sessions, lunch and reception – ILC Atrium first and second floors
8:30 AM Registration and Poster Set-up - ILC Atrium, 2nd Floor
9:00 AM Welcome - ILC N151, John McCarthy, Acting Provost and Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
9:05 AM LUIS VIDALI
Biology & Biotechnology, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Quantitative analysis of vesicles, myosin XI, and actin dynamics in tip growth
9:55 AM Morning break- ILC Atrium
10:10 AM LACEY SAMUELS
Botany, University of British Columbia
Multi-scale analysis of endoplasmic reticulum-plasma membrane contact sites
11:00 AM JULIAN SCHROEDER
Biological Sciences, UC San Diego
Abscisic acid-induced signal transduction and stomatal C02 sensing in plants
12:00 -1:45 PM Poster set-up, lunch, and poster preview. ILC Atrium – 2nd floor
2:00 PM Welcome to afternoon session LiJun Ma PB Director- ILC N151
2:10 PM STEFANIE SPRUNCK
Cell Biology and Plant Biochemistry, University of Regensberg
Molecular and cellular events during gamete activation and fusion
3:00 PM PETER HEPLER
Biology, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Growth control in pollen tubes: the actin/ion nexus
4:00 to 6:00 PM Poster session and reception, ILC Atrium – 2nd floor
The symposium is an initiative of the PB Program that is designed to highlight an exciting area of plant biology by featuring a daylong program of speakers, along with a poster session for attendees from any institution to share their research. This year's organizing committee is: Tobias Baskin, Madelaine Bartlett, and Magdalena Bezanilla.
Registration is now open and free of charge.
We are also accepting donations to the Peter K. Hepler Research Scholarship.
For more information or questions, send an email to: pb@bio.umass.edu
For information on our past symposiums, see the Plant Biology Annual Symposium History page.