XIX Brazilian Congress of Plant Physiology

scientific programme

October 7th

08:30-12:30 AM
Short Courses

Check short courses schedule for more informations.
- In situ hybridization for locating gene expression in plant tissues
- Introduction to gene editing in plants using CRISPR technique
- Construction and modeling of A/Ci and A/Cc curves
- Metabolic analyses
- Obtaining and using mutants in Plant Physiology research
- Ecophysiology of woody plants in brazilian tropical biomes
- Plant Nutrition: Concepts and Applications
- Da pesquisa ao mercado: como tirar seu projeto da bancada

04:00-06:30 PM
Registration

06:30-07:00 PM
Opening Ceremony

07:00-08:00 PM
Dr. John LUNN (Opening Lecture)

Global challenges for plant biology in the 21st century
Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Germany

08:00 PM
Cocktail

October 8th

PHOTOSYNTHESIS AND METABOLISM

08:30-09:20 AM
Dr. Andreas WEBER

Natural variation in photosynthetic carbon assimilation and synthetic biology approaches to improve photosynthetic efficiency
Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Germany

09:20-10:10 AM
Dr. Elizabete CARMO-SILVA

The effect of heat stress on Rubisco activase in cowpea
Lancaster University, United Kingdom

10:10-10:40 AM
Social Break & Networking

10:40-11:30 AM
Dr. Stefan TIMM

Harnessing optimized photorespiration to improve plant resilience – a guard cell perspective
University of Rostock, Germany

11:30-12:20 AM
Dr. Jaume FLEXAS

Why should plant ecophysiology prioritize studies on plants from climatically extreme environments: from 'sherplants' to 'shercrops’
University of Balearic Islands, Spain

12:20-02:00 PM
Lunch Time

GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT

02:00-02:50 PM
Dr. Angus MURPHY

The ABCBs of auxin and brassinosteroid signalling: sometimes exclusion is better than inclusion
University of Maryland, USA

02:50-03:40 PM
Dr. Maria Magdalena ROSSI

Beyond light signaling: the multiple roles of BBX transcription factors in plant development
University of São Paulo, Brazil

03:40-04:20 PM
Social Break & Networking

04:20-05:10 PM
Dr. María Laura VIDOZ

I will survive: how tomato plants deal with flooding stress
Botanical Institute of the Northeast, Argentina

05:10-06:00 PM
Dr. Letícia DOS ANJOS (BNWPS Session)

Gender Equality in Brazilian Plant Sciences: past, present and future perspectives
Brazilian Network of Women in Plant Sciences
Federal University of Ceará, Brazil

06:00-08:00 PM
Poster Session

Informations available soon, please stay tuned!

October 9th

HYDRAULICS AND PLANT WATER RELATIONS

08:30-09:20 AM
Dr. Christine SCOFFONI

Leaves in distress: a hydraulics perspective
California State University Los Angeles, USA

09:20-10:10 AM
Dr. Sandra J. BUCCI

Plant hydraulic and water relations in response to drought and freezing temperatures: from forests to deserts
National University of Patagonia, Argentina

10:10-10:40 AM
Social Break & Networking

10:40-11:30 AM
Dr. Augusto César FRANCO

Insights on the hydraulic strategies and water relations in trees from the Cerrado savannas and southern Amazonian forests
University of Brasília, Brazil

11:30-12:20 AM
Dr. Rafael Silva OLIVEIRA

How plant hydraulics drive ecological processes across scales
State University of Campinas, Brazil

12:20-02:00 PM
Lunch Time

02:00-05:00 PM
Fisio Pop

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PLANT-PATHOGEN INTERACTIONS

02:00-02:50 PM
Dr. Jürgen ZEIER

Metabolic regulation of plant systemic acquired resistance
Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Germany

02:50-03:40 PM
Dr. Marcelo L. CAMPOS

The role of jasmonates in plant host and nonhost resistance against insects
Federal University of Mato Grosso, Brazil

03:40-04:20 PM
Social Break & Networking

04:20-05:10 PM
Dr. Elizabeth P.B. FONTES

Cross-communication between plant immunity and growth control via a begomovirus-interacting signaling hub
Federal University of Viçosa, Brazil

05:10-06:00 PM
Dr. Leonardo DE LA FUENTE

Life inside the xylem: interactions between the bacterial pathogen Xylella fastidiosa and its plant hosts
Auburn University, USA

06:00-08:00 PM
Poster Session

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October 10th

GENETICS AND MOLECULAR PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

08:30-09:20 AM
Dr. José JIMÉNEZ-GÓMEZ

Metabolic adaptation in Arabidopsis plants from Cape Verde Islands
Polytechnic University of Madrid, Spain

09:20-10:10 AM
Dr. Luciano FRESCHI

Dissecting the role of nitric oxide in tomato fruit development and beyond
University of São Paulo, Brazil

10:10-10:40 AM
Social Break & Networking

10:40-11:30 AM
Dr. Raquel CHAN

From the biomolecule to the field. Unrevealing the molecular mechanisms taking place when HaHB4 and HaHB11 confer beneficial phenotypes to crops
UNL-CONICET Joint Research Institutes, Argentina

11:30-12:20 AM
Dr. Yunde ZHAO

Improved gene editing technology reveals insights into auxin-mediated organogenesis
University of California San Diego, USA

12:20-02:00 PM
Lunch Time

STRESS PHYSIOLOGY AND SYSTEMS BIOLOGY

02:00-02:50 PM
Dr. Carlos M. FIGUEROA

Regulation of carbon metabolism in C4 plants by trehalose 6-phosphate
Instituto de Agrobiotecnología del Litoral, Argentina

02:50-03:40 PM
Dr. Maria Fabiana DRINCOVICH

Metabolic engineering of malate levels to improve plant performance and resilience in a changing climate
Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Argentina

03:40-04:20 PM
Social Break & Networking

04:20-05:10 PM
Dr. Jorge GAGO

How to improve photosynthetical capacity and stress tolerance? Learning from the experts
University of Balearic Islands, Spain

05:10-06:00 PM
Dr. André R. dos REIS (Diamond sponsor Gran7)

Plant physiology tools for mitigation of abiotic stresses to achieve higher crop yields under field conditions
São Paulo State University - Tupã, Brazil

06:00-08:00 PM
Brazilian Society of Plant Physiology Meeting

October 11th

08:30-09:05 AM
Dr. Marcelo O. RODRIGUES (Emerald sponsor: Krilltech)

The nanotechnology revolution in Plant Physiology
University of Brasilia, Brazil

09:05-09:40 AM
Rejane de MORAES (Sapphire sponsor: Plant-DiTech)

PlantArray: Novel Efficient Plant Physiology Phenotyping System
Plant-DiTech, Israel

09:40-10:10 AM
Social Break & Networking

10:10-12:00 PM
VI Plant Physiology Forum

Equity in open access publications: Opportunities and barriers for Brazilian Plant Science
- Dr. Gustavo Habermann - Editor-in-chief – Theoretical and Experimental Plant Physiology (Springer)
- Dr. John Lunn - Editor-in-chief – Journal of Experimental Botany (Oxford Academic)
- Dr. Paulo R. Ribeiro - Associate editor – Plant Physiology and Biochemistry (Elsevier)
- Dr. Raquel Chan - Editor-in-Chief – Plant Science (Elsevier)
- Dr. Susanne C. Brink - Editor-in-chief – Trends in Plant Science (Cell Press)
- Dr. Yunde Zhao - Editor-in-Chief – Plant Physiology (Oxford Academic)


Moderator: Dr. Marina C M Martins, Soldi, In Press.

12:00-02:00 PM
Lunch Time

02:00-03:15 PM
Young Researcher Session

02:00-02:25 PM
Freire, Francisco Bruno Silva
- Disentangling the role of sucrose for stomatal movement regulation
02:25-02:50 PM
Lima, Valéria Freitas
- Establishment of a GC-MS-based 13C-positional isotopomer approach suitable for investigating metabolic fluxes in plant primary metabolism
02:50-03:15 PM
Machado, Kleiton Lima de Godoy
- Plant age-dependent dynamics of annatto pigment (bixin) biosynthesis in Bixa orellana L.

03:15-04:00 PM
Closure Ceremony

04:00 PM
Closure cocktail