21/11/2023 – ANU CSIRO Open Day

Join us for short presentations from CSIRO Ag&F and ANU Plant Science Division researchers.

When: Tuesday, 21st November, 2023. This event will start at 9:30 AM and consists of two one-hour sessions with a morning tea in between.

Venue: R.N. Robertson Building, The Australian National University; 46 Sullivans Creek Road, Acton ACT

Program

Start	End	Speaker(s)	Title
			Session 1 – Uli Mathesius chair (ANU)
9:30	9:40	Uli Mathesius (ANU)  & Ben Trevaskis (CSIRO)	Introductory Remarks
9:40	9:50	Craig Wood (CSIRO)	Engineering nitrogenase into plants
9:50	10:00	Joanna Melonek (ANU)	Unlocking genetic secrets of cytoplasmic male sterility and fertility restoration for hybrid breeding in crops
10:10	10:20	Shannon Dillon (CSIRO)	Unlocking Crop Biology with Integrated ‘OzCrops’ Platforms
10:20	10:30	Florence Danila (ANU)	Plasmodesmata and suberin as targets for crop improvement
10:20	11:00	Morning tea
			Session 2 – Ricky Milne chair (CSIRO)
11:00	11:10	Kai Chan (ANU)	Deciphering and manipulating plant stress responses using single-cell and chemical biology approaches
11:10	11:20	John Kirkegaard (CSIRO)	Breeding and management for canola system resilience targeting improved establishment, phenology and disease management
11:20	11:30	Dani Way (ANU)	Plant Responses to Climate Change: From Forests to Crops
11:30	11:40	Richard Poire (ANU)	Phenomics without borders
11:40	12:15	Discussion