Insects, pathogens, and plant reprogramming: from effector molecules to ecology

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Convenors :

• Professor Marion Harris , LE STUDIUM® RESEARCH FELLOW
  on sabbatical leave from North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND - USA, in residence at IRBI (Institut de Recherche sur la Biologie de l'Insecte – UMR 7261 – CNRS/University François Rabelais of Tours) - Tours, France.
• Doctor David Giron, CNRS Research Director
  IRBI (Institut de Recherche sur la Biologie de l'Insecte – UMR 7261 – CNRS/University François Rabelais of Tours) - Tours, France

Introduction:

The world’s rapidly expanding populations have created a sense of urgency regarding global agricultural output, which needs to expand by at least 70% by the year 2050. Plants will provide a significant proportion of the world’s food supply. This international conference focuses on a group of plant enemies that have an unique style of attack. Instead of simply removing plant tissue, survival, growth and reproduction are enhanced by manipulating the plant to create specialized nutritional resources. This attack strategy can have serious consequences for both natural and agro-ecosystems. Mechanisms of reprogramming host plants remain largely unknown but clearly involve secreted effectors that are applied during attack. Options for defense against reprogrammers include effector-triggered immunity. Historically the phylogenetically diverse plant enemies that reprogram plants have been studied by different groups. This interdisciplinary meeting will bring together the complementary strengths of key international laboratories to discuss advances in our understanding of the enemies that reprogram plants and their associated symbionts, the options that plants have for their defense, and the evolutionary potential of enemies to adapt to plant defense.

Confirmed Speakers: (more to be annouced)

• Dr Pierre Abad 
  Institut Sophia Agrobiotech, Sophia Antipolis, France
• Dr Heidi Appel
  University of Missouri/Bond Life Sciences Center, Columbia, United States of America
• Dr Jérôme Casas
  CNRS─University François-Rabelais de Tours/ Institute of Research on Insect Biology, France
• Dr G. Wilson Fernandes
  Universidad Federal de Minas Gerais/Institute of Biological Sciences, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
• Dr Saskia Hogenhout
  John Innes Centre/Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Norwich, United Kingdom
• Dr Elisabeth Huguet
  CNRS─University François-Rabelais de Tours/ Institute of Research on Insect Biology, France
• Dr Moshe Inbar 
  University of Haifa/Department of Evolutionary and Environmental Biology, Haifa, Israel
• Dr Sophien Kamoun
  The Sainsbury Laboratory, Norwich, United Kingdom
• Dr Paul Nabity 
  Washington State University/Department of Entomology, Pullman, United States of America
• Dr Carlos Lopez-Vaamonde
  INRA/ Unité de recherche Zoologie Forestière, Orléans, France
• Dr Issei Ohshima
  Kyoto Prefectural University/Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, Kyoto, Japan
• Dr Sylvain Pincebourde
  CNRS─University François-Rabelais de Tours/ Institute of Research on Insect Biology, France
• Dr Mauricio Quesada Avendano
  Centro de Investigaciones en Ecosistemas (CIECO)
• Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)
  Morelia, Michoacan, Mexico.
• Dr Jack Schultz
  University of Missouri/Bond Life Sciences Center, Columbia, United States of America
• Dr Jean-Christophe Simon
  Institute for Genetics, Environment and Plant Protection, Rennes, France
• Dr Graham Stone 
  The University of Edinburgh/Department of Evolutionary Biology, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
• Dr Jeff Stuart
  Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, United States of America
• Dr Akiko Sugio 
  Institute for Genetics, Environment and Plant Protection, Rennes, France
• Dr Noah Whiteman 
  University of Arizona/Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Tucson, United States of America

Main topics of the conference:

• Enemy attack: identity and function of effectors produced by insects, nematodes, and pathogens

• Plant responses: phytohormone signalling, nutrient mobilization, cellular reorganization, and defence

• Ecological consequences of reprogramming plants and cascading effects in the ecosystem

• Contributions of microbial symbionts to plant-reprogrammer interactions

Practical informations:

• Deadline for registration: 4/09/2015
• Confirmation of selected applications: 11/09/2015
• Deadline for payment: 18/09/2015
• Dates of the conference:  5-7 October 2015
• Location: Hôtel de Ville, 37000 Tours – France
• Lodging: Hotel lists communicated upon registration
• Language: English
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Posters:

Thank you for sending the title and your abstract together with your affiliation and contact details to registration@lestudium-ias.fr before 4/09/2015.