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Abstracts 2006/2007

  1. Ritland K, Bohlmann J (2007) Comparative genomics of resistance in spruce. IUFRO Tree Biotechnology Meeting, June 3-8, Azores, Partugal.

  2. Kolosova N, Ralph S, Breuil C, Ritland K, Bohlmann J (2007) Conifer defense against bark beetle-associated blue-stain fungi and white pine weevil. IUFRO Tree Biotechnology Meeting, June 3-8, Azores, Partugal.

  3. Lippert DN, Phillips M, Borchers C, Gershenzon J, Bohlmann J (2007) Investigation of the Norway spruce proteome following elicitation with chitosan, a fungal cell wall derivative.  55th ASMS Conference on Mass Spectrometry, June 3-7,Indianapolis, Indiana, USA, hosted by the American Society for Mass Spectrometry.

  4. Bohlmann J (2007) Secondary metabolites as vascular defense against inscets. International Symposium on Plant Vascular Biology, May 7-11, Taipei, Taiwan.

  5. Wood PM, Bailey J (2007) Ethical issues in forest genomics: stakeholder perspectives in British Columbia. p. 60 in: Proceedings of 4th CESAGen/CSB International Conference: Genetics and Society , Retrospects and Prospects. The Royal Society, London. 26-28 March 2007.

  6. DiGuistiniS, Bohlmann J, Breuil C (2007) Transcriptional response to terpenoids, antimicrobial defense compounds of lodgepole pine, in the sapstain fungus Ophiostoma clavigerum. 24th Fungal Genetics Conference, March 20-25, Asilomar, CA, USA.

  7. Bohlmann J (2007) Chemical Diversity in Plant Defense against Insects: Terpenoid synthases and cytochrome P450 in Conifers. Canadian Society for Plant Physiology, Western Regional Meeting, February 22 - 24, Kelowna, BC, Canada.

  8. Chun Hye-Jung E, Ralph S, Cooper D, Kirkpatrick R, Palmquist D, Wynhoven B, Liu J, Kolosova N, Oddy C, Jancsik S, Douglas C, Yang G, Holt R, Jones S, Marra M, Ritland K, Bohlmann J (2007) Analysis of 4,664 Sequence-Verified Full-Length cDNAs. Advances in Genome Biology and Technology. February 7th to 10th, 2007, Marco Island, Florida, USA.

  9. LippertD, PhillipsM, KeelingC, RalphS, GershenzonJ, Bohlmann J (2007)Using targeted proteomics to improve our understanding of conifer defense biology. Plant and Animal Genomics Meeting XV. January14, 2007, San Diego, USA.

  10. Ritland K, Porth I, Liewlaksaneeyanawin C, Zhuang J, Oddy C, Tang M, Findlay S, Leung G, Ritland C, and Bohlmann J. Report on the progress in the pine family comparative genomics project. IUFRO Working Group on Population, Ecological and Conservation Genetics. Madrid, Spain (October 1-6 2006).

  11. Holliday J, Ralph S, Bohlmann J, and Aitken SN. Temporal monitoring of autumn gene expression within and among populations of Sitka Spruce reveals candidate genes for adaptation to local climate. IUFRO Working Group on Population, Ecological and Conservation Genetics.  Madrid, Spain (October 1-6 2006).

  12. Bohlmann J (2006) Biochemistry and genomics of insect-induced defenses in conifers. American Society of Plant Biologist, August 2006, Boston, USA.

  13. Bohlmann J (2006) Terpenoid synthases and cytochrome P450 enzymes in the interacting genomes of conifers, bark beetles, and fungal pathogens. International Society for Chemical Ecology, July 2006 Annual Meeting, Barcelona, Spain.

  14. Ralph S, Hudgins JW, Jancsik S, Madilao LL, Bohlmann J (2006) Functional genomics approaches to characterize the contribution of phenolic secondary metabolites to insect induced defenses in conifer trees. Annual Meeting of the Phytochemical Society of North America, July 2006, Oxford, Mississippi.

  15. Kolosova N, Ralph S, Zhuang J, Breuil C, Bohlmann J (2006) Discovery of the dynamics of lodgepole pine transcriptional response to mountain pine beetle-vectored fungus (Ophiostoma clavigerum) using interspecies application of genomics tools. 4th Canadian Plant Genomics Workshop, June 2006, Ottwawa, Canada. 

  16. Bohlmann J (2006) Biochemistry and genomics of insect-induced defenses in conifers. 4th Canadian Plant Genomics Workshop,June 2006, Ottwawa, Canada.

  17. Holliday J, Ralph S, Bohlmann J, Aitken SN (2006) Integrating population, quantitative, and molecular genetics: adaptive variation in cold tolerance in Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis). Western Forest Genetic Association (June) Anchorage, Alaska

  18. Ritland K (2006) Lineage specific inferences about genome evolution in conifers. Phylogenomics Conference Ste Adele, Quebec, March 19, 2006.

  19. Bohlmann J (2006) Genomics and functions of the insect-induced defences in spruce and poplar. In: Genomics for future forests, Ed. A.-C Bonfils and I Gamache, Natural Resources Canada Canadian Forest Service, Ottawa, pages 27-28.

  20. Keeling C, Lin R, Weisshaar S, Bohlmann J (2006) Mechanistic approach to understanding the chemical diversity of conifer terpenoids. International Society for Chemical Ecology, July 2006 Annual Meeting, Barcelona, Spain.

  21. Kulheim C, Philippe R, Lippert D, Ralph S, Bohlmann J (2006) Tree-insect herbivore interactions a gift  from the plant. International Society for Plant MolecularBiology, 8th International Congress of Plant Molecular Biology, Adelaide, Australia.

  22. Lippert D, Chowrira S, Ralph SG, Zhuang J, Aeschliman D, Ritland C, Ritland K, Bohlmann J (2006) Conifer defense against insects: Proteome analysis of Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis) bark induced by mechanical wounding or feeding by white pine weevil (Pissodes strobi). 7th Siena Meeting from Genome to Proteome, Siena, Italy.

  23. Ritland K, Zhuang J, Ralph S, Ritland C, Bohlmann J (2006) Comparative conifer genomics and the new 'treenomix' program. Plant and Animal Genomics Meeting XIV, San Diego, USA, Jan 15, 2006.

  24. Ralph S, Yueh H, Jancsik S, Oddy C, Ritland C, White R, Kirkpatrick R, Wynhoven B, Chun E, Palmquist D, Siddiqui A, Jones S, Marra M, Ritland K, Bohlmann J (2006) Characterization of insect induced defenses in spruce using functional genomics approaches. January 2006. Plant and Animal Genomics Meeting XIV, San Diego, USA.

  Presentations 2006/2007

  1. Ritland K. (Invited speaker) "Conifer comparative genomics". Society for the Study of Molecular Biology and Evolution (Annual Meeting), Halifax, Nova Scotia. June 26, 2007.

  2. Kolosova N. (for J. Bohlmann, invited keynote speaker) IUFRO Tree Biotechnology, Azores, Portugal, June, 2007. 

  3. Bohlmann J. (Invited speaker) Genome BC Applied Genomics Innovation Program, Forestry Sector, Vancouver, BC, Canada, May 30, 2007. 

  4. Bohlmann J. (Invited keynote speaker) International Symposium Plant Vascular Biology, Taipei, Taiwan, May, 2007.

  5. Bohlmann J. (Invited speaker) Botany, Plant Pathology, Forestry and Natural Resources joint seminar program, Purdue University, West Lafayette, USA, 103) Apr 2, 2007 

  6. Ritland K. (Invited speaker) "The power of comparative genomics". International workshop on Conifer Genomics. The Banbury Center, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Long Island, New York. March 18-21 2007. 

  7. Bohlmann J. (Invited speaker) International Workshop on Conifer Genomics, Banbury Center, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, USA. March 20, 2007.  

  8. Wood PM, Bailey J. Ethical issues in forest genomics: stakeholder perspectives in British Columbia, Canada. Genetics and Society: Retrospects and Prospects; Fourth CESAGen/CSG International Conference, The Royal Society, London, March 2007. 

  9. Bohlmann J. (Invited speaker) Canadian Society of Plant Physiologists,
    Western Regional Meeting, Kelowna, BC, Canada. February 23, 2007. 

  10. Bohlmann J. (Invited keynote speaker) Yonsei Center for Biotechnology
    and Yonsei Proteome Research Cente, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea.
    February 2, 2007.

  11. Bohlmann J. (Invited speaker) National Forest Research Institute, Seoul, Korea. February 2, 2007.

  12. Ritland K. "Coming out of the black box". UBC Botanical Garden, January 26 2007.

  13. Aitken SN. (Invited speaker) Population genomics of cold acclimation in conifers. Invited talk. Gordon Conference on Temperature Stress in Plants, Ventura, CA Jan 21-26, 2007.

  14. Wood PM. (Invited speaker) Forestry GE3LS in BC: a stakeholders debate. Genome BC GELS Symposium, November 2006.

  15. Bohlmann J. (Invited speaker) University of Toronto, Canada, Plant & Microbial Biology Graduate Program. Nov 10, 2006.

  16. Bohlmann J. (Invited speaker) Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation,
    Ardmore Oklahoma, USA. Oct 5, 2006

  17. Porth I. Report on the progress in the pine family comparative genomics project.IUFRO Working Group on Population, Ecological and Conservation Genetics. Madrid, Spain (October 1-6, 2006).

  18. Holliday J. Population genomics of cold acclimation in Sitka spruce. IUFRO Working Group on Population, Ecological and Conservation Genetics. Madrid, Spain (October 1-6, 2006).

  19. Ritland K. (Invited speaker) Comparative genomics of conifers: Activities of the Genome Canada Treenomix Conifer Forest Health genomics project involving spruce. Umea Plant Sciences Center, Umea Sweden. October 2006.

  20. Ritland K. (Invited speaker) August 23 2006 at Roslin, UK (Forest Research UK), co-funder with our project. Title: "Elements of the comparative genomics program".

  21. Ritland K. (Invited speaker) August 18 2006 at Umea Sweden (Umea Plant Sciences Center), co-funder with our project. Title: "Elements of the comparative genomics program".

  22. Bohlmann J. (invited symposium speaker) Biochemistry and genomics of insect-induced defenses in conifers. American Society of Plant Biologist, August 2006, Boston, USA.

  23. Aitken SN. (Invited speaker). Title Canada's Forests  Enhancing productivity, protection and conservation. July 24 -29 2006 at the Canadian Tree Improvement Association's 30th Meeting Conserving evolutionary potential: What priority should be placed on peripheral populations? Charlottetown, PEI. 15.

  24. Bohlmann J.(Invited speaker). Genome BC Board Retreat,
    July 10 2006, Vancouver, BC.

  25. Bohlmann J. (invited speaker) Terpenoid synthases and cytochrome P450 enzymes in the interacting genomes of conifers, bark beetles, and fungal pathogens. International Society for Chemical Ecology, July 2006 Annual Meeting, Barcelona, Spain.

  26. Keeling C. (2006) Mechanistic approach to understanding the chemical diversity of conifer terpenoids. International Society for Chemical Ecology, July 2006 Annual Meeting, Barcelona, Spain.

  27. Ralph S. (2006) Functional genomics approaches to characterize the contribution of phenolic secondary metabolites to insect induced defenses in conifer trees. Annual Meeting of the Phytochemical Society of North America, July 2006, Oxford, Mississippi (Neish Award Lecture by Steven Ralph).

  28. Holliday J. Functional and population genomics of cold tolerance in Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis (Bong.) Carr.)" Western Forest Genetics Association meeting, University of Alaska, Anchorage June 27-29, 2006.

  29. Holliday J. June 26-29 2006 at the WFGA (Western Forest Genetic Association) in Anchorage, Alaska in the Evolution and Adaptation at Boreal Tree limits section. Title: Integrating population, quantitative, and molecular genetics: adaptive variation in cold tolerance in Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis). 

  30. Bohlmann J. (invited plenary speaker) 4th Canadian Plant Genomics Workshop, Ottawa, Canada, June 20, 2006.

  31. Bohlmann J. (invited speaker) Alberta Innovation and Science, Edmonton, AB, June 15, 2006.

  32. Bohlmann J. (invited speaker) Alberta Innovation and Science, Edmonton, AB, June 14, 2006.

  33. Wood PM. (Invited speaker) Public participation in forestry genomics. Forest Genetics Council of British Columbia. June 2006.

  34. Bohlmann J. (invited speaker) North American Forest Insect Work Conference. Asheville, NC, USA, May 23, 2006.

  35. Aitken SN (invited presentation) Ecological genetics and functional genomics of adaptation to cold in conifers. Plant and Microbe Adaptation to Cold 2006 meeting, Salsomaggiore Therme, Italy May 17-20, 2006.

  36. Wood PM. (Invited speaker) Conifer Forest Health Project. Presentation to the Chief Forester of the Province of British Columbia, May 2006.

  37. Wood PM. (Invited speaker) Forestry GE3LS in BC: It's all about sustainability. UBC Centre for Applied Ethics GE3LS Workshop, May 2006.

  38. Bohlmann J. (invited speaker) Genome BC Quarterly Life Sciences Meeting, Vancouver, BC, April 26, 2006.

  39. Wood PM. (Invited speaker) It's all about sustainability: forestry GE3LS in BC. Genome BC Annual Forum, April 2006.

  40. Bailey J, Wood PM. Public participation in forest genomics in British Columbia. p. 80 in proceedings Genomics and Society: Towards a Socially Robust Science. Amsterdam, Netherlands, April 2006.

  41. Bohlmann J. (invited speaker) Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, Department for Biochemistry, Jena, Germany, April 11, 2006.

  42. Ritland K. Phylogenomics Conference Ste Adele, Quebec, March 19, 2006

  43. Bohlmann J (invited speaker and panellist) American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Workshop chaired by Dr. Arthur Carthy, Canada's National Science Advisor: The Road to Innvoation: Canada's Leadership in International Innovation, St. Louis, USA, February 17, 2006

  44. Bohlmann J. Genome BC Quarterly Life Sciences Meeting, Vancouver, BC, January 25, 2006

  45. Ralph S. Plant and Animal Genomics Meeting XIV, San Diego, USA, Jan 15, 2006

  46. Ritland K. Plant and Animal Genomics Meeting XIV, San Diego, USA, Jan 15, 2006

  47. Ritland K. "Estimating population genetic parameters with CJE data", PopGroup 2006 (The Population Genetics Group Meeting). Manchester, England January 11, 2007.

  48. Kulheim C.  (2006) Tree-insect herbivore interactions, a gift from the plant. International Society for Plant Molecular Biology, 8th International Congress of Plant Molecular Biology, Adelaide, Australia.

 

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