NIPGR, Delhi – Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, Germany- DST India Partner group
inauguration and workshop on
Novel approaches to investigate signals and defenses in
plant-biotic interactions
Programme
Tuesday, Dec 1st, 2015
Venue: NIPGR auditorium
Inaugural Ceremony
9.30 am
Welcome remarks by Dr. Jyothilakshmi Vadassery, Convenor
9.35 am
Welcome address by Dr. Akhilesh Kumar Tyagi, Director, NIPGR, New Delhi
9.45 am
Remarks by Dr. Wilhelm Boland, Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology
9.50 am
Remarks by Stephan Lanzinger, Science Councillor, German Embassy, New Delhi
9.55 am
Vote of thanks by Dr. Naveen Bisht , Organizing Committee member
1st session- New model systems and Interdisciplinary approaches
Chair: Prof. Dr. Akhilesh Kumar Tyagi
10:00 am
Plenary Lectures: (25 min presentation + 5 minute discussion)
Prof. Dr. Wilhelm Boland
Head- Department Bioorganic Chemistry, Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology,
Germany
Chemical signals in plant-biotic interactions
10.30 am
Prof. Dr. Rainer Hedrich
Institute for Molecular Plant Physiology and Biophysics, Julius-Maximilians-University
Würzburg, Germany
Plant carnivory: how the Venus flytrap turns the sword around
11:00- 11.15 am
High Tea
2nd session- Phytohormones and early signaling
Chair: Dr. Debasis Chattopadhyay
Invited Lectures (20 min presentation + 5 minute discussion)
11:15 am
Dr. Ramesh Sonti (CCMB, Hyderabad)
Induction and suppression of host innate immunity in rice-bacterial
interactions
11.40 am
Dr. Axel Mithöfer
Department Bioorganic Chemistry , MPI for Chemical Ecology, Germany
Calcium and phytohormone signaling in biotic interactions
12:05 am
Prof. Dr. Edgar Peiter
Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg, Halle, Germany
Coding the message: Generation and kinetics of calcium signals in biotic
interactions
12:30 am
Dr. Michael Reichelt,
Department of Biochemistry, MPI for Chemical Ecology, Germany
High-throughput UHPLC-MS/MS analysis of phytohormones: reliable tool,
challenges and limits
12:55 pm
Dr. Alok Sinha (NIPGR)
Role of mitogen activate protein kinase cascade in plant defence
01:20- 2.20 pm
Lunch (open to all participants)
3 rd session- Plant defense against pathogen/pest
Chair: Dr. Subhra Chakraborthy
2.20 pm
Dr. Shree Pandey (IISER, Kolkatta)
Deciphering the regulatory basis of plant-stress adaptations: evolution and
functional specialization of small-RNA pathways
2.45 pm
Dr. Radhika Venkatesan (NCBS, Bangalore)
Trick with mimics: Role of cytokinins in Rhodococcus fascians-plant
interaction
3.10 pm
Dr. Praveen Verma (NIPGR)
Plant interactions with fungal pathogens: Novel insights for effectors and their
targets
3.35 pm
Dr. Ashok Giri (NCL, Pune)
Identification and characterization of insect protease inhibitors for their
potential application in crop protection
4.00 pm-4.15 pm
Tea/Coffee Break
4 th
session
4.15 pm
Plant-fungal symbiosis
Chair: Dr. Axel Mithöfer
Prof. Dr. Ralf Oelmüller
Institute of General Botany and Plant Physiology, Friedrich-Schiller-University
Jena, Germany
The role of Ca2+ and reactive oxygen species in the mutualistic interaction
between Piriformospora indica and Arabidopsis thaliana
4.40 pm
Dr. Atul Johri (JNU)
Phosphatase transporter in symbiotic fungi Piriformospora indica and its
role in phosphate transfer in plants
5.10 pm
Panel Discussion: Emerging trends in plant-biotic interactions
Chair: Dr. Ramesh Sonti , Prof. Dr. Wilhelm Boland
5.40 pm
Concluding Remarks
Dr. Proteeti Bhattacharjee, Liaison Officer, Max-Planck-Gesellschaft (MPG), India Office
Dr. Jyothilakshmi Vadassery
7.30pm-9.00pm
Dinner (Faculty and guests)