Second DNA metabolism cluster meeting
9:00 - 9:05 Welcome and Introduction - Bernd Reiss, Cologne
9:05 - 10:30 Gene Silencing network,Peter Meyer, Leeds (15 min) - Introduction into the network,Ortrun Mittelsten Scheid, Basel (30 min) - Genes and genetics of transcriptional,Jan Kooter, Amsterdam (30 min) - Role of RNAi in transcriptional and post-transcriptional gene silencing in plants,Discussion of presentations (10 min)
10:30 - 11:00 Coffee Break
11:00 - 11:30 Karin Metzlaff, EPSO, Gent (30 min) - Current State & New developments for European Science
11:30 - 12:00 Indridi Benediktsson, European Commission, Brussels (30 min) - EC funding in FP6; structures and objectives
12:00 - 13:00 Lunch
13:00 - 14:00 VIS network,Erkki Truve, Tallinn (15 min) - Introduction into the network,Thomas Hohn, Basel. (30 min) - Silencing and silencing suppression in,geminiviruses ,Discussion of presentations (15 min)
14:00 - 15:30 PLANTREC network,Charles White, Clermont Ferrand (15 min) - Introduction into the network ,Barbara Hohn, Basel (30 min) - Genetics and genomics of homologous recombination in plants,Paul Hooykaas, Leiden (30 min) - Yeast as a model to define factors involved in T-DNA integration ,Discussion of presentations (15 min)
15:30 - 16:00 Coffee Break
16:00 - 17:30 PREGENE network,Bernd Reiss, Cologne (15 min) - Introduction into the network ,Juan Alonso, Madrid (30 min) - Characterization of plant Rad51 proteins,Christa Heyting, Wageningen (30 min) - Meiosis and recombination in plants ,Discussion of presentations (15 min)
17:30 - 18:15 REPBIOTECH network,Joel Querellou, Plouzané, (15 min) - Introduction into the network ,Joel Querellou, Plouzané, (15 min) - Archaeal DNA polymerases and accessory Introduction into the network,Discussion of presentations (15 min)
19:00 Dinner
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------,Organiser:,Bernd Reiss,Max-Planck Institut für Züchtungsforschung,Carl-von-Linne Weg 10,D-50829 Köln,E-mail: reiss@mpiz-koeln.mpg.de
The meeting is open to everyone. Attendance is free, but registration is required.
Online registration at the cluster homepage only,http://www.pregene.de/metabolism/
The DNA metabolism cluster is a network of projects supported by the European Commission.