中澳双边会议议程
Sino-AUS Symposium on Biotechnology and Bioenergy
November 6-12th, 2013
Wuhan, China
Thursday, November 7th 2013; Hall 103, Molecule Building, NKLC*
8:30-9:00 am, Opening Remarks
Chair: Dr. Liangcai Peng, Professor, Director of Biomass and Bioenergy Research Center (BBRC), Huazhong Agricultural University (HZAU)
Welcome Address: Dr. Xianlong Zhang, Professor, Vice President of HZAU
9:00 -9:20 am, Photography and Coffee Break (Room 118, MB, NKLC*)
9:20-10:10 am, Title: Progress on Biomass and Bioenergy Research in BBRC
Dr. Liangcai Peng
10:10-11:00 am, Title: Understanding the Molecular Basis for Fibre Differentiation and Initiation
Dr. Elizabeth S. Dennis, Chief Research Scientist of Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) Plant Industry. Distinguished Professor at the University of Technology, Sydney. She has been elected as a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, and a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science.
11:00-11:50 am, Title: Exploiting Genes for GM Cottons
Dr. Xianlong Zhang
12:00-13:30 pm, Lunch at Yue Dan Ge (月丹阁), 2nd Floor, IAEC*
Chair: Dr. Mingbo Wang
14:00-14:50 pm, Title: Screening and Characterisation of Efficient Cellulases from Australian Fauna in the Context of Developing a Lignocellulose-based Biofuels Industry
Dr. Victoria S. Haritos, Stream Leader, CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences
14:50-15:40 pm, Title: Insights into Mycoviruses with Sclerotinia Sclerotiorum Viruses as Example
Dr. Daohong Jiang, Professor, Vice Dean of College of Plant Science and Technology, HZAU
15:40-16:00 pm, Coffee Break
Chair: Dr. Spencer M. Whitney
16:00-16:50 pm, Tittle: Genetical Genomic Studies of the Rice Metabolome
Dr. Jie Luo, Professor, College of Life Science and Technology, HZAU
16:50-17:40 pm, Tittle: The Heading Date Genes Ghd7, Ghd8 and Ghd7.1 Enhanced Rice Grain Productivity under Long-day Conditions
Dr. Yongzhong Xing, Professor, College of Life Science and Technology, HZAU
18:00-20:00 pm, Welcome Reception and Dinner at Lan Xin Yuan (兰馨园), 2nd Floor, IAEC*
Friday, November 8th ; Hall 103, Molecule Building, NKLC**
Chair: Dr. Barry J. Pogson
8:30-9:20 am, Title: RNA Silencing in Plant Viral and Fungal Diseases
Dr. Mingbo Wang, Group Leader, CSIRO Plant Industry
9:20-10:10 am, Title: New Biotechnologies for Modifying CO2-capture in Leaf Chloroplasts
Dr. Spencer M. Whitney, Associate Professor, Australian National University
10:10-10:30 am, Coffee Break
Chair: Dr. Liangcai Peng
10:30-11:20 am, Title: Investigating the Intersection of Drought Tolerance and Chloroplast-nuclear Signaling
Dr. Barry J. Pogson, Professor, Australian National University
11:20-12:10 am, Title: Studies on the Molecular Mechanism of Male Sterility in Brassica Napus
Dr. Bin Yi, Associate Professor, College of Plant Science and Technology, HZAU
12:10-12:30 am, Closing Remarks
Dr. Liangcai Peng
12:30-14:00 pm, Lunch at Yue Dan Ge (月丹阁), 2nd Floor, IAEC*
*: IAEC---International Academic Exchanging Center;
NKLC—National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement
Please note: 40 min oral and 10 min question for each speaker.
19:00-21:00 pm, Shizi Shan Forum, Lecture Hall, 2nd Floor, HZAU Library
Dr. Elizabeth S. Dennis, Tittle: Gender and Science in the Australian Context
Inquiry: MS. Yanting Wang, 86-027-87281765, 86-13477013393, wyt@mail.hzau.edu.cn
