2014 Summer Meeting

Thursday, August 7, 2014

State of the Consortium:
Spalding

Update on ISU Bioeconomy Project:
Maize TALENs I (Glossy, etc.): Vollbrecht, Becraft, Yin, Yang, Wang
Maize TALENs II (starch synthase I and IV): Wright, Spalding, Myers, Wang
Soybean TALENs (Rubisco Activase): Huber, Wright, Spalding, Wang

State-of-the Art I: Ongoing technology development:
CRISPR and TALEN in rice and maize: Yang
CRISPR in Chlamydomonas and plants: Weeks

State-of-the Art II: Ongoing technology development:
Protein delivery: Wang
Software development: Zarecor, Lawrence, Yang, Wright
Transient expression in maize and soybean: Vollbrecht, Becraft, Yin, Yang,
Wright, Spalding, Wang

Friday, August 8, 2014

Spring Conference:
Vollbrecht, Whitham

APHIS: update on regulatory issues:
Yang, Wolt

New Projects and Concepts:
WRKY transcription factors in stress: Whitham, Wright, others
Rice RNA transport: Spalding, Okita
CRISPR applications in Arabidopsis: Yin
Environmental stress and the Enviratron: Howell, Whitham, others