Novel approaches to investigate signals and defenses in plant-biotic interactions
Programme
Tuesday, Dec 1st, 2015 Venue: NIPGR auditorium
Inaugural Ceremony
9.30 am Welcome remarks by Dr. Jyothilakshmi Vadassery, Convenor 9.35 am Welcome address by Dr. Akhilesh Kumar Tyagi, Director, NIPGR, New Delhi 9.45 am Remarks by Dr. Wilhelm Boland, Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology 9.50 am Remarks by Stephan Lanzinger, Science Councillor, German Embassy, New Delhi 9.55 am Vote of thanks by Dr. Naveen Bisht, Organizing Committee member
1st session- New model systems and Interdisciplinary approaches Chair: Prof. Dr. Akhilesh Kumar Tyagi
10:00 am Plenary Lectures: (25 min presentation + 5 minute discussion)
Prof. Dr. Wilhelm Boland Head- Department Bioorganic Chemistry, Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, Germany Chemical signals in plant-biotic interactions
10.30 am Prof. Dr. Rainer Hedrich Institute for Molecular Plant Physiology and Biophysics, Julius-Maximilians-University Würzburg, Germany Plant carnivory: how the Venus flytrap turns the sword around
11:00- 11.15 am High Tea
2nd session- Phytohormones and early signaling Chair: Dr. Debasis Chattopadhyay
Invited Lectures (20 min presentation + 5 minute discussion)
11:15 am Ramesh Sonti (CCMB, Hyderabad) Induction and suppression of host innate immunity in rice-bacterial interactions
11.40 am Dr. Axel Mithöfer Department Bioorganic Chemistry , MPI for Chemical Ecology, Germany Calcium and phytohormone signaling in biotic interactions
12:05 am Prof. Dr. Edgar Peiter Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg, Halle, Germany Coding the message: Generation and kinetics of calcium signals in biotic interactions
12:30 am Dr. Michael Reichelt, Department of Biochemistry, MPI for Chemical Ecology, Germany High-throughput UHPLC-MS/MS analysis of phytohormones: reliable tool, challenges and limits
12:55 pm Dr. Alok Sinha (NIPGR) Role of mitogen activate protein kinase cascade in plant defence
01:20- 2.20 pm Lunch (open to all participants)
3 rd session- Plant defense against pathogen/pest Chair: Dr. Subhra Chakraborthy
2.20 pm Dr. Shree Pandey (IISER, Kolkatta) Deciphering the regulatory basis of plant-stress adaptations: evolution and functional specialization of small-RNA pathways
2.45 pm Dr. Radhika Venkatesan (NCBS, Bangalore) Trick with mimics: Role of cytokinins in Rhodococcus fascians-plant interaction
3.10 pm Dr. Praveen Verma (NIPGR) Plant interactions with fungal pathogens: Novel insights for effectors and their targets
3.35 pm Dr. Ashok Giri (NCL, Pune) Identification and characterization of insect protease inhibitors for their potential application in crop protection
4.00 pm-4.15 pm Tea/Coffee Break
4 th session - Plant-fungal symbiosis Chair: Dr. Axel Mithöfer
4.15 pm Prof. Dr. Ralf Oelmüller Institute of General Botany and Plant Physiology, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, Germany The role of Ca2+ and reactive oxygen species in the mutualistic interaction between Piriformospora indica and Arabidopsis thaliana
4.40 pm Dr. Atul Johri (JNU) Phosphatase transporter in symbiotic fungi Piriformospora indica and its role in phosphate transfer in plants
5.10 pm Panel Discussion: Emerging trends in plant-biotic interactions Chair: Dr. Ramesh Sonti , Prof. Dr. Wilhelm Boland
5.40 pm Concluding Remarks Dr. Proteeti Bhattacharjee, Max-Planck-Gesellschaft (MPG), India Office Dr. Jyothilakshmi Vadassery