Midwest Plant Cell Dynamics Program
May 22nd-May 25th, 2023 University of Wisconsin-Madison
MONDAY, MAY 22ND
4:30-6:00 pm Registration Open (Biochemical Sciences Building, Atrium, 440 Henry Mall)
Put up posters in Biochemistry Atrium
6:00 pm Opening Remarks (Biochemistry Building, Rm 1125, 420 Henry Mall)
6:15-7:00 pm Keynote talk: Kirk Czymmek (Danforth Center), Leveraging Multiscale, Multiplex and Correlative Microscopy to Reveal New Insights in Plant Biology
7:00 to 9:00 pm Poster Set up. Reception with food and beverages (Biochemical Sciences Building, Atrium)
The organizers are grateful to the journals Plant Physiology and The Plant Cell for sponsoring the refreshments for this reception
TUESDAY, MAY 23RD
Oral presentations: Participating labs have a 30 min slot (25 min for talk and 5 minutes for questions).
7:30-8:30 am Light breakfast
8:30-9:15 am Keynote talk: Cecilia Rodriquez Furlan (School of Biological Sciences, Washington State), Unraveling the Role of RAB7 in Orchestrating Endomembrane Traffic in Plants
9:15-10:15 am, Session #1. Chair: Arif Ashraf
9:15-9:45 am Kessler Lab
9:45-10:15 am Kawashima Lab
10:15 to 10:45 am Coffee break
10:45-12:15, Session #2, Chair: Marcela Rojas-Pierce
10:45-11:15 am Rasmussen Lab
11:15-11:45 am Drakakaki Lab
11:45-12:15 am Facette Lab
12:15 to 2:30 pm lunch on your own,
2:30-3:30 pm, Workshop: Opportunities and challenges in Imaging Technology, by Kirk Czymmek.
3:30-4:00 Coffee break
4:00-5:30 pm, Session #3, Chair: Xue Ding
4:00-4:30 pm Ambrose Lab
4:30-5:00 pm Dixit Lab
5:00-5:30pm Smertenko Lab
5:30 to 7:30 pm Poster Social, Food and beverages. (6:30-7:30 pm even numbered posters present)
WEDNESDAY MAY 24TH
7:30-8:30 am Light breakfast
8:30-10:30 am, Session #4, Chair: Luis Vidali
8:30-9:00 am Cosgrove Lab
9:00-9:30 am Gu Lab
9:30-10:00 am Nielsen Lab
10:00-10:30 am Ralph Lab
10:30 to 11:00 am coffee break.
11:00-12:30 pm, Session #5, Chair: Divya Mishra
11:00-11:30 am Toyota Lab
11:30-12:00 pm Gilroy Lab
12:00-12:30 pm Masson Lab
12:30-1:30 pm Lunch on your own
1:30-3:30 pm Visit to Virtual Reality Space to experience plant cells in 3D. (Wisconsin Institute for Discovery, 330 Orchard N Orchard St.)
3:30-4:00 pm coffee break
4:00-5:30 pm, Session #6, Chair: Sharon Kessler
4:00-4:30 pm Liu Lab
4:30-5:00 pm Szymanski Lab
5:00-5:30pm Vidali Lab
Poster Social 5:30 to 7:30 pm (6:30-7:30 pm odd numbered posters present)
THURSDAY MAY 25TH
7:30-8:30 am Light breakfast
8:30-10:00 am, Session #7, Chair: Tomo Kawashima
8:30-9:00 Kang Lab
9:00-9:30 am Hua Lab
9:30-10:00 am Dong Lab
10:00 to 10:30 am coffee break.
10:30-12:30 pm, Session #8, Chair: Marie Keith
10:30-11:00 am Kirik Lab
11:00-11:30 am Otegui Lab
11:30-12:00 pm Zhou Lab
12:00-12:30 pm Sussman Lab
12:30 to 2:30 pm Lunch Break
2:30 to 4:30 pm, Session #9; Chair: Byung Ho Kang
2:30-3:00 pm Roeder Lab
3:00-3:30 pm Brunkard Lab
3:30-4:00 pm Nebenführ Lab
4:00-4:30 pm Bent Lab
4:30pm Closing Remarks
5:30 to 9:00 pm Banquet (Pyle Center,702 Langdon St.); announcement of T-shirt contest winner.
