June 12 - 14, 2003 University of Göttingen Germany
2nd Joint Symposium of
Support from these following fine companies is gratefully acknowledged:
Norddeutsche
Pflanzenzucht, Hans-Georg Lembke KG
18.00-19.00 Registration
19.00-20.30 Welcome Reception at the Center for Molecular Biosciences (congress
location)
8.00-8.30 Registration
8.30-8.35 Opening remarks (Ivo Feussner)
8.30-9.00 Elisabeth Blee (Strasbourg, France): "Molecular mechanism of plant
epoxide hydrolases"
9.00-9.30 Kenji Matsui (Yamaguchi, Japan): "Short chain aldehyde-forming systems
in plants: biochemistry and physiological role"
9.30-9.50 Ivo Feussner (Goettingen, Germany): "Analysis of 16:3-derived oxylipins"
9.50-10.10 Mats Hamberg (Stockholm, Sweden): "Aspects of the lipoxygenase-divinyl
ether synthase pathway"
10.10-10.30 Coffee break
10.30-10.50 Gerrit Veldink (Utrecht, The Netherlands): "Key enzymes in the
oxylipin cascade: lipoxygenase and hydroperoxide lyase"
10.50-11.10 Martin Mueller (Wuerzburg, Germany): "Dinor isoprostanes in plants:
formation and biological activities"
11.10-11.30 Alexander Grechkin (Kasan, Russia): "Hydroperoxide lyase reaction
mechanism"
11.30-13.00 Lunch in the Mensa
13.00-13.30 A. Brash (Nashville, TN, USA): "Lipoxygenases from Marine Invertebrates"
13.30-14.00 S. Nigam (Berlin, Germany): "3-Hydroxyoxylipins: structure, biochemistry
and biological functions"
14.00-15.30 Coffee break and poster session
15.30-15.50 Georg Pohnert (Jena, Germany): "Oxylipin-mediated chemical defense
of Diatoms"
15.50-16.10 Nigulas Samel (Tallin, Estonia): "Characterization of Two Cyclooxygenase
Genes in the Coral Gersemia fruticosa"
16.10-16.30 Lodewyk Kock (Bloemfontein, South Africa): "The distribution of
3-hydroxy oxylipins in fungi and its implications"
16.30-17.00 John Browse (Pullman, WA, USA): "Transcript Profiling During Jasmonate-Induced
Anther Maturation"
17.00-17.30 Claus Wasternack (Halle, Germany): "Jasmonates in flowering
and germination"
18:00 optional guided tour through the old botanical garden
19:30 Buffet Dinner at the orangerie of the old botanical garden
8.30-8.50 George Sellhorn (Pullman, WA, USA): "Linking cellular specialization
to lipoxygenase structure and function"
8.50-9.10 Gareth Griffiths (Wellesbourne, UK): "The role of lipoxygenases in
floral senescence"
9.10-9.40 David Hannapel (Ames, IA, USA): "The role of potato lipoxygenases
in development and defense"
9.40-10.10 Ted Farmer (Lausanne, Switzerland): "Cyclopentenone jasmonates as
electrophilic inducers of gene expression"
10.10-10.40 Coffee break
10.40-11.00 A. van der Westhuizen (Bloemfontein, South Africa): "Lipid-like
compounds in wheat and resistance to the Russian wheat aphid"
11.00-11.20 Thierry Heitz (Strasbourg, France): "Pathogen-induced lipid acyl
hydrolases and oxylipin metabolism"
11.20-11.40 Joëlle Fournier (Toulouse, France): "Lipoxygenases in plant response
to pathogens"
11.40-12.00 Sabine Rosahl (Halle, Germany): "Oxylipins and induced defence in
potato"
12.00-12.20 Carmen Castresana (Madrid, Spain): "Fatty acid a-dioxygenases (a-DOXs)
initiate a new oxylipin synthetic pathway in plants responding to pathogen attack"
12.20-12.40 Maite Sanmartin (Madrid, Spain): "Involvement of Hexenal in Arabidopsis
thaliana wound signaling"
12.40-12.45 Closing remarks (Ivo Feussner)
Stenzel I., Halle/D: Jasmonate-mediated amplification in wound-signaling of
tomato
Kishimoto K., Yamaguchi/J: Effect of airborne C6-aldehyde and isoprenoid treatment
in Arabidopsis thaliana on gray mold (Botrytis cinerea)
Santino A., Lecce/I:Molecular cloning and characterisation of a putative hydroperoxide
lyase gene from almond
Sasaki-Sekimoto Y., Yokohama/ J: Monitoring of distinct expression changes induced
by different types of jasmonates in Arabidopsis by cDNA macroarray
Kolomiets M., College Station/USA: Genomics of maize lipoxygenase gene family:
comparison to rice and Arabidopsis genomes
Herde M., Göttingen/ D: Transcription factors induced by intermediates of the
octadecanoid pathway
Delker C., Halle/D: The allene oxide cyclase family of Arabidopsis thaliana
Miersch O., Halle/ D: Old and new jasmonates - occurrence and putative functions
Fortes A.M., Lisbon/ P: Expression of allene oxide cyclase and oxylipin levels
during organogenic nodule formation from hop internodes
Hughes R., Norwich/GB: Characterisation and expression of lipoxygenases and
hydroperoxide lyases
Kubigsteltig I., Bochum/D: Cas1- A novel Arabidopsis mutant affected in the
transcriptional control of allene oxide synthase
Kunze S., Göttingen/ D: Characterization of the lipoxygenase gene family of
Arabidopsis
Göbel C., Göttingen/ D: Oxylipin profiling - Metabolomic characterisation of
lipid peroxidation processes in plants
Rothe G., Halle/ D: Functional analysis of oxylipin biosynthesis genes of potato
Ottonello S., Parma/I:A PLA2-mediated signalling pathway in filamentous fungi?
Sahi S., New Delhi/ IND: Molecular modeling Studies on Interaction of 3-HETE
with COX-1/COX-2
Ciccoli R., Berlin/ D: Role of 3-Hydroxyoxylipins in the Morphogenesis of Candida
albicans: Can Aspirin, an Inhibitor of 3-Hydroxyoxylipins, Serve as a Theraputic
Against Vulvovaginal Candidosis
Ciccoli R., Naples/ I:Biological effects of a novel eicosanoid 3-hydroxy-PGE2
Chechetkin I.R., Kazan/ RUS: Biosynthesis of ketodienes in some plant species
Schilmiller A.L., East Lansing/ USA: Characterization of a Jasmonate-regulated
Allene Oxide Synthase that Metabolizes 9-Hydroperoxides of Linoleic and Linolenic
Acids
Sattler S. E., East Lansing, MI/ USA: The effect of tocopherol deficiency on
lipid peroxidation in Arabidopsis thaliana
Stintzi A., Stuttgart/ D: Structural and functional characterization of OPR3:
its role in JA biosynthesis and wound signaling
Stumpe M., Göttingen/ D: Characterization of CYP74-Enzymes and their reaction
products in potato
Submissions for additional contributions (posters) are acceptable until April, 30, 2003.
We have reserved a number of rooms (74,14 Euro/night including breakfast) at the Best Western Hotel, Hermann-Rein-Str. 2, 37075 Göttingen (see map above).
Phone +49 551 3055 0, Fax +49 551 3055 400, hotel.am.papenberg@t-online.de
http://www.bestwestern.com/prop_95275
Use the reservation form to indicate your needs. Please note that customers will be held accountable for non-occupancy of reserved rooms
Congress Fees |
until May 9, 2003 | after May 9, 2003 |
Students, Member | 0 Euro | 50 Euro |
Students, Non-Member | 50 Euro | 100 Euro |
Member | 170 Euro | 220 Euro |
Non-Member | 200 Euro | 250 Euro |
The fees include the entrance to the scientific program, the book of abstract/list of participants, coffee breaks, the welcome reception and a three days ticket for the public transport in Göttingen
Please use the Online-Registration system to register. Alternatively you can download and send us a printed registration form.
The welcome reception (June 12, 19:00 hours) is included in the congress fee, but registration is required.
The congress dinner (June 13, 19:30 hours) will take place at the orangerie of the old botanical garden in Goettingen (Untere Karspüle 2). Registration is required (add 35 Euro).
The Symposium will take place at the Goettinger Center for Molecular Biosciences, Justus-von-Liebig-Weg 11, D-37077 Goettingen, Germany, Phone +49 551 395742 Fax +49 551 395749, E-Mail ifeussn@gwdg.de
How to get there: Please see the maps below
Long distance travellers/ Arrival by train: From Frankfurt Airport, take the ICE train connection directly to Goettingen (It will take about 2 hours). From Hanover Airport, there are train connections via a local train (20 minutes) to the main train station. Then, take the ICE train connection directly to Goettingen (it will take about 30 more minutes). Please make use of the travel service of the German railroad at http://bahn.hafas.de/bin/query.exe/en
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The congress office is located near the lecture hall and is at your service
Thursday, June 12: 18:00 - 19:00 hours
Friday, June 13: 08:00 - 17:30 hours
Saturday, June 14: 08:00 - 13:00 hours
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Fettwissenschaft (DGF) P.O. Box 90 04 40 D- 60444 Frankfurt/ Main Germany, Phone: +49 69 7917 533, Fax: +49 69 7917 564 E-Mail: amoneit@dgfett.de