To
download a copy of the meeting program click the icon
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The meeting was
held at the Greenville
Hilton Hotel in Greenville, NC.
during March 12-14, 2005. Greenville is the home of the East Carolina University.
The local
coordinator was Dr.
Cindy Putnam-Evans
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East Carolina University
Greenville, a city of 60,000 people located in the coastal plain of North Carolina, is home to East Carolina University. ECU has grown to become an emerging, national research university with an enrollment of more than 20,000. East Carolina is a constituent institution of the University of North Carolina and offers more than 100 bachelor’s degree programs, nearly 80 master’s degree programs, and 13 doctoral programs. The Department of Biology (40 faculty) conducts plant research in the following areas: photosynthesis; drought stress; conifer transformation (plant biotechnology); self-incompatibility; evolution of red algae; ecology of rare plant species.
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Greenville has a wealth of amenities in a pleasant southern atmosphere, You can dine at a trendy bistro or enjoy a relaxing meal at an outdoor cafe. Or, feast on what this area is known for--Eastern North Carolina barbecue. We have several challenging golf courses and over 20 public parks. You can spend time in local art galleries, museums, and antique shops. Atlantic Beach, Historic Fort Macon, and the NC Aquarium are an easy drive (1.5 hrs), as is the quaint, seaside town of Beaufort, home to the NC Maritime Museum |
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The 2005 Kriton Hatzios Symposium
Dr.
James Mahan organized the symposium on “Whole
Plant Physiology, The Forgotten Perspective".
It was held during the morning of Monday, March 14th.
The 2005 symposium was funded in whole by
Delta and Pine Land Company.
Invited speakers include:
Thomas R. Sinclair
(Agronomy Physiology Laboratory, University of Florida)
“Is a Physiological Perspective Relevant in a ‘Genocentric’ Age?
trsincl@mail.ifas.ufl.edu
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Robert E. Sharp
(Professor and Chair, Department of Agronomy, University of Missouri-Columbia)
“Interaction With Ethylene: Changing Views on the Role of ABA in Root and Leaf Growth Responses to Water Deficits”
sharpr@missouri.edu
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Tom Kerby
(Vice President of Technical Services, Delta and Pine Land Company, Scott, Mississippi)
“Role of Whole Plant Physiology in Cotton Management Improvements”
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Student
Competitions Winners
To encourage participation and promote the professional
development of students, the Southern Section has
created competitions for both graduate and undergraduate
students. Winners of both student competitions receive
a framed certificate and cash award. The American
Society of Plant Biologists provides financial support
for these competitions. Additionally, meeting registration
and banquet fees are waived for all students presenting
papers.
As has become a standard at the annual Southern Section
meeting, the quality of the graduate student presentations
was excellent. In fact, the quality of the presentations
was so good, that the judges decided to award three
runner up cash awards in addition to a cash award for
the outstanding graduate student presenter.
The outstanding graduate student
presentation was awarded to Jennifer Barwick (University
of South Carolina Upstate) for the presentation “Functional
Characterization of the nicotianamine synthase (NAS)
gene family in Arabidopsis thaliana”.
The runner
up awards were presented to Indrani
Murkherjee (University
of South Carolina) for the presentation “The
FRO3 ferric reductase plays a vital role in iron homeostasis
in Arabidopsis”, Alicia
Manfree (Clemson University)
for the presentation “Characterization of a functional
knockout in Arabidopsis thaliana Group 1 LEA, ATEM6”,
and Cecilia Vasquez-Robinet (Virginia
Tech) for the presentation “Differential expression of heat
shock proteins genes in preconditioning for photosynthetic
acclimation in drought-stressed loblolly pine”.
Judges for the graduate student
competition were: Stephen Banks, Mel Oliver, and
Jay Mellon.
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