Joint with: Genetic Engineering for a Sustainable Future
Future of Agriculture for Sustainability
Jan 20–23, 2025 | Keystone Resort, Keystone, CO, United States
Scientific Organizers:
Christopher Voigt, Pamela A. Silver and Alvin Tamsir
In Person
On Demand
Jan 20–23, 2025 | Keystone Resort, Keystone, CO, United States
Scientific Organizers:
Christopher Voigt, Pamela A. Silver and Alvin Tamsir
Available Formats:
In Person
On Demand
Supported by the Directors' Fund
Available Formats: = In Person = On Demand
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Monday, January 20, 2025
Arrival and Registration
4:00–8:00 PM
Welcome Mixer
6:00–8:00 PM
Tuesday, January 21, 2025
Breakfast
7:00–8:00 AM
Welcome and Keynote Address
8:00–9:00 AM
Elizabeth Sattely, Stanford University
Engineering Plant Chemistry for Plant and Human Health
Engineering Plant Chemistry for Plant and Human Health
Engineering Microbial-Plant Interactions
9:00–11:15 AM
Jean-Michel Ane, University of Wisconsin Madison
The Complex Communications Between Plants and their Microbiota
The Complex Communications Between Plants and their Microbiota
Poornima Parameswaran, Trace Genomics
Using DNA Mapping to Activate Soil's Hidden Potential
Using DNA Mapping to Activate Soil's Hidden Potential
Christopher Voigt, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Tracking Engineered Microbiomes from Space and Over Decades
Tracking Engineered Microbiomes from Space and Over Decades
Gozde Demirer †, Caltech
Short Talk: Sustainable Agriculture Through Persistent Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria
Short Talk: Sustainable Agriculture Through Persistent Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria
Coffee Break
9:30–9:50 AM
Poster Setup
11:15–1:00 PM
On Own for Lunch
11:15–2:30 PM
Poster Viewing
1:00–10:00 PM
Symposia Spotlight 1: Late-breaking research presentations selected from abstract submissions
2:30–4:30 PM
Maria Florencia Ercoli †, University of California Davis
Engineering Rice Root System Architecture and Exudate Composition to Optimize Rhizosphere Interactions.
Engineering Rice Root System Architecture and Exudate Composition to Optimize Rhizosphere Interactions.
Conor J McClune, Stanford University
Multiplexed Perturbation of Yew Reveals Cryptic Proteins that Enable a Total Biosynthesis of Taxol Precursors
Multiplexed Perturbation of Yew Reveals Cryptic Proteins that Enable a Total Biosynthesis of Taxol Precursors
Motoaki Seki †, RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science
Novel Epigenetic and Antisense RNA Regulationin Plant Abiotic Stress Responses
Novel Epigenetic and Antisense RNA Regulationin Plant Abiotic Stress Responses
Coffee Available
4:30–5:00 PM
Preparing for Climate Change with Plant Engineering
5:00–7:00 PM
Pamela C Ronald, University of California, Davis
Engineering Rice for Climate Change
Engineering Rice for Climate Change
Jenn Brophy, Stanford University
Genetic Circuits to Control Root Development
Genetic Circuits to Control Root Development
June I. Medford, Colorado State University
Towards Plants to Address Food, Water and Climate Needs
Towards Plants to Address Food, Water and Climate Needs
Arjun Khakhar †, Colorado state university
Short Talk: Using Synthetic Biology to Open New Avenues for Sustainable Agriculture.
Short Talk: Using Synthetic Biology to Open New Avenues for Sustainable Agriculture.
Subah Soni †, University of California, Davis
Short Talk: Engineering Rice Root Exudation for Reduced Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Short Talk: Engineering Rice Root Exudation for Reduced Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Social Hour with Lite Bites
7:00–8:00 PM
Poster Session 1
7:30–10:00 PM
Wednesday, January 22, 2025
Breakfast
7:00–8:00 AM
Defeating Haber-Bosch; Low Energy Routes to Fertilizer
8:00–11:00 AM
Pamela A. Silver, Harvard Medical School
In-Field Production of Fertilizer
In-Field Production of Fertilizer
Giles E.D. Oldroyd, University of Cambridge
Engineering Nitrogen Fixing Cereal Crops
Engineering Nitrogen Fixing Cereal Crops
Alvin Tamsir, Pivot Bio
Deployment of Bacteria that Deliver Fixed Nitrogen to Cereals
Deployment of Bacteria that Deliver Fixed Nitrogen to Cereals
Ellen Yeh †, Stanford Medical School
Short Talk: Cell Evolution of Nitrogen-Fixing Endosymbioses: A Blueprint for Synthetic Self-Fertilizing Plants
Short Talk: Cell Evolution of Nitrogen-Fixing Endosymbioses: A Blueprint for Synthetic Self-Fertilizing Plants
Coffee Break
9:00–9:20 AM
Poster Setup
11:00–1:00 PM
On Own for Lunch
11:00–1:30 PM
Poster Viewing
1:00–10:00 PM
Panel Discussion: Starting Plant Work without Prior Experience
1:30–3:15 PM
Christopher Voigt, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Pamela A. Silver, Harvard Medical School
Jenn Brophy, Stanford University
Elizabeth Sattely, Stanford University
Alvin Tamsir, Pivot Bio
Career Roundtable (Joint)
3:30–4:30 PM
Coffee Available
4:30–5:00 PM
Thinking Plants, Programmed to Respond to their Environment
5:00–7:00 PM
Mauricio S Antunes, University of North Texas
Rewiring Plant Metabolism with Information Processing Circuits
Rewiring Plant Metabolism with Information Processing Circuits
Neal Stewart, University of Tennessee
Rapid in vivo Analysis of Synthetic Promoters for Plant Pathogen Phytosensing
Rapid in vivo Analysis of Synthetic Promoters for Plant Pathogen Phytosensing
Sean Cutler, University of California, Riverside
Reprogramming ABA Receptors for New Plant Functions
Reprogramming ABA Receptors for New Plant Functions
Alexandra M Shigenaga †, University of California, Davis
Short Talk: Elucidating the Role of An Evolutionarily Conserved Peptide Signaling Pathway in Growth and Defense Processes
Short Talk: Elucidating the Role of An Evolutionarily Conserved Peptide Signaling Pathway in Growth and Defense Processes
Sophia A Tomatz †, University of California, Berkeley
Short Talk: Anionic Polymers Stabilize Cas9 Ribonucleoprotein Nanoparticles to Improve Direct Protein Delivery Genome Editing Efficiencies in Plant Protoplasts
Short Talk: Anionic Polymers Stabilize Cas9 Ribonucleoprotein Nanoparticles to Improve Direct Protein Delivery Genome Editing Efficiencies in Plant Protoplasts
Social Hour with Lite Bites
7:00–8:00 PM
Poster Session 2
7:30–10:00 PM
Thursday, January 23, 2025
Breakfast
7:00–8:00 AM
Massively Reengineered Plant Genetics
8:00–11:00 AM
Caixia Gao, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Targeted Genome Engineering Tools and their Applications in Crop Breeding
Targeted Genome Engineering Tools and their Applications in Crop Breeding
Daniel F Voytas, University of Minnesota
Overcoming Bottlenecks in Plant Gene Editing
Overcoming Bottlenecks in Plant Gene Editing
Ralph Bock, Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology
Engineering Plant Organellar Genomes
Engineering Plant Organellar Genomes
Khaled Amiri †, United Arab Emirates University
Talk Title to be Announced
Talk Title to be Announced
Brenden Barco †, Syngenta Crop Protection
Short Talk: Advances in LbCas12a-mediated Genome Editing in High Value Crops
Short Talk: Advances in LbCas12a-mediated Genome Editing in High Value Crops
Abraham Steinberger †, University of Minnesota
Short Talk: Towards Heritable, Tissue Culture-Free Gene Editing of Barley and Wheat Using a Barley Stripe Mosaic Virus Vector
Short Talk: Towards Heritable, Tissue Culture-Free Gene Editing of Barley and Wheat Using a Barley Stripe Mosaic Virus Vector
Coffee Break
9:00–9:20 AM
On Own for Lunch
11:00–2:30 PM
Symposia Spotlight 2: Late-breaking research presentations selected from abstract submissions
2:30–4:30 PM
Tahmina Islam †, University of Dhaka
Development of Low Erucic Acid Producing Local Mustard Variety (Brassica Rapa L.) Through Genome Editing
Development of Low Erucic Acid Producing Local Mustard Variety (Brassica Rapa L.) Through Genome Editing
Mathew G Lewsey †, La Trobe University
Establishment of Single-Cell Transcriptional States During Seed Germination
Establishment of Single-Cell Transcriptional States During Seed Germination
Sangeetha Ramesh, University of California Davis
Understanding Bacterial Immunogenic Peptide Features That Facilitate Host Recognition During Rice-Xoo Interactions
Understanding Bacterial Immunogenic Peptide Features That Facilitate Host Recognition During Rice-Xoo Interactions
Sakiko Okumoto †, Texas A&M AgriLIfe research
Reducing N2O Emission Through Biological Nitrification Inhibition in Sorghum
Reducing N2O Emission Through Biological Nitrification Inhibition in Sorghum
Coffee Available
4:30–5:00 PM
Advanced Insect Control
5:00–6:30 PM
Jeffrey E. Barrick, University of Texas at Austin
Protecting Bees Through Engineering Their Microbiome
Protecting Bees Through Engineering Their Microbiome
Pedro Coelho, Provivi Inc.
Directed Evolution of Enzymes to Produce Insect-Control Hormones
Directed Evolution of Enzymes to Produce Insect-Control Hormones
Max Scott, NC State University
Homing Gene Drive Strains for Suppression of Spotted Wing Drosophila Populations
Homing Gene Drive Strains for Suppression of Spotted Wing Drosophila Populations
Closing Keynote Address
6:30–7:15 PM
Mary A. Gehring, Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research
Engineering Plant Reproduction
Engineering Plant Reproduction
Meeting Wrap-Up: Outcomes and Future Directions (Organizers)
7:15–7:30 PM
Social Hour with Lite Bites
7:30–8:30 PM
Trivia
8:00–9:00 PM
Cash Bar
8:00–9:00 PM
Friday, January 24, 2025
Departure
8:00–8:00 AM
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