5:30-8:00 pm	Opening Ceremonies and Silver Medal Presentations
5:45-6:30 pm	Exploring ABA receptors for water use-efficient plants Erwin Grill, Technische Universität München, Germany
6:30-7:15 pm	Strigolactone biosynthesis and action in rice and Arabidopsis Shinjiro Yamaguchi, Tohoku University, Japan
7:15-8:00 pm	There and back again Peter McCourt, University of Toronto, Canada

9:00-10:30 am	Plenary I: Hormone Metabolism & Transport Session Chair: Hitoshi Sakakibara, Japan
9:00-9:05 am	Sponsor talk: Hitoshi Sakakibara, RIKEN CSRS
9:05-9:35 am	Regulation of synthesis and transport of cytokinins for quantitative and qualitative tuning of actions for plant growth optimization Hitoshi Sakakibara, RIKEN CSRS, Japan
9:35-10:05 am	PIN-dependent auxin transport in land plants and beyond Jiri Friml, IST, Austria
10:05-10:35 am	Tailoring Carlactone Salim Al-Babili, KAUST, Saudi Arabia

 

11:00-12:30 pm	Plenary II: Novel Signaling Molecules Session Chair: Yoshikatsu Matsubayashi, Nagoya University, Japan
11:00-11:30 am	Identification of novel peptide hormones in plants            Yoshikatsu Matsubayashi, Nagoya University, Japan
11:30-12:00 pm	Antheridiogen determines sex in ferns via a spatiotemporally split gibberellin synthesis pathway Miyako Ueguchi-Tanaka, Bioscience and Biotechnology Center,
12:00-12:30 pm	Binding of RALF1 to the FERONIA receptor kinase downregulates the plasma membrane H+-ATPase and reduces cell elongation in roots Miyoshi Haruta, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA

 

2:00-3:30 pm	Concurrent 1A: Hormone Interaction Session sponsored by Agrisera Session Chair: Steve Penfield, UK
2:00-2:18 pm	Maternal control of progeny seed behaviour Steve Penfield, John Innes Centre, UK
2:20-2:38 pm	A cellular basis for decision-making in Arabidopsis seeds George Bassel, University of Birmingham, UK
2:40-2:58 pm	Hormonal control of rice shoot gravitropism and tiller angle Yonghong Wang, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
3:00-3:08 pm	The pea branching RMS2 gene encodes the PsAFB4/5 auxin receptor and is involved in an auxin-strigolactone regulation loop Catherine Rameau, INRA Institut Jean-Pierre Bourgin, France
3:10-3:18 pm	Interaction of cytokinin with auxin and ethylene in the control of primary root growth G. Eric Schaller, Dartmouth College, USA

 

2:00-3:30 pm	Concurrent 1B: Abiotic Interactions Session sponsored by Performance Plants Inc. Session Chair: Motoaki Seki, RIKEN CSRS, Japan
2:00-2:18 pm	Release of GTP exchange factor mediated regulation of abscisic acid signal transduction through ABA-induced rapid processing of RopGEFs Julian Schroeder, University of California San Diego, USA
2:20-2:38 pm	Control of plant phosphate homeostasis by SPX inositol polyphosphate sensor domains Rebekka Wild, University of Geneva, Switzerland
2:40-2:58 pm	Novel Epigenetic, RNA and Peptide Regulation in Plant Abiotic Stress Responses  Motoaki Seki, RIKEN CSRS, Japan
3:00-3:13 pm	Tissue-specific regulation of gibberellin signaling fine-tunes the iron availability responses Jean-Michel Davière, IBMP-CNRS, France
3:15-3:28 pm	Enhancement of ABA receptor confers water-saving drought tolerance in wheat Masanori Okamoto, Arid Land Research Center, Tottori University, Japan

 

2:00-3:30 pm	Concurrent 1C: Hormone Perception Session sponsored by Science Signaling Session Chair: Kimberley Snowden, New Zealand
2:00-2:18 pm	Strigolactone perception by DAD2 and the environmental control of branching Kimberley Snowden, The New Zealand Institute for Plant & Food Research, New Zealand
2:20-2:38 pm	A mechanism of rapid ABA signaling inactivation through tyrosine nitration of PYR/PYL/RCAR receptors José Léon, IBMCP (CSIC-UPV), Spain
2:40-2:58 pm	Probing strigolactone receptors in Striga hermonthica with fluorescence Yuichiro Tsuchiya, Nagoya University, Japan
3:00-3:08 pm	Understanding Auxin perception and selectivity Mussa Quareshy, University of Warwick, UK
3:10-3:18 pm	The D14 strigolactone receptor: part-enzyme and part-receptor Alexandre de Saint Germain, Salk Institute, USA
3:20-3:28 pm	Ligand-induced transitions in the phosphorylation status of ethylene receptors in tomato fruit Yusuke Kamiyoshihara, College of Bioresource Sciences, Nihon University, Japan

 

4:00-5:30 pm	Concurrent 2A: Hormone Metabolism Session sponsored by Canadian Life Science Session Chair: Yunde Zhao, University of California, San Diego, USA
4:00-4:18 pm	Auxin biosynthesis in Arabidopsis  Yunde Zhao, University of California, San Diego, USA
4:20-4:38 pm	Regulation of gibberellin catabolism by touch  Theo Lange, TU Braunschweig, Germany
4:40-4:58 pm	SOL1 and other peptidases are responsible for CLE peptide processing mechanisms  Shinichiro Sawa, Kumamoto University, Japan
5:00-5:08 pm	Oxidative inactivation of auxin by DAO1 regulates growth in Arabidopsis thaliana  Wendy Peer, University of Maryland, USA
5:10-5:18 pm	Biochemical Characterization of More Axillary Growth in Strigolactone Biosynthesis  Takahito Nomura, Utsunomiya University, Japan
5:20-5:28 pm	Jasmonoyl-isoleucine catabolic pathways provide new insights into jasmonate homeostasis  Thierry Heitz, IBMP-CNRS Strasbourg University, France

 

4:00-5:30 pm	Concurrent 2B: Hormone Transport Session sponsored by PeerJ Session Chair: Mitsunori Seo, RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Japan
4:00-4:18 pm	Functional screening of plant hormone transporters using modified yeast two-hybrid systems with receptor complexes Mitsunori Seo, RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Japan
4:20-4:38 pm	NPF proteins are part of protein regulatory network involved in hormone-dependent nutrient sensing Benoit Lacombe, CNRS, Montpellier, France
4:40-4:58 pm	Long-distance transport of endogenous gibberellins in Arabidopsis Patrick Achard, IBMP-CNRS, France
5:00-5:08 pm	The over expression of the strigolactone transporter PDR1 as a tool to improve plant growth on phosphate poor soils Lorenzo Borghi, University of Zurich, Switzerland
5:10-5:18 pm	Intracellular auxin gradient is essential for the tip growth of a protonemal cell in the moss, Physcomitrella patens Kousuke Fukui, Okayama University of Science, Japan
5:20-5:28 pm	JEFF1 and JEFF2 facilitate jasmonate efflux and affect the wound response in Arabidopsis thaliana Hussam Nour-Eldin, University of Copenhagen, Denmark

 

4:00-5:30 pm	Concurrent 2C: Hormone Genomics Session sponsored by Cell and Systems Biology at University of Toronto Session Chair: David Nelson, University of Georgia, USA
4:00-4:18 pm	Harnessing the power of molecular evolutionary analysis to understand strigolactone signaling David Nelson, University of Georgia, USA
4:20-4:38 pm	Efficient mapping of genome-wide regulatory elements for biological insights Carol Huang, Joe Ecker Lab, Salk Institute, USA
4:40-4:58 pm	Chemical Genomics To Unravel Auxin Perception Controlling Arabidopsis Seedling Development  Stephanie Robert, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden
5:00-5:08 pm	The root-derived > signal induces ABA-dependent and ABA-independent changes in gene expression Leslie Sieburth, University of Utah, USA
5:10-5:18 pm	Internal and External Signals Controlling Radial Expansion of Root Systems Sascha Waidmann, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Austria
5:20-5:28 pm	Identification of gibberellin signaling  components in cold stress Ourania Lantzouni, Technical University of Munich, Germany

Thursday, June 23, 2016

9:00-10:30 am	Plenary III: Hormones & Environment Session Chair: Salomé Prat, Centro Nacional de Biotecnología-CSIC, Spain
9:00-9:30 am	DELLA-dependent salt stress tolerance network  Salomé Prat, Centro Nacional de Biotecnología-CSIC, Spain
9:30-10:00 am	Biological Information Processing Jennifer Nemhauser, University of Washington, USA
10:00-10:30 am	Beyond the Green Revolution: new approaches for improving nitrogen use efficiency and grain yield in rice  Xiangdong Fu, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

 

11:00-12:30 pm

Plenary IV: Future of Growth Regulators (Round Table) Session Chair: Shelley Lumba, University of Toronto, Canada Yuji Kamiya, RIKEN CSRS, Japan Ottoline Leyser, Sainsbury Laboratory, University of Cambridge, UK Sean Cutler, University of California, Riverside, USA Nancy Gough, AAAS/Science Signaling, USA Aron Silverstone, Syngenta, USA

 

2:00-3:35 pm	Concurrent 3A: Chemical Biology Session sponsored by Olchemim Ltd. Session Chair: Tadao Asami, The University of Tokyo, Japan
2:00-2:05 pm	Sponsor talk: Luděk Fröhlich, Olchemim Ltd.
2:05-2:23 pm	Chemical regulation of plant hormone functions and their cross talk:  SL, GA, BL and Et  Tadao Asami, The University of Tokyo, Japan
2:25-2:43 pm	A small-molecule approach to identify chemical activators of brassinosteroid signaling Jenny Russinova, Ghent University, Belgium
2:45-3:03 pm	Mechanism of strigolactone reception through pea receptor studies François-Didier Boyer, INRA, France
3:05-3:13 pm	A forward genetic screen on chemicals that disrupt the actin cytoskeleton uncovers a novel regulator of auxin efflux carrier trafficking in Arabidopsis Elison Blancaflor, The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, USA
3:15-3:23 pm	Chemical screening uncovers an antagonist for the strigolactone receptor HTL Duncan Holbrook-Smith, University of Toronto, Canada
3:25-3:33 pm	Design and synthesis of fluorescently labeled 6-substituted purine derivatives as markers of cytokinin perception Lucie Plíhalová, Palacký University Olomouc, Czech Republic

 

2:00-3:35 pm	Concurrent 3B: Light Responses Session sponsored by Conviron Session Chair: Giltsu Choi, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Korea
2:00-2:05 pm	Sponsor talk: Lee Klimpke, Conviron
2:05-2:23 pm	PhyB inhibits negative gravitropism non-cell autonomously Giltsu Choi, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Korea
2:25-2:43 pm	Light-induced morphogenetic changes improving access to sunlight Christian Fankhauser, University of Lausanne, Switzerland
2:45-3:03 pm	Shade Avoidance Requires Multiple Hormone Signaling Pathways Julin Maloof, University of California, Davis, USA
3:05-3:13 pm	Effects of elevated ambient pressure and temperature on rates of net photosynthesis and dark respiration Shinya Sawada, Osaka University, Japan
3:15-3:23 pm	The Interaction of Light and Gibberellin in the Control of Wheat Architecture Bethany Ellis, Rothamsted Research, UK
3:25-3:33 pm	PHYA and PHYB regulate adventitious rooting in response to dark-light transitions in Arabidopsis seedlings Molly Kreiser, University of Minnesota, USA

 

2:00-3:30 pm	Concurrent 3C: Gasotransmitters  Session sponsored by DuPont Pioneer Session Chair: Mike Holdsworth, UK
2:00-2:23 pm	Function and evolution of oxygen and nitric oxide sensing through the N-end rule pathway Mike Holdsworth, University of Nottingham, UK
2:25-2:48 pm	A sleigh ride through the SNO: Role of S-nitrosylation in plant immunity  Gary Loake, Edinburgh University, UK
2:50-3:13 pm	Regulation of nitric oxide by phytoglobins Kim Hebelstrup, Aarhus University, Denmark
3:15-3:28 pm	Ethylene modulation of reactive oxygen species signaling by flavonoid antioxidants in guard cells Justin Watkins, Wake Forest University, USA

 

4:00-5:35 pm	Concurrent 4A: Hormone Signaling Session sponsored by Olchemim Ltd. Session Chair: Teva Vernoux, CNRS/ENS Lyon, Laboratoire de Reproduction et Développement des Plantes, France
4:00-4:05 pm	Sponsor talk: Luděk Fröhlich, Olchemim Ltd.
4:05-4:23 pm	Combining imaging and modeling to understand how hormonal signals drive self-organization dynamics at the meristem Teva Vernoux, CNRS/ENS Lyon, France
4:25-4:43 pm	Cytokinin: Beyond Two Component Signaling Joe Kieber, University of North Carolina, USA
4:45-5:03 pm	Attenuation of GA signalling by the plant SUMO system Ari Sadanandom, Durham University, UK
5:05-5:13 pm	COP1 is a negative regulator of seed germination in strigolactone signaling Shigeo Toh, Nagoya University, Japan
5:15-5:23 pm	Nitrate signaling via Abscisic Acid release from inactive conjugates in Arabidopsis root tips Jeanne Harris, University of Vermont, USA

 

4:00-5:30 pm	Concurrent 4B: Biotic Interactions Session sponsored by Centre for the Analysis of Genome Evolution & Function Session Chair: Ken Shirasu, Japan
4:00-4:18 pm	Vascular hijack by parasitic plants Ken Shirasu, RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Japan
4:20-4:38 pm	Interactions between ethylene, gibberellins, and brassinosteroids in the development of rhizobial and mycorrhizal symbioses of pea James Reid, University of Tasmania
4:40-4:58 pm	Pipecolic acid – a central regulator of plant systemic acquired resistance and defense priming Jürgen Zeier, Heinrich-Heine University Düsseldorf, Germany
5:00-5:08 pm	The clubroot pathogen Plasmodiophora brassicae controls plant hormone homeostasis by degradation, conjugation and methylation to alter plant defense responses Jutta Ludwig-Müller, Technische Universität Dresden, Germany
5:10-5:18 pm	DELLA regulates arbuscular mycorrhiza formation by interacting with the central symbiosis transcription factor CYCLOPS Caroline Gutjahr, LMU Munich, Germany
5:20-5:28 pm	Protein Phosphatase 2A as a post-translational regulator of salicylic acid dependent pathogenesis responses Saijaliisa Kangasjärvi, University of Turku, Finland

 

4:00-5:30 pm	Concurrent 4C: Reproductive Development Session sponsored by The Company of Biologists Session Chair: Doris Wagner, University of Pennsylvania, USA
4:00-4:18 pm	The contribution of the ‘antiflorigen’ TFL1 to inflorescence architecture Doris Wagner, University of Pennsylvania, USA
4:20-4:38 pm	Flowering and plant architecture in the perennial model Arabis alpine Maria Albani, University of Cologne, Germany
4:40-4:58 pm	A non-canonical auxin-sensing mechanism is required for organ morphogenesis in Arabidopsis Sara Simonini, John Innes Centre, UK
5:00-5:08 pm	Gibberellins are essential for cucumber female flower development Maria Joao Pimenta Lange, Braunschweig University of Technology, Germany
5:10-5:18 pm	IQ-domain proteins connect auxin and calcium signaling during Arabidopsis development Jos Wendrich, Wageningen University, Netherlands
5:20-5:28 pm	Manipulating gibberellin signalling in developing wheat grain for improved yield and quality Aakriti Wanchoo-Kohli, Rothamsted Research, UK

Friday, June 24, 2016 

9:00-10:30 am	Plenary V: Hormones & Development Session sponsored by The Company of Biologists Session Chair: Ottoline Leyser, Sainsbury Laboratory, University of Cambridge, UK
9:00-9:30 am	Strigolactone signaling and the regulation of shoot branching Ottoline Leyser, Sainsbury Laboratory, University of Cambridge, UK
9:30-10:00 am	TRANSPORTER OF IBA1 links auxin and cytokinin to regulate root architecture Lucia Strader, Washington University in St. Louis, USA
10:00-10:30 am	Cyclic programmed cell death stimulates auxin signaling and root development in Arabidopsis Tom Beeckman, Ghent University – VIB, Belgium

 

11:00-12:35 pm	Concurrent 5A: Vegetative Development Session sponsored by Syngenta Session Chair: Claus Schwechheimer, Technical University of Munich, Germany
11:00-11:05 am	Sponsor talk: Aron Silverstone, Syngenta
11:05-11:23 am	LLM-domain B-GATAs control stomata formation downstream from light and PIF transcription factors Claus Schwechheimer, Technical University of Munich, Germany
11:25-11:43 am	Identifying Gibberellic-Acid transport mechanisms in Arabidopsis Eilon Shani, Tel Aviv University, Israel
11:45-12:03 pm	A role for auxin methylation during plant development Miguel Blázquez, IBMCP (CSIC-UPV), Spain
12:05-12:13 pm	A Model Integrating Cytokinin into Regulation of Shoot Branching by Light Signals Tesfamichael Kebrom, Texas A&M University, USA
12:15-12:23 pm	Carbon availability controls shoot growth through sugar-induced cytokinin biosynthesis and transport in Arabidopsis Takatoshi Kiba, RIKEN CSRS, Japan
12:25-12:33 pm	ABA is a modulator of endodormancy release in grapevine buds Etti Or, Volcani Center, ARO, Israel

 

11:00-12:30 pm	Concurrent 5B: Novel Methods Session sponsored by The Bio-Analytic Resource for Plant Biology Session Chair: Alexander Jones, Sainsbury Laboratory, Cambridge University, UK
11:00-11:18 am	Imaging phytohormones during development and environmental responses using FRET biosensors Alexander Jones, Sainsbury Laboratory, Cambridge University, UK
11:20-11:38 am	Comparison of cytokinin metabolism kinetics of two distinct Arabidopsis ecotypes through experimental and computational techniques Klára Hoyerová, Institute of Experimental Botany AS CR, Czech Republic
11:40-11:58 am	Selective degradation of Aux/IAA proteins modulates plant development Thomas Vain, Umeå Plant Science Centre, Sweden
12:00-12:08 pm	A novel targeted metabolomic approach in plant hormone analysis Ondrej Novak, Institute of Experimental Botany AS CR & Palacky University, Czech Republic
12:10-12:18 pm	Tissue-Specifity of ABA Biosynthesis in Relation to Its Roles During Arabidopsis Seed Development and Germination Annie Marion-Poll, INRA, France
12:20-12:28 pm	Auxin biosynthesis inhibitors, new tools for auxin study and regulation Kazuo Soeno, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (NARO), Japan

 

11:00-12:35 pm	Concurrent 5C: Hormones & Biotechnology Session sponsored by Frontier Agri-Science  Session Chair: Wilhelm Rademacher, BASF (retired), Germany
11:00-11:05 am	Sponsor talk: Julian Northey, Frontier Agri-Science
11:05-11:23 am	Plant Growth Regulators in Crop Production: Overview and New Developments Wilhelm Rademacher, BASF (retired), Germany
11:25-11:43 am	Transgenic alteration of ethylene biosynthesis and ethylene sensitivity increases grain yield in maize under filed drought-stress conditions Jinrui Shi, DuPont Pioneer, USA
11:45-12:03 pm	Strigolactones: biosynthesis and potential in agriculture  Christine Beveridge, The University of Queensland, Australia
12:05-12:13 pm	Gibberellin Signalling: A Target For Improving Wheat Architecture Steve Thomas, Rothamsted Research, UK
12:15-12:23 pm	New cytokinin derivatives for plant biotechnology, agriculture and cosmetics Karel Dole?al, Palacky University, Czech Republic
12:25-12:33 pm	Translating frost tolerant seed degreening from Arabidopsis to Canola Mendel Perkins, University of Calgary, Canada

Saturday, June 25, 2016 

9:00-10:30 am	Plenary VI: Hormone Interactions  Session Chair: Zhiyong Wang, Carnegie Institute, USA
9:00-9:30 am	Regulation of the hormone networks by the circadian clock and nutrient signals Zhi-Yong Wang, Carnegie Institution for Science, USA
9:30-10:00 am	TBD Yka Helariutta, Sainsbury Laboratory, Cambridge University, UK
10:00-10:30 am	Translational regulation of plant hormone responses Jose Alonso, North Carolina State University, USA

 

11:00-12:30 pm	Plenary VII: Hormone Perception & Signaling Session sponsored by Cell & Systems Biology at University of Toronto Session Chair: Mark Estelle, University of California, San Diego, USA
11:00-11:30 am	Constitutive auxin response in Physcomitrella reveals complex interactions between Aux/IAA and ARF proteins Mark Estelle, University of California, San Diego, USA
11:30-12:00 pm	Chemical dissection of ABA receptor function Sean Cutler, University of California, Riverside, USA
2:00-12:30 pm	Plant membrane receptor activation by shape-complementary co-receptor kinases Michael Hothorn, University of Geneva, Switzerland