Midwest Plant Cell Biology
2016 Plant Cell Dynamics Meeting
Final Program
June 21 - June 24, 2016
Washington University in St. Louis
2016 Organizing committee:
Howard Berg (Donald Danforth Plant Science Center)
Ram Dixit (Washington University)
Brian Downes (St. Louis University)
Antje Heese (University of Missouri-Columbia)
Bethany Zolman (University of Missouri-St. Louis)
2016 Plant Cell Dynamics conference logo
photo credit: Charles Anderson (Pennsylvania State University)
logo design: Sarah Friedrich (University of Wisconsin – Madison)
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The registration table is located outside of 162 McDonnell Hall.
All talks will be in 162 McDonnell Hall, unless otherwise indicated.
Poster sessions and receptions will be outside of 262 and 362 McDonnell Hall.
Tuesday, June 21st
10:30 am - 12:30 pm
Workshop I: Spectral Imaging, Leica SP8-X, Donald
Danforth Plant Science Center, Howard Berg,
in three 45 minute sessions, meet in DDPSC lobby.
Shuttle pick up at Rebstock Parking lot (by the WashU
greenhouses) at 10:00 am and 10:45 am. Shuttles return to
WashU throughout the day.
1:00 - 3:30 pm
Workshop II: Robotic phenotyping and image analysis,
Donald Danforth Plant Science Center,
Noah Fahlgren, Dan Chitwood, Chris Topp
1:00-3:30 pm, meet in DDPSC lobby
Shuttle pick up at WashU Rebstock Parking lot at 11:45 am
and 12:30 pm. Shuttles return to WashU at 3:35 pm and
4:30 pm.
5:30 - 7:30 pm
Registration Table Open
7:30 pm
Opening Remarks (Organizing committee)
7:45 - 8:30 pm
Keynote: Charles Anderson, Pennsylvania State University
(Session chair: Ram Dixit)
"Inside Out and Outside In: Cytoskeleton-Cell Wall Feedback
During Plant Cell Growth"
***The organizers are grateful to the Washington University Department of Biology for
sponsoring this session ***
8:30 - 10:00 pm
Poster Set up and Reception
***The organizers are grateful to the Interdisciplinary Plant Group (IPG) of the University
of Missouri-Columbia for sponsoring food and beverages for the evening social ***
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8:00 – 11:00 am
Wednesday, June 22nd
Light breakfast and coffee
8:30 - 9:15 am
Keynote: Federica Brandizzi (Session chair: Antje Heese)
“Life inside of a plant cell: moving pieces and belts”
***The organizers are grateful to the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center for
sponsoring this session ***
9:15 - 10:10 am
Session I (Session chair: Bethany Zolman)
Zolman lab, University of Missouri – St. Louis
Strader lab, Washington University in St. Louis
10:10 – 10:40 am
Coffee break
***The organizers are grateful to the University of Missouri – St. Louis Department of
Biology for sponsoring the coffee break this morning ***
10:40 – 11:50 am
Session II (Session chair: Bethany Zolman)
Bartel lab, Rice University
Haswell lab, Washington University in St. Louis
Schoelz lab, University of Missouri-Columbia
12:00 –12:30 pm
Workshop III introduction: Stochastic Optical
Reconstruction Microscopy, achieving 20nm resolution with
light.
Mathew Mitschelen, Nikon Senior Bio-Applications Manager
Note: The Super-resolution microscopy workshop with the
Nikon N-STORM system will be ongoing during the meeting
at the WashU Imaging Facility, McDonnell Hall basement.
Contact Howard Berg or the Nikon crew for scheduling a
demo or to image your samples.
12:30 - 3:00 pm
Lunch (not provided, groups to explore local fare)
12:30
Monsanto tour #1 pick up (session 12:30-3)
Shuttle pick up at WashU Rebstock Parking lot at 12:30 pm
and return by 3 pm.
3:00
Monsanto tour #2 pick up (session 3-5:30)
Shuttle pick up at WashU Rebstock Parking lot at 3:00 pm
and return by 5:30 pm.
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3:00 - 4:15 pm
Session III (Session chair: Ram Dixit)
Dixit lab, Washington University in St. Louis
Osteryoung lab, Michigan State University
Szymanski lab, Purdue University
4:15 - 4:45 pm
Coffee break
***The organizers are grateful to Leica for sponsoring the coffee break this afternoon ***
4:45 – 6:00 pm
Session IV (Session chair: Ram Dixit)
Smertenko lab, Washington State University
Gu lab, Pennsylvania State University
Sanguinet lab, Washington State University
6:10-7:15 pm
Session V (Session Chair: Antje Heese)
Shah lab, Donald Danforth Plant Science Center
Schulz lab, Copenhagen Plant Science Center
Gichuru lab, Strathmore University
7:30-9:00 pm
Poster Session I: Even-numbered posters
***The organizers are grateful to The Plant Cell and Nature Plants for sponsoring food
and beverages for the evening social and posters ***
Thursday, June 23rd
8:00 – 11:00 am
Light breakfast and coffee
9:00 - 10:00 am
Honorary Speaker: Natasha Raikhel, University of
California - Riverside (Session chair: Antje Heese)
“From Plant Cell Biology to Chemical Genomics”
***The organizers are grateful to Monsanto for sponsoring this session ***
10:00 - 10:30 am
Coffee break
***The organizers are grateful to St. Louis University for sponsoring the coffee break
this morning ***
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10:30 - 12:30 pm
Session VII (Session chair: Natasha Raikhel)
Bednarek lab, University of Wisconsin - Madison
Drakakaki lab, University of California - Davis
Rojas-Pierce lab, North Carolina State University
Heese lab, University of Missouri
12:30 - 3:00 pm
Lunch (not provided, groups to explore local fare)
3:00 – 4:05 pm
Session VII, cont (Session chair: Natasha Raikhel)
Trait Design Sciences group/Varagona, Monsanto
Bassham lab, Iowa State University
Zhang lab, Purdue University
4:05-4:35
Coffee break
***The organizers are grateful to Leica for sponsoring the coffee break this afternoon ***
4:35 – 6:00 pm
Session VIII (Session Chair: Michelle Leslie)
Otegui lab, University of Wisconsin - Madison
Zheng lab, McGill University
Griffing lab, Texas A&M University
7:00-8:30 pm
Poster Session II: Odd-numbered posters
2016 Poster Figure Image Contest: votes are due.
Please remove your posters at the end of the evening.
***The organizers are grateful to EM Sciences and Leica for sponsoring food and
beverages for the evening social and posters ***
Friday, June 24th
8:00-11:00 am
Light breakfast and coffee
8:30 - 9:45 am
Workshop IV: Career Roundtable, 412 McDonnell Hall
9:50 -10:50 am
Workshop V: Automated Segmentation; Michelle Leslie,
University of Missouri-Columbia, 412 McDonnell Hall
11:00 - 12:30 pm
Session IX (Session chair: Howard Berg)
Molecular Breeding Technology group, Monsanto
Gilroy lab, University of Wisconsin - Madison
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12:30 - 3:00 pm
Lunch (not provided, groups to explore local fare)
3:00 – 4:45 pm
Session X (Session chair: Brian Downes)
Downes lab, St. Louis University
Rasmussen lab, University of California – Riverside
Deikman lab, Monsanto
Pickard lab, Washington University in St. Louis
Luan lab, University of California - Berkeley
4:45 pm
Closing remarks (organizing committee)
5:30 pm
Shuttles to Banquet venue. Pick up at WashU Rebstock
Parking lot starting at 5:30 pm and returning to WashU until
10:00 pm.
6:00 - 10:00 pm
PCD Banquet at the Missouri Botanical Gardens (MoBot)
T-shirt winner announced
Helpful details for the meeting:
Lunch ideas! The Delmar loop has many lunch choices and is a 10-15 minute walk
from WashU. Check out http://visittheloop.com/explore/ for a full list with links and a
map.
For another idea, check out Bobos for lunch or Kayaks, a popular coffee shop with lots
of food options. These two restaurants are located close to WashU at the corner of
Skinker and Forest Park Parkway.
Want to get explore more after you eat? Check out Forest Park – a quick walk across
the street from campus. See https://forestparkmap.org/ for more ideas and directions.
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The organizing committee wishes to gratefully acknowledge the support of our 2016
sponsors:
Travel Fellowships were supported by a generous grant from the National Science
Foundation: www.NSF.gov
We also gratefully acknowledge Schlafly Beer and Missouri Wines for their generous
donations to our evening receptions.
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