This course provides an intensive overview of topics in plantgenetics, physiology, biochemistry, development, and evolution and hand-on experiences in molecular, analytical,computational and high throughput approaches to understanding plant biology. It emphasizes recent resultsfrom model organisms including Arabidopsis, maize andtomato as well as a variety of other plants and provides anintroduction to current methods used in basic and appliedplant biology. The course is designed for scientists withsome experience in molecular techniques or in plant biologywho wish to work with plants using the latest technologies.The course consists of a vigorous lecture series, hands-onlaboratories, informal discussions, and social activities designed to foster an intense but enjoyable learning environment. The instructors and a stellar group of speakerswho are acknowledged leaders in their fields will present up-to-the-moment research and lead laboratory sessions on awide range of topics in plant research.

The seminar series will include plant morphology and anatomy, development, evolution, light and circadian biology, hormones, small RNAs and epigenetic inheritance,biotic and abiotic interactions, plant biochemistry, crop domestication, and applications addressing current agronomic problems. Speakers will provide expertoverviews of their fields, followed by in-depth discussions oftheir own work. The laboratory sessions will provide exposure to cutting edge experimental and computationaltechniques currently used in plant research. These includeapproaches for studying plant development, transient geneexpression, applications of fluorescent proteins, genome editing, and chromatin immunoprecipitation. Students willalso gain hand-on experience on computational tools andenvironments for genome assembly, transcriptomics, construction of gene regulatory networks, identification ofquantitative trait loci, mapping by sequencing, and mathematical modeling of development and hormone action.The course also includes several short workshops on important themes in plant research. Throughout the course,students interact individually and informally with the speakers to further enrich the learning experience.

Lecturers:Pierre Barbier de Reuille, U of Bern

Kathy Barton, Carnegie InstSiobhan Brady, UC Davis Tom Brutnell, Danforth CenterCaren Chang, U MarylandSavithramma Dinesh-Kumar, UC Davis

John Doebley, U WisconsinAnja Geitmann, U MontréalErich Grotewold, Ohio State Stacey Harmer, UC DavisGreg Howe, Michigan St UMark Johnson, Brown UElena Kramer, Harvard U

Cris Kuhlemeier, U of BernRob Last, Michigan St UJulie Law, Salk InstituteZach Lippman, CSHL Julin Maloof, UC DavisPaula McSteen, U MissouriTom Osborn, MonsantoJerzy Paszkowski, Sainsbury LabUta Paszkowski, Cambridge UScott Peck, U MissouriJohanna Schmitt, UC DavisShin-Han Shiu, Michigan St UNeelima Sinha, UC DavisMarja Timmermans, CSHLDan Voytas, U Minnesota

Related Meetings:

Systems Biology: Global Regulation of Gene Expression March 18 - 22

Molecular Chaperones & Stress Responses April 29 - May 3The Biology of Genomes May 6 - 10Nuclear Organization and Function August 19 - 23 Regulatory & Non-Coding RNAs August 26 - 30Epigenetics & Chromatin September 9 - 13Germ Cells October 7 - 11

Related Courses:

Protein Purification & Characterization April 1 - 15 Quantitative Imaging: From Cells To Molecules April 2 - 15 Single Cell Analysis July 2 - 15 Proteomics July 15 - 28 Computational Cell Biology July 22 - August 11 Synthetic Biology July 28 - August 11 Programming for Biology October 13 - 28X-Ray Methods in Structural Biology October 13 - 28

Frontiers and Techniques in Plant ScienceCold Spring Harbor Laboratory CourseCold Spring Harbor, New YorkJune 27 - July 17, 2014 applications due: April 15

Instructors:Mark Johnson, Brown UniversityShin-Han Shiu, Michigan State UniversityMarja Timmermans, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory