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Plenary Sessions

S002  Phylogenomic Analysis Of Animal And Plant Genomes
            Kimmen Sjolander

S003  Interactome Networks
            David Hill

S006  Making Sense Of Junk RNA
            Robert A. Martienssen et al.

S008  Fractionation And Intragenomic Footprinting In Plants
            Michael Freeling et al.

S009  The Plant Immune System: Surprising Roles And Mechanisms For Plant Hormones In Resistance And Disease
            Jonathan D G Jones et al.

Workshop: Banana

W1  The Global Musa Genomics Consortium
            Nicolas S. Roux et al.

W2  Subspecies Specific Markers For Identifying A And B Genomes In The Natural Edible Musa Hybrids
            George N. Ude et al.

W3  Geographic Origin And Hybrid Haplotype Of Musa Revealed By High Resolution Genotyping Of The Cytoplasmic Genomes
            Kornel Burg et al.

W4  Characterization Of Translocations In Banana By FISH Of BAC Clones Anchored To A Genetic Map
            Alberto VILARINHOS et al.

W5  Mutation Induction And Genomics For The Improvement Of Musa Germplasm
            Manoela Miranda et al.

W6  Discovery And Characterization Of Disease Resistance Gene Homologues In A Plant Transformation Competent BiBAC Library Of The Banana Musa acuminata cv. Tuu Gia (AA)
            ANDREW C. JAMES et al.

W7  Analysis Of Resistance Gene Analogs In Musa acuminata subsp. burmannicoides, var. calcutta 4
            Robert N.G. Miller et al.

Workshop: Barley

W8  Connecting The Barley Genetic And Physical Maps For 1000 Abiotic Stress Genes
            Jan T. Svensson et al.

W9  Analysis Of Gene Expression Associated With Chloroplast Development And Cold Acclimation In A Collection Of Albina And Xantha Mutants Of Barley
            Jan Svenson et al.

W10  Suppression Of Basal Defense Influences The Timing Of Mla-Mediated Response To Barley Powdery Mildew
            Rico A. Caldo et al.

W11  High-Throughput RNAi In Barley Reveals Genes Involved In Durable Pathogen Resistance
            Dimitar Douchkov et al.

W12  Targeting Genes And Their Function In The "Genome Haystack": Transposon-Based Saturation Mutagenesis
            Jaswinder Singh et al.

W13  Map-Based Cloning Of The Barley Six-Rowed Spike Gene Vrs1
            Takao Komatsuda et al.

Workshop: Brachypodium distachyon

W14  Brachypodium distachyon As A Model System For Grass Functional Genomics Relevant To Temperate Cereals And Forage Grasses
            John Draper et al.

W15  Genetic Resources For Brachypodium distachyon Research
            David F. Garvin et al.

W16  Establishing A BAC-Based Physical Map Of Brachypodium distachyon As An Aid To Physical Mapping In Bread Wheat
            Michael W Bevan et al.

W17  Brachypodium Species As Intermediate Models For Wheat Genomics
            Mathieu CHARLES et al.

W18  Agrobacterium-Mediated Transformation Of The Model Grass Brachypodium distachyon
            John P. Vogel et al.

W19  Retrotransposons And Their Use As Molecular Markers In Brachypodium.
            Ruslan Kalendar et al.

Workshop: Intl. Consortium for Sugarcane Biotech.

W20  Genetic Linkage Map Of Sugarcane (Saccharum spp.) Based On SRAP, TRAP And AFLP Markers
            Sreedhar Alwala et al.

W21  SNP Analysis Tools For Functional Analysis Of Sugarcane Genes
            Giovanni M. Cordeiro et al.

W22  Progress In Dissecting The Physical Organization Of The Sugarcane Genome.
            John E. Bowers et al.

W23  Complexities Of Chromosome Landing In A Highly Polyploid, Aneuploid, Interspecific Genome : Towards Map-Based Cloning Of A Resistance Gene (Bru1) In Sugarcane (2n=Ca 115)
            Loic LECUNFF et al.

W24  Transcript Profiling Of The Sugarcane Stem Using The GeneChip Sugar Cane Genome Array
            Rosanne E. Casu et al.

W25  Expression Profile Of Signal Transduction-Related Genes In Sugarcane Plants Submitted To Phytohormones And Biotic And Abiotic Stresses
            Flavia R Rocha et al.

W26  Expression Patterns Of Sugarcane Genes Related To Reproductive Development
            Marcelo C Dornelas et al.

W27  Functional Analysis Of The P0 Protein Of Sugarcane Yellow Leaf Virus: A Suppressor Of Posttranscriptional Gene Silencing
            Henrik H Albert et al.

Workshop: Intl. Grass Genome Initiative

W28  Brachypodium distachyon As A Potential Genomic ‘Bridge’ To Physically Map Grass Genomes
            John Draper et al.

W29  Pack-Mule Transposable Elements Mediate Gene Evolution In Plants
            Ning Jiang et al.

W30  Molecular Basis Of Evolutionary Events That Shaped The Genomes Of Wheat Species (Triticum And Aegilops)
            Nathalie BOUDET et al.

W31  Comparative Analysis Of Gene Conservation And Gene Movement In The Genomes Of Sorghum, Rice, And Maize
            Patricia E Klein et al.

W32  Haplotype Analysis And Linkage Disequilibrium At Five Loci In Eragrostis tef.
            Shavannor M. Smith et al.

Workshop: Intl. Lolium Genome Initiative

W33  Application Of Molecular And Physical Markers Towards An Understanding Of Genomic Diversity And Genome Evolution In Lolium
            Susanne Barth et al.

W34  Genetic Association Between Winter Hardiness And Sugar Content In Perennial Ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.)
            Toshihiko Yamada et al.

W35  Development Of Ryegrass Allele-Specific Markers (GRASP) For Rust Resistance In Lolium perenne
            Yongzhong Xing et al.

W36  QTL Mapping Of Traits Differentiating Turf-Type Lolium perenne And Lolium multiflorum
            Rebecca N. Brown et al.

W37  Development Of Functionally-Associated Genetic Markers For Genetic Improvement Of White Clover (Trifolium repens L.)
            John W. Forster et al.

W38  TBA
            Mervyn Humphreys et al.

Workshop: Intl. Triticeae Mapping Initiative

W39  Ph1 In Wheat-Will It All End In Drug Taking And Blind Dates?
            Graham Moore et al.

W40  Coupling Functional And Structural Genomics : Expression Level Polymorphisms In Wheat.
            Mark C Jordan et al.

W41  Towards The Isolation Of Boron Tolerance Genes From Barley And Wheat
            Tim Sutton et al.

W42  Genetics Of Tillering In Barley
            Gary J Muehlbauer et al.

W43  Use Of High Throughput Marker Technologies For Marker-Assisted Breeding In Wheat And Barley
            Shiaoman Chao et al.

W44  Analysis Of Orthologous Genes In Polyploid Wheat Revealed That The Translated Part Of Genes Is Protected Against Changes By An Unknown Mechanism Independent Of Selection Pressure
            Jasdeep S Mutti et al.

Workshop: Intl. Wheat Genome Sequencing Consortium

W45  The International Wheat Genome Sequencing Consortium
            Kellye Eversole et al.

W46  Chromosome Based Strategies To Decipher The Hexaploid Wheat Genome: Chromosome 3B, A Case Study
            Etienne Paux et al.

W47  Characterizing The Hexaploid Wheat Genome By Sequencing And Mapping Random BAC Clones
            Katrien M. Devos et al.

W48  TBA
            Jan Dvorak et al.

W49  Towards A Physical Map Of The Barley Genome: A European Initiative In An International Context
            Nils Stein et al.

W50  TBA
            TBA et al.

Workshop: Maize

W51  Sequence Diversity And Transposable Element Activity In Maize: Is "Junk DNA" All Junky?
            Michele Morgante et al.

W52  A Large Scale Screen For Artificial Selection In Maize Identifies Candidate Agronomic Loci For Domestication And Crop Improvement
            Masanori Yamasaki et al.

W53  Using Maize Gamete ESTs To Identify Arabidopsis Gamete-Specific Promoters
            Sheila McCormick et al.

W54  Getting To The Root Of The Problem: Understanding Root Response To Drought
            Georgia Davis et al.

W55  Gene Expression And Phylogenetic Relationships Reveal A Complex Protein Disulfide Isomerase Family
            Rudolf Jung et al.

W56  Genetic Architecture Of Flowering Time In Maize As Inferred From Quantitative Trait Loci Meta-Analysis And Synteny Conservation With The Rice Genome
            M Chardon et al.

Workshop: Rice Blast

W57  Application Of RNA Silencing In Magnaporthe oryzae
            Nakayashiki Hitoshi et al.

W58  What Is The Rice Blast Fungus?
            L. Kohn et al.

W59  Light Regulation In Magnaporthe Oryzae
            K. Lee et al.

W60  Systemic Insertion Mutagenesis To Identify Pathogenicity Genes Of Magnaporthe grisea
            Y. Peng et al.

Workshop: Rice

W61  Cloning And Functional Analysis Of GA Receptor Gene
            Motoyuki Ashikari et al.

W62  Rice Genome Resources As The Core For Implementation Of A Robust Functional Genomics Platform
            Baltazar A. Antonio et al.

W63  Retrotransposon Accumulation And Satellite Amplification Mediated By Segmental Duplication Facilitate Centromere Expansion In Rice
            Jianxin Ma et al.

W64  TBA
            Michael Purugganan et al.

Workshop: Sorghum and Millets

W65  Sequencing Of The Sorghum Genome
            Andrew H. Paterson et al.

W66  Development And Application Of Tools For Marker-Assisted Breeding In Pearl Millet
            C Tom Hash et al.

W67  Genomic Approaches To Study Sorghum-Insect Interactions And Host Defense Responses
            Yinghua Huang et al.

W68  The African Biofortified Sorghum Project- Applying Biotechnology To Develop Nutritionally Improved Sorghum For Africa
            Rudolf Jung et al.

W69  Exploiting Comparative Genomics To Study Genes Affecting Plant Height In Pearl Millet
            Katrien M. Devos et al.

W70  Using Sorghum'S Integrated Genome Platform To Study The Genetic Basis Of Drought Tolerance
            John E Mullet et al.

Workshop: Brassicas

W71  Analysis Of Expressed Sequence Tags Of Brassica rapa
            Myung-Ho Lim et al.

W72  Functional Genomics Of Abiotic Stress In The Brassicaeae Family
            Isobel Parkin et al.

W73  Gene Expression And Network Dynamics During Embryo Development In Brassica And Arabidopsis
            Raju Datla et al.

W74  Identification And Mapping Of fad2 And fad3 Mutations And Development Of Allele-Specific Markers For High Oleic And Low Linolenic Acid Contents In Canola (Brassica napus L.)
            Xueyi Hu et al.

W75  Comparative Genomics Of B. oleracea And Its Allies: Integrating BAC Hybridization Data
            Manuel J. Torres et al.

Workshop: Cucurbit

W76  Unique Mitochondrial Genetics Of Cucumis
            Michael J Havey et al.

W77  Construction Of A Linkage Map Based On SSR Markers And Genetic Analysis Of Resistance To Powdery Mildew In Melon
            Nobuko Fukino et al.

W78  Development Of Genomic Tools In Melon (Cucumis melo L.) For The Analysis Of Resistance To Pathogens And Fruit Quality Traits: Melogen
            Jordi Garcia-MAS et al.

W79  Cucurbit Genomics In China
            Yong Xu et al.

W80  The Melon Fruit: A Study Of Genes And Their Function
            Nurit Katzir et al.

W81  Analysis Of The Interaction Melon-Melon Necrotic Spot Virus Controlled By The Recessive Resistance Gene Nsv
            Christina Nieto et al.

Workshop: Citrus

W82  A GeneChip® For Citrus.
            Timothy J Close et al.

W83  Polymorphism And Position Analysis Of Dinucleotide And Trinucleotide Microsatellite Sequences Detected In Citrus Clementine cv. EST Sequences
            François L. luro et al.

W84  Global Analysis Of Gene Expression During Development And Ripening Of Citrus Fruit Flesh
            Manuel Cercos et al.

W85  Salt-Stress Response Of Citrus Rootstocks with different Chloride Exclusion Capacity
            José M. Colmenero-Flores et al.

W86  Citrus Scab Resistance In Fallglo Mandarin
            D. O'Malley et al.

Workshop: Compositae

W87  Lettuce Genomics And Exploitation Of Information Generated By The Compositae Genome Project
            David G Caldwell et al.

W88  TBA
            N. Faber et al.

W89  Selective Sweeps Reveal Candidate Genes For Adaptation To Drought And Salt Tolerance In Common Sunflower (Helianthus annuus)
            Nolan C Kane et al.

W90  A Comparative Genomics Of Compositae - Identification Of An Essential Gene For Artemisinin Biosynthesis
            Dae-Kyun Ro et al.

W91  TBA
            E. Wurtele et al.

W92  Genetic Divergence Of The Widespread Species Echinacea angustifolia Along A Climatic Gradient
            D. Still

Workshop: Forage & Turf Plants

W93  Gene Discoveries And Integrated Functional Genomics Studies Of Medicago truncatula Responses To Biotic And Abiotic Stress
            Mohamed A. Farag et al.

W94  Control Of Flowering In Grasses : Aiming For Gene Containment
            Christian S. Jensen et al.

W95  Manipulating Cell Wall Phenolic Composition By Targeted Expression Of Fungal Enzymes Towards More Digestible Grasses
            Marcia M. de O. Buanafina et al.

W96  Transcript Profiling In Medicago truncatula To Identify Genes Involved In Abiotic And Biotic Stress Responses.
            Deborah A. Samac et al.

W97  Genetic Engineering Of The Abiotic Stress Regulon Of Warm Season Turf And Forage Grass
            Victoria A James et al.

W98  TBA
            G. Spangenberg et al.

Workshop: Forest Trees

W99  How Plastic Are Trees: Dramatic Phenotypic Alterations Are Revealed In A Population Of Activation-Tagged Poplar
            Sharon Regan et al.

W100  Molecular Regulation Of Short-Day Induced Bud Development In Poplar
            Tom Ruttink et al.

W101  Deciphering The Genetic Regulation Of The Annual Growth Cycle Of Woody Plants
            Sunchung Park et al.

W102  Comparative Analysis Of Transcript Profiling In Poplar Xylem During Tension Wood Formation And Nitrogen Hyper-Fertilization.
            Florian Lafarguette et al.

W103  Comparative Genomics Of Secondary Wall Development In Poplar And Arabidopsis
            Carl J Douglas et al.

W104  Populus Genome Aids Identification Of Gene Families Across The Angiosperms
            P. Kerr Wall et al.

W105  Elucidation Of The Flower Initiation Pathway In Populus
            Cetin Yuceer et al.

W106  Using SNPstream Technology To Distinguish Poplar Species And Their Hybrids
            Patrick G. Meirmans et al.

W107  Mapping The Proteome Of Poplar And Application To The Discovery Of Drought-Stress Responsive Proteins
            Christophe Plomion et al.

W108  Chromatin Domains In The Evolution Of Wood
            Tania Quesada et al.

W109  Genes That Inhibit GA Signaling Have Dramatic Effects On Growth, Morphology, And Flowering Of Field-Grown Transgenic Poplars
            Harish T Gandhi et al.

W110  Wood Formation In Eucalyptus: Transcriptome Analysis And Characterisation Of Myb Transcription Factors
            Pierre Sivadon et al.

W111  Functional Analysis Of Pinus taeda MYBs In Transgenic Spruce: From Phenotype To Large-Scale Transcript Profiling.
            Claude BOMAL et al.

W112  R2R3-MYB Transcription Factors And Wood Formation In Spruce (Picea glauca)
            Frank Bedon et al.

W113  Balancing Selection In A Dehydrin Gene Associated With Increased Wood Density And Decreased Radial Growth Rate In Pinus radiata
            Sheree A Cato et al.

W114  Paralel Analysis Of Gene Expression And Proteins Involved In Wood Formation At Different Stages Of Development Of Eucalyptus grandis
            Carlos Alberto Labate et al.

W115  Discovery Of Genes Influencing Juvenile Wood Formation In Radiata Pine
            Xinguo Li et al.

W116  Characterization Of Insect Induced Defenses In Spruce Using Functional Genomics Approaches
            Steven G. Ralph et al.

W117  Evaluation Of Pine EST-SSR Markers
            Craig S. Echt et al.

W118  Comparative Mapping In Pinus radiata And P. taeda Reveals Co-Location Of Wood Density-Related QTL
            Emily Telfer et al.

W119  Estimation Of Population Structure In The Douglas-Fir Association Mapping Study
            Konstantin V. Krutovsky et al.

W120  Association Genetics For Adaptive Traits In Douglas-Fir
            Barnaly Pande et al.

W121  Spatial Genetic Structure Of Sycamore Maple (Acer pseudoplatanus L.)
            Madhav Pandey et al.

W122  Assembly Of Chloroplast Genomes For Pinus taeda And Liriodendron tulipifera
            John E. Carlson et al.

W123  Development Of A Simplified Real-Time PCR Protocol For Absolute Quantification
            Robert G. Rutledge et al.

W124  Comparative Conifer Genomics And The New "Treenomix" Program
            Kermit Ritland et al.

W125  TBA
            A. Gupta et al.

W126  TBA
            I. Faridi et al.

Workshop: Fruit and Nut Crops

W127  Genome Database For Rosaceae (GDR)
            Doreen Main et al.

W128  Progress On The Development Of A Transferable Linkage Map For Fragaria
            Daniel J Sargent et al.

W129  Functional And Structural Genomic Resource Development, And QTL Mapping Of Day-Neutrality And Sex-Determination, In Strawberry (Fragaria)
            Thomas M. Davis et al.

W130  Genetic Analysis Of Temperate Fruit Quality And Health In The New ISAFRUIT European Project.
            Pere Arús et al.

W131  Prunus Projects Of The USDA CSREES National Research Initiative: Synergies And Progress
            Cameron P. Peace et al.

W132  HiDRAS: An Innovative Multidisciplinary EU-Funded Research Project To Breed High-Quality Disease Resistant Apples
            Luca Gianfranceschi et al.

W133  USDA-CSREES-NRI Projects Developing Genomic Resources For The Rosaceae (Malus)
            John L. Norelli et al.

W134  Development Of A Genetic And Molecular Toolbox For The Study Of Fruit Abscission
            Steven van Nocker et al.

W135  Apple Tree Functional Genomics: Getting To The Rootstock Of It
            Philip J. Jensen et al.

Workshop: Cool Season Legumes

W136  SNP Discovery In Chickpea For Mapping Of Loci Conferring Resistance To Ascochyta Rabiei
            Andrew Sharpe et al.

W137  TBA
            P.N. Rajesh et al.

W138  Toward Cloning Of A Major Pea (Pisum sativum) QTL Determining Seed Weight/Seed Number: Map Saturation And Candidate Gene Identification Based On Synteny With Medicago truncatula
            Gail M Timmerman-Vaughan et al.

W139  Genotyping A Germplasm Collection - The Genetic Diversity Of Pisum
            Andrew J. Flavell et al.

W140  Towards Expression Maps In Chickpea
            Peter Winter et al.

W141  The Pulse Chip: Discovering The Sequence Of Gene Activation For Resistance To Ascochyta Blight In Chickpea And Other Pulses
            TRISTAN E. CORAM et al.

Workshop: Legumes

W142  Molecular Cytogenetics Of The Soybean Genome
            Jason G. Walling et al.

W143  TBA
            M. Graham et al.

W144  Sequence And Marker-Based Diversity In Common Bean
            Phillip E. McClean et al.

W145  A Sequence-Based Comparison Of The Medicago And Lotus Genomes
            Steven B Cannon et al.

W146  Legume Plastid Genome And Genetic Engineering
            Henry Daniell et al.

Workshop: Soybean Genomics

W147  TBA
            R. Goldberg et al.

W148  Domestication, Founding Effects And Artificial Selection - Genetic Bottlenecks And Soybean Genetic Variability
            Perry B. Cregan et al.

W149  Understanding Of Genome Duplication For SNP Marker Development
            Suk-Ha Lee et al.

W150  Comparative Analysis Of Legume Genome Evolution In The Vicinity Of The Rpg1-b Disease Resistance Gene
            Michelle Metcalf et al.

W151  A Physical Map Of The “Williams 82” Soybean (Glycine max) Genome
            Wesley, C Warren et al.

W152  Signal Sensing Ror Induction And Autoregulation Of Nodulation In Soybean
            Peter M. Gresshoff et al.

Workshop: Intl. Cotton Genome Initiative

W153  ICG Perspectives For A Productive Future
            Roy G Cantrell et al.

W154  CMD: Cotton Microsatellite Database Resource For Gossypium Genomics
            Anna Blenda et al.

W155  Development Of EST-SSRs And Their Usages In Cotton Genomic Research
            Tianzhen Zhang et al.

W156  Development Of PCR-Based Markers From Fiber ESTs And BAC-End Sequences For The Construction Of A Consensus Cotton Genetic Map.
            Mauricio Ulloa et al.

W157  Linkage Group Identification And SSR Localization In Upland Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) By Deficiency Testing Italicized
            Osman A. Gutierrez et al.

W158  Molecular Cloning And Characterization Of Phytochrome Gene Family In Cotton (Gossypium spp.)
            Ibrokhim Y. Abdurakhmonov et al.

W159  Analysis Of Cotton Ovule ESTs Reveals Enrichment Of Transcription Factors And Hormonal Regulators Implicated In Fiber Cell Development
            S. Samuel Yang et al.

Workshop: Cotton

W160  Development Of High Throughput DNA Marker Systems In Cotton Based On Gene And Regulatory Sequences
            Jinfa Zhang et al.

W161  TBA
            X. Wang et al.

W162  Identification And Isolation Of Cotton Mutants Induced By Transposable Activation Tagging
            Ye-hua Yang et al.

W163  Integrated Genetic Analysis Of QTLs Related To Cotton Fiber And Morphology In Different Populations
            Junkang Rong et al.

W164  TBA
            T. Zhang et al.

W165  New Developments At The Cotton Portal
            Alan R. Gingle et al.

Workshop: Intl. Grape Genome Project

W166  The Chilean Grapevine Genomic Project DEGECHIVID: A Progress Report.
            Hugo Peña-Cortes et al.

W167  Exploiting The Gva Genome As A Somatic Expression Vector In Grapevine
            Jacques Du Preez et al.

W168  Gene Expression Patterns In Cabernet Sauvignon Shoots Exposed To Cold, Salt And Osmotic Stress
            Elizabeth A. R. Tattersall et al.

W169  Building The Physical Map Of The Cabernet Sauvignon Genome
            Sophie Paillard et al.

W170  Combining Genomics And Biochemistry To Elucidate The Tartaric Acid Biosynthesis Pathway In Grapes
            Seth DeBolt et al.

W171  Transcriptional Profiling Throughout Grape Berry Development Under Well Watered And Water Deficit Stress Conditions
            Laurent G. Deluc et al.

W172  Evaluating The Transcriptional Response Of Grapes To Pierce's Disease And Water Deficit
            Hong-Kyu Choi et al.

Workshop: Solanaceae

W173  Developments In Potato Physical Map Construction And Potato Genome Sequencing
            Christian Bachem et al.

W174  Lycopene Rich Tomatoes (LRT): Linking Light Signaling With Overproduction Of Fruit Phytonutrients
            Ilan Levin et al.

W175  Functional And Comparative Genomic Resources For The Solanaceae At TIGR
            C. Robin Buell et al.

W176  Characteristics Of The Tomato Nuclear Genome As Determined By Sequencing Unmethylated DNA And Euchromatic And Pericentromeric BACs
            Ying Wang et al.

W177  Genetics Of Downy Mildew Resistance In Two New World Species Of Nicotiana
            David Zaitlin et al.

W178  SNP Identification In Tomato And Pepper Using Comparative Sequencing
            Hartmut Luerssen et al.

Workshop: Sugar Beet

W179  The New USDA-ARS Sugarbeet Germplasm Development Program At Kimberly, Idaho
            Anne M. Gillen et al.

W180  The Development Of Molecular Tools For Improvement Of Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.)
            David E Jarvis et al.

W181  An EST Database Of The Sugarbeet Pathogen, Aphanomyces cochlioides.
            John J. Weiland et al.

W182  Host-Pathogen Interaction Of Sugarbeet Seedlings With Rhizoctonia solani
            Suba Nagendran et al.

W183  Looking For Epigenetic Molecular Markers Of Sugar Beet Developmental Plasticity Using Restriction Landmark Genome Scanning (RLGS): A New Approach For Breeding Selection.
            Stéphane Maury et al.

W184  Establishment Of A TILLING Platform For Sugar Beet
            Christian Jung et al.

Workshop: Aquaculture

W185  Extracting Biological Meaning From High-Dimensional Datasets
            John Quackenbush et al.

W186  Genetic Mapping Of Candidate Loci For Growth Heterosis In The Pacific Oyster
            Jason P. Curole et al.

W187  Development Of EST-SSR Markers In The Eastern Oyster Crassostrea virginica
            YONGPING WANG et al.

W188  Genomic Structure And Expression Patterns Of Uncoupling Protein 2 Genes In Rainbow Trout
            Issa Coulibaly et al.

W189  A Viral-Derived Transgene Confers Resistance Against Rhabdovirus Infection In Rainbow Trout
            Valérie Barbosa-Solomieu et al.

W190  Duplication And Differential Expression Of Genes Involved In Rainbow Trout Energy Homeostasis
            Erica H Leder et al.

W191  Genomic Bacterial Artificial Chromosome Library Of The Kuruma Shrimp Marsupenaeus japonicus
            Koyama Takashi et al.

W192  Genomic Structure And Transcriptional Regulation Of The Penaeidin Gene Family From Litopenaeus vannamei
            nuala a oleary et al.

W193  Application Of Genetics And Genome Technologies To The Genetic Improvement Of Aquaculture Species
            Hein van der Steen et al.

W194  Microsatellite DNA Marker Development And Application In A Communal Rearing Approach For Selective Breeding Of Hybrid Striped Bass (White Bass Morone chrysops × Striped Bass M. saxatilis)
            Charlene R. Couch et al.

W195  Assessing Genetic Contributions To Performance Of Communally Reared Families Of Reciprocal Hybrid Striped Bass
            Amber F. Garber et al.

W196  The Genetic Basis Of Sex Determination In Different Tilapia Species
            Avner Cnaani et al.

W197  Comparative Mapping Of Sex-Determining Region In Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus)
            Bo-Young Lee et al.

W198  The IgH Eµ3´ Enhancer Of The Channel Catfish: Can We Extrapolate Knowledge Of Structure/Function Realtionships To Other Teleost Species?
            Jun-ichi Hikima et al.

W199  Generation Of 25,000 BAC-End Sequences For Genome Analysis Of Catfish
            Peng Xu et al.

W200  A Case Study For Developing A Genome Sequencing Project: The Swine Genome Sequencing Initiative
            Lawrence B. Schook et al.

W201  Litopenaeus vannamei, A Candidate For A Needed Decapod Crustacean Genome Project: The Vitellogenin Gene As A Case Study For A Crustacean Aquacultured Species
            Shaul Raviv et al.

W202  A Genetic Linkage Map Of Bay Scallop (Argopecten irradians irradians Lamarck 1819)
            Lingling Wang 1,3 et al.

W203  Evolutionary Conservation Of Oct Transcription Factors: Is Channel Catfish Oct1 A Pol II Transcription Factor?
            Mara L. Lennard et al.

W204  TBA
            J. Carlsson et al.

W205  Mapping, Expression, And Molecular Variation Of Potential Candidate Genes Underlying A Major Embryonic Development Rate QTL In Rainbow Trout
            Krista M Nichols et al.

W206  Comparative Genomics Of Tilapia
            Thomas D. Kocher et al.

Workshop: Cattle\/Sheep

W207  TBA
            R. Gibbs et al.

W208  TBA
            M. Marra et al.

W209  TBA
            C. Van Tassell et al.

W210  Dynamics Of Mammalian Chromosome Evolution Inferred From Multispecies Comparative Maps
            Harris A. Lewin et al.

W211  Development Of Genomic Tools For Cattle
            Stephen S. Moore et al.

W212  Tools For Gene Discovery In Cattle
            Jeremy F Taylor et al.

W213  Developing Bovine Bioinformatics Resources
            Christine G. Elsik et al.

W214  High Density ESTs Based Bovine Physical Maps And Their Use To Construct Comparative Maps And Inform The Bovine Genome Sequence Assembly.
            John L Williams et al.

W215  AgBase And The Ruminant Genome: GOing Towards Greener Pastures
            Fiona McCarthy et al.

W216  A Bovine Whole Genome Linkage Disequilibrium Map
            Stephanie D. McKay et al.

W217  Identification Of A Missense Mutation In The Bovine ABCG2 Gene With A Major Effect On Milk Yield And Composition In Holstein Cattle
            Miri Cohen-Zinder et al.

W218  Chromosome Region Expression Array Analysis Of The Mulefoot Region In Cattle
            Amandine DUCHESNE et al.

W219  Changes In Skeletal Muscle Gene Expression Caused By The Callipyge Mutation In Sheep
            Tony Vuocolo et al.

Workshop: Equine

W220  Horse Breed Genetic Diversity Workshop
            E. Gus Cothran et al.

Workshop: Insect Genomics

W221  The Tribolium Genome Sequencing Project
            Susan J Brown et al.

W222  Structural And Functional Diversity In Genes Encoding Secreted Salivary Gland Proteins (SSGPs) From Hessian Fly [Mayetiola Destructor (Say)] Larvae
            Ming-Shun Chen et al.

W223  BeeBase: Presenting The Honey Bee Genome
            Christine G. Elsik et al.

W224  Molecular Targeting For Insecticide Resistance In Pest Crop Insect Genomes
            STEFANO CASSANELLI et al.

W225  Identification Of Candidate Lupin-Feeding Genes In Myzus persicae Using Differential Display.
            Stuart Seah et al.

W226  Genetics And Genomics Of The Parasitoid Wasp Nasonia
            John H. Werren et al.

Workshop: Poultry

W227  Comparative Physical Mapping In Avians And Conservation Genomics Of California Condor
            MICHAEL N. ROMANOV et al.

W228  The Role Of High Throughput Genotyping In Characterizing Diversity In The Chicken Genome Project
            Cynthia A Taylor et al.

W229  A Cytogenomic Approach To Understanding The Organization And Function Of The Ultra-Long (aka Mega-) Telomere Arrays Of The Chicken Genome
            Mary E. Delany et al.

W230  Cell Lines For The Genetic Modification Of Chickens
            Marie-Cecile van de Lavoir et al.

W231  Characterization Of An Insertional Knockout In LacZ Transgenic Chickens
            J. N. Petitte et al.

W232  Develop, Compare, And Integrate Emerging Technologies With Classical Quantitative Genetics For Improvement Of Economic Traits In Poultry.
            Susan J Lamont et al.

Workshop: Swine Genome Sequencing

W233  TBA
            L. Schook et al.

W234  Strategy For Sequencing The Swine Genome
            Jane Rogers et al.

W235  TBA
            J. Beever et al.

W236  TBA
            C. Beattie et al.

W237  An Integrated BAC Physical Map Of The Pig Genome And Selection Of The Minimum Tilepath
            Sean Humphray et al.

W238  TBA
            P. Chardon et al.

W239  Industry And Translational Activities Of The Swine Genome Sequencing Consortium
            Max F. Rothschild et al.

W240  TBA
            K. Eversole et al.

Workshop: Swine

W241  Microarray Platform Comparison For Porcine Gene Expression Studies
            Shengdar Tsai et al.

W242  Transcriptional Suppression Of Specific Porcine Immune Pathways During Infection With Salmonella enterica Serotype typhimurium Compared To Choleraesuis
            Y.F. Wang et al.

W243  From Genome Scan To Fine Mapping To Sequence Information: Steps Towards The Clarification Of The Mechanisms Controlling Porcine Chromosome 17 QTL For Meat Quality
            Antonio M Ramos et al.

W244  Construction Of An Ultra-High Density Porcine Linkage Map
            Laura Grapes et al.

W245  The Use Of Survival Models To Infer Phenotypic And Genetic Aspects Of Longevity Of Sows
            Lars H. Damgaard et al.

W246  PigQTLDB Extensions: Towards Integrated Genomics Resources Tools
            Zhi-liang Hu et al.

Workshop: Workshop: Abiotic Stress

W247  Functional Genomics Of Phosphorus Deficiency In Legumes
            Claudia Uhde-Stone et al.

W248  Comparative Genomic Sequence And Expression Analyses Of CBF Genes Coincident With Winterhardiness QTL
            Eric J. Stockinger et al.

W249  Discovery And Development Of An Nf-Y Gene That Confers Drought Tolerance In Crops From A Genome-Wide Reverse Genetic Screen Of Arabidopsis Transcription Factors
            Oliver J Ratcliffe et al.

W250  Functional Genomics Of Abiotic Stress In Canada: Development Of Genomics Tools Toward Understanding The Impact Of Low Temperature On Wheat
            William, L. Crosby et al.

W251  Map-Based Cloning And Characterization Of AltSB, A Major Aluminum Tolerance Gene In Sorghum
            Leon Kochian et al.

W252  Dissection Of Drought Sensitivity And Tolerance In Rice
            Xuemei Ji et al.

Workshop: Allele Mining

W253  Association Mapping With Complex Pedigrees, Families, Founding Effects And Population Structure
            Gael Pressoir et al.

W254  Capturing Genomic Signatures Of Neutral DNA Sequence Variation Using The Ship Microarray
            C. Cannon et al.

W255  Mining Genomes For Improved Product Quality And Human Nutrition
            Robert J. Henry et al.

W256  Farmer Selection And Breeding Stories Integrated Via Genetic Diversity Analysis In Thousands Of Chinese Wheat Collections
            X. Zhang et al.

W257  Genetic diversity and linkage disequilibrium-based Association mapping of disease resistance in wild barley
            J. Roy et al.

W258  Ecotilling In Rice
            K. McNally et al.

Workshop: Challenge Program

W259  TBA
            J. Masle et al.

W260  Pre-Cssls: Analysis Of Two Asian X African Rice Introgression Lines Populations
            Mathias J Lorieux 1,2 et al.

W261  TBA
            D. Bertioli et al.

W262  Salinity Tolerance In Rice: Integration of QTLs, Expression Analysis, And Breeding
            A. Ismail et al.

W263  TBA
            M. Sawkins et al.

W264  Toward A Dataset On Allele Diversity At Orthologous Candidate Genes In Gcp Crops (Adoc)
            Dominique This et al.

Workshop: Components of Apomictic Reproduction

W265  The Possible Role Of Epigenetic Effects On Apomictic Seed Development In Plants
            Timothy Sharbel et al.

W266  Cell Specification In The Female Gametophyte Of Arabidopsis
            Nadine Baumann et al.

W267  Apomixis And Barriers To Polyspermy
            Rod J Scott et al.

W268  Apomixis Technology Development
            Lukas Brand et al.

W269  Identification Of Genes Differentially Expressed During Apomictic And Sexual Development In Buffelgrass (Pennisetum ciliare)
            Manjit Singh et al.

Workshop: Connectrons

W270  Non-Coding RNAs (ncRNAs) Also Drive Connectron Formation
            Richard J. Feldmann et al.

Workshop: Functional Genomics

W271  Functional Annotation And Analysis Of The GmCLAVATA1A Gene In Soybean
            Tarik El Mellouki et al.

W272  Gene Expression Analysis And TILLING On A High-Throughput MALDI TOF Platform
            Artem E Men et al.

W273  Microgenomics In Developmental Biology: Gene Expression Profiling Of Soybean (Glycine max) Shoot Apical Meristem
            Farzad Haerizadeh et al.

W274  Expression Profiling Of Flowering Plant Male Germ-Line-Specific Genes
            Prem L Bhalla et al.

W275  Improved Full-Length cDNA Production Based On RNA Tagging By T4 DNA Ligase
            Christian, Y Clepet et al.

W276  RNAi Based Gene Silencing As An Efficient Tool For Functional Genomics In Hexaploid Bread Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)
            Silvia Travella et al.

Workshop: Genomics-Assisted Breeding

W277  Genomics Assisted Breeding For Improved Malting Quality In Barley
            Elena Potokina et al.

W278  Predicting Phenotypes From Genotypes - The Application Of Comparative Genomics In Sorghum And Pearl Millet
            David A Hoisington et al.

W279  Whole Genome Breeding Of Wheat And Barley
            Peter Langridge et al.

W280  Linkage Disequilibrium Mapping In Maize
            Antoni Rafalski et al.

W281  Association Mapping As A Breeding Strategy
            Mark E. Sorrells et al.

W282  Marker-Assisted Approaches For Dissecting Root Architecture In Maize
            Silvio Salvi et al.

Workshop: Host-Pathogen Interactions

W283  Suppression Of Plant Defenses By A Pseudomonas syringae Type III Effector Protein
            Robert B. Abramovitch et al.

W284  Mechanisms Of Plant Resistance To Viruses
            Savithramma P. Dinesh-Kumar et al.

W285  Comparative Genomics Of Plant-Pseudomonas Interactions
            Katherine S Caldwell et al.

W286  Functional Genomic Evaluation Of Swine Responses To Infectious Pathogens
            Joan Lunney et al.

W287  Host-Microbe Interactions: Addressing Genetic And Environmental Interactions Utilizing Cloned Pigs
            Lawrence B. Schook et al.

Workshop: Large-Insert DNA Libraries and Their Applications

W288  ‘Pooled’ Large Insert Libraries And Their Successful Use In Targeting Specific Chromosme Regions From Species With Large And Complex Genomes
            Soazic GARDAIS et al.

W289  Construction Of Two BAC And BiBAC Libraries From Sunflower And Identification Of Linkage Group-Specific Clones By Overgo Hybridization
            Jiuhuan Feng et al.

W290  Identification Of Gene-Rich BACs Using Overgo Probe Hybridization In Barley
            Kavitha Madishetty et al.

W291  Characterization Of A 5Mb HSA19 Segment In Horse Provides A Glimpse Into Its Evolution In Equids
            Candice Brinkmeyer-Langford et al.

W292  Toward To The Cloning Of A Major QTL Conditioning Common Bacterial Blight Resistance In Common Bean
            Shuyu Liu et al.

W293  Computational And Experimental Analysis Of Gene Fragment-Carrying Helitron-Like Elements In The Maize Genome
            Slobodanka Radovic et al.

Workshop: Microarray Analysis

W294  Use Of The Nimblegen Microarray System To Test Oligo Performance And Determine Transcriptional Orientation In Expression Analyses.
            A. Leonardo Iniguez et al.

W295  Conservation And Distinction Of Light-Regulated Genome Expression Patterns During Rice And Arabidopsis Seedling Development
            Yuling Jiao et al.

W296  Systematic Characterization Of Promoters In Mammalian Tissues
            Leah O Barrera et al.

W297  Transcriptional Genetics For High Through-put QTL Cloning
            Jerome Salse et al.

W298  Co-Expression Analysis Of Metabolic Pathways In Arabidopsis
            Ann E. Loraine et al.

Workshop: Molecular Markers

W299  DNA-Microarray Detection Of Single Feature Polymorphisms As A Discovery Tool For Marker Assisted Selection Within Elite Tomato Populations.
            David Francis et al.

W300  Breed Multiple Disease Resistant Common Beans By Marker Assisted Selection And Backcrossing
            Shuyu Liu et al.

W301  Molecular Marker Assisted Breeding For Disease Resistance In Common Bean
            Phillip N Miklas et al.

W302  Implementation Of Marker-Assisted Selection In The US Wheat Breeding Programs
            Guihua Bai et al.

W303  Association Mapping Of Stagonospora nodorum Blotch Resistance In Modern European Hexaploid Wheat
            Livia Tommasini et al.

W304  A High Density Microsatellite Consensus Map Of Barley
            Rajeev K. Varshney et al.

Workshop: Mutation Screening

W305  DNA Polymerase Infidelity As A Source Of Genomic Mutations
            Katarzyna Bebenek et al.

W306  Tilling: A Reverse Genetics Tool In Soybean
            K. Meksem et al.

W307  Microarray-Based Rapid Isolation Of Ionomic Mutant Genes
            Julian I Schroeder et al.

W308  Invader Technology: High-Throughput Screening For Mutations In Plant Genomes
            R. Glen Donald et al.

W309  Complex Genomes Made Simple By Quantitative SNP Analysis With Pyrosequencing
            Nigel Tooke et al.

W310  Evolution Of DNA Sequence Diversity In Maize
            Antoni Rafalski et al.

Workshop: Organellar Genetics

W311  Taxon-Specific Codon Usage Biases And Substitution Rate Variation In The Chloroplast Genomes Of Flowering Plants
            Claude W. dePamphilis et al.

W312  Evolution Among Closely Related Grass Mitochondrial Genomes
            James O. Allen et al.

W313  Isolation And Characterization Of The Cytoplasmic Male Sterility-Associated ORF456 Gene Of Pepper (Capsicum annuum L.)
            Dong Hwan Kim et al.

W314  Comparative Analyses Of Cytoplasmic Male Sterility And Fertility Restoration In Sunflower
            Renate Horn et al.

Workshop: Plant Alien Introgression

W315  Chromosome-By-Chromosome Maize Genome Analysis Using Oat-Maize Addition Lines
            Ronald L. Phillips et al.

W316  Wheat Chromosome Addition Lines Facilitate Dissection Of Large Genomes Of Barley And Rye
            Jaroslav Dolezel et al.

W317  Hordeum bulbosum: A Germplasm Resource For Barley Improvement
            Paul A Johnston et al.

W318  Positional Cloning By Introgression Landing Of A Gene Regulating Chlorophyll Degradation
            Howard Thomas et al.

W319  Descending Stairs To Find QTL In Arabidopsis.
            MIKE J KEARSEY et al.

Workshop: Plant Cytogenetics

W320  Recombination In Tomato X Nightshade Hybrids
            Roger T. Chetelat et al.

W321  Searching For The Homologous Pairing Partner
            Eduardo Corredor et al.

W322  Nomenclature Of Sorghum bicolor And Comprehensive Molecular Cytogenetic Analysis Of Sorghum Genome Architecture
            Jeong-Soon Kim et al.

W323  Construction Of A High-Density Cytogenetic Map Of Maize Chromosome 9
            Ina E Amarillo et al.

W324  Genes Regulating Initiation Of Meiosis And Homologous Chromosome Pairing In Maize And Arabidopsis.
            Wojtek, P. Pawlowski et al.

W325  Pathways Of Introgression Of Zea perennis Genome Into Maize (Zea mays L.)
            Qi-lin TANG et al.

W326  Genechip Technology For Mapping Of Translocation Breakpoints In Wheat
            Prasanna R Bhat et al.

Workshop: Plant Development and Signal Networks

W327  Proteomics Of Seed Filling In Oilseeds: A Proteomics Perspective On Carbon Assimilation In Brassica napus
            Martin Hajduch et al.

W328  Profiling Of Endosperm-Regulated Gene Expression In Developing Castor Seed To Study Transcriptional Regulatory Networks
            Grace Q. Chen et al.

W329  Signal Sensing For Induction And Autoregulation Of Nodulation In Soybean
            Peter M. Gresshoff et al.

W330  Laser Microdissection-Microarray Analyses Of Narrow Sheath1, A Gene Required For Maize Leaf Development
            Michael J Scanlon et al.

W331  Analysis Of Cotton Ovule ESTs Reveals Enrichment Of Transcription Factors And Hormonal Regulators Implicated In Fiber Cell Development
            S. Samuel Yang et al.

W332  Extracellular Atp In Plants
            Sung-Yong Kim et al.

Workshop: Plant Interactions with Pests and Pathogens

W333  Response Of Wheat During Compatible And Incompatible Interactions With Hessian Fly
            Kurt D. Saltzmann et al.

W334  Response Of Genes Expressed In The Larval Hessian Fly During Interactions With Wheat
            Richard H Shukle et al.

W335  Role Of ALD1 In Activating Systemic Defenses
            Ho Won Jung et al.

W336  Phylogenetic And Genomic Analysis Of ERF Transcription Factors Involved In Disease Resistance
            T. Lynne Reuber et al.

W337  A New Disease Paradigm: Regulation Of Host Transcription By Xanthomonas Oryzae Pv. Oryzae During Bacterial Blight Of Rice
            Frank F. White et al.

W338  Elucidating The Nh1/Nrr-Mediated Disease Resistance Pathway In Rice
            Mawsheng Chern et al.

Workshop: Plant Reproduction Genomics

W339  Genetic And Physical Maps Around The Sex Gene M Of Asparagus
            Alexa Telgmann et al.

W340  The Evolution Of Sex Chromosomes In Papaya
            Qingyi Yu et al.

W341  The Control Of Anther Development And Meiosis In Arabidopsis
            Hong Ma et al.

W342  Applications And Advantages Of Virus-Induced Gene Silencing (VIGS) For Gene Function Studies In Plants
            Savithramma P. Dinesh-Kumar et al.

W343  Identifying Uncharacterized Transcription Factors Through Comparative Genomics
            David G. Oppenheimer et al.

W344  Genetic And Environmental Effects On Quantitative Variation In Floral Organ Size
            C. Weinig et al.

W345  Trends In Floral Homeotic Protein Evolution
            Maren Hintz et al.

W346  Understanding The Ancient B In The Classical ABC Model: A Functional Analysis Of PhTM6 In Petunia hybrida.
            Anneke Rijpkema et al.

W347  Genome-Scale Analyses Of Floral Evolution In Aquilegia
            Scott A. Hodges et al.

W348  The ramosa2 LOB Gene Regulates Axillary Branch Determinacy In Maize Inflorescences
            Esteban Bortiri et al.

W349  Phylogeny And Expression In Reproductive Genes Among The Angiosperms
            Laura M. Zahn et al.

W350  Genomics Of Seed Evolution
            Eric, D Brenner et al.

Workshop: Plant Transgene Genetics

W351  Functional Analysis Of A Sodium Transport Gene Expressed In Model And Crop Species
            A. Jacobs et al.

W352  In Planta Transformation Of Wheat As A Genomics Tool
            Janice M. Zale et al.

W353  TBA
            H. Daniell et al.

W354  Agrobacterium tumefaciens-Mediated Transient Gene Expression In Nicotiana Species
            Baochun Li et al.

W355  TBA
            J.G. Thomson et al.

W356  Transformation Of Rice Plants Using Bio-Active Beads With BACs
            Naoki Wada et al.

W357  A High-Throughput Screening Process Of Genomic Fragments For Systematic Identification Of Useful Traits
            Norio Katoh et al.

Workshop: Polyploidy

W358  Frequent Polyploidization Inferred Throughout The History Of Flowering Plants
            James H. Leebens-Mack et al.

W359  Are There Rules To Gene Evolution Following Polyploidization?
            Andrew H. Paterson et al.

W360  Comparative Analysis Of Brassica Genome Microstructure
            Ian Bancroft et al.

W361  Origin Of The Gametes And Genetic Background Influence The Stabilization Of Oilseed Rape Synthetics
            Anne-Marie CHEVRE et al.

W362  Comparative The Linkage Maps Of Two Levels Of Ploidy In Fragaria
            Patrice Denoyes-Rothan et al.

W363  The Role Of MicroRNAs In Non-Additive Gene Regulation In Arabidopsis Allopolyploids
            Lu Tian et al.

Workshop: Proteomics

W364  The Glycine max Secretome: Analysis Of Soybean Xylem Sap Reveals Twenty Six Secreted Proteins.
            Michael a Djordjevic et al.

W365  Protein Expression Profiling Of Medicago truncatula Following Bacterial Endophyte Inoculation Using Multidimensional Protein Identification Technology And Amine-Reactive Isobaric Tags
            Gregory D. Havemann et al.

W366  Shotgun Identification Of Proteins From Uredospores Of The Bean Rust Uromyces appendiculatus
            Bret Cooper et al.

W367  Phosphoproteomic Approaches For Studying The Soybean-Phytophthora sojae.Interaction.
            Saravanan Ramusubramanian et al.

W368  Proteomic Characterization Of Marek’S Disease Virus-Infected Chicken Embryo Fibroblast Cells
            Hsiao-Ching S. Liu et al.

W369  High Throughput Non-Electrophoretic Proteomics And Gene Ontology For Modeling Biological Function In Chicken, Cow And Channel Catfish Research.
            Susan M Bridges et al.

Workshop: QTL Cloning

W370  Cloning QTLs For Frost Tolerance And Vernalization In Wheat
            Jorge Dubcovsky et al.

W371  Identification Of Yielding QTLs And Their Pyramiding In Rice
            Motoyuki Ashikari et al.

W372  Confirmation Of The Maize Flowering Time QTL Vgt1 By Association Mapping
            Silvio Salvi et al.

W373  TBA
            R. Schnabel et al.

W374  Uncovering Roles For miRNAs In Shaping Phenotypic Variability In Livestock
            M. Georges et al.

W375  Association Mapping Accounting For Multiple Levels Of Relatedness
            Jianming Yu et al.

Workshop: Reduced-Representation Sequencing

W376  Exploring The Pine Genome Using Cot Filtration And 454 Life Sciences Massively Parallel Shotgun Sequencing
            Daniel G. Peterson et al.

W377  Floral Gene Resources From Basal Angiosperms For Comparative Genomic Research
            Claude W. dePamphilis et al.

W378  Ultra-Rapidly Associating DNA Forms Diverse Secondary Structures With Many Biological Functions
            Robert Ivarie et al.

W379  Chompy: An Infestation Of Mite-Like Repetitive Elements In The Crocodilian Genome
            David A Ray et al.

Workshop: Root Genomics

W380  Maize Root Transcriptome Map
            Doug Davis et al.

W381  Models Of Root System Architecture: New Tools To Improve The Power And Informativity Of QTL Analysis?
            Xavier Draye et al.

W382  Characterization Of Root-ABA1, A QTL Affecting Root Traits And Leaf ABA Concentration In Maize
            Silvia Giuliani et al.

W383  Interdisciplinary Analysis Of Aluminum Tolerance In Maize
            Owen A. Hoekenga et al.

W384  Proteomic Analysis Of Root And Nodule Meristems And The Effects Of Acetolactate Synthase Inhibitors In The Root Of Medicago truncatula
            Peta Holmes et al.

Workshop: Weedy and Invasive Plant Genomics

W385  Why Genomics Of Weedy And Invasive Plants?
            C. Neal Stewart et al.

W386  Genomics Of Invasive Sunflowers
            Loren H. Rieseberg et al.

W387  Rhizomatousness And Its Consequences For The Sorghum Genus
            Andrew H. Paterson et al.

W388  Investigating Allelochemical Biosynthesis In Sorghum Root Hairs By EST Mining
            Scott R Baerson et al.

W389  Leafy Spurge: Development And Use Of A Model Plant For Genomic Analysis Of Bud Dormancy
            David P. Horvath et al.

W390  Towards Positional Cloning Of Genes For Dormancy And Its Related Adaptive Traits From Weedy Rice
            Xing-You Gu et al.

Workshop: Statistical Genomics

W391  TBA
            S. Xu et al.

W392  Model Comparison Of Non-Additive Polygenic Effects
            Patrik Waldmann et al.

W393  Mapping Viability Loci Under A Quantitative Genetics Model
            Lang Luo et al.

W394  Optimal Designs For Genetical Genomics Studies
            Guilherme J. M. Rosa et al.

W395  TBA
            J. Romero-Severson et al.

Workshop: Database Resources at the EBI

W396  Using InterPro And InterproScan As Annotation Tools
            David M Lonsdale et al.

W397  Using UniProt And Intact As Annotation Tools
            Sandra Elizabeth Orchard et al.

W398  Principles Of Ontology Construction
            Jennifer I Clark et al.

Workshop: Gene Ontology

W399  Introduction To The Gene Ontology Project
            Suparna R. Mundodi et al.

W400  Amigo Tutorial
            Rama Balakrishnan et al.

W401  The Importance Of Collaboration In Building Ontologies
            Jennifer I Clark et al.

W402  Annotating To Gene Ontology In The Mouse Genome Informatics Databases
            Harold J Drabkin et al.

W403  TBA
            J. Day-Richter et al.

W404  Principles For Building An Ontology
            Jennifer I Clark et al.

W405  Does Your Work Show On GO?
            Rama Balakrishnan et al.

Computer Workshop: Ontologies for Databases

W406  Development Of A Generic Plant Growth Stage Ontology And Its Application For Comparative And Functional Genomics.
            Anuradha Pujar et al.

Vendor Workshop: Affymetrix

W407  Using A First-Generation Porcine Affymetrix Genechip&Reg; To Investigate The Functional Genomics Of Immune Response And Reproductive Biology
            Christopher K. Tuggle et al.

Vendor Workshop: Keygene N.V.

W408  High Throughput Genotyping Using Molecular Inversion Probe Technology
            Maneesh Jain et al.

W409  Keygene Research Program
            Johan D. Peleman et al.

W410  Complexity Reduction Of Polymorphic Sequences (CRoPS): A Novel Approach For High Througput Polymorphism Discovery
            Michiel J.T. van Eijk et al.

W411  Reverse Progeny Mapping: An Efficient Method For Developing And Using The Equivalent Of Heterogeneous Inbred Families
            Rob Dirks et al.

W412  Map Based Cloning Of A QTL For Anthracnose Stalk Rot Resistance In Maize
            Petra Wolters et al.

Vendor Workshop: Lucigen

W413  Recent Developments In DNA Cloning & Expression
            David A. Mead et al.

Poster: Genome Sequencing & ESTs

P1  Phages Of Burkholderia: A Student-Based Genomics Approach
            Elizabeth J Summer et al.

P2  The US DOE Joint Genome Institute Microbial Genome Program
            Alla Lapidus et al.

P3  Miniaturization Of Liquid Handling Procedures In High Throughput Sequencing At The Broad Institute
            David Koechlein et al.

P4  Plant RNA Virus Genome Sequencing In Korea
            K.H. Ryu et al.

P5  EST Analyses Of Pathogen-Responsive Genes In Citrus Reticulata Tolerant To Xylella fastidiosa In Diferent Phases Of Infection
            Alessandra Souza et al.

P7  Assembly And Annotation Of The Xenopus tropicalis Genome
            Paul M Richardson et al.

P8  Gene Expression In Mutualistic Endophyte-Grass Symbiosis
            Uljana Hesse et al.

P9  Identification And Analysis Of Genes Expressed In The Adult Filarial Parasitic Nematode Dirofilaria immitis
            YONG YIN et al.

P10  Plant Chromosome Mapping Strategies At The Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute
            Christine Nicholson et al.

P11  Analysis Of Cotton Ovule ESTs Reveals Enrichment Of Transcription Factors And Hormonal Regulators Implicated In Fiber Cell Development
            S. Samuel Yang et al.

P13  Analysis Of The Complete Chloroplast Genome Of Gossypium hirsutum
            C Kaittanis et al.

P14  Comparative DNA Sequencing Of The Medicago truncatula, Cicer arietenum And Sorghum bicolor Chloroplast Genomes
            Graham B. Wiley et al.

P15  Study Of Medicago truncatula Flavonoid Gene Expression In Time And Space
            Iryna Sanders et al.

P16  Expression Profile And Genomic Organization Of Regions Containing Clusters Of NBS-LRR Genes In Medicago truncatula
            Shweta Deshpande et al.

P17  The Genomic Organization Of Chromosome 6 In Medicago truncatula
            Majesta Siegfried et al.

P18  Identification And Functional Annotation Of Unique EST Sequences Between Vitis shuttleworthii And V. vinifera Grapes
            Jiang Lu et al.

P19  Genomic Resources For Citrus Research
            Javier Forment et al.

P20  29,228 Citrus ESTs- Collection And Analysis Toward The Functional Genomics Phase
            Hiroshi FUJII et al.

P21  Analysis Of The Complete Chloroplast Genome Of Citrus sinensis
            M G Bausher et al.

P22  Analysis Of Expressed Sequence Tags In Maritime Pine (Pinus pinaster Ait)
            Grégoire Le Provost et al.

P24  An EST Resource For Oak (Quercus robur And Quercus petreae)
            franck SALIN et al.

P25  Developing And Mapping ESTs For Watermelon
            Amnon Levi et al.

P26  Increasing The Diversity Of EST Sequences For Fragaria
            Janet P. Slovin et al.

P27  Sequence Samples From The Diploid Strawberry Model Species, Fragaria vesca
            Thomas M. Davis et al.

P28  Generating The Sequence Of Solanum lycopersicum Chromosome 4
            Karen F Barlow et al.

P29  Analysis Of ESTs From Cold-Stored And Reconditioned Potato Tubers
            Xiu-Qing Li et al.

P30  Update On The Tobacco Genome Initiative: A Gene Discovery Platform
            Charles H. Opperman et al.

P32  Whole Genome Analysis Of Castor Bean (Ricinus Communis)
            Agnes P. Chan et al.

P33  A Catalog Of Duplicated Regions From Marker Amplicon Homologs And BAC DNA Sequence Analysis In Soybean, A Paleopolyploid Genome
            Charkes R. Yesudas et al.

P34  Genome Organization Of Nodule-Related Genes And Their Expression Profiling
            Jing Yi et al.

P35  Comparative-Sequence And Genetic Analyses Of The Asparagus, Onion, And Rice Reveal Similar Structures, But No Microsynteny
            Michael J. Havey et al.

P36  The Floral Genome Project
            Claude W. dePamphilis et al.

P37  Functional Categorisation Of Expressed Sequence Tags From Flowers Of Eragrostis curvula Genotypes Showing Different Ploidy Levels And Reproductive Modes
            Viviana Echenique et al.

P38  Expressed Sequence Tags And Transcriptome Analysis Of Brassica rapa
            Yoonkang Hur et al.

P39  Harmonized Diploidization Process Revealed In The Recently Triplicated Brassica rapa Genome: One To Three And Three For One
            Tae-Jin Yang et al.

P40  Overview Of Brassica Genome Structure Based On Comparative Genomics With Arabidopsis: Sequencing 629 Comparative-Tile BACs And Their Utility For Physical Mapping Of B. rapa Genome
            Tae-Jin Yang et al.

P41  Genome Analysis Of Wild Rice With SINEs And EST Markers
            Hiroyuki Kanamori et al.

P42  The Maize Full-Length cDNA Project
            Yeisoo Yu et al.

P43  The International Wheat Genome Sequencing Consortium
            International Wheat Genome Sequencing Consortium et al.

P44  Improving Methods And Strategies For Sequencing Complex Genomes
            Gerard R. Lazo et al.

P45  Comparative Salivary Gland Transcriptomics Of Three Gall Midge Pests Of Cereal Crops
            Omprakash Mittapalli et al.

P46  Generation And Annotation Of Large-Scale Expressed Sequence Tags (ESTs) From A Full-Length Enriched cDNA Library Of Porcine Adipocyte
            Tae-Hun Kim et al.

P47  Bovine Genome Sequencing Program: Full-Length cDNA Sequencing
            Stephen S. Moore et al.

P48  Preliminary Analysis Of The Genomic Sequence Of The Horse MHC
            Christopher Childers et al.

Poster: Large Insert Libraries

P49  DNA Library And Service Resources For Plant And Animal Genomics
            Michael Atkins et al.

P50  Efficient Construction Of Random-Shear Small Insert Libraries Using Apex&Trade; Heat-Labile Alkaline Phosphatase And End-It&Trade; DNA End Repair Kit
            Dilara Begum et al.

P51  An In-Depth Analysis Of A Large Contig From The Atlantic Salmon Physical BAC Map
            Krzysztof P. Lubieniecki et al.

P52  Construction Of A BAC Library For Soybean PI 229358 And Identification Of Clones Associated With A Defoliating Insect Resistance QTL
            Shuquan Zhu et al.

P53  Genomic Resources For Nasonia Species: From Species-Specific Studies To Comparative Genomics.
            Monica C. Munoz-Torres et al.

P54  Whole Genome Insertional Mutagenesis And Gene Function Identification In Magnaporthe grisea
            Yan Meng et al.

P55  Novel Linear Vector Imparts High Stability To Large, Unstable Genes
            David Mead et al.

P56  Utilization And Characterization Of A Chenopodium quinoa BAC Library For A Better Understanding Of Its Genome And Physical Mapping
            Nicholas S. Parkinson et al.

P57  A Novel Resource For Genomics Of Rye And Wheat: BAC Library Specific For The Short Arm Of Chromosome 1R (1RS)
            Jan Safar et al.

P58  Construction And Characterization Of Two BAC Libraries For Brachypodium distachyon, A New Model For Grass Genomics
            Yong Q. Gu et al.

P59  A Simple And Efficient Method For Purification Of High-Quality BAC DNA That Is Stable For 2 Years At -20C
            Dilara Begum et al.

P60  A BAC Resource For Twenty Wild Drosophila Species
            SO-JEONG LEE et al.

Poster: Gene Isolation

P61  High-Resolution Mapping And Cloning Of AltSB, A Major Aluminum Tolerance Gene In Sorghum
            Jurandir V Magalhaes et al.

P62  Comparison Of Fragments Of Cellulose Synthase (CesA) DNA In Widely Divergent Plant Species Using Primers Derived From Zea mays CesA-3 And Arabidopsis thaliana At4g39350.
            Joshua N. Cobb et al.

P64  Mining Of A. thaliana Transcription Regulator HY5 From Cotton (Gossypium spp.)
            Ibrokhim Y. Abdurakhmonov et al.

P65  Positional Cloning Of A Phosphine Resistance Gene In The Lesser Grain Borer (Rhyzopertha dominica)
            Yosep S. Mau et al.

P67  Identification Of Rb-Orthologous Genes From Late Blight Resistant Diploid Potato
            Dennis A Halterman et al.

P68  Identification Of Putative Resistance Gene Analogues In Coffea And Related Psilanthus taxa
            Prasanna Ramachandra Bhat et al.

Poster: High-throughput Methods

P69  Using Longsage To Study Cereal Gene Expression During Grain Development And Germination
            Peter C Bundock et al.

P70  Development Of TraitExplorerTm, A High-Throughput Process Of in vivo Screening Of Genomic Fragments From Higher Plants
            Yoshimitsu Takakura et al.

P71  Transcriptome And Proteome Profile For The Swine Parotid Gland
            Chris Verschoor et al.

P72  Integration Of Expression And QTL Analyses Reveals New Candidate Genes Contributing To Quantitative Resistance Against Rice Blast
            Bin Liu et al.

P73  Functional Annotation And Analysis Of The GmCLAVATA1A Gene In Soybean
            Tarik El Mellouki et al.

P74  High Through-Put Targeting Induced Local Lesions In Genomes (TILLING) Using Applied Biosystems’ 3730 Series Capillary Electrophoresis System.
            David Baker et al.

P76  Comparison Of 454 Sequencing Platform With Traditional Sanger Sequencing: A Case Study With De Novo Sequencing Of Prochlorococcus Marinus NATL2A Genome
            Feng Chen et al.

P78  Deep Transcriptome Analysis Of The Maize Leaf Tissue Using RL-SAGE
            Malali Gowda et al.

P79  Characterisation Of The Malting Barley Transcriptome Using SAGE
            Jessica F White et al.

P80  Complexity Reduction Of Polymorphic Sequences (CRoPS): A Novel Approach For High Througput Polymorphism Discovery
            Michiel J.T. Van Eijk et al.

P81  Expression Profiling Of Drought Responsive Genes In An Indica Rice Using cDNA Microarrays
            Markandeya Gorantla et al.

P82  Unattended Screening Of DNA And Protein Samples By Automating On-Chip Electrophoresis
            Ruediger Salowsky et al.

P84  Initial Characterization Of Transgenic Rice With Large Genomic Clones Generated In TraitExplorerTm, A High-Throughput Screening Process For Genomic Fragments
            Satoru Usami et al.

P85  An Automated Method For The Isolation Of Genomic DNA From Whole Blood Using Beckman Coulter’S Biomek® Laboratory Automation Workstations And Agencourt® Genfind™ DNA Isolation Kit
            Olaf Stelling et al.

P86  High Throughput Genotyping With Corn SNP Markers Using Snplex™ Genotyping System
            Wing Y. Cheung et al.

P87  High Throughput Genotyping Enabling Rapid Construction Of Whole Genome Radiation Hybrid Maps
            Stephanie D. McKay et al.

P88  Deep And Comprehensive Transcriptome Analysis Of The Magnaporthe grisea Genome Using MPSS, RL-SAGE, And Oligoarray Methods
            Malali Gowda et al.

P90  Optimized Target Preparation Method For Single-Feature Polymorphism Detection In Maize
            Michiel van Eijk et al.

P92  A Novel Approach To Verifying The Source Of Transcripts From Complex cDNA Libraries
            Lecong Zhou et al.

Poster: Other Genome Methodology

P93  Flowering Gene Homologues And Their Localization In Forage Genome
            Andrew Gunderson et al.

P95  High Frequency Homologous Recombination In Plants Mediated By Zinc Finger Nucleases
            David A. Wright et al.

P96  The Comparison Of Whole Genome Amplified DNA With Use Of The Illumina Beadstation
            Brenda M Murdoch et al.

P97  Aligning Citrus UniGenes With Arabidopsis And Rice Chromosome Sequences
            Chunxian Chen et al.

P98  A Reduced Genome Escherichia coli Lacking Mobile Elements Improves Cloning
            David Frisch et al.

P99  Deep Transcriptional Profiling Of Rice Using Signature Sequencing
            Kan Nobuta et al.

P100  An Efficient Strategy For Full Length cDNA Sequence Finishing In Bos taurus
            Johar Ali et al.

P101  Using Restriction Enzymes As A Method Of Genome Filtering In Wheat
            John P. Fellers et al.

P102  "Reverse Breeding": Novel Plant Breeding Concept
            Kees van Dun et al.

P103  Nuclear DNA Amounts In 114 Brazilian Tree Species
            Marcelo C Dornelas et al.

P104  Novel Whole Genome Amplification For Difficult And Limited Templates
            Chad T Brueck et al.

P105  A Simplified Method For Quantitative Real-Time PCR That Utilizes A Novel Kinetic-Based Sigmoid Model
            Robert G. Rutledge et al.

P106  Establishment Of Stress And Defense Related EST Landmarks In The Soybean (Glycine max L.) Physical Map.
            Kay M Shopinski et al.

P107  cDNA-AFLP Profiling And Quantitative Expression Analysis Of Low-Temperature-Induced Transcripts And Genes In Winter And Spring Wheats
            S. Ganeshan et al.

Poster: General Marker Technology

P108  Use Of A New High-Density Size Standard For Sizing Across Multiple Fragment Analysis Applications
            Larry Joe et al.

P109  An Evaluation Of Hypervariable Plastid Amplicons As Phylogenetic Markers
            Amit Dhingra et al.

P110  Computational Mapping Of Crop Plant ESTs
            Thomas Thiel et al.

P113  Development Of Microsatellite Markers In An Estuarine Opossum Shrimp, Americamysis bahia (Crustacea: Mysida)
            Ruth A. Bagnall et al.

P114  From RAPDs To SNPs: The Development Of More Effective And Efficient Molecular Markers In Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.)
            Matthew D Robbins et al.

P115  Sequence Diversity Analysis Of The Chalcone Isomerase Gene In Common Bean
            Sujan Mamidi et al.

P116  Frequency, Polymorphism, And Map Location Of WRKY Markers In An Interspecific Pepper Cross Between Capsicum annuum And C. chinense
            Hyoun-Joung Kim et al.

P117  Allele-Specific CAPS Markers Based On Point Mutations In Resistance Alleles At The pvr1 Locus Encoding eIF4E In Capsicum
            Inhwa Yeam et al.

P120  DNA Markers Linked To The Grain Texture Locus In Diploid Wheat
            Lingrang Kong et al.

P121  Mating-Type Genes Sequence Variation In Pyrenophora teres And Pyrenophora graminea
            Rau Domenico et al.

P122  Prediction Of Genetic Mapping Positions Using Sequence Alignments
            Christian Kuenne et al.

Poster: SSR

P124  Simple Sequence Repeat Markers Developed From Theobroma cacao Expressed Sequence Tags
            James W. Borrone et al.

P125  Expanding The Molecular Genetic Map Of American Wildrice (Zizania palustris) Through Addition Of SSR Markers From Rice (Oryza sativa)
            Alexander L. Kahler et al.

P126  Development Of Microsatellite Markers For Chenopodium quinoa
            Olga R Kopp et al.

P127  Assessment Of Population Diversity Of Red Oak Species In The Cumberland Plateau Using DNA Marker Profiling
            Ashantye' S. Williams et al.

P128  Microsatellite Markers Evaluate Genetic Diversity In Blueberry And Generate Unique Fingerprints
            Peter Boches et al.

P130  Assessment Of Genetic Diversity In Bulb Onion (Allium cepa L.) Using Simple Sequence Repeat Markers
            John A. McCallum et al.

P131  Molecular Genetic Diversity Of G.hirsutum Cotton Accessions From Uzbek Cotton Germplasm Revealed By Core Set And Chromosome Specific Microsatellite Markers
            Ibrokhim Y. Abdurakhmonov et al.

P132  Use Of A Collection Of SSR Markers For The Determination Of Genetic Relationships Among 140 Maize Inbreds And Hybrids
            Oscar Martínez de Ilárduya et al.

P133  Genetic Diversity Of Cacao, Theobroma cacao L. Collections In Nigeria Determined By Simple Sequence Repeat Markers
            Peter Osobase AIKPOKPODION et al.

P134  Identification And Characterization Of Simple Sequence Repeat Markers In Alpaca (Lama pacos L.)
            Jiansheng Qiu et al.

P138  Molecular Genetic Characterization Of Crotalaria Germplasm: Potential New Crop For Nematode Control And Nitrogen Fixation
            Ming Li Wang et al.

P141  Diversity Assessment In Cotton With New Genetically Mapped Microsatellite Markers
            James E Frelichowski Jr. et al.

P142  Cultivar Identification And Interspecific Hybrid Verification In Lagerstroemia Using SSR Markers.
            Timot