Scientific programme

The main topics include:
l Cell biology
l Development
l Ecophysiology
l Metabolism
l Natural variation and adaptation
l Plant biotechnology
l Photosynthesis and respiration
l Stress biology and acclimation
l Signaling and gene expression
l Systems biology and -omics
l Water, minerals, and transport
 

A symposium, joint with the FESPB meeting, will be held on the afternoon of Monday, 18 August 2008.  Details of the invited speakers for this symposium will be posted soon.  Otherwise, Moss 2008 will follow the pattern of previous moss meetings, as far as possible we will try to arrange that all those who wish to make an oral contribution are able to do so.  Posters will be welcome and will be available, at least on August 18, for viewing by attendees of both Moss 2008 and the FESPB meeting.

Preliminary programme now available!
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List of invited speakers

l David Cove, Washington University in St. Louis, USA
l Introduction

l Stefan Rensing, University of Freiburg, Germany
l The genome of the moss Physcomitrella patens reveals evolutionary insights
l into the conquest of land by plants

l Andrew Cuming, University of Leeds, UK
l Gene Targeting

l Michael Axtell, PennState, USA
l Four distinct classes of small RNAs in Physcomitrella

l Masamitsu Wada, NIBB, Japan
l Photoreceptors and their downstream targets for chloroplast movement

l Nick Harberd, University of Oxford, UK
l Evolution of land-plant growth- regulatory mechanisms

 Important dates (FESPB 2008)

 Preliminary programme outline

The preliminary programme outline of Moss 2008 will be added in February 2008.
 
 

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