The genomes of forest trees: new frontiers of forest biology

Tuesday 16th June

 

8:30–9:30

Registration

9:30–9:45

Welcome, Introductions and Information

Session 1: Genome-enabled insights into forest biology, populations and adaptive traits

9:45–10:15

S1-1 David Neale

Comparative genomics of conifers

10:15–10:45

S1-2 Carl Douglas

Microevolution in Populus trichocarpa driven by introgression

10:45–11:15

Break

11:15–11:45

S1-3 Nathalie Isabelle

Journey into the genome of white spruce: achievements, lessons and challenges for the future

11:45–12:00

Selected poster abstract talk 1 – Ian MacLachlan P25

The effects of selective breeding on adaptive phenotypic traits in the interior spruce (Picea engelmannii x P. glauca) of western Canada

12:00–12:15

Selected poster abstract talk 2 – Megan Supple P41

Landscape genomics for climate adaptation in Eucalyptus trees

12:15–12:45

S1-4 Steve DiFazio

Comparative and ecological genomics in the Salicaceae

12:45–13:45

Lunch in Arboretum

Session 2: Evolution

13:45–14:15

S2-1 William Friedman

The origins of big: homoplasious evolution of vascular cambia and arborescence

14:15–14:45

S2-2 Catherine Kidner

Drivers of diversity in tropical forest trees

14:45–15:00

Selected poster abstract talk 3 – Amanda De La Torre P11

Gene expression and natural selection shape the evolution of protein-coding genes in Picea

15:00–15:15

Selected poster abstract talk 4 – Alison Dawn Scott P37

Unraveling the polyploid origin of coast redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) with Bayesian concordance analysis

15:15–16:15

Break and tour of Weld Hill, research resources at the Arboretum.

16:15–16:45

S2-3 Nathaniel Street

Comparative genomics of the quaking aspens Populus tremula and P. tremuloides

16:45–17:00

Selected poster abstract talk 5 – Meng-Zhu Lu P24

Identifying microRNAs involved in regeneration of secondary vascular system in Populus tomentosa Carr.

16.45–17:00

Selected poster abstract talk 6 – Elizabeth Trippe P42

Comparative analysis of pollen transcriptomes reveals distinct sucrose utilization mechanisms in angiosperm trees

17:15–18:15

Keynote lecture by Peter Crane

Ginkgo: An evolutionary and cultural biography

18:15–19:45

Poster reception with wine and cheese

 

 

Wednesday 17th June

9:00–11:00

Tour of the Arnold Arboretum, including a refreshment break

Session 3: Molecular and computational approaches

11:00–11:30

S3-1 Kaisa Nieminen

Silver birch (Betula pendula): a novel model for forest tree genetics

11:30–12:00

S3-2 Taku Demura

Transcriptional switches controlling wood cell fates

12:00–12:15

Selected poster abstract talk 7 – Richard Buggs P2

Genome sequencing of Fraxinus species to identify loci relevant to ash dieback and emerald ash borer

12:15–12:30

Selected poster abstract talk 8 – Karl Fetter P16

Local adaptation to environment is observed from genome-wide SNP data in Populus balsamifera (L.)

12:30–13:30

Lunch in Arboretum

13:30–14:00

S3-3 Siobhan Brady

Regulation of xylem cell specification and secondary cell wall synthesis in Arabidopsis thaliana

14:00–14:30

S3-4 Matthew Zinkgraf

Transcriptional networks regulating tension wood formation in Populus

14:30–15:00

Break

Session 4: Comparative, functional and ecological genomics

15:00–15:30

S4-1 Jonathan Plett

Ectomycorrhizal fungi are playing JAZs during symbiosis formation in Populus

15:30–16:00

S4-2 Jill Wegrzyn

Computational tools and resources for comparative tree genomics

16:00–16:30

Break and group photo

16:30–17:00

S4-3 Isabelle Henry

The how and Y of sex determination in persimmon

17:00–18:30

Discussion led by Steve Strauss

18:30–20:00

Poster session with soft drinks

20:00

Symposium Barbeque