Joint with: Genetic Engineering for a Sustainable Future
Future of Agriculture for Sustainability
January 20-23, 2025 | Keystone Resort, Keystone, CO, United States
Scientific Organizers:
Christopher Voigt, Pamela A. Silver and Alvin Tamsir
In Person
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January 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
Total Biosynthesis for Milligram-Scale Production of Etoposide Intermediates in a Plant Chassis
Total Biosynthesis for Milligram-Scale Production of Etoposide Intermediates in a Plant Chassis
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
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Break
9:30–9:50 AM
On Own for Lunch
11:15–5:00 PM
Poster Setup
11:15–1:00 PM
Poster Viewing
1:00–10:00 PM
Workshop 1: Late-breaking research presentations selected from abstract submissions
2:30–4:30 PM
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
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
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
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
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Break
9:00–9:20 AM
On Own for Lunch
11:00–5:00 PM
Poster Setup
11:00–1:00 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
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 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
Nicola Patron, Earlham Institute
Recoding Regulation
Recoding Regulation
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
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
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Break
9:00–9:20 AM
On Own for Lunch
11:00–5:00 PM
Workshop 2: Late-breaking research presentations selected from abstract submissions
2:30–4:30 PM
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Available
4:30–5:00 PM
Advanced Insect Control
5:00–7:00 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
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
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
Entertainment
8:00–11:00 PM
Cash Bar
8:00–11:00 PM
Friday, January 24, 2025
Departure
8:00–8:00 AM
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