Receptor Kinase Signaling: Fueling Plant Resilience and Development (N9)
May 2-5, 2027
| Fairmont Hotel Vancouver, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Alice Y. Cheung, Libo Shan and Pamela C Ronald
| 4:00–8:00 PM |
Registration |
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| 6:00–8:00 PM |
Welcome Mixer |
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Saturday, January 2, 2027
| 8:00–9:00 AM |
Welcome and Keynote Address |
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Pamela C Ronald, University of California, Davis
Sulfated Peptide/RK Mediated Resistance to Infection and Promotion of Growth |
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| 9:00–11:15 AM |
RK Signaling for Growth and Development |
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Eugenia Russinova †, University of Ghent
RK Endocytosis and Transport in Cell Growth |
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Trevor Nolan †, Caltech
RKs in the Transition from Root Cell Proliferation to Differentiation |
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Lijia Qu †, Peking University
RK in Reproduction and Fertilization |
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Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
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| 9:30–9:50 AM |
Coffee Break |
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| 11:15–12:15 PM |
Panel: Fellowships, Funding, and Publishing Strategies |
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| 11:15–1:00 PM |
Poster Setup |
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| 11:15–5:00 PM |
On Own for Lunch |
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| 1:00–10:00 PM |
Poster Viewing |
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| 2:30–4:30 PM |
Symposia Spotlight 1: Late-breaking research presentations selected from abstract submissions |
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Short Talks Chosen from Abstracts
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| 4:30–5:00 PM |
Coffee Available |
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| 5:00–7:00 PM |
Signaling for Stress Acclimation and Resilience from Model to Crop Plants |
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Yoshikatsu Matsubayashi †, Nagoya University
RK Ligand Processing |
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Van Schepler-Luu †, International Rice Research Institute
Genome Editing for Resistance against Xanthomonas Oryzae pv. Oryzae Strains |
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Jian-Min Zhou †, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Translate RK Signaling into Crop Resilience |
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Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
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| 7:00–8:00 PM |
Social Hour with Dinner |
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| 8:00–11:00 AM |
RK Signaling in Immunity, Cell Death, and Symbiosis |
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Cyril Zipfel †, University of Zurich
RKs in Pathogen Pattern Perception and Signaling |
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Ellen Youngsoo Rim †, Stanford University
Rewiring Plant Immune Signaling |
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Elizabeth P.B. Fontes †, Universidade Federal de Viçosa
RKs in Plant Anti-Viral Immunity |
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Simona Radutoiu †, Aarhus University
LysM Receptors in Symbiosis |
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Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
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| 9:00–9:20 AM |
Coffee Break |
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| 11:00–1:00 PM |
Poster Setup |
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| 11:00–5:00 PM |
On Own for Lunch |
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| 1:00–10:00 PM |
Poster Viewing |
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| 3:00–4:30 PM |
Career Roundtable |
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| 4:30–5:00 PM |
Coffee Available |
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| 5:00–7:00 PM |
RK Evolution and Divergence |
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Thorsten Nürnberger †, University of Tübingen
RK Evolution |
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Adam D. Steinbrenner †, University of Washington
RK Divergence and Evolution |
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Libo Shan, University of Michigan
DAMP-RK Co-Evolution |
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Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
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| 7:00–8:00 PM |
Social Hour with Dinner |
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| 8:00–11:00 AM |
RK Signaling Specificity and Post-Translational Modifications (PTMs) |
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Alice Y. Cheung, University of Massachusetts at Amherst
Orchestrating Receptor Kinase Signaling of Intertwining Pathways at the Cell Wall-Plasma Membrane Interface |
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Niko Geldner †, University of Lausanne
Cell-Type Specificity of RK Signaling |
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Gwyneth C. Ingram †, ENS de Lyon, CNRS
RKs in Cell Layer Organization |
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Keiko U. Torii †, University of Texas at Austin
RK Signaling Specificity in Cell Patterning and Immunity |
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Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
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| 9:00–9:20 AM |
Coffee Break |
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| 11:00–5:00 PM |
On Own for Lunch |
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| 2:30–4:30 PM |
Symposia Spotlight 2: New Frontiers in RK Function, Tool Mining and Engineering |
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Short Talks Chosen from Abstracts
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| 4:30–5:00 PM |
Coffee Available |
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| 5:00–6:45 PM |
Emerging Topics and Technical Advances |
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Jennifer Stockdill †, Eli Lilly and Company
Synthesis of Modified Peptides and Application |
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Tatsuya Nobori †, The Sainsbury Laboratory
Single-Cell Resolution of the Heterogeneity of Plant Immunity and Pathogen Interactions |
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Gitta L. Coaker †, University of California, Davis
Kinase Fusion: TKPs in Plant Immunity |
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Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
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| 6:45–7:00 PM |
Meeting Wrap-Up: Outcomes and Future Directions |
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| 7:00–8:00 PM |
Social Hour with Dinner |
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| 8:00–11:00 PM |
Entertainment |
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