Important News
- 7th International Xanthomonas Conference registration opens December 15th, 2022!
- Student Travel Award Applications Accepted December 15th to February 14th, 2022!
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The theme of the conference is: sequence, mechanism, application. The conference will focus on genomics, diagnostics, epidemiology, virulence mechanism, plant defense, and disease control of members of the genus Xanthomonas and Xylella.
Upcoming Deadlines
Early Bird Registration and Abstract Submission:
December 15, 2021 - February 14, 2022
General Registration and Abstract Submission:
February 15, 2022 - April 14, 2022
Late Registration and Abstract Submission:
April 15, 2022 - May 14, 2022
Student Travel Award Application:
Opens December 15, 2021 - All entries due by February 14, 2022
Travel Information
Airport: Tampa International Airport
Local transportation: Taxi, shuttle (reserveusingJayride.com).If you have questions related to local transportation, please contact Jinyun Li at jinyunli@ufl.edu
VISA information: (Please apply for a visa if necessary. Visitor Visa is normally required. Generally, a citizen of a foreign country who wishes to enter the United States must first obtain a visa. Visitor visas are nonimmigrant visas for persons who want to enter the United States temporarily for business (visa category B-1), for tourism (visa category B-2), or for a combination of both purposes (B-1/B-2).
Request invitation letter: Please contact Erica Watson Carter at ewcarter@ufl.edu
7th Xanthomonas Genomics Conference Florida 2022
June 13th-17th, 2022 in SHERATON SAND KEY RESORT
1160 Gulf Boulevard, Clearwater Beach, FL 33767, USA
***Last Day to Book Hotel: 13th May 2022***
Book your group rate for 7th Xanthomonas Genomics Conference
Scientific Program
The conference will comprise eight 2-hour sessions, plus two late-afternoon poster sessions. The conference will have the following sessions:
Session 1: Genomics
Speakers: Joao Setubal, Prabhu Patil, and three selected speakers including student/postdoc speakers
Session 2: Diagnostics, and epidemiology
Speakers: Leonardo de la Fuente, Alvaro Pérez, and three selected speakers including student/postdoc speakers
Session 3: Pathogenicity mechanisms and regulation
Speakers: Jonathan Jacobs, Wei Qian, and three selected speakers including student/postdoc speakers
Session 4: Type III effector proteins
Speakers: Ulla Bonas, Sebastian Cunnac, Mary Beth Mudgett, and two selected speakers including student/postdoc speakers
Session 5: Protein secretion systems
Speakers: Cristina Eliza Alvarez Martinez, Daniela Büttner, and three selected speakers including student/postdoc speakers
Session 6: Disease control
Speakers: Bing Yang, Caroline Roper, Ricardo Oliva, and two selected speakers including student/postdoc speakers
Session 7: Plant immunity
Speakers: Jianmin Zhou, Brian Staskawicz, Libo Shan, and two selected speakers including student/postdoc speakers
Roundtable discussion:
Challenges and opportunities, priorities for community-based efforts
Open block:
Informal interactions, recreation, and small group breakout meetings
Schedule
June 13, 2022, Monday: check-in
June 14, 2022, Tuesday: whole day meeting (lunch provided), poster section, and reception in the evening
June 15, 2022, Wednesday: whole day meeting (lunch provided), poster section, and conference dinner
June 16, 2022, Thursday: Morning: meeting. Afternoon: visit Clearwater Marine Aquarium
June 17, 2022, Friday: meeting before noon. Afternoon, meeting adjourn.
Confirmed Speakers
| Name | Affiliation | Expertise |
| Ulla Bonas | Martin Luther University, Germany | Type III secretion; AvrBs3 and related effector functions; plant disease resistance mechanisms |
| Sebastian Cunnac | Montpellier University, France | Virulence mechanism, TAL effectors |
| Leonardo de la Fuente | Auburn University, Alabama, USA | Diagnostics, epidemiology, and virulence mechanisms of Xylella, |
| Jonathan Jacobs | Ohio State University, USA | Biological and evolutionary basis for microbial colonization of plants |
| Cristina Eliza Alvarez Martinez | University of São Paulo, Brazil | Type VI secretion system and gene regulation |
| Mary Beth Mudgett | Stanford University, USA | axonopodis pv. vesicatoria; type III effector function; mechanisms of plant responses to effectors |
| Ricardo Oliva | International Rice Research Institute, The Philippines | Xanthomonas-plant interactions, disease resistance, biotechnology |
| Prabhu Patil | Institute of Microbial Technology | Bacterial genetics, genomics and evolution |
| Alvaro Pérez | Colorado State University, USA | Genomics |
| Wei Qian | Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China | Gene regulation, Xanthomonas campestris |
| Caroline Roper | UC Riverside, USA | Virulence mechanisms of Xylella and disease management |
| Joao Setubal | University of São Paulo, Brazil | Genomics, evolution |
| Libo Shan | Texas A&M University, USA | Plant immunity |
| Brian Staskawicz | University of California, Berkeley, USA | Plant immunity, type III effectors |
| Bing Yang | University of Missouri Columbia, USA | Function of transcription activator like effectors of X. oryzae and targets in rice; disease management via genome editing |
| Jianmin Zhou | Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China | Type III effectors, plant immunity |
Scientific Advisory Committee
Dr. Jan Leach, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
Dr. Adam J. Bogdanove, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA
Dr. Ralf Koebnik, Research Institute for Development, Montpellier, France
Dr. GongyouChen, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
Dr. Chuck Shaker Farah, University of Sao Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
Dr. Jaime Cubero, National Institute of Agricultural and Food Research and Technology | INIA, Madrid, Spain
Dr. Seiji Tsuge, Kyoto Prefectural University, Kyoto, Japan
Dr. Alessandra Alves de Souza, Centro APTA Citros'Sylvio Moreira' –IAC, Cordeirópolis, SP, Brasil
Dr. Subhadeep Chatterjee, Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics, Nampally, Hyderabad, India
Immediate past organizer: Prof. Dr. Ulla Bonas
Organization Committee
Organizer: Prof. Dr. Nian Wang, University of Florida
Committee members:
Dr. Jeffrey Jones, University of Florida
Dr. Frank White, University of Florida
Dr. James H Graham, University of Florida
Dr. Gary Vallad, University of Florida
Dr. Erica Goss, University of Florida
Dr. Evan Johnson, University of Florida
Dr. Neha Potnis, Auburn University
Dr. JinyunLi, University of Florida
Erica Watson Carter, University of Florida
