2025 Walter E. and Helen Parke Loomis and IPB Symposium
May 21, 2025 - 12:00 AM
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2025 Walter E. and Helen Parke Loomis and IPB Symposium
Plants and The Environment: Molecular to Systems Level
Wednesday, May 21st
Location: Molecular Biology Building
Guest Speakers:
Dr. Jian Hua, Cornell University
Dr. Anjali Iyer-pascuzzi, Purdue University
Dr. Maheshi Dassanayake, Louisiana State University
Schedule:
| 8:30-9:00 AM | Check-in and continental breakfast (MBB Atrium) Hang up posters |
| 9:00 (MBB 1414) | Opening Remarks: Dr. Steve Whitham, Professor, Iowa State University |
| 9:10-10:00 AM | Loomis Lecture: Dr. Jian Hua, Cornell University Regulation of immunity and thermos-response by a calcium and lipid binding protein BONZAI1 in Arabidopsis |
| 10:10-11:00 AM | Dr. Anjali Iyer-Pascuzzi, Purdue University Plant immunity across scales: from cells to space |
| 11:00-12:00 PM | Poster session and coffee break (MBB atrium) Odd poster numbers 11:00-11:30 am Even poster numbers 11:30-12:00 pm |
| 12:10-1:00 PM | Lunch (MBB atrium) |
| 1:10 (MBB 1414) | Matthew Wendt IGG Graduate student, Yandeau-Nelson Lab Quantifying the Environmental Factors and Genotype-by-Weather Interactions that Impact the Cuticular Waxes Protecting Maize Silks |
| 1:25-1:40 PM | Vishadinie Jayasinghe IPB Graduate student, Bassham Lab Unraveling the role of autophagy in maize abiotic stress responses |
| 1:40-1:55 PM | Venkata Naresh Boddepalli Agronomy Graduate student, Singh Lab Genetic analysis of mungbean pod traits in Iowa Mung Bean Diversity Panel using image-based phenotyping |
| 2:00-3:00 PM | Dr. Maheshi Dassanayake, Louisiana State University Decoding Salt Resilience in Extremophytes Through a Multiscale Exploration from Cell to Species Level |
| 3:00 PM | Closing Remarks: Dr. Marna Yandeau-Nelson Assoc. Professor and IPB Chair, Iowa State University Group Photo & Adjourn |
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