Comparative genomic approaches to understanding the evolution of
Magnaporthales *
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to invite you to a symposium convened by Drs. Ning Zhang and
Debashish Bhattacharya entitled “Comparative genomic approaches to understanding
the evolution of Magnaporthales” that is supported by the National science Foundation,
Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, and the Rutgers Center for
Turfgrass Science. Magnaporthales is a fungal order that includes the rice blast fungus
(important plant pathogen and model system for plant-fungal interaction study), summer
patch pathogen of turfgrass, take-all pathogen of cereals, as well as saprotrophs. The
speakers will talk about their recent progress on the comparative genomics, population
genomics, phylogenetics, effector genes, horizontal gene transfer studies etc. We plan
to hold the meeting at the Rutgers University Inn on January 7th, 2016.
If you are interested in attending, please email Anne Diglio diglio@AESOP.Rutgers.edu
and Ning Zhang zhang@aesop.rutgers.edu by Sunday Dec 20th, so we can have a
headcount for the food and beverage order.
Regards,
Ning Zhang and Debashish Bhattacharya
Where:
Rutgers University Inn and Conference Center (RUICC), B Theater, 178 Ryders
Lane, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901
When: Jan. 7, 2016, 8:00 am -1:30 pm
8:00-8:30 am Breakfast, RUICC Dining Room
8:30-8:40 Welcome: Bradley Hillman
8:40 Introduction: Debashish Bhattacharya and Ning Zhang
8:45 Ning Zhang, Rutgers Univ.
Phylogenomic analysis of Magnaporthales
9:00 Barbara Valent, Kansas State Univ
TBA
9:15 Pierre Gladieux, Cirad-Bios, France
*Supported by the National Science Foundation
Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, and Rutgers Center for Turfgrass Science
Population genomics of endemic and pandemic lineages of the rice blast fungus
9:30 Chang-Hyun Khang, Univ. of Georgia
Identification and distribution of effector gene homologs in Magnaporthales
9:45 Darren Soanes, Univ of Exeter, UK
Resequencing of Magnaporthe genomes reveals uneven distribution of secondary
metabolic clusters
10:00-10:15 Coffee break, B/C Lndg
10:15 Yong-Hwan Lee, Seoul National Univ, Korea
Comparative analysis of effector candidates in Magnaporthales
10:30 Jin-Rong Xu, Purdue Univ
TBA
10:45 Marc-Henri LeBrun, Directeur Ur Bioger, France
Resolving the polyphyletic nature of Pyricularia (Pyriculariaceae)
11:00 Barbara Robbertse, RefSeq, NCBI
While reviewing fungal genomes – trust but verify
11:15 Huan Qiu, Rutgers Univ.
Massive recent horizontal transfer between fungi of genes involved in plant
pathogenesis
11:30 Jennifer Wisecaver, Vanderbilt Univ
Detection of secondary metabolic gene clusters and horizontal gene transfer in
Magnaporthales genome assemblies
11:45 Jo Anne Crouch, USDA ARS.
Evolutionary forces shaping the region surrounding MAT1 across the Magnaporthales
12:00 Nicole Donofrio, Univ. of Delaware
The fine line of host range: Initial studies into comparisons between two Magnaporthe
oryzae strains
12:15 -1:30 pm Lunch and Discussion, RUICC Dining Room
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*Supported by the National Science Foundation
Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, and Rutgers Center for Turfgrass Science