From Plant Biology to Crop Biotechnology
Suzhou, China
October 25 - 29, 2010

www.csh-asia.org

Arranged by

Nam-Hai Chua, The Rockefeller University, USA
David Jackson, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, USA
Jiayang Li, Chinese Academy of Science, China
Kazuo Shinozaki, RIKEN, Japan

We are pleased to announce the inaugural Cold Spring Harbor Asia conference From Plant Biology to Crop Biotechnology which will be held at the Suzhou Dushu Lake Conference Center in Suzhou, China. The conference will begin at 7.30pm on the evening of Monday October 25th, and will conclude after lunch on Friday October 29th, 2010.

This conference is similar in design to the famous Cold Spring Harbor meetings series, a program now in its 75th year. The conference will include eight oral sessions and two poster sessions covering the latest findings in Plant Biology & Crop Biotechnology.

Abstract submission

The majority of the talks will be given by invited speakers but some talks will be chosen from openly submitted abstracts. Abstracts should contain only new and unpublished material and must be submitted electronically by the abstract deadline. Selection of material for oral and poster presentation will be made by the organizers.

Stipends

We are eager to have as many young people as possible attend since they are likely to benefit most from this meeting. We have applied for funds from government and industry to partially support graduate students and postdocs. For more details, please visit   http://www.csh-asia.org/stipends.html .

Topics

Stem cells, development and morphogenesis
Hormone signaling pathways
Abiotic stress responses
Host-pathogen interactions
Growth and Metabolism
Genomics, proteomics and metabolomics
Genes, networks and Systems Biology
Evolution and Phylogeny
Trait Engineering
Marker assisted breeding/Crop biotechnology

Keynote Speakers

Cathie Martin, John Innes Institute, UK
Marjori Matzke, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Austria

Invited speakers

Xiaoya Chen, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, CHINA
Xiangdong Fu, Institute of Genetics & Developmental Biology, CHINA
Hiroo Fukuda, University of Tokyo, JAPAN
Ikuko Hara-Nishimura, Kyoto University, JAPAN
Guangcun He, Wuhan University, CHINA
Zuhua He, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, CHINA
Tetsuya Higashiyama, Nagoya University, JAPAN
Inhwan Hwang, Pohang University of Science & Technology, KOREA
Toshiro Ito, Temasek Life Sciences Lab, SINGAPORE
Takeshi Izawa, Nara Insitute of Science & Technology, JAPAN
Tetsuji Kakutani, National Institute of Genetics, JAPAN
Young Sook Lee, Pohang University of Science & Technology, KOREA
Ilha Lee, Seoul National University, KOREA
HongGil Nam, Pohang University of Science & Technology, KOREA
Chung-Mo Park, Seoul National University, KOREA
Kazuki Saito, RIKEN Yokohama Institute, JAPAN
Yongbiao Xue, Institute of Genetics & Developmental Biology, CHINA

Cold Spring Harbor Asia Conferences

Suzhou Dushu Lake Conference Center
No.299 Qiyue Road
SIP/ Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China
Phone: +86 512 6272 9029
Fax: +86 512 6272 9028
E-mail: meetings@csh-asia.org