Chromosome/centromere structure
Jim Birchler/Andreas Houben
Epigenetics
Karen Cone/Chris Pires
New Biotech Developments
R. TretheweyS. Padgette
Biofuel crops and processing I
Geoff Fincher/Dick Flavell/Gary Stacey
Biofuel crops and processing II
Geoff Fincher/Dick Flavell/Gary Stacey
Comparative Genomics
Jeff Bennetzen/Jerome Salse
Structural Genomics
Daryl Somers/Katrien Devos
Methylation/transposons/heterochromatin
Alan Schulman/Rob Martienssen
Gene Silencing/Small RNA World
David Baulcombe/Pam Green
Trees
Rishikesh Bhalerao/Steve Strauss
Whole Plant Physiology
Sharon Long
Functional Genomics
Gynheung An/Henry Nguyen
Polyploidy Boulos
Chalhoub/Jonathan Wendel
Molecular Ecology
Gerry Tuskan
Molecular Evolution I
Peter Hoch
Molecular Evolution II “Speciation”
Peter Hoch
Root Development
Antonio Costa de Oliveira/ Phil Benfey
Genomics-Assisted Breeding
Ed BucklerDani Zamir
Cell Cycle, Cell Division
Dirk Inze/Peter Doerner
Metabolic Engineering
Erich Grotewold
Abiotic Stress I “Water, Salts, Minerals”
Mark Tester/Mel Oliver
Abiotic Stress II
Mark Tester/Mel Oliver
Secondary Metabolism by Function
Rob Last/Joerg Bohlmann
Meristems, Leaves, etc.
Marja Timmermans
Quantitative/association Genetics
Mike McMullen
Pollen/Self-Incompatibility
June Nasrallah
Cell Walls/ Cellular
Matrix/Cytoskeleton Deb Mohnen
Hormone Signaling
Joanne Chory
DNA Stability/Repair
Anne Britt
Systems Biology/Modeling in Plants Marcus
Heisler/Henrik Jonsson
Sequencing of Crop Genomes: Strategies, Applications and Perspectives
Catherine Feuillet
Channels/ Membrane Transporters
Sally Assman
Lower Plants
Ralph Quatrano
Seed Development
Jan Miernyk/Ljudmilla Borisjuk
Symbiosis
Kate VandenBosch
Future Genomic/Transformation Technologies
Joe Ecker
Flower Induction and Development
George Coupland
Molecular/Cellular Control of Pollen Tube Growth
Bruce McClure
Plant-microbe-pathogen interactions I
Jonathon Jones/Jeff Dangl/Christie Williams
Plant-microbe-pathogen interactions II
Jonathon Jones/Jeff Dangl/Christie Williams
Carbohydrate Metabolism
Sam Zeeman/Alison Smith
Climate Change, Carbon Sequestration
June Medford
Circadian Rhythms
Steve Kay
Bioinformatics/Biostatistics/Databases
Olin Anderson
Ovule, Fertilization
Charles Gasser
Apomixis
Ross Bicknell
Photomorphogenesis and Development
Peter Quail
Phytotherapies and Human Health
William Folk/ Shilin Chen
Biotic Stress (Insects, Weeds, & Nematodes)
Jan Laech/David Fischhoff
Transposable Elements
Tom Peterson
Targeted Protein Degradation
Judy Callis
Metagenomics
Barry Goldman/Peer Bork
Plant Architecture
Jennifer Flectcher
