Past Plant Science Lecture Series Themes

Iowa State University
Plant Science Lecture Series
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Epigenetic mechanisms in plants
All titles are final as of April 02, 2002.

Thursday, May 16, 2002 Sun Room, Memorial Union, Iowa State University
8:30 AM

Transgene silencing by the host genome defense: implications for the evolution of epigenetic control mechanisms in higher organisms .
Marjori Matzke, Austrian Academy of Science, Salzburg, Austria

10:00 AM Break
10:30 AM Paramutation: Long distance cis- and trans-interactions controlling gene expression.
Vicki Chandler, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
12:00 NOON Lunch - Campanile Room
1:30 PM Epigenetic controls in polyploid genomes: locus-specific uniparental gene silencing.
Craig Pikaard, Washington University, St. Louis, MO
3:00 PM Break
3:30 PM DNA methylation: epigenetic variation and inheritance.
Eric J. Richards, Washington University, St. Louis, MO.
5:00 PM Adjourn
Friday, May 17, 2002 Sun Room - Memorial Union
8:30 AM Control and Function of DNA methylation: Lessons from fungi.
Erik Selker, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
10:00 AM Break
10:30 AM Epigenetic regulation in plants: questions, clues, and vexing problems arising from analysis of the maize p1 gene.
Tom Peterson, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa
12:00 NOON Lunch - Gold Room