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  • Sunday, Aug 6th
    4:08 PM – 4:28 PM EDT
    (CS-6-2) Utilizing SynBio to decipher the effect of promoter characteristics on gene expression
    Location: Meeting Room 102-103
    Abstract Co-Author: Jose M. Alonso, PhD – North Carolina State University
    Abstract Co-Author: Anna Stepanova – North Carolina State University
    Abstract Co-Author: Chengsong Zhao – North Carolina State University
    Genes & Genomes: Biotechnology, Molecular Breeding
  • Monday, Aug 7th
    1:43 PM – 1:45 PM EDT
    (CS-11-3) Improving pennycress and camelina as biofuel crops by engineering phenylpropanoid pathway - Lightning Talk
    Location: Meeting Room 102-103
    Symposium Speaker: Xin Li, PhD – North Carolina State University
    Abstract Co-Author: Xu Li – North Carolina State University
    Abstract Co-Author: Victoria Yell – North Carolina State University
    Genes & Genomes: Biotechnology, Molecular Breeding
  • Posters
    60 minutes
    (800-01) A Novel gamma-glutamyl Cycle for Increasing Oxidative Stress Tolerance via GSH Homeostasis in Plants
    Location: Exhibit Hall
    Poster Presenter: Om Parkash Dhankher, PhD – University of Massachusetts
    Genes & Genomes: Biotechnology, Molecular Breeding
  • Posters
    60 minutes
    (800-02) An in-depth characterization of phosphite-metabolizing soybean (Glycine max) plants and their interaction with weeds using high-throughput RGB and hyperspectral imaging
    Location: Exhibit Hall
    Poster Presenter: Francisco G. perez-Zavala, Ph. D. – Texas Tech University
    Genes & Genomes: Biotechnology, Molecular Breeding
  • Posters
    60 minutes
    (800-03) Analysis of shoot gravitropic responses of Arabidopsis thaliana transgenic lines with altered SCR expression
    Location: Exhibit Hall
    Poster Presenter: Archana Sharma, PhD (she/her/hers) – Tuskegee University
    Genes & Genomes: Biotechnology, Molecular Breeding
  • Posters
    60 minutes
    (800-04) Characterization of Overexpression of Arsenic Stress-Related F-Box (ASRF) in Arabidopsis
    Location: Exhibit Hall
    Poster Presenter: Graziele C. Preterotto, MS (she/her/hers) – West Virginia State University
    Genes & Genomes: Biotechnology, Molecular Breeding
  • Posters
    60 minutes
    (800-05) Clumping finger millet mutant exhibits Ca2+ acquisition of the calcineurin B-like protein-interacting kinase 24 (CIPK24) genes
    Location: Exhibit Hall
    Poster Presenter: Arulbalachandran Dhanarajan, PhD (he/him/his) – Department of Botany, Periyar University
    Genes & Genomes: Biotechnology, Molecular Breeding
  • Posters
    60 minutes
    (800-06) Combined Effects of a Glycine-rich RNA-Binding Protein and a NAC Transcription Factor Extend Grain Fill Duration and Improve Malt Barley Agronomic Performance
    Location: Exhibit Hall
    Poster Presenter: Burcu Alptekin, PhD – University of Wisconsin-Madison
    Genes & Genomes: Biotechnology, Molecular Breeding
  • Posters
    60 minutes
    (800-07) Compensatory mechanisms of stomatal opening dampen efforts to improve water use efficiency by engineering plants with lower stomatal density
    Location: Exhibit Hall
    Poster Presenter: Daniel Lunn, N/A, n/a – Univeristy of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
    Genes & Genomes: Biotechnology, Molecular Breeding
  • Posters
    60 minutes
    (800-08) CRISPR-Based Detection System for Pathogenic Phytoplasma
    Location: Exhibit Hall
    Poster Presenter: Joseph R. Lagner, n/a – University of Maryland-College Park
    Genes & Genomes: Biotechnology, Molecular Breeding
  • Posters
    60 minutes
    (800-09) Developing In Vitro Protocols for Wisconsin Fast Plants, Kalanchoe, and Tobacco
    Location: Exhibit Hall
    Poster Presenter: Margaret Young, phD (she/her/hers) – Elizabeth City State University
    Genes & Genomes: Biotechnology, Molecular Breeding
  • Posters
    60 minutes
    (800-10) Development and delivery of cassava with RNAi-mediated resistance to Cassava Brown Streak Disease to Smallholder Farmers in East Africa
    Location: Exhibit Hall
    Poster Presenter: Nigel Taylor (he/him/his) – Danforth Center
    Genes & Genomes: Biotechnology, Molecular Breeding
  • Posters
    60 minutes
    (800-11) Development of a Routine Protocol for Chloroplast Transformation from Leaf Tissue in the Model Plant Arabidopsis thaliana
    Location: Exhibit Hall
    Poster Presenter: Kerry A. Lutz, PhD – Farmingdale State College
    Genes & Genomes: Biotechnology, Molecular Breeding
  • Posters
    60 minutes
    (800-12) Effects of Transcription Factor WUSCHEL on the Regeneration of Arabidopsis thaliana
    Location: Exhibit Hall
    Poster Presenter: Andrew Wang – Blacksburg High School
    Genes & Genomes: Biotechnology, Molecular Breeding
  • Posters
    60 minutes
    (800-13) Enhanced natural rubber production in rubber dandelion Taraxacum kok-saghyz roots by foliar application of a natural lipid
    Location: Exhibit Hall
    Poster Presenter: JONGCHAN PARK, PhD – Korea Research Institute of Bioscience & Biotechnology (KRIBB)
    Genes & Genomes: Biotechnology, Molecular Breeding
  • Posters
    60 minutes
    (800-14) Establishing Plantago species as new model plants for plant vascular biology
    Location: Exhibit Hall
    Poster Presenter: Hannah Levengood, PhD Student (she/her/hers) – Purdue University
    Genes & Genomes: Biotechnology, Molecular Breeding
  • Posters
    60 minutes
    (800-17) Expression of Lyme Disease OspA in Maize as a Prototype Vaccine
    Location: Exhibit Hall
    Poster Presenter: Erin M. Egelkrout, Ph.D. – Applied Biotechnology Institute
    Genes & Genomes: Biotechnology, Molecular Breeding
  • Posters
    60 minutes
    (800-18) Field Evaluation of Transgenic Sugarcane with RNAi suppression of FLOWERING LOCUS T (FT) and Herbicide Resistance
    Location: Exhibit Hall
    Poster Presenter: Baskaran Kannan, Ph.D – University of Florida
    Genes & Genomes: Biotechnology, Molecular Breeding
  • Posters
    60 minutes
    (800-19) Gene silencing for invasive common reed control
    Location: Exhibit Hall
    Poster Presenter: Ping Gong, PhD (he/him/his) – US Army Engineer Research and Development Center
    Genes & Genomes: Biotechnology, Molecular Breeding
  • Posters
    60 minutes
    (800-20) Generation of high oleic acid sunflowers using untargeted mutagenesis and high-throughput fatty acid profiling
    Location: Exhibit Hall
    Poster Presenter: Veronica E. Ramirez, MSc. (she/her/hers) – Technical University of Munich
    Genes & Genomes: Biotechnology, Molecular Breeding
  • Posters
    60 minutes
    (800-21) Genetic architecture of fresh-market tomato yield
    Location: Exhibit Hall
    Poster Presenter: Tong Geon Lee, n/a – University of Florida
    Genes & Genomes: Biotechnology, Molecular Breeding
  • Posters
    60 minutes
    (800-22) Genetic Characterization and Mapping of a Chlorophyll Deficiency Gene in Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)
    Location: Exhibit Hall
    Poster Presenter: YASIN TOPCU, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Georgia
    Genes & Genomes: Biotechnology, Molecular Breeding
  • Posters
    60 minutes
    (800-23) Genome-Wide Identification of Cinnamyl Alcohol Dehydrogenase in tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum)
    Location: Exhibit Hall
    Poster Presenter: Mingzhu Wu, PhD – Zhengzhou Tobacco Research Institute of China National Tobacco Corporation
    Genes & Genomes: Biotechnology, Molecular Breeding
  • Posters
    60 minutes
    (800-24) Identification of proteins and biological processes affected by use of essential oils on fresh strawberries.
    Location: Exhibit Hall
    Poster Presenter: Kajol Pradhan, Master's degree (she/her/hers) – Tennessee State University
    Genes & Genomes: Biotechnology, Molecular Breeding
  • Posters
    60 minutes
    (800-25) Identification of Stem Parenchyma-Specific Promoters for Enhanced Oil Accumulation in Productive Crops
    Location: Exhibit Hall
    Poster Presenter: Li-Qing Chen, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Genes & Genomes: Biotechnology, Molecular Breeding
  • Posters
    60 minutes
    (800-26) Identifying candidate genes for nicotine content in tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum) using a MAGIC population through the GWAS and expression profile analysis
    Location: Exhibit Hall
    Poster Presenter: xin xu (she/her/hers) – zhengzhou tobacco research institute
    Genes & Genomes: Biotechnology, Molecular Breeding
  • Posters
    60 minutes
    (800-28) Improving Regeneration from Transformed Dogwood Embryogenic Cultures
    Location: Exhibit Hall
    Genes & Genomes: Biotechnology, Molecular Breeding
  • Posters
    60 minutes
    (800-29) Improving wheat grain protein quality in a sustainable framework
    Location: Exhibit Hall
    Poster Presenter: Katharina Belt, PhD – University of Western Australia
    Genes & Genomes: Biotechnology, Molecular Breeding
  • Posters
    60 minutes
    (800-30) In Silico Mining And Validation of Simple Sequence Repeat (SSR) Markers Derived from the Fragaria x anannasa Genome Assembly
    Location: Exhibit Hall
    Poster Presenter: Venus Herrera Elec, MS – University of the Philippines, Diliman
    Genes & Genomes: Biotechnology, Molecular Breeding
  • Posters
    60 minutes
    (800-31) Influence of activated charcoal, cefotaxime, and amino acids on the production and development of somatic embryos and plant regeneration in alfalfa (Medicago sativa)
    Location: Exhibit Hall
    Poster Presenter: Suma Basak, PhD – Fort Valley State University
    Genes & Genomes: Biotechnology, Molecular Breeding
  • Posters
    60 minutes
    (800-32) Joint QTL Mapping and Transcriptome Sequencing Analysis Reveal Candidate Reactive Oxygen Species-Related Genes for Blossom-end Rot in Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.)
    Location: Exhibit Hall
    Poster Presenter: YASIN TOPCU, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Georgia
    Genes & Genomes: Biotechnology, Molecular Breeding
  • Posters
    60 minutes
    (800-33) Metabolic engineering of Scutellaria through Agrobacterium-mediated transformation
    Location: Exhibit Hall
    Poster Presenter: Keun Ho Cho, Ph.D – University of Florida
    Genes & Genomes: Biotechnology, Molecular Breeding
  • Posters
    60 minutes
    (800-34) Optimization of Agroinfiltration System in Industrial Hemp (Cannabis Sativa L.)
    Location: Exhibit Hall
    Poster Presenter: Tasnim Mohammad, Plant Science Biotechnology (she/her/hers) – Fort Valley State University
    Genes & Genomes: Biotechnology, Molecular Breeding
  • Posters
    60 minutes
    (800-35) Overexpression of ARM repeat/U-box containing E3 ligase, PUB2 positively regulates growth and oxidative stress response in Arabidopsis
    Location: Exhibit Hall
    Poster Presenter: Lokesh Kumar Saini, n/a – University Of Delhi
    Genes & Genomes: Biotechnology, Molecular Breeding
  • Posters
    60 minutes
    (800-36) Parallel spindle genes restore haploid male fertility – removing a bottleneck in doubled haploid technology
    Location: Exhibit Hall
    Poster Presenter: Siddique I. Aboobucker, PhD – Iowa State University
    Abstract Co-Author: Liming Zhou
    Abstract Co-Author: Ursula Frei
    Abstract Co-Author: Thomas Lübberstedt
    Genes & Genomes: Biotechnology, Molecular Breeding
  • Posters
    60 minutes
    (800-37) Phenotyping root system architecture and genome-wide association study in late maturity soybeans
    Location: Exhibit Hall
    Poster Presenter: Pallavi Rathore, MS (she/her/hers) – Tennessee State University
    Genes & Genomes: Biotechnology, Molecular Breeding
  • Posters
    60 minutes
    (800-38) Simulation-Based Engineering of Multiplexed CRISPR Technologies for Plant Transcriptional Regulation
    Location: Exhibit Hall
    Poster Presenter: Helen Scott, MS (she/her/hers) – Raytheon BBN Technologies
    Genes & Genomes: Biotechnology, Molecular Breeding
  • Posters
    60 minutes
    (800-39) Somatic Embryogenesis and Plant Regeneration from in vitro grown leaf explants of Alfalfa (Medicago sativa)
    Location: Exhibit Hall
    Poster Presenter: Dipika Parajulee, MSc Biotechnology – Fort Valley State University
    Genes & Genomes: Biotechnology, Molecular Breeding
  • Posters
    60 minutes
    (800-40) The contribution of plant biotechnology in combating the COVID-19 pandemic
    Location: Exhibit Hall
    Poster Presenter: Qiang Chen, PHD – Arizona State University
    Genes & Genomes: Biotechnology, Molecular Breeding
  • Posters
    60 minutes
    (800-41) The sugar beet germplasm line EL10 is amendable to agroinfiltration-mediated transient expression with a capacity to achieve high levels of transgene expression in the leaf.
    Location: Exhibit Hall
    Poster Presenter: Eric D. Vincill, PhD – USDA-ARS
    Genes & Genomes: Biotechnology, Molecular Breeding
  • Posters
    60 minutes
    (800-42) Transformation and genomic resources to advance diverse, emerging model angiosperms
    Location: Exhibit Hall
    Poster Presenter: Yan Gong, PhD – Harvard University
    Genes & Genomes: Biotechnology, Molecular Breeding
  • Posters
    60 minutes
    (800-43) Understanding the roles of Ascorbate Peroxidase and Superoxide dismutase in citrus Huanglongbing in disease development
    Location: Exhibit Hall
    Poster Presenter: SHANNON M. BARRY, n/a – University of Florida
    Genes & Genomes: Biotechnology, Molecular Breeding
  • Posters
    60 minutes
    (800-44) VvFUS3 influences seed development via affecting endoreduplication and hormones
    Location: Exhibit Hall
    Poster Presenter: BILAL AHMAD, PhD. in Fruit Sciences – Agriculture Genomics Institute Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China
    Genes & Genomes: Biotechnology, Molecular Breeding
  • Posters
    60 minutes
    (800-176) Utilizing SynBio to decipher the effect of promoter characteristics on gene expression
    Location: Exhibit Hall
    Genes & Genomes: Biotechnology, Molecular Breeding
  • Posters
    60 minutes
    (800-170) Improving pennycress and camelina as biofuel crops by engineering phenylpropanoid pathway - Lightning Talk
    Location: Exhibit Hall
    Poster Presenter: Xin Li, PhD – North Carolina State University
    Abstract Co-Author: Xu Li – North Carolina State University
    Abstract Co-Author: Victoria Yell – North Carolina State University
    Genes & Genomes: Biotechnology, Molecular Breeding