Program

Daily Program

August 20, 2013 (Tue)

• 10:00 - 18:00 Registration
• 13:00 - 13:20 Opening Ceremony Local Organizing Committee Chair,
  President of Korean Society of Plant Pathology
• 13:20 - 17:20 Plenary Lectures
  • Dr. Barbara Valent, Kansas State University, USA
    Towards understanding how the rice blast fungus invades living rice cells
  • Dr. Nicholas J. Talbot, University of Exeter, UK
    Investigating appressorium-mediated plant infection by the rice blast fungus
  • Dr. Kyu Young Kang, Gyeongsang National University, Korea
    In planta secretome analysis during rice-rice blast fungus interactions
  • 15:20 - 16:00 Coffee Break
  • Dr. Sophien Kamoun, The Sainsbury Laboratory, UK
    From pathogen genomes to host plant processes
  • Dr. Guo-Liang Wang, Ohio State University, USA
    Molecular dissection of rice innate immunity to Magnaporthe oryzae
• 18:00 - 20:00 Welcome Reception Ramada Plaza Jeju Hotel

August 21, 2013 (Wed)

• 8:30 - 12:10 Scientific Sessions Genomics/Proteomics and Molecular Biology of the Pathogen
  (Co-Chairs: Thomas Mitchell and Kyung Soo Kim)
  • Ralph Dean, North Carolina University, USA
    Post translational modification of the proteome during appressorium formation in the rice blast fungus
  • Tang Wei, Nanjing Agricultural University, China
    The bZIP Transcription Factor MoHac1 Modulates Growth, Conidiogenesis, and Pathogenicity of the Rice Blast Fungus Magnaporthe oryzae
  • Kyung Soo Kim, Kangwon National University, Korea
    Functions of a Yippee-like (YPEL) gene family in development and pathogenicity in Magnaporthe oryzae
  • Naweed Naqvi, Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory, Singapore
    Cell signaling involved in appressorium development and host interaction in the rice-blast pathosystem
  • 10:10 - 10:30 Coffee Break
  • Junhyun Jeon, Seoul National University, Korea
    DNA methylation dynamics during pathogenic development in the rice blast fungus
  • Fucheng Lin, Zhejiang University, China
    Working on the molecular machinery of autophagy in Magnaporthe oryzae
  • Urayama Syunichi, TUAT, Japan
    Magnaporthe oryzae chrysovirus 1 has potential ability to change the host virulence and to infect via extracellular route
• 12:10 - 13:30 Lunch
• 13:30 - 16:00 Scientific Sessions Host Resistance, Signaling and Defense Responses
  (Co-Chairs: Guo-Liang Wang and Nam Soo Jwa)
  • Jong Seong Jeon, Kyunghee University, Korea
    Differential requirement of OsRAR1 in immune receptor-mediated resistance of Rice to Magnaporthe oryzae
  • Bo Zhou, IRRI, Philippines
    Cloning of AvrPi9 by genome comparison of a pair of putative wild and mutant strains: an important step toward the understanding of the mechanism underlying the broad-spectrum resistance mediated by the rice blast resistance gene Pi9
  • H. Kang, CAAS, China
    Molecular dissection of the complex genetic architecture of rice immunity to the blast fungus Magnaporthe oryzae using genome-wide association
  • Yoji Kawano, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Japan
    Elucidation of mechanisms of small GTPase OsRac1 activation by R protein Pit through OsSPIKE1
  • 15:10 - 15:30 Coffee Break
  • Nam Soo Jwa, Sejong University, Korea
    Physical mapping of rice MAP kinase interactome and functional analysis of OsMEK2 in early innate immunity
• 16:00 - 18:00 Poster Session
• 18:30 - 20:30 Policy Committee Meeting

August 22, 2013 (Thu)

• 8:30 - 12:10 Scientific Sessions Effectors of the Pathogen
  (Co-Chairs: Chang Hyun Khang and Jong Seong Jeon)
  • Ryohei Terauchi, Iwate Biotechnology Research Center, Japan
    Toward understanding evolution and function of Magnaporthe oryzae effectors AVR-Pia, AVR-Pii and AVR-Pik
  • Zonghua Wang, Fujian Agriculture and Forest University, China
    Evolution of AvrPiz-t in the rice blast fungus
  • Chang Hyun Khang, University of Georgia, USA
    Delivery of blast effector proteins into rice cells
  • You-Liang Peng, CAU, China
    Alpha-1,3-mannosyltransferase mediated N-glycosylation of effector proteins is required for the rice blast fungus to evade host innate immunity
  • 10:10 - 10:30 Coffee Break
  • Y Gupta, University of Exter, UK
    Role of exocyst complex in effector protein delivery during host colonization by Magnaporthe oryzae
  • Qinghua Pan, South China Agricultural University, China
    Co-evolutionary stepwise relationships between AvrPik and Pik Alleles in the rice blast pathosystem
  • Valerie Mogga, RWTH Aachen University, Germany
    Comparative analysis of candidate effector genes in different Magnaporthe Species
• 12:10 - 13:30 Lunch
• 13:30 - 15:15 Country Reports (Co-Chairs: Seong Sook Han and Bo Zhou)
  • Dr. Cailin Lei, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China
  • Dr. Necmi Beser, Trakya Agricultural Research Institute, Turkey
  • Dr. Bui Chi Buu, Institute of Agricultural Science for Southern Vietnam, Vietnam
  • Dr. Suwarno, Indonesian Center for Rice Research, Indonesia
  • Dr. Hira Kaji Manandhar, Nepal Agricultural Research Council, Nepal
  • Dr. Seong Sook Han, National Institute of Crop Science, Korea
• 15:30 - 16:00 Field Trip to Rice Paddy Field

August 23, 2013 (Fri)

• 8:30 - 12:10 Scientific Sessions Diversity and Population Biology of the Pathogen
  (Co-Chairs: Didier Tharreau and Sook-Young Park)
  • Didier Tharreau, CIRAD, France
    Origin, structure and migration of Magnaporthe oryzae populations pathogenic on rice
  • Yanli Wang, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China
    Genetic diversity of Magnaporthe oryzae isolates from Zhejiang province, China over the past thirty years
  • Izumi Chuma, Kobe University, Japan
    Various species of Pyricularia constitute a robust clade distinct from Magnaporthe salvini and its relatives in the Magnaporthaceae
  • Marc-Henri Lebrun, INRA, France
    Molecular taxonomy of Magnaporthe and Pyricularia species
• 10:10 - 10:30 Coffee Break
• 10:30 - 12:00 Scientific Sessions Which name for the rice blast fungus, Pyricularia or Magnaporthe?
  (Chair: Barbara Valent)
  • Barbara Valent, Kansas State University, USA
    10:30 - 10:40Introduction
  • 10:45 - 11:45Discussion
  • 11:50 - 12:00Vote
• 12:10 - 13:30 Lunch
• 13:30 - 17:10 Scientific Sessions Disease Management and Breeding
  (Co-Chairs: Sang Nak Ahn and Young Chan Cho)
  • Sang Nak Ahn, Chungnam National University, Korea
    Mapping and candidate gene analysis of blast field resistance in an advanced backcross population in rice
  • Mary Jeanie Telebanco-Yanoria, JIRCAS, Japan
    Development of near-isogenic lines for blast resistance with an indica-type rice variety IR64 genetic background
  • Kumar Vasudevan, ETH Zurich, Switzerland
    Exploring rice genetic diversity for identification of novel alleles of rice blast resistance genes
  • Young Chan Cho, RDA, Korea
    Enhancing for broad-spectrum resistance to blast using Korean weedy rice
  • Nguyen Thi Lang, Cuu Long Delta Rice Research Institute, Vietnam
    Using molecular markers identified from blast resistance genes and gene pyramiding for selection of durable resistant cultivars
  • 15:10 - 15:30 Coffee Break
  • Takashi Kamakura, Tokyo University of Science, Japan
    Magnaporthe oryzae as a sensitive search tool for drug targets
  • Mathilde Sester, CIRAD, France
    The impact of conservation agriculture on blast disease epidemics in upland rice
  • Alfredo Seiiti Urashima, Universidade Federal de Sao Carlos, Brazil
    Effect of oat blast on wheat blast disease
  • Hongsik Shim, National Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Korea
    Damage analysis of rice panicle blast on disease occurrence time and severity
• 18:30 - 20:00 Conference Dinner and Award Ceremony
  (with Korean traditional music and Raffle)

August 24, 2013 (Sat)

• 9:00 - 16:00 Post Conference Tour