Division
"Plant Lipids"
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4th
European Symposium on Plant Lipids
15-18
March 2009
Göttingen,
Germany
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Plant
Lipids: From
Fundamental Research to Industrial and Food Applications
We
are pleased to invite you to attend the 4th European Symposium on Plant
Lipids organized by the European Federation for the Science and
Technology of
Lipids (Euro Fed Lipid). The symposium will be held in the City of
Goettingen, Germany.
The scientific program will emphasize oral contributions by
senior
scientists from the different topics, supplemented by those of younger
scientists, selected from submitted abstracts. These will be
supplemented by two poster sessions. Plenary lectures will allow
glimpses into exciting areas of lipid research hitherto not included in
plant lipid meetings. We hope that the venue will provide plant lipid
researches an exciting two and a half days. We look forward to seeing
you in Goettingen.
On behalf of the Organizing Committee,
Ivo Feussner, University
of
Göttingen, Euro Fed Lipid division "Plant Lipids"
Organizing
Committee
Ivo Feussner,
Göttingen
Martin Fulda, Göttingen
Ingo Heilmann , Göttingen
Supported by:
Main Topics
- Seed
biology
- Fatty
acid modifications
- Wax
and suberin
biosynthesis and function
- Industrial fatty acids
- Glycerolipids
- Lipid
signalling
- Oxylipins
- Sphingolipids
- Isoprenoids
- Membrane
trafficking
Programme
Sunday, 15 March 2009, 18:00
Opening
Mixer, at the Paulinerkirche
Monday,
16 March 2009
1. Seed biology,
Chair: J. Napier
08.30 - 09.00 Keynote lecture
Ian Graham,
University of York, Department of Biology, York, UK
09.00
- 09.15 S. Stymne, Alnarp, S: "Oat - the palm tree of the North"
09.15 - 09.30 L.
Hernandez. York, GB "Metabolomic and transcriptomic
analysis of oil mobilization during seed germination
in Arabidopsis
thaliana"
09.30 -
09.45 C.E. Christensen, Valby, DK, "Interactions in
peroxisomal -oxidation, a structural point of view"
09.45 -10.00 A.S. Carlsson, Alnarp, S, "Nutsedge - A
novel model system for studying accumulation of oil and starch"
10.00
-10.30
Coffee break
2. Fatty acid
modifications, Chair: M. Pollard
10.30 -11.00 Keynote
lecture
Johnathan Napier, Harpenden, GB
" Functional characterisation of the
microsomal fatty acid elongase: defining the role of very long chain
fatty
acids in plant
development"
11.00
-11.15 E.S. Averina, Ulan-Ude, RUS, "Polyunsaturated fatty
acids from Siberian pine seed oil: A perspective source for medicine."
11.15 -11.30 M. Heilmann, Göttingen, D, "A new pathway to produce
omega3-fatty acids in plants"
11.30 -11.45 J. Bauer, Limburgerhof, D, "Engineering healthy
plant oils: Sustainable production of marine long-chain fatty acids in
land based plants"
11.45
-12.00 E. Kombrink, Köln, D, "A novel fatty
acyl-CoA synthetase (ACOS5) is required for pollen development and
sporopollenin
biosynthesis in Arabidopsis"
12.00
- 13.00 Lunch
13.00 - 15.00
Postersession
3. Wax, Chair: S.Stymne
15.00 - 15.30 Keynote lecture
Mike
Pollard, Michigan State
University, Dept. of Plant Biology, East Lansing/MI, USA
"Towards
an understanding of
cutin and suberin biosynthesis"
15.30
- 15.45 R. Franke, Bonn, D "Mutations in genes
encoding long chain fatty acid modification effect barrier properties
of suberized tissues"
15.45 - 16.00 J. Joubes, Bordeaux, F, "Activation of wax
production by CER1 ovexpression in Arabidopsis confers drought
tolerance but enhances pathogen susceptibility."
16.00 - 16.15 F. Domergue,
Bordeaux/F, "Fatty acyl-CoA
reductases from Arabidopsis thaliana that generate Fatty
Alcohols associated with Suberin deposition
16.15 - 16.45
Coffee break
4. Industrial
fatty acids, Chair: E. Heinz
16.45 - 17.15 Keynote
lecture
Allan
Green, CSIRO Plant
Industry, Metabolic Engineering of New Plant Products,
Canberra, Australia
"Engineering synthesis and
accumulation of novel industrial fatty acids in oilseeds"
17.15
-
17.30 U.K. Nath, Göttingen, D, "Increasing erucic
acid content through combination of endogenous low polyunsaturated
fatty acids alleles with Ld-LPAAT+Bn-fae1
transgenes in rapeseed (Brassica napus L.)"
Tuesday, 17 March
2009
5.
Glycerolipids, Chair: A. Green
08.30 - 09.00 Keynote lecture
Randall
Weselake, University
of Alberta, Department of Agricultural, Food and
Nutritional Science, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Co-authors: Rodrigo M.P. Siloto,
Qin Liu, Martin Truksa, X. He, Thomas McKeon, André Laroche
"Probing
structure and function
in diacylglycerol acyltransferase"
09.00 -
09.15 G. Hölzl, Bonn, D, "DGD can be
functionally replaced with a bacterial glycolipid during phosphate
starvation, but not during photosynthesis"
09.15 - 09.30 E. Marechal, Grenoble, F, "A novel class of MGDG synthase
inhibitors"
09.30 - 09.45 J.M. Marinez-Rivas, Sevilla, Spain, "Molecular cloning
and expression analysis of a phospholipid:diacylglycerol
acyltransferase (PDAT) gene from olive"
09.45 - 10.00 A.
Haselier, Aachen, D, "CDP-diacylglycerol synthases of Arabidopsis
thaliana"
10.00 - 10.30 Coffee break
6. Lipid
Signalling, Chair: J. Browse
10.30 - 11.00
Keynote lecture
Kent
Chapman, University of North
Texas, Department of Biological Sciences, Denton,TX, USA
"Fatty Acid Amide Hydrolase
Expression Influences Plant Growth and Susceptibility to Environmental
Stresses"
11.00 - 11.15 I. Heilmann,
Göttingen, D, "Salt-stress-induced
association of phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate with
clathrin-coated vesicles in plants"
11.15 - 11.30 L. Saavedra, Lund/SE, "PIPK family in the moss
Physcomitrella patens. PpPIPKs are required for caulonemal and rhizoid
cell elongation."
11.30
- 11.45 A. Mosblech,
Göttingen, D, "Requirement of
phosphoinositide-derived signals in the wounding response of
Arabidopsis thaliana"
11.45
-13.00 Lunch
13.00 - 14.30
Postersession
7. Oxylipins, Chair: I. Heilmann
14.30 - 15.00 Keynote
lecture
John Browse,
Washington State University, Pullman, WA/ USA
"JAZ Repressor Proteins Control
Jasmonate Signaling"
15.00
-
15.15 C. Gatz, Göttingen, D, "Arabidopsis class II
TGA transcription factors function as salicylic acid-sensitive positive
regulators of jasmonic acid/ethylene-induced PDF1.2 expression"
15.15 -15.30 C. Wasternack, Halle/Saale, D, "Different signaling
properties of Oxylipins in leaves and flowers of Tomato"
15.30 -15.45 A. Devoto, Egham, GB, "Crucial regulatory
nodes and new physiological scenarios for the Jasmonate Signalling
Network in Arabidopsis"
15.45 -16.00 S. Pollmann, Bochum, D, "Oxylipins contribute to the
up-regulation of Auxin Biosynthesis"
16.00
-16.15 B. Hause, Halle, D, "Jasmonates in
symbiotic interactions of Medicago truncatula"
16.15 -16.30
G. Pohnert, Jena,D, "Tracing down the Structural diversity of
Moss-oxylipins with the help of Chemometric methods"
16.30 - 17.00 Coffee
break
8.
Sphingolipids, Chair: M. Fulda
17.00 - 17.30 Keynote lecture
Ed Cahoon,
Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, St. Louis, USA
"Probing the Metabolic and
Functional Basis for Sphingolipid Structural Diversity in Plants"
17.30 -17.45 J.D. Faure, Versailles, F,
"Functional
analysis
of ceramide synthases in Arabidopsis"
17.45 Business meeting: Discussion of the Future Site &
Scheduling
19.30
Conference dinner at
the Rathskeller
Wednesday,
18 March 2009
9. Isoprenoids, Chair: E. Cahoon
09.00 - 09.30
Keynote lecture
Dirk Warnecke,
University of Hamburg, Biocenter Klein Flottbeck, Plant Physiology,
Hamburg, Germany
"Functions of steryl glucosides in plants, fungi and
bacteria "
09.30
- 09.45 P.Doermann, Bonn, D, "Chlorophyll and
phytol catabolism during senescence and abiotic stress in Arabidopsis"
09.45 -
10.00 H.Schaller, Strasbourg, F, "Involvement of the
phospholipid sterol acyltransferase 1 in plant sterol homeostasis and
leaf senescence."
10.00 - 10.30 Coffee break
10. Membrane Transport and
Trafficking, Chair: I. Feussner
10.30 -11.00 Keynote
lecture
Reinhard Jahn,
Max-Planck-Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Department of
Neurobiology, Göttingen, Germany
"Exocytotic membrane
fusion of synaptic vesicles ? what we know - or better do not know ?
about the role of membrane lipids "
11.00
-111.15 M. Gierth, Köln, D, "Peroxisomal Fatty
Acid Import and beta-Oxidation Are Vitally Important in Mature
Arabidopsis Leaves during Extended Darkness"
11.15 -11.30 N. Linka, Düsseldorf, D, "Peroxisomal ATP import is
essential for seedling development in Arabidopsis thaliana"
11.30 Closing
Remarks
11.45 -12.45 Lunch
Call
for Papers
The Scientific
Committee has started to accept abstracts for short oral
communications (15 min) and poster presentations. You are
cordially
invited to submit your abstract by following one of the links below. To
submit your contribution prepare a one-page abstract according to the abstract model
and
store it in rich text format (.rtf).
Deadline for
(lecture) abstracts is 19 January 2009.
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Phone: +49/69/7917/345, Fax
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Registration Fees
| Category |
Price before 13 February 2009 |
Price after 13
February 2009 |
| Euro Fed Lipid Members* and
employees of member companies | EUR 190 |
EUR
230 |
| Non-members |
EUR 250 | EUR
290 |
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Fed Lipid Members*) | EUR 50 | EUR
90 |
| Other Students |
EUR 90 | EUR
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(Oils & Fats Group), DGF, GERLI, Greek Lipidforum, KNCV (Oils &
Fats Group), Nordic Lipidforum, METE (Hungarian Scientific Society for
Food Industry, Vegetable Oil Division), Polish Food Technologists
Society, (Oils & Fats Section) SCI (Oils & Fats Group) or SISSG
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The
Venue
The symposium
takes place at
the historical Pauliner Church
Papendiek 14
37073 Goettingen
www.paulinerkirche-goettingen.de
The
Pauliner Church ?
which now forms part of the historical
building compound of Göttingen State and University Library
? is an architectural monument of the highest rank. It was the
first church in Göttingen built in Gothic style and was used by
the Dominicans as part of their monastery (founded in 1294). The
building reflects the architectural tradition of the mendicant order.
When the Reformation started in Göttingen in 1529, the
Dominicans
had to struggle for the survival of their monastery. Since the town
council had no authority over parish churches ? these were under
ducal patronage ? the city leaders decided to hold Lutheran
services in the mendicant churches, in particular in the Dominican
church, as it was the town?s largest. Thus, the Pauliner Church
was the place in Göttingen where the earliest protestant baptism
was administered.
After secularization in the sixteenth century, a grammar
school was
set
up in the former Dominican monastery and soon enjoyed widespread
reputation. The school formed the heart of what later became the
university (founded in 1737) and its library (founded in 1734 already).
Goethe, Heinrich Heine, and the Grimm Brothers
visited the library
frequently. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was one of the most ardent
admirers of the library and a keen user of its holdings. For Christian
Gottlob Heyne, professor and librarian in Göttingen, the
"Historical Hall" (the name stems from the fact that the history books
were kept here), constituted the culmination of decades of hard work.
Heinrich Heine made this hall the climax of the library dream in his
Harzreise.
In World War II, the Pauliner Church was destroyed. After its
reconstruction, the book hall was first used as the largest lecture
hall.
Since
moving into its new building in 1992, Göttingen State and
University Library has used the church as an exhibition and conference
center.
The city was
founded between
1150 and 1200. In medieval times the city was a member of the Hanseatic
League and hence a wealthy town. Today Göttingen is famous for its
old university (Georgia Augusta, or "Georg-August-Universität"),
which was founded in 1737 and became the most visited university of
Europe.
In
1837 seven professors protested against the absolute sovereignty of
the kings of Hanover; they lost their offices, but became known as the
"Göttingen Seven". They include some well-known celebrities: the
Brothers Grimm, Heinrich Ewald, Wilhelm Weber and Georg Gervinus. Also,
German chancellors Otto von Bismarck and Gerhard Schröder went to
law school at the Göttingen university. Karl Barth had his first
professorship here. Some of the most famous mathematicians in history,
Carl Friedrich Gauss, Bernhard Riemann and David Hilbert were
professors at Göttingen.
Like
other university towns, Göttingen has developed its own folklore.
On the day of their doctorate, postgraduate students are drawn in
handcarts from the Great Hall to the Gänseliesel-Fountain in front
of the Old Town Hall. There they have to climb the fountain and kiss
the statue of the Gänseliesel (Goose girl). This practice is
actually forbidden by law, but the law is not at all enforced. She is
considered to be the most-kissed girl in the world.
Nearly untouched by Allied bombing in World War II,
the inner
city
of
Göttingen is now an attractive place to live with many shops,
cafes and bars. For this reason, many university students live in the
inner city and give Göttingen a young face. In 2003, 45% of the
inner city population was only between 18 and 30 years of age.
Economically,
Göttingen is noted for its production of optical and
fine mechanical machinery, including the light microscopy division of
Carl Zeiss, Inc. ? the region around Göttingen advertises
itself as "Measurement Valley". The city's railway station to the west
of the city centre is on Germany's main north-south railway.
Interactive
Streetmap
Getting There and Away:
Leave
the Autobahn (A 7) at the Goettingen exit heading toward Goettingen on
Kasseler Landstrasse. Continue on this street (which changes its name
to Groner
Landstrasse, Groner-Tor-Strasse.) just into the old town (after the
railroad underpass). You can park your car at the parking ramp on
Groner-Tor-Strasse. Now
go by foot a bit further along Groner Strasse. After crossing the
Leinekanal, go left (north) on Papendiek, here the street forks.
Proceed along Papendiek a
little more than two short blocks. Soon you will see on your right the
courtyard called "Lichtenberghof," with a sculpture of this famous
Goettingen scholar
seated therein. Go in here and use the building entrance which is
straight ahead of you.
Leave
the train station heading toward the downtown ("Innenstadt"), i.e.,
toward the east. Cross the train station's plaza diagonally in the
direction of the bus platforms. You will see a pedestrian crossing with
stoplight. Cross the
divided street (Berliner Strasse) and continue straight ahead on the
Goethe - Allee heading downtown. Continue along the right-hand side of
this street.
Directly at the Leinekanal, at the corner of the Goethe - Allee /
Prinzenstrasse and Papendiek, turn right onto Papendiek. After a few
meters, you will see the
courtyard named "Lichtenberghof" on the left (east) side of the street,
after the historical library building proper. Use the entrance straight
ahead of you
at the end of the courtyard, passing the sculpture of the seated famous
Goettingen scholar on your left.
Accommodation:
A
room contingent has been reserved at the
Intercity
Hotel
Bahnhofsallee 1a, 37081 Göttingen
Phone: +49/ 551/ 52110, Fax +49/ 551/ 5211500
goettingen@intercityhotel.de
The room rate is 75 Euro
(single)
and 101 (double room) and is guaranteed until 15 January 2009
To obtain the special rate use the codeword "Euro Fed Lipid" whith the
reservation.
The hotel is located at the main station and close to the
congress
venue.
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Germany
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