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4^th International Congress of Crassulacean Acid Metabolism

Preliminary Agenda

3:00 - 7:00 PM Arrival and Registration  

6:00 - 7:00 PM Dinner  

7:15 - 7:30 PM Welcome and Orientation

John Cushman Organizing Committee Chair

7:30 - 8:30 PM Keynote address: Ulrich Lüttge

Reflections and perspectives on Crassulacean Acid Metabolism.

7:00 - 8:00 AM Breakfast  

7:00 AM - 1:00 PM Poster Setup  

8:00 - 8:40 AM David Christopher Pineapple (Ananas comosus) genomics, economics and applied research.

8:40 - 9:20 AM Mercedes López Agave tequilana and tequila production

9:20 - 9:40 AM Coffee Break  

9:40 - 10:20 AM Werner B Herppich, Susanne Huyskens-Keil, Monika Schreiner: Iceplant-salad and Cordifolia-salad - Can CAM help to improve the keeping quality of perishable fresh products?

10:20 - 11:00 AM TBA

11:00 - 11:40 AM TBA

12:00 - 1:00 PM Lunch  

1:00 - 6:00 PM Poster Viewing and discussion session  

4:30 - 5:00 PM Coffee & Snacks Available  

6:00 - 7:00 PM Dinner  

Session 2: CO₂ Uptake and Carbon fixation I Chair: Howard Griffiths

7:00 - 7:40 PM Howard Griffiths TBA

7:40 - 8:20 PM Barney Davies Regulation of Rubisco in Mesembryanthemum crystallinum.

8:20 - 9:00 PM Werner B. Herppich, Klaus Peckmann, Dieter J. von Willert Functional properties of intact mitochondria isolated from ME-CAM, PEPCK-CAM and C3 succulents.

9:00 - 10:00 PM Open discussion  

8:00 - 8:40 AM Stacie Harmer Circadian regulation of gene expression in Arabidopsis thaliana.

8:40 - 9:20 AM James Hartwell Circadian and developmental control of CAM.

9:20 - 9:40 AM Coffee Break

9:40 - 10:20 AM John Cushman Circadian control of mRNA abundance in C₃ and CAM in Mesembryanthemum crystallinum as determined by oligonucleotide microarray analysis.

10:20 - 11:00 AM Tahar Taybi Day/night regulation and interactions of C4 carboxylation and sugar metabolism in CAM systems

11:00 - 11:40 AM TBA

12:00 - 1:00 PM Lunch  

1:00 - 6:00 PM Poster Viewing and discussion session  

4:30 - 5:00 PM Coffee & Snacks Available  

6:00 - 7:00 PM Dinner

7:00 - 7:40 PM Sakae Agarie Redox control of CAM induction in Mesembryanthemum crystallinum.

7:40 - 8:20 PM Stanislaw Karpinski Photosynthetic control of C3-CAM transition in Mesembryanthemum crystallinum.

8:20 – 8:40 PM Anne Borland Is acclimation to salinity in Mesembryanthemum crystallinum a consequence or cause of oxidative stress?

8:40 - 9.00 PM TBA

9:00 - 10:00 PM Open discussion  

8:00 - 8:40 AM Kate Maxwell TBA

8:40 - 9:20 AM Jens Hafke and Ulrich Lüttge. Characterization of the tonoplast malate channel in K. daigremontiana.

9:20 - 9:40 AM Coffee Break

9:40 - 10:20 AM Svetlana Epimashko and Ulrich Lüttge. Two functionally different vacuoles for malate oscillations of CAM and NaCl accumulation in one plant mesophyll leaf cell.

10:20 - 11:00 AM TBA

11:00 - 11:40 AM TBA

12:00 - 1:00 PM Lunch  

1:00 - 6:00 PM Poster Viewing and discussion session  

4:30 - 5:00 PM Coffee & Snacks Available  

4:30 - 5:30 PM Business Meeting and ISCAM Election of Officers  

6:00 - 7:00 PM Dinner

7:00 - 7:40 PM Klaus Winter d13C and CAM

7:40 - 8:20 PM Eulogio Pimienta Ecophysiology of CAM

8:20 - 9:00 PM TBA

9:00 - 10:00 PM Open discussion  

7:00 - 8:00 AM Breakfast

8:00 - 8:40 AM Anne Borland Carbohydrate partitioning in CAM plants: current status and future areas for research

8:40 - 9:20 AM Joseph Holtum Mechanisms of sucrose uptake and hexose efflux in Ananas comosus.

9:20 - 9:40 AM Coffee Break

9:40 - 10:20 AM Shin Kore-eda Plastidic transport functions in C₃ and CAM performing M. crystallinum.

10:20 - 11:00 AM TBA

11:00 - 11:40 AM TBA

12:00 - 1:00 PM Lunch  

1:00 - 6:00 PM Poster Viewing and discussion session  

4:30 - 5:00 PM Coffee & Snacks Available  

6:00 - 7:00 PM Dinner

7:00 - 7:40 PM John Cushman Genetic models for CAM research: What can CAM-deficient mutants teach us about CAM?

7:40 - 8:20 PM TBA

8:20 - 9:00 PM TBA

9:00 - 10:00 PM Concluding remarks  

6:00 - 10:00 PM Poster Breakdown