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Chavonda Jacobs-Young, USDA/CSREES

"Plant Feedstock Genomics for Bioenergy" workshop will provide an overview of genomics-based research that can lead to the improved use of biomass and plant feedstocks for the production of fuels such as ethanol or renewable chemical feedstocks. Presentations will focus on fundamental research opportunities on plants to improve biomass characteristics, biomass yield, or that will facilitate lignocellulosic degradation. Also, systems biology approaches to identify genetic indicators enabling plants to be efficiently bred or manipulated, or research that yields fundamental knowledge of the structure, function and organization of plant genomes leading to improved feedstock characterization and sustainability.

Speakers:

1; 10:30
Richard Meilan, Purdue University (rmeilan@purdue.edu)
"Manipulation Of Lignin Biosynthesis To Maximize Ethanol Production From Populus Feedstocks"

2; 10:55
Vincent Chiang, North Carolina State University (vincent_chiang@ncsu.edu )
"Genomic Knowledgebase for Facilitating the Use of Woody Biomass for Fuel Ethanol Production"

3; 11:20
Richard Dixon, Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation (radixon@noble.org)
"Systematic Modification Of Monolignol Pathway Gene Expression For Improved Lignocellulose Utilization"

4; 11.:45
Bikram Gill, Kansas State University (bsgill@ksu.edu)
"Genetic Dissection of the Lignocellulosic Pathway of Wheat to Improve Biomass Quality of Grasses as a Feedstock for Biofuels"

5; 12:05
Zhaohua Peng, Mississippi State University ( zp7@ra.msstate.edu)
"Identification of Cell Wall Synthesis Regulatory Genes Controlling Biomass Characteristics and Yield in Rice (Oryza sativa)"

6; 12:15
Eric Beers, Virginia Tech (ebeers@vt.edu )
"Towards a Map of the Populus Biomass Protein-Protein Interaction Network "

7; 1:30
John Mullet, Texas A&M University (jmullet@tamu.edu)
"Genetic Improvement Of Sorghum As A Biofuel Feedstock"

8; 1:55
Jose Estevez, Carnegie Institution (jestevez@stanford.edu)
"Development Of A Proteoglycan Chip For Plant Glycomics"

9; 2:20
John Ralph, U.S. Dairy Forage Research Center, USDA-ARS (jralph@wisc.edu)
"Streamlined Method For Biomass Whole-Cell-Wall Structural Profiling"

10; 2:45
Chang-Jun Liu, Brookhaven National Laboratory (cliu@bnl.gov)
"Biochemical Genomics Of Wood Formation: O-Acyltransferases For Alteration Of Lignocellulosic Property?"

11; 3:05
Wilfred Vermerris, University of Florida (wev@ufl.edu)
"Genetic Dissection Of Brown Midrib Sweet Sorghum, A Dual-Source Feedstock For Ethanol Production"

12; 3:15
Rex Bernardo, University of Minnesota (bernardo@umn.edu)
"Strategies For Using Molecular Markers To Simultaneously Improve Corn Grain Yield And Stover Quality For Ethanol Production"

13; 3:25
Udaya Kalluri, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (kalluriudayc@ornl.gov)
"A Functional Genomics Approach To Altering Crown Architecture In Populus: Maximizing Carbon Capture In Trees Grown In Dense Plantings"

14; 4:00
Muhammet Sakiroglu, University of Georgia (muhammet@uga.edu)
"Using Association Mapping To Identify Markers For Cell Wall Constituents And Biomass Yield InA lfalfa"

15; 4:25
Jose Gonzalez, South Dakota State University (jose.gonzalez@sdstate.edu)
"Development Of Genomic Tools For The Improvement Of Prairie Cordgrass (Spartina Pectinata), A Highly Productive Bioenergy Feedstock Crop"

16; 4:35
John Vogel, USDA-ARS Western Regional Research Center (jvogel@pw.usda.gov)
"Insertional Mutagenesis Of Brachypodium Distachyon"

17; 4:45
Pamela Green, Delaware Biotechnology Institute (green@dbi.udel.edu)
"Analysis Of Small Rnas And Mrnas Associated With Abiotic Stress Responses In Brachypodium Distachyon"

18; 4:55
Katrien Devos, University of Georgia (kdevos@uga.edu)
"Resource Development In Switchgrass, A Herbaceous Bioenergy Feedstock"

19; 5:05
Christian Tobias, USDA-ARS Western Regional Research Center (ctobias@pw.usda.gov)
"Creation Of A Linkage Map For Marker-Trait Association In Switchgrass"

20; 5:15
Edward Buckler, USDA-ARS, Cornell University (esb33@cornell.edu)
"Developing Association Mapping In Polyploid Perennial Biofuel Grasses"

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