A draft schedule can be found below. This schedule is subject to change, and will be populated with additional details as they become available.
Pre-Conference Networking Event
| 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM | Guided tour of the |
Registration
Biosciences Complex Atrium
| 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM | Registration |
Opening Session
Biosciences Complex 1101
| 4:45 PM - 5:00 PM | Welcome address - George diCenzo - Chair of the local organizing committee |
| 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM | Opening Keynote Speaker (Virtual) - Mariangela Hungria (EMBRAPA Soybean) |
Welcome Reception
Grant Hall
| 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM | Welcome reception |
Breakfast
Biosciences Complex Atrium
| 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM | Registration & light breakfast |
Session 1 - Physiology and Genetics of Nitrogen-Fixing Bacteria
Biosciences Complex 1101
Chair: Kathryn Jones (Florida State University)
| 9:00 AM - 9:20 AM | Sohini Guha (The Pennsylvania State University) |
| 9:20 AM - 9:40 AM | Ryan Payton (University of Manitoba) |
| 9:40 AM - 10:00 AM | Tania Gupta (North Dakota State University) |
| 10:00 AM - 10:20 AM | Joseph Chen (San Francisco State University) |
| 10:20 AM - 10:40 AM | Bryce Redfern (Florida State University) |
Break
Biosciences Complex Atrium
| 10:40 AM - 11:10 AM | Coffee, tea, snacks |
Session 2 - Nitrogen-Fixation within Phytobiomes
Biosciences Complex 1101
Chair: Maren Friesen (Washington State University)
| 11:10 AM - 11:30 AM | Manish Raizada (University of Guelph) |
| 11:30 AM - 11:50 AM | Kyle Tipton (BioConsortia Inc.) |
| 11:50 AM - 12:10 PM | Jennifer Harris (The Pennsylvania State University) |
| 12:10 PM - 12:30 PM | Michael Zulch (Boston University) |
Lunch
Biosciences Complex Atrium
| 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM | Boxed lunch |
Session 3 - Ecology and Distribution of Nitrogen-Fixing Bacteria, Legumes, and Symbiotic Associations
Biosciences Complex 1101
Chair: Liana Burghardt (Pennsylvania State University)
| 1:30 PM - 1:50 PM | Pranoti Giram (Mississippi State University) |
| 1:50 PM - 2:10 PM | Luke Dojack (University of Saskatchewan) |
| 2:10 PM - 2:30 PM | Brendan Randall (University of Maryland) |
| 2:30 PM - 2:50 PM | Patrick Sydow (The Pennsylvania State University) |
| 2:50 PM - 3:10 PM | Chathuranga De Silva (University of Alberta) |
Break
Biosciences Complex Atrium
| 3:10 PM - 3:40 PM | Coffee, tea, snacks |
Poster Session 1
Biosciences Complex Atrium
| 3:40 PM - 5:10 PM |
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Breakfast
Biosciences Complex Atrium
| 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM | Registration & light breakfast |
Session 4 - Evolution and Diversity of Nitrogen-Fixing Bacteria, Legumes, and Symbiotic Associations
Biosciences Complex 1101
Chair: Rebecca Doyle (McMaster University)
| 9:00 AM - 9:20 AM | Stephanie Porter (Washington State University, Vancouver) |
| 9:20 AM - 9:40 AM | Tia Harrison (Queen's University) |
| 9:40 AM - 10:00 AM | Jason Terpolilli (Murdoch University) |
| 10:00 AM - 10:20 AM | Natalia Naranjo-Robayo (Queen's University) |
| 10:20 AM - 10:40 AM | Liana Burghardt (The Pennsylvania State University) |
Break
Biosciences Complex Atrium
| 10:40 AM - 11:10 AM | Coffee, tea, snacks |
Session 5 - Virtual Session
Biosciences Complex 1101
Chair: George diCenzo (Queen's University)
| 11:10 AM - 11:30 AM | Siva Sankari (Stowers Institute for Medical Research) |
| 11:30 AM - 11:50 AM | Esperanza Mart铆nez-Romero (Centre for Genomic Sciences, UNAM) |
| 11:50 AM - 12:10 PM | Ellie Harrison (University of Sheffield) |
| 12:10 PM - 12:30 PM | Bhanu Petla (South Dakota State University) |
Lunch
Biosciences Complex Atrium
| 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM | Boxed lunch |
Session 6 - Impacts of Biotic and Abiotic Factors on the Functioning of Nitrogen-Fixing Symbioses
Biosciences Complex 1101
Chair: Jesus Montiel Gonz谩lez (National Autonomous University of Mexico)
| 1:30 PM - 1:50 PM | Deevita Srivastava (North Dakota State University) |
| 1:50 PM - 2:10 PM | Delaney Miller (Wisconsin Institute for Discovery) |
| 2:10 PM - 2:30 PM | Malinda Thilakarathna (University of Alberta) |
| 2:30 PM - 2:50 PM | Suyu Jiang (Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology) |
| 2:50 PM - 3:10 PM | Maria Alejandra Gil Polo (The Pennsylvania State University) (Tentative) |
Break
Biosciences Complex Atrium
| 3:10 PM - 3:40 PM | Coffee, tea, snacks |
Poster Session 2
Biosciences Complex Atrium
| 3:40 PM - 5:10 PM |
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Breakfast
Biosciences Complex Atrium
| 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM | Light breakfast |
Session 7 - Application of Synthetic and Systems Biology to Nitrogen Fixation
Biosciences Complex 1101
Chair: Barney Geddes (North Dakota State University)
| 9:00 AM - 9:20 AM | Chinh Luu (North Dakota State University) |
| 9:20 AM - 9:40 AM | Badriya Mubashshira (University of Manitoba) |
| 9:40 AM - 10:00 AM | Ahmad Al-Amad (North Dakota State University) |
| 10:00 AM - 10:20 AM | Nicholas Smith (Queen's University) |
| 10:20 AM - 10:40 AM | Maryam Khan (North Dakota State University) |
Break
Biosciences Complex Atrium
| 10:40 AM - 11:10 AM | Coffee, tea, snacks |
Session 8 - Physiology and Development of the Plant Host
Biosciences Complex 1101
Chair: Sonali Roy (Tennessee State University)
| 11:10 AM - 11:30 AM | Anindya Kundu (Donald Danforth Plant Science Center) |
| 11:30 AM - 11:50 AM | Jes煤s Montiel (Centre for Genomic Sciences, UNAM) |
| 11:50 AM - 12:10 PM | Jianxin Ma (Purdue University) |
| 12:10 PM - 12:30 PM | Feng Feng (Oklahoma State University) |
| 12:30 PM - 12:50 PM | Sairam Nagalla (University of Wisconsin-Madison) |
Lunch
Biosciences Complex Atrium
| 12:50 PM - 1:50 PM | Boxed lunch |
Session 9 - Nitrogen Fixation in Agricultural Systems
Biosciences Complex 1101
Chair: Jesus Montiel Gonz谩lez (National Autonomous University of Mexico)
| 1:50 PM - 2:10 PM | Ivan Oresnik (University of Manitoba) |
| 2:10 PM - 2:30 PM | Kelsey Mercurio (The Pennsylvania State University) |
| 2:30 PM - 2:50 PM | Roshan Pudasaini (University of Guelph) |
| 2:50 PM - 3:10 PM | Emily Perry (McMaster University) |
| 3:10 PM - 3:30 PM | Kayla Clouse (The Pennsylvania State University) |
Break
Biosciences Complex Atrium
| 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM | Coffee, tea, snacks |
Closing Session
Biosciences Complex 1101
| 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | Closing Keynote Speaker - Michael Hynes (University of Calgary) |
| 5:00 PM - 5:10 PM | Closing address - George diCenzo - Chair of the local organizing committee |
Conference Banquet
1 Brock Street, Kingston
| 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM | 1000 Islands Dinner Cruise on the St. Lawrence River |