Faculteit Biologie Universiteit Utrecht
PhD summerschool, Utrecht University, 24-26 August 2009, E-mail: C.M.J.Pieterse@uu.nl
Introduction

Programme

Registration

Payment

Student Housing

Hotel

Abstract submission

General information

Location

How to reach the F.A.F.C. Wentbuilding

How to reach Student  Housing

How to reach Malie Hotel

Guide service to Student Housing on 22/23 August

5th Utrecht PhD Summerschool on Environmental Signaling

PhD summerschool,
Utrecht University, the Netherlands, 24-26 August 2009

Organizers:
Sjef Smeekens, Marcel Proveniers, Ton Peeters, Guido v.d. Ackerveken and Corné Pieterse
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F.A.F.C. Wentbuilding  

Our society depends on plants. Plants are the primary source for human and animal nutrition and dominate the natural landscape. Plants provide us with a broad range of commodities ranging from pharmaceuticals to building materials and offer an environment for leisure and recreation. In many ways plants are essential contributors to human well-being and health. Experimental Plant Sciences study the fundamental life processes of plants at different organisational levels, from molecules and cells to whole plants and ecosystems. The goal of these studies is to understand how plants develop and how they function in, and adapt to, continuously changing and often hostile environments.

At the Institute of Environmental Biology, Utrecht University several research groups are studying various aspects of plant biology, often using Arabidopsis as a model. In this summerschool, an attractive program is provided in which experts in the field will highlight different aspects of environmental signaling in plants. Additional speakers will be selected from submitted abstracts. Moreover, there will be ample opportunity for discussions during the poster viewing sessions. The summerschool will not only have a focus on Arabidopsis research, also contributions based on other plant species are very much welcomed. The meeting is especially attractive for Ph.D. students, but the program will also be of interest for post-docs and senior scientist.

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PROGRAMME

Monday 24 August: 

9:00 - 9:45 Arrival and registration
9:45 - 10:00 Welcome and opening of the summerschool
 
  SIGNALS FROM WITHIN
 
10:00 - 11:00 Ben Scheres (Molecular Genetics, Utrecht University, NL)
11:00 - 12:00 Phil Benfey (Duke University, Durham, USA)
   
12:00 - 13:30 Lunch
13:30 - 14:30 Sheng Yang He (MSU-DOE Plant Research Lab, East Lansing, USA)
14:30 - 15:15 Leonie Bentsink (Molecular Plant Physiology, Utrecht University, NL)
   
15:15 - 15:45 Coffee break/drinks
   
  SIGNALS FROM THE UNDERGROUND
   
15:45 - 16:30 René Geurts (Wageningen University, NL)
16:30 - 17:15 Saskia van Wees (Plant-Microbe Interactions, Utrecht University, NL)
   
Dinner on your own

Tuesday 25 August: 

SIGNALS FROM OUT OF SPACE
 
9:00 - 10:00 Daniel Chamovitz (Tel Aviv University, Israel)
10:00 - 10:45 Bas Rutjens (Caroline Dean Lab, John Innes Centre, Norwich, UK)
 
10:45 - 11:15 Coffee break
 
11:15 - 12:15  Salomé Prat (Centro Nacional de Biotecnología, Madrid, Spain)   
12:15 - 13:30  Lunch
 
PARALLEL SESSIONS (SELECTED FROM ABSTRACTS)
 
13:30 - 16:30 Parallel sessions (participants selected from abstracts)
16:30 - 19:00 Poster viewing and drinks in Botanical Garden
 

19:00 - 

 

  

DINNER PARTY IN BOTANICAL GARDENS

 

Wednesday 26 August: 

SIGNALS FROM ENEMIES
 
9:00 - 9:45 Thorsten Nürnberger (University of Tübingen, Germany)
9:45 - 10:30 Steven Spoel (University of Edinburgh, UK)
10:30 - 11:00 Coffee break
11:00 - 11:45 Paul Birch (Scottish Crop Research Institute, Dundee, UK)
11:45 - 12:30 Guido van den Ackerveken (Plant-Microbe Interactions, Utrecht University, NL)
 
12:30 - 13:30 Lunch
 SIGNALS FROM NEIGHBOURS
 
13:30 - 14:15 Christian Fankhauser (University of Lausanne, Centre for Integrative Genomics, Switzersland)
14:15 - 15:00 Harro Bouwmeester (Plant Physiology, Wageningen University, NL)
 
 CLOSING LECTURE
 
15:00 - 16:00 Andrew Millar (University of Edinburgh, UK) 
16:00 Closing and drinks

 

TUESDAY 25 AUGUST 2009

DINNER PARTY IN THE BOTANICAL GARDENS

GENERAL INFORMATION

Registration

For information about registration and reservation of student housing click here.

Location
The plenary sessions will take place in the green lecture hall of the F.A.F.C. Wentbuilding (see picture of the building above), Sorbonnelaan 16, de Uithof, Utrecht. The F.A.F.C. Wentbuilding is located on campus "de Uithof". For a map of "de Uithof" click here.
 
How to reach Utrecht from the airport Schiphol
From the airport you can reach Utrecht Central Station directly by train in less than 30 minutes. For train schedules: http://www.ns.nl 

 

How to reach the F.A.F.C. Wentbuilding on campus "de Uithof"
The F.A.F.C. Wentbuilding (see picture above) can be reached by bus line 12 or 12S from "Utrecht Central Station". It is the first stop on campus "de Uithof", ask the driver to stop at the Sorbonnelaan which is right next to the building (lower left corner on the map). The Student Housing Facility ("studenten huisvesting") is next to the F.A.F.C. Wentbuilding between Cambridgelaan and Toulouselaan. For more information click here or visit the following website: http://www.uu.nl/uupublish/homeuu/homeenglish/aboututrechtuniv/addressesandmaps/4472main.html 

 
How to reach the Student Housing on "de Uithof"
The Student Housing Facility ("Studenten huisvesting") can be reached by bus line 12 or 12S from "Utrecht Central Station". Once you reach the campus "de Uithof", take the first (Sorbonnelaan) stop.   The Student Housing Facility ("studenten huisvesting") is right next to the F.A.F.C. Wentbuilding between Cambridgelaan and Toulouselaan. For more information click here or see: http://www.uu.nl/uupublish/homeuu/homeenglish/aboututrechtuniv/addressesandmaps/4472main.html 
 
How to reach the Malie hotel
The website of Malie hotel (http://www.maliehotel.nl) contains a good route description. To go from the Malie hotel to he F.A.F.C. Wentbuilding, take bus line 11 at the Biltstraat (5 minutes walking from the Malie hotel). This bus stops every 10 minutes or so. When you reached the campus "de Uithof", stop at Botanische Tuin (Botanical Garden). From that bus stop you can see the F.A.F.C. Wentbuilding.

 
More information:    C.M.J.Pieterse@uu.nl

 

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