第五届基因组学与作物遗传改良国际学术会议-杂种优势暨120周年校庆系列学术活动

5th International Symposium on Genomics and Crop Genetic Improvement-Heterosis

(October 22-25, 2018, Wuhan)

Presented by the Huazhong Agricultural University

Background:

Although heterosis has been recognized for well over a century, its molecular basis has remained a matter of debate and is surprisingly poorly understood. Recent progress has provided valuable information about the underpinnings of heterosis by comparing genetic experiment and sequence analyses in the hybrids and their parents. The conference will present recent genomic breakthroughs aiming to sharing advances of heterosis researches and its utilization in plant breeding for global food security. The conference will feature keynote speeches, plenary speeches by world-renowned experts in the field, and poster presentations contributed by the participants, to discuss the progress of modern genomics and accelerate the genetic improvement of crops heterosis.

This conference will be dedicated to Professor Tingdong Fu in honor of his contribution to canola heterosis utilization and in recognition of his contribution to discover of polima cytoplasmic male sterility. A number of scientists in canola heterosis utilization will be welcomed.

We could have the following themes:

Moden genomic researches may accelerate the genetic improvement of crops heterosis

For more information and to register: http://gcgi.hzau.edu.cn

Key Dates:

Oct22 Registration

Oct23-Oct25 Am Scientific sessions

Chairman:

Qifa Zhang (Huazhong Agricultural University, China)

Honorary Chairman:

Tingdong Fu (Huazhong Agricultural University, China)

Secretary General:

Jinxing Tu (Huazhong Agricultural University, China)

Scientific Organizers:

James A. Birchler	Division of Biological Sciences, University of Missouri, USA
Edward S Buckler	Cornell University, USA
Z. Jeffrey Chen	Nanjing Agricultural University, China/ The University of Texas at Austin, USA
Xingwang Deng	Peking University, China
Elizabeth S. Dennis	Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Australia
Chunyun Guan	Hunan Agricultural University, China
Bin Han	Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, CAS, China
Jinsheng Lai	China Agricultural University, China
Yaoguang Liu	South China Agricultural University, China
Lijun Luo	Shanghai Agrobiological Gene Center, China
Albrecht E. Melchinger	Universität Hohenheim (University of Hohenheim), Germany
Qixin Sun	China Agricultural University, China
Hanzhong Wang	Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), China
Jianmimg Yu	Iowa State University, USA
Dani Zamir	The Robert H. Smith Institute of Plant Sciences and Genetics in Agriculture, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
Qifa Zhang	Huazhong Agricultural University, China
Xianlong Zhang	Huazhong Agricultural University, China

Invited Speakers(will be added):

Edward S Buckler	Cornell University, USA
Elizabeth S. Dennis	Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Australia
Albrecht E. Melchinger	Universität Hohenheim (University of Hohenheim), Germany
Z. Jeffrey Chen	Nanjing Agricultural University, China/ The University of Texas at Austin, USA
Jianmimg Yu	Iowa State University, USA
Martin Frauen	NPZ / Norddeutsche Pflanzenzucht Hans-Georg Lembke KG, Germany
Anna Koltunow	Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization(CSIRO), Australia
Wallace Cowling	The University of Western Australia, Australia
Rod J. Snowdon	Justus Liebig University（Justus Liebig Universität Gießen Giessen）, Germany
Yong Jiang	Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK), Germany
Xingwang Deng邓兴旺	Peking University, China
Yaoguang Liu刘耀光	South China Agricultural University, China
Bin Han韩斌	Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, CAS, China
Jinsheng Lai赖锦盛	China Agricultural University, China
Qixin Sun孙其信	China Agricultural University, China
Lijun Luo罗利军	Shanghai Agrobiological Gene Center, China
Hanzhong Wang王汉中	Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), China