Thank you
A big "thank you" to the speakers and attendees for making this year's symposium a success.
Speakers and organizing committee (left to right):
Ford Denison, Pravin Gautam, Brett Arenz, Betsy Arnold, Stan Faeth, Rusty Rodriguez, Matt Bakker, Glen Stanosz, Ann Impullitti, James Jacobs, Ben Millett. Not pictured: Carlos Perez
Topic
This year's symposium, "The Good, the Bad, and the Endophyte," will explore the continuum from mutualism to parasitism, with an emphasis on interactions between plants and microorganisms. It is known that similar or identical microorganisms can be both beneficial and harmful to their plant hosts under differing conditions. However, it is unclear what component of the interaction, the microbe, the host, or the environment, is responsible for this difference. Is a simple gene system involved or is it more complicated? Many mutualistic interactions have apparently developed and remained stable over long periods of time. How can mutualism persist when both parties are seeking their own self-interest? Five speakers from around the country will be on hand to discuss how their own research addresses these issues. Additionally, they will improve our understanding of pathogenic, mutualistic, and endophytic interactions in agricultural and forest production systems.
Location
The symposium will be held at the Cargill Building — Microbial and Plant Genomics on the St. Paul campus. Directions to the Cargill Building can be found at this link. Room location and other details will be provided as the event approaches.
News
07 November 2007 - The symposium was a success!
17 October 2007 - The agenda has been set. All sponsors are now accounted for. The committee member page has also been updated.
9 October 2007 - Sponsors are being obtained and are acknowledged on the sponsors page.
12 September 2007 - Abstracts and titles are being added to the speakers page.
2 April 2007 - All 5 speakers for our symposium have now been confirmed.
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