Program
DRA 2019 Program
Print Full program| Time | Session/Lecture info |
|---|---|
| 16:30-17:30 | Registration & Poster hanging
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| 16:30-17:30 | |
| 17:30-18:30 | Opening Session
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| 17:30-17:45 |
Welcome
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| 17:45-18:30 |
Marcel A.K. Jansen, Plant Sciences Group, University College Cork
Using duckweeds to resolve basic questions in ecosystem biology
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| 18:30-20:30 | Mixer/buffet dinner
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| 18:30-20:30 |
| Time | Session/Lecture info |
|---|---|
| 08:30-09:15 | Registration
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| 08:30-09:15 | |
| 09:15-10:30 | Second Session
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| 09:15-10:00 |
Asaph Aharoni, Department of Plant & Environmental Sciences, Weizmann Institute of Science
Metabolic insights from duckweed metabolomics
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| 10:00-10:30 |
Nikolai Borisjuk, School of Life Sciences, Huaiyin Normal University
Duckweed surface cuticle
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| 10:30-11:00 | Coffee Break
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| 10:30-11:00 | |
| 11:00-12:00 | Third Session
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| 11:00-11:30 |
Masaaki Morikawa, Environmental Biology, Hokkaido University
Bacteria and growth promotion of duckweed
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| 11:30-12:00 |
Eric Lam, Department of Plant Biology, Rutgers University
Duckweed microbiomes
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| 12:00-13:15 | Lunch
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| 12:00-13:15 | |
| 13:15-14:45 | Poster Session 1
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| 13:15-14:45 | |
| 14:45-16:00 | Third Session
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| 14:45-15:30 |
K. Sowjanya Sree, Dept. of Environmental Science, Central University of Kerala
Flowering in duckweed
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| 15:30-16:00 |
Ingo Schubert, Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics & Crop Pant Research
Genome evolution among duckweeds
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| 16:00-16:30 | Coffee Break
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| 16:00-16:30 | |
| 16:30-17:45 | Fourth Session
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| 16:30-17:15 |
Tokitaka Oyama, Department of Botany, Kyoto University
Circadian rhythms and single-cell analysis in duckweed
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| 17:15-17:45 |
Uwe Heinig, Department of Plant & Environmental Sciences, Weizmann Institute of Science
Isoprenoid metabolism in duckweed – Lemna as a model for flux analysis in plants
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| 17:45-18:15 | ISCDRA meeting
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| 17:45-18:15 | |
| 18:15-18:50 | Colloquium: The Weizmann Institute of Science, a centre of duckweed research
Co- Chairs: K. Sowjanya Sree & Autar K. Mattoo Speakers: Jonathan Gressel, Autar K. Mattoo, Ron Vunsh,Klaus- J Appenroth. K. Sowjanya Sree |
| 18:15-18:50 | |
| 19:00-21:00 | Dinner
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| 19:00-21:00 |
| Time | Session/Lecture info |
|---|---|
| 08:45-09:15 | Gathering
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| 08:45-09:15 | |
| 09:15-10:30 | Fifth Session
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| 09:15-10:00 |
Todd P. Michael, J. Craig Venter Institute
New technologies for genome mapping in duckweed
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| 10:00-10:30 |
Shuqing Xu, Institute for Evolution & Biodiversity, University of Munster
Genetic variation and mutation rate in Spirodela
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| 10:30-11:00 | Coffee Break
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| 10:30-11:00 | |
| 11:00-12:00 | Sixth Session
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| 11:00-11:30 |
Hongwei Hou, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Gene transformation protocols in duckweed
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| 11:30-12:00 |
Sergey Dolgov, Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Science
Wolffia arrhiza & Lemna minor as expression platforms for pharmaceutical & veterinary substances
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| 12:00-13:00 | Lunch
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| 12:00-13:00 | |
| 13:00-14:30 | Poster Session 2
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| 13:00-14:30 | |
| 14:30-21:00 | Trip to Jerusalem
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| 14:30-21:00 |
| Time | Session/Lecture info |
|---|---|
| 09:00-09:30 | Gathering
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| 09:00-09:30 | |
| 09:30-10:30 | Seventh session
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| 09:30-10:00 |
Iris Shai, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Protein bioavailability in duckweed
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| 10:00-10:30 |
Klaus-J. Appenroth, Institute of General Botany & Plant Physiology, Friedrich Schiller University of Jena
Nutritional value of duckweeds
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| 10:30-11:00 | Coffee Break
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| 10:30-11:00 | |
| 11:00-12:00 | Eighth Session
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| 11:00-11:30 |
Jurriaan J. Mes, Food & Biobased Research, Wageningen University and Research Centre
Health impact of eating Lemna minor
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| 11:30-12:00 |
Hans Derksen, ABC-Kroos BV
Lemna protein concentrate in human food products
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| 12:00-13:00 | Lunch
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| 12:00-13:00 | |
| 13:00-14:30 | Poster Session 3
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| 13:00-14:30 | |
| 14:30-16:00 | Poster Talks
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| 14:30-16:00 | |
| 16:00-16:30 | Coffee Break
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| 16:00-16:30 | |
| 16:30-18:15 | Ninth Session
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| 16:30-17:15 |
Jay J. Cheng, Department of Biological & Agricultural Engineering, North Carolina State University
Phytoremediation & energy production using duckweed
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| 17:15-17:45 |
Yubin Ma, Key Laboratory of Biofuels, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy & Bioprocess Technology
Chinese Academy of Sciences
Starch accumulation in duckweed: molecular mechanisms
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| 17:45-18:15 |
Rob Martienssen, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Duckweed genomics and genome engineering for sustainable biofuel
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| 19:00-21:00 | Banquet
Best poster award, Wrap up |
| 19:00-21:00 |
Conference Co-chairs
- Marvin Edelman WIS, Israel
- Asaph Aharoni WIS, Israel
- Avi Levy WIS, Israel
International Committee
- Eric Lam Rutgers U. USA
- Klaus Appenroth FSU, Germany
- Marcel Jansen UCC, Ireland
- Sowjanya Sree CUK, India
- Yubin Ma CAS, China
- Tsipi Shoham GreenOnyx, Israel
- Autar Mattoo USDA, USA
Local Committee
- Ron Vunsh WIS, Israel
- Uwe Heinig WIS, Israel
- Sagit Meir WIS, Israel
- Barak Cohen WIS, Israel
- Miri Lapidot Hinoman, Israel
Coordinator
Talia Suissa
talias@weizmann.ac.il
Sponsors
- The Chorafas Institute for Scientific Exchange
- Faculty of Biochemistry
WIS, Israel - Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences
WIS, Israel 