The 27th NASNF Conference

Conference Schedule

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Conference Schedule

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 PMGuided tour of the

 

Registration

Biosciences Complex Atrium

3:00 PM - 4:30 PMRegistration

 

Opening Session

Biosciences Complex 1101

4:45 PM - 5:00 PMWelcome address - George diCenzo - Chair of the local organizing committee
5:00 PM - 6:00 PMOpening Keynote Speaker (Virtual) - Mariangela Hungria (EMBRAPA Soybean)

 

Welcome Reception

Grant Hall

6:00 PM - 8:00 PMWelcome reception

Breakfast

Biosciences Complex Atrium

8:00 AM - 9:00 AMRegistration & 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 AMRyan Payton (University of Manitoba)
9:20 AM - 9:40 AMTania Gupta (North Dakota State University)
9:40 AM - 10:00 AMJoseph Chen (San Francisco State University)
10:00 AM - 10:20 AMBryce Redfern (Florida State University)
10:20 AM - 10:40 AMSohini Guha (The Pennsylvania State University) (remote)

 

Break

Biosciences Complex Atrium

10:40 AM - 11:10 AMCoffee, tea, snacks

 

Session 2 - Nitrogen-Fixation within Phytobiomes

Biosciences Complex 1101

Chair: Maren Friesen (Washington State University)

11:10 AM - 11:30 AMManish Raizada (University of Guelph)
11:30 AM - 11:50 AMKyle Tipton (BioConsortia Inc.)
11:50 AM - 12:10 PMJennifer Harris (The Pennsylvania State University)
12:10 PM - 12:30 PMMichael Zulch (Boston University)

 

Lunch

Biosciences Complex Atrium

12:30 PM - 1:30 PMBoxed lunch

 

Session 3 - Ecology and Distribution of Nitrogen-Fixing Bacteria, Legumes, and Symbiotic Associations

Biosciences Complex 1101

Chair: Liana Burghardt (The Pennsylvania State University)

1:30 PM - 1:50 PMPranoti Giram (Mississippi State University)
1:50 PM - 2:10 PMLuke Dojack (University of Saskatchewan)
2:10 PM - 2:30 PMBrendan Randall (University of Maryland)
2:30 PM - 2:50 PMPatrick Sydow (The Pennsylvania State University)
2:50 PM - 3:10 PMNatalia Naranjo-Robayo (成人大片)

 

Break

Biosciences Complex Atrium

3:10 PM - 3:40 PMCoffee, tea, snacks

 

Poster Session 1

Biosciences Complex Atrium

3:40 PM - 5:10 PM
  • P1. Alejandra Alonso Quintana
  • P3. Gayathri Senanayake
  • P5. Mar铆a F. Del Papa
  • P7. Sergio Barroso Bord贸n
  • P9. Cody DePew
  • P11. Hyndavi Yammanuru
  • P13. Tharika Mahathanthrige
  • P15. Barney A. Geddes
  • P17. Erika Gagnon
  • P19. Livia M Titley
  • P21. Mubashshir Bari
  • P23. Isabella Ippolito
  • P25. Jesse Branje
  • P27. Alyssa Briggs
  • P29. Katy D. Heath
  • P31. Upkardeep S. Pandher
  • P33. Anna Rothfusz
  • P35. Elizabeth L. Gertz
  • P37. Hilton Kamps
  • P39. Luke Dojack

Breakfast

Biosciences Complex Atrium

8:00 AM - 9:00 AMRegistration & 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 AMStephanie Porter (Washington State University, Vancouver)
9:20 AM - 9:40 AMTia Harrison (成人大片)
9:40 AM - 10:00 AMJason Terpolilli (Murdoch University)
10:00 AM - 10:20 AMChathuranga De Silva (University of Alberta)
10:20 AM - 10:40 AMLiana Burghardt (The Pennsylvania State University)

 

Break

Biosciences Complex Atrium

10:40 AM - 11:10 AMCoffee, tea, snacks

 

Session 5 - Virtual Session

Biosciences Complex 1101

Chair: George diCenzo (成人大片)

11:10 AM - 11:30 AMSiva Sankari (Stowers Institute for Medical Research)
11:30 AM - 11:50 AMEsperanza Mart铆nez-Romero (Centre for Genomic Sciences, UNAM)
11:50 AM - 12:10 PMEllie Harrison (University of Sheffield)
12:10 PM - 12:30 PMBhanu Petla (South Dakota State University)

 

Lunch

Biosciences Complex Atrium

12:30 PM - 1:30 PMBoxed 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 PMDeevita Srivastava (North Dakota State University)
1:50 PM - 2:10 PMDelaney Miller (Wisconsin Institute for Discovery)
2:10 PM - 2:30 PMMalinda Thilakarathna (University of Alberta)
2:30 PM - 2:50 PMSuyu Jiang (Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology)
2:50 PM - 3:10 PMMaria Alejandra Gil Polo (The Pennsylvania State University)

 

Break

Biosciences Complex Atrium

3:10 PM - 3:40 PMCoffee, tea, snacks

 

Poster Session 2

Biosciences Complex Atrium

3:40 PM - 5:10 PM
  • P2. Garrett Levin
  • P4. Gracie C Farago
  • P6. Mina Basiri
  • P8. Sonali Shedge
  • P10. Emma Danza
  • P12. Rajni Parmar
  • P14. Ally Miners
  • P16. Daniela Yanes
  • P18. Hadley Hoag
  • P20. Malaika Khan
  • P22. Ariane Mayrand Nicol
  • P24. Jangwoo Lee
  • P26. Ritvee Talele
  • P28. Giorgio Casini
  • P30. Natalia Naranjo-Robayo
  • P32. Amanda P. Jason
  • P34. Turlough M. Finan
  • P36. Maren Friesen
  • P38. Kelsey Mercurio

Breakfast

Biosciences Complex Atrium

8:00 AM - 9:00 AMLight 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 AMChinh Luu (North Dakota State University)
9:20 AM - 9:40 AMBadriya Mubashshira (University of Manitoba)
9:40 AM - 10:00 AMAhmad Al-Amad (North Dakota State University)
10:00 AM - 10:20 AMNicholas Smith (成人大片)
10:20 AM - 10:40 AMMaryam Khan (North Dakota State University)

 

Break

Biosciences Complex Atrium

10:40 AM - 11:10 AMCoffee, 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 AMAnindya Kundu (Donald Danforth Plant Science Center)
11:30 AM - 11:50 AMJes煤s Montiel (Centre for Genomic Sciences, UNAM)
11:50 AM - 12:10 PMJianxin Ma (Purdue University) 
12:10 PM - 12:30 PMFeng Feng (Oklahoma State University)
12:30 PM - 12:50 PMSairam Nagalla (University of Wisconsin-Madison) (remote)

 

Lunch

Biosciences Complex Atrium

12:50 PM - 1:50 PMBoxed lunch

 

Session 9 - Nitrogen Fixation in Agricultural Systems

Biosciences Complex 1101

Chair: Ivan Oresnik (University of Manitoba)

1:50 PM - 2:10 PMIvan Oresnik (University of Manitoba)
2:10 PM - 2:30 PMKelsey Mercurio (The Pennsylvania State University)
2:30 PM - 2:50 PMRoshan Pudasaini (University of Guelph)
2:50 PM - 3:10 PMEmily Perry (McMaster University)
3:10 PM - 3:30 PMKayla Clouse (The Pennsylvania State University)

 

Break

Biosciences Complex Atrium

3:30 PM - 4:00 PMCoffee, tea, snacks

 

Closing Session

Biosciences Complex 1101

4:00 PM - 5:00 PMClosing Keynote Speaker - Michael Hynes (University of Calgary) 
5:00 PM - 5:10 PMClosing address - George diCenzo - Chair of the local organizing committee

 

Conference Banquet

1 Brock Street, Kingston

6:00 PM - 9:00 PM1000 Islands Dinner Cruise on the St. Lawrence River