From benholt from ou.edu Thu Jan 3 09:44:40 2008 From: benholt from ou.edu (Ben Holt) Date: Thu Jan 3 19:14:43 2008 Subject: [Arabidopsis] control aphid in growth chamber In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hi Chiang, You need to control the aphids in the chamber first and then repeat the plantings for the fungal infection experiment. Obtaining accurate pathogen treatment experimental results is heavily dependent on the quality of the plants - and plants that have already been hit by a pathogen are definitely on the don't use list. The various defense signaling pathways either use the same components or have a fair amount of crosstalk. As far as the aphids go, we find that Marathon in the soil combined with clean chambers that receive a really good yearly sterilizing takes care of most issues. Also, don't move between less sterile greenhouse work and clean chamber work - once you are in the greenhouse, the chambers should be off limits for the rest of the day. Once you have an infestation, the best course of action is to completely clear out the chamber, clean it top to bottom, and start fresh with new soil and new plants. Sprayed pesticides can be useful. Nevertheless, if you have to use them regularly in your chambers, you need to address the larger cleanliness issue. Good Luck, Ben Holt On Dec 28, 2007, at 7:35 PM, y Chiang wrote: > > hi, At resarchers, > > I found some aphids on my plants in the growth chamber. These > plants are for fungal disease study and so I want to know which > pesticide should be used to kill the aphids while does not have > negative effect on fungal invasion? I have End-all and Orthene in > hand, but do not know if it is safe to use either of them. > I know the best way to control the aphids is to sterilize the > growth chamber using bleach or pesticide before planting new plants. > > Thanks for your input. > > Chiang > _________________________________________________________________ > Use fowl language with Chicktionary. Click here to start playing! > http://puzzles.sympatico.msn.ca/chicktionary/index.html? > icid=htmlsig_______________________________________________ > Arab-gen mailing list > Arab-gen@net.bio.net > http://www.bio.net/biomail/listinfo/arab-gen ======== Ben Holt Assistant Professor University of Oklahoma Department of Botany and Microbiology GLCH Rm 219 770 Van Vleet Oval Norman, OK 73019 Phone (405)325-9018 FAX (405)325-7619 http://www.ou.edu/cas/botany-micro/faculty/holt.html From Brian.Kwan from arborgen.co.nz Thu Jan 3 19:58:28 2008 From: Brian.Kwan from arborgen.co.nz (Brian Kwan) Date: Fri Jan 4 00:03:56 2008 Subject: [Arabidopsis] control aphid in growth chamber Message-ID: <46E68C2FBDE21E4E977E1AE78D218F382E2889@treetech-srv1.treetech.co.nz> Hanging a pest strip, of the sort used for home cupboards, in a growth chamber kills the aphids with a minimum of disturbance to the plants. We found that Arabidopsis responded poorly to a number of insecticides, possibly due to the sticky residue left on the plants (wetting agents?), and for greenhouse plants we ended up using a pyrethrum spray from an aerosol can. Regards Brian On Dec 28, 2007, at 7:35 PM, y Chiang wrote: > > hi, At resarchers, > > I found some aphids on my plants in the growth chamber. These > plants are for fungal disease study and so I want to know which > pesticide should be used to kill the aphids while does not have > negative effect on fungal invasion? I have End-all and Orthene in > hand, but do not know if it is safe to use either of them. > I know the best way to control the aphids is to sterilize the > growth chamber using bleach or pesticide before planting new plants. > > Thanks for your input. > > Chiang > _________________________________________________________________ > Use fowl language with Chicktionary. Click here to start playing! > http://puzzles.sympatico.msn.ca/chicktionary/index.html? > icid=htmlsig_______________________________________________ > Arab-gen mailing list > Arab-gen@net.bio.net > http://www.bio.net/biomail/listinfo/arab-gen ======== Ben Holt Assistant Professor University of Oklahoma Department of Botany and Microbiology GLCH Rm 219 770 Van Vleet Oval Norman, OK 73019 Phone (405)325-9018 FAX (405)325-7619 http://www.ou.edu/cas/botany-micro/faculty/holt.html _______________________________________________ Arab-gen mailing list Arab-gen@net.bio.net http://www.bio.net/biomail/listinfo/arab-gen From huangy from performanceplants.com Thu Jan 3 16:24:12 2008 From: huangy from performanceplants.com (Dr. Yafan Huang) Date: Fri Jan 4 00:04:45 2008 Subject: [Arabidopsis] Manager of Growth Facility Position Available at Performance Plants, Inc. Message-ID: <004e01c84e4e$fdf0c710$1d01a8c0@pp.loc> Performance Plants Inc. Manager, Growth Facility Position Available Immediately The permanent position of Manager, Growth Facility is immediately available in the Company's state-of-the-art research facility in Kingston, Ontario. Applicants should have a strong background in plant science or related fields with a minimum qualification of a B.Sc. degree and at least 3 years prior experience as a greenhouse or growth facility manager. The successful candidate will schedule and manage use of the plant growth facility by multi-disciplined research teams, to produce transgenic and other research plants. Responsibilities also include provision of support services, such as watering and insect control, maintenance of security of transgenic plants and coordination with the facility engineers to deliver required growing conditions. The ideal candidate will be detail orientated, well-organized, enthusiastic and able to appreciate goal-based research and development. Performance Plants Inc. is a Canadian plant biotechnology company, whose mission is to develop, test and validate innovative plant technologies that optimize crop performance and agricultural productivity while improving food security, preserving the environment and promoting global sustainability. The Company's head office is located in the beautiful City of Kingston, situated on the shores of Lake Ontario. Interested applicants should forward their curriculum vitae (including the names of three references) to: Director, Human Resources Performance Plants Inc. 700 Gardiners Road Kingston, Ontario K7M 3X9, Canada Email: humanresources@performanceplants.com. Fax: 1(613)-545-3618. Performance Plants Inc. offers a complete benefits package and is an equal opportunity employer. Only applicants considered for an interview will receive further communication after their initial application. From amirhamzah1971 from yahoo.co.uk Sat Jan 5 03:09:43 2008 From: amirhamzah1971 from yahoo.co.uk (amir hamzah) Date: Sun Jan 6 00:29:22 2008 Subject: [Arabidopsis] agro transformation Message-ID: <517800.10586.qm@web57706.mail.re3.yahoo.com> Hi. Hope any can help us. Apart from freeze-thaw, is there any other method to put plasmid into agro without using liquid nitrogen? Thanks and much appreciate any suggestion __________________________________________________________ Sent from Yahoo! Mail - a smarter inbox http://uk.mail.yahoo.com From rpwise from iastate.edu Fri Jan 4 18:31:42 2008 From: rpwise from iastate.edu (Roger Wise) Date: Sun Jan 6 00:30:45 2008 Subject: [Arabidopsis] Postdoctoral Position - Bioinformatics/Computational Biology Message-ID: Postdoctoral Position - Bioinformatics/Computational Biology USDA-ARS / Iowa State University Functional Genomics of Plant Disease Defense A postdoctoral research position is available immediately in the Crop Genomics and Informatics Laboratory (CGIL), a collaborative effort of ARS and Iowa State University scientists. The overall goals of the "Functional Genomics of Plant Disease Defense" project are to utilize genomics tools and resources to accelerate comparative analysis of disease defense pathways important in agriculture (http://nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward.do?AwardNumber=0500461). The candidate will work with a team responsible for molecular, genetic, and functional characterization of genes associated with and required for R-gene mediated resistance responses using barley powdery mildew and barley stem rust as model systems. The candidate will work with GeneNetwork [http://www.genenetwork.org/] to integrate eQTL analysis modules into the multi-crop plant expression database, PLEXdb [http://plexdb.org/] to enable visualization and analysis of quantitative gene expression- and trait data collected from segregating populations and diversity panels. Biologically relevant co-expression networks will be extracted and tested for function in disease defense. Recent Ph.D. in Bioinformatics/Computational Biology or a closely related field is required. Knowledge of Genetics/Cell Biology/Pathology/Biochemistry are desirable. Salary starts at $54,494 (GS-11). Funding is available for two years with possibility of extension. INFORMATION ON SALARY AND APPLICATION PROCEDURES is available at: http://www.afm.ars.usda.gov/divisions/hrd/hrdhomepage/vacancy/pd962.html Citizenship limitations may apply; see http://www.afm.ars.usda.gov/hrd/jobs/VISA/countries.htm INFO ON EMPLOYEE BENEFITS is available at: http://www.usajobs.opm.gov/ei61.asp Highly motivated individuals should send curriculum vitae, research interests, and reprints to the address below (Include name, e-mail, address, phone, and fax no. of three references) Dr. Roger Wise, USDA-ARS Department of Plant Pathology 351 Bessey Hall Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011-1020 USA Phone: 515-294-9756 Fax: 515-294-9420 E-mail: rpwise@iastate.edu http://wiselab.org/ http://plexdb.org/ http://barleygenome.org/ Refer to Announcement No. RA-07-016H From zjchen from mail.utexas.edu Fri Jan 4 19:18:19 2008 From: zjchen from mail.utexas.edu (Chen, Z. Jeffrey) Date: Sun Jan 6 00:30:49 2008 Subject: [Arabidopsis] Postdoctoral Position in Polyploidy and Epigenetics Message-ID: Postdoctoral Position in Polyploidy and Epigenetics at The University of Texas at Austin A postdoctoral fellow position is available immediately to study genetic and epigenetic mechanisms for non-additive gene regulation in Arabidopsis allopolyploids that are derived from closely related progenitors A. thaliana and A. arenosa (http://polyploidy.biosci.utexas.edu). Successful candidates should have a Ph.D. in Genetics, Plant Biology, Biochemistry and/or Computational Biology with a solid training in Mendelian genetics and molecular genetics. Demonstrated interest in epigenetic regulation of gene expression will likely be helpful, as will technical skills in DNA sequence analysis, RNA detection, protein assays, microRNAs, microarrays, computational analysis of microarray and new generation sequence data. Salary is competitive with experience. The Chen lab is located in the Section of Molecular Cell and Developmental Biology (MCDB) (http://www.biosci.utexas.edu/MCDB/) and the Institute for Cellular and Molecular Biology (http://www.icmb.utexas.edu/). There will be excellent opportunities for postdoctoral fellows and graduate students to interact with faculty and students among dynamic research groups in the MCDB, ICMB, Integrative Biology (http://www.biosci.utexas.edu/IB/), and the Center for Computational Biology and Bioinformatics (http://ccbb.biosci.utexas.edu/) The University of Texas at Austin (http://www.utexas.edu) is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer. Highly motivated individuals should send a brief statement of career goals and a copy of curriculum vitae including names and addresses of three references to: Z. Jeffrey Chen The University of Texas at Austin Section of Molecular Cell and Developmental Biology 1 University Station A-4800 Austin, TX 78712-0159 http://www.icmb.utexas.edu/cmb/directory/details.asp?id=2537 E-mail: zjchen@mail.utexas.edu Office: 512-475-9327 Lab: 512-475-9335 Fax: 512-471-2149 From sabraybrook from ucdavis.edu Fri Jan 4 22:54:45 2008 From: sabraybrook from ucdavis.edu (Siobhan A. Braybrook) Date: Sun Jan 6 00:30:54 2008 Subject: [Arabidopsis] RE:Searching the Whole Arabidopsis Genome for a Motif Message-ID: <6.1.2.0.2.20080104195215.07f3cae0@magenta.ucdavis.edu> Dear All, A while back I posted the following question: "I am trying to search the whole Arabidopsis genome for a short DNA sequence, to obtain the genomic co-coordinates for every instance. I want to search everything, regardless of classification as gene, intergenic, upstream, etc. And I would like to get back Chromomsonal nucleotide positions, not positions relative to an AGI locus number." So, in response to myself and FYI for anyone out there- THERE WAS NO EASY WAY TO DO THIS. I have written a little perl script to do it. If you have use for it, feel free to contact me. Siobhan Braybrook S. A. Braybrook Graduate Student, Harada Lab Section of Plant Biology University of California, Davis Davis, CA 95616 Ph 530.752.6980 The time is always right, to do what is right. - Martin Luther King, Jr. From imtechnology from gmail.com Sun Jan 6 05:06:48 2008 From: imtechnology from gmail.com (ims) Date: Mon Jan 7 00:09:22 2008 Subject: [Arabidopsis] Re: control aphid in growth chamber References: Message-ID: <179d795d-9c2f-45eb-bc5d-9ec18b4d0d93@d70g2000hsb.googlegroups.com> On Jan 4, 11:58 am, "Brian Kwan" wrote: > Hanging a pest strip, of the sort used for home cupboards, in a growth chamber kills the aphids with a minimum of disturbance to the plants. We found that Arabidopsis responded poorly to a number of insecticides, possibly due to the sticky residue left on the plants (wetting agents?), and for greenhouse plants we ended up using a pyrethrum spray from an aerosol can. > > Regards Brian > > On Dec 28, 2007, at 7:35 PM, y Chiang wrote: > > > > > > > hi, At resarchers, > > > I found some aphids on my plants in the growth chamber. These > > plants are for fungal disease study and so I want to know which > > pesticide should be used to kill the aphids while does not have > > negative effect on fungal invasion? I have End-all and Orthene in > > hand, but do not know if it is safe to use either of them. > > I know the best way to control the aphids is to sterilize the > > growth chamber using bleach or pesticide before planting new plants. > > > Thanks for your input. > > > Chiang > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Use fowl language with Chicktionary. Click here to start playing! > >http://puzzles.sympatico.msn.ca/chicktionary/index.html? > > icid=htmlsig_______________________________________________ > > Arab-gen mailing list > > Arab-...@net.bio.net > >http://www.bio.net/biomail/listinfo/arab-gen > > ======== > Ben Holt > Assistant Professor > University of Oklahoma > Department of Botany and Microbiology > GLCH Rm 219 > 770 Van Vleet Oval > Norman, OK 73019 > Phone (405)325-9018 > FAX (405)325-7619http://www.ou.edu/cas/botany-micro/faculty/holt.html > > _______________________________________________ > Arab-gen mailing list > Arab-...@net.bio.nethttp://www.bio.net/biomail/listinfo/arab-gen We just use a mite bomb... we set one off every 2-3 weeks and that seems to keep the insects (all of them) at bay... we set it off before we go home with the aircon switched off and vents closed and the first person to come in in the morning switches everything back on. We have never had any issues with plant growth. Cheers, Edwin. From botanyziqiangzhu from gmail.com Sun Jan 6 05:40:36 2008 From: botanyziqiangzhu from gmail.com (zhu ziqiang) Date: Mon Jan 7 00:09:31 2008 Subject: [Arabidopsis] what is the JA biosynthesis inhibitor? Message-ID: <3299de6a0801060240s1e219458t3be24f218b51b040@mail.gmail.com> Dear All: Can anyone tell me what is the common use Jasmonate biosynthesis inhibitor during plant hormone research? Actually I have searched by Google but I can not get a sure answer. Thanks a lot. -- Ziqiang Zhu No.178 mail box College of Life Sciences Peking University Beijing, China 100871 From karen.halliday from ed.ac.uk Mon Jan 7 08:52:11 2008 From: karen.halliday from ed.ac.uk (karen Halliday) Date: Mon Jan 7 11:56:57 2008 Subject: [Arabidopsis] POSITIONS AVAILABLE in Integrative Biology UK Message-ID: <004301c85134$83395120$cd9cd781@biology.ed.ac.uk> POSITIONS AVAILABLE in Integrative Biology in the UK, at the Universities of Edinburgh, Warwick, York and Liverpool. (closing date 31st January 2008) We are currently recruiting a high-calibre interdisciplinary research team to work on BBSRC funded research that will model the effects of temperature on plant development. This large integrative project will operate over four sites at the Universities of Edinburgh, Warwick, York and Liverpool, and will involve biologists working on molecular signalling and climate change, Mathematicians and Informaticians. Excellent facilities are available for the modelling of dynamic biological processes and using the techniques of computational biology, for molecular genetics, biochemistry and high throughput data production. Positions available 1. One Lead Experimental Postdoctoral Research Associate (Edinburgh) . Expertise: plant molecular genetics, protein production, interdisciplinary work, experienced supervisor 2. Two Theoretical Postdoctoral Research Associates (Edinburgh, Warwick) . Expertise: mathematical biology and/or computational systems biology 3. Two Experimental Postdoctoral Research Associates (York, Liverpool) . Expertise: plant molecular genetics, microscopy (Y), interdisciplinary work 4. Four Lab-based technicians (Edinburgh, York, Liverpool) . Expertise: Arabidopsis, plant genetics, molecular biology techniques, spreadsheets, must be highly organised 5. One Administrator (Edinburgh) . Expertise: knowledge of University, grant and finance administration We would like to encourage applicants who are developing a high profile track record in innovative research or administration. Good quality, relevant, peer reviewed papers are essential for PDRA, and desirable for technician applicants. See: http://www.jobs.ac.uk ; http://www.biology.ed.ac.uk/research/groups/khalliday/ Contacts at our four sites: Dr Karen Halliday (Edinburgh) karen.halliday@ed.ac.uk Prof. David Rand (Warwick) dar@maths.warwick.ac.uk Dr Steve Penfield (York) sdp5@york.ac.uk Dr Anthony Hall (Liverpool) anthony.hall@liverpool.ac.uk Dr Karen J. Halliday School of Biological Sciences The University of Edinburgh Daniel Rutherford Building The King's Buildings Mayfield Road Edinburgh EH9 3JR email: karen.halliday@ed.ac.uk phone: 0131 650 5318 fax: 0131 650 6556 From siddharthdna from yahoo.co.in Tue Jan 8 03:29:49 2008 From: siddharthdna from yahoo.co.in (siddharth tiwari) Date: Tue Jan 8 12:02:03 2008 Subject: [Arabidopsis] PR1a promoter inducers Message-ID: <833166.59886.qm@web94715.mail.in2.yahoo.com> Dear All, I have developed transgenic plants with PR1a promoter. This promoter was clone from tobacco. I wish to know about the PR1a promoter inducer compounds, those are commercially available in the market. Thank-you very much in advance. SIDDHARTH TIWARI C/o DR. RAKESH TULI (Director) Center for Plant Molecular Biology & Genetic Engineering Division, NATIONAL BOTANICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE RANA PRATAP MARG , LUCKNOW {U.P.}226001 TEL{LAB}:2205849 EXTN 323 MOBILE NO. +91-9415750726 siddharthdna@rediffmail.com siddharthdna@yahoo.co.in Now you can chat without downloading messenger. Go to http://in.messenger.yahoo.com/webmessengerpromo.php From jelesko from vt.edu Tue Jan 8 09:35:48 2008 From: jelesko from vt.edu (John Jelesko) Date: Tue Jan 8 12:02:08 2008 Subject: [Arabidopsis] Faculty position in plant metabolic engineering Message-ID: <00e701c85203$c30b3410$49219c30$@edu> Assistant/Associate Professor in Plant/Microbial Metabolic Engineering Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) The Department of Plant Pathology, Physiology & Weed Science at Virginia Tech seeks applicants for a tenure track position in Plant/Microbial Metabolic Engineering. This appointment will be at the Assistant or Associate Professor level. Research focus should be on plant metabolic engineering problems, for example in bio-design, bio-processing, bio-fuels, production of novel compounds, improved quality or yield of existing plant natural products, or other value-added traits. Programs focusing on microbial metabolic engineering towards the biotransformation of plant products will also be considered. The successful applicant is expected to: 1) develop extramurally funded research programs that become internationally recognized, 2) mentor students, and 3) team teach graduate-level core courses in plant metabolism. Additional information about the department can be found at http://www.ppws.vt.edu. Applicants must complete the application for posting number 071258 at https://www.jobs.vt.edu. A complete application must include a cover letter, curriculum vitae, and a statement of research & teaching interests, all to be submitted on-line by January 15th. In addition, applicants must arrange to have three letters of reference submitted directly to Ms. Donna Ford wlwnd@vt.edu by Jan 15th. Review of applications will begin on that date and will continue until the position is filled. Virginia Tech has a strong commitment to the principles of diversity, inclusion, and to maintaining a work and learning environment that is free of all forms of discrimination. As a result this institution does not tolerate discrimination or harassment on the basis of age, color, disability, gender, national origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, or veteran status. Anyone having questions concerning discrimination should contact the Office of Equal Opportunity. John Jelesko Associate Professor of Plant Biotechnology Plant Pathology, Physiology, and Weed Science 548 Latham Hall, Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA, 24061-0390 email: jelesko@vt.edu Voice: +1-540-231-3728 Fax: +1-540-231-3347 Web page: http://www.ppws.vt.edu/~jelesko/ From rpalanivelu from hotmail.com Wed Jan 9 02:34:26 2008 From: rpalanivelu from hotmail.com (Ravi Palanivelu) Date: Wed Jan 9 13:12:57 2008 Subject: [Arabidopsis] Frontiers in Sexual Plant Reproduction III conference announcement Message-ID: <6b86bbb0-2e1b-41ba-b421-8f3d1382aa77@q77g2000hsh.googlegroups.com> Dear colleagues, We are pleased to announce an upcoming conference in the field of plant reproductive biology, "Frontiers in Sexual Plant Reproduction III" (http://www.cals.arizona.edu/FSPRIII), that will be held in Tucson, Arizona on October 17-19, 2008 in the Tucson Marriott University Park. We would like to invite you to participate in this meeting and share your most recent research with your colleagues. Participants are encouraged to submit an abstract and present a poster. Abstracts presented before May 31, 2008 will be considered for an oral presentation. Six major sessions have been planned for the conference: Male gametophyte development and function, Female gametophyte development and function, Endosperm development and imprinting, Compatible and incompatible pollen-pistil interactions, Evolution of plant reproduction, Systems biology of plant reproduction and emerging technologies Preliminary program and information on registration, abstracts, lodging and travel is posted at the FSPR III conference website: http://www.cals.arizona.edu/FSPRIII. Previous meetings in this series, FSPR I (2000) and FSPR II (2004), were held in SUNY, Albany to review progress, discuss challenges, debate strategies and devise effective solutions for various unanswered questions in the field of plant reproductive biology. These meetings were filled to capacity with many leading experts in the field and enthusiastic partcipants. As a follow up to these highly successful meetings, we are pleased to organize FSPR III in 2008 to serve as an international forum to review and discuss the state of the art in the plant sexual reproduction research, from multiple viewpoints: classical plant physiology, molecular biology, evolution, cell biology, biochemistry, biophysics, genetics, functional genomics and proteomics. We look forward to seeing you in Tucson in October 2008 for an exciting scientific meeting on plant reproduction. Sincerely, The organizers: Dr. Ravi Palanivelu, University of Arizona (rpalaniv@ag.arizona.edu) Dr. Dmitry Belostotsky, University of Missouri, Kansas City. From ktorii from u.washington.edu Wed Jan 9 10:47:55 2008 From: ktorii from u.washington.edu (Keiko Torii) Date: Wed Jan 9 18:17:59 2008 Subject: [Arabidopsis] Postdoctoral/Research Scientist position in developmental genetics Message-ID: <4d591cbf6c616ab47839023da3fd5fe8@u.washington.edu> Postdoctoral Position/Research Scientist position: Transcriptional profiling and transcription-factor control of plant development University of Washington, Seattle A postdoctoral position or a research scientist position is available immediately to study transcriptional profiling and function of transcription factors controlling stomatal differentiation. Our lab is studying receptor-kinase signal transduction controlling stomatal patterning and differentiation (Shpak et al. 2005 Science 309:290-293; Hara et al. 2007 Genes & Dev 15:1720-1725). We have recently discovered ‘key switch’ transcription factors that direct a series of cell-state transition leading to stomatal differentiation, and further identified additional transcription factors regulating this process (Pillitteri et al. 2007 Nature 445:501-505; our unpublished results). A successful candidate will study how these newly identified transcription factors control cell-type differentiation, as well as initiate transcriptional profiling for specific molecular signatures associated with stomatal stem cell state. Candidates must have excellent communication skills, ability to conduct research independently and as a team, and must have strong backgrounds in molecular biology, genetics, and biochemistry. A strong experimentalist with proficiency in Affymetrix array analysis and bioinformatics is desirable. Previous experience with Arabidopsis is a plus. Salary is commensurate with qualifications and experience. The position is initially for one year, with possibility of extension based on performance and funding availability. The successful candidate will be encouraged to apply for independent fellowships. Due to the guideline of University of Washington, candidates must be less than four years of postgraduate. For the research scientist position (which requires B.Sc. or equivalent degree with a year of research experience), candidate must have a legal visa status to be employed in the US. Please send a cover letter outlining your research interests and career goals, current curriculum vitae, and a name and e-mail address of three referees to: Prof. Keiko Torii Department of Biology, University of Washington Box 355325, Seattle, WA 98195-5325 ktorii@u.washington.edu http://faculty.washington.edu/ktorii The University of Washington is an equal opportunity employer. =============================== Keiko U. Torii, Ph.D. Associate Professor Hitchcock Hall 544 Phone: (206)221-5701 Department of Biology Fax: (206)685-1728 University of Washington e-mail:ktorii@u.washington.edu Box. 355325 Seattle, WA 98195-5325 Lab phones: (206)221-5756 & (206)616-4065 http://faculty.washington.edu/ktorii From r.k.varshney from CGIAR.ORG Wed Jan 9 13:00:04 2008 From: r.k.varshney from CGIAR.ORG (Varshney, Rajeev) Date: Wed Jan 9 18:18:05 2008 Subject: [Arabidopsis] Genomics Assisted Breeding workshop in PAG (14th Jan, 5.40 pm- 7.50 pm) Message-ID: Dear all, Greetings! This mail is an invitation to participate in the "Genomics-Assisted Breeding" workshop that is scheduled in the evening (5.40 pm to 7.50 pm ) of 14 January, 2008 (Monday) during the XVIth PAG Conference in San Diego (USA). Having a panel of eminent scientists for the workshop, we hope to have fruitful discussions on the strategies and applications of genomics research in practical breeding. The details on the workshop can be found at http://www.intl-pag.org/16/16-gen-breeding.html and the programme is pasted below. In view of above, I request you to please mark your calendar for participating in the workshop. Looking forward to see you in PAG and Genomics Assisted Breeding workshop (Town and Country Room). Thanking you. With kind regards, Rajeev +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Speakers: 5.40 pm Introduction Rajeev Varshney, ICRISAT (r.k.varshney@cgiar.org) 1. 5.50 pm Anker Sorensen , Keygene, Wageningen, The Netherlands (anker.sorensen@keygene.com) "Sequence Based Breeding! How Markers Turn into Sequence Alleles" 2. 6.10 pm Eduard Akhunov , Kansas State University, Manhattan, USA (edakhunov@ucdavis.edu) "High-throughput SNP Genotyping of Polyploid Wheat: Resources and Technologies" 3. 6.30 pm Perry Cregan , USDA-ARS, Beltsville, USA (perry.cregan@ars.usda.gov) "SNP Analysis for QTL Discovery and Whole Genome Analysis in Soybean" 4. 6.50 pm Antoni Rafalski, DuPont Co. Crop Genetics, Wilmington,USA (j-antoni.rafalski@cgr.dupont.com) "Genome Scan Mapping Of Complex Traits In Maize" 5. 7.10 pm Peter Langridge , Australian Centre for Plant Functional Genomics (ACPFG), Adelaide, Australia (peter.langridge@acpfg.com.au) "Tackling Tolerance To Drought In Barley And Wheat" 6. 7.30 pm Abdel Ismail , International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), Las Banos, Philippines (abdelbagi.ismail@cgiar.org) "Introgression of QTLs associated with tolerance to abiotic stresses in rice using marker-assisted breeding" *************************************************************************** Rajeev K. Varshney, Ph.D. Senior Scientist (Applied Genomics) International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) Leader, Sub Programme 2: Comparative Genomics and Gene Discovery Generation Challenge Programme (GCP, www.generationcp.org) Mailing Address: Applied Genomics Laboratory, GT- Biotechnology, ICRISAT PATANCHERU- 502 324, Greater Hyderabad, INDIA Off: Tel: 0091 40 30713305; Fax: 0091 40 3071 3074/ 3075 e-mail: r.k.varshney@cgiar.org /varshney.raj@gmail.com **************************************************************************** From pj37 from cornell.edu Wed Jan 9 14:05:26 2008 From: pj37 from cornell.edu (Pankaj Jaiswal) Date: Wed Jan 9 18:18:10 2008 Subject: [Arabidopsis] International PAG Ontology Workshop 14 January 2008 Message-ID: <47851AF6.8080403@cornell.edu> Dear All, If you are attending the 16th International Plant and Animal Genome meeting to be held in San Diego (USA), everyone is cordially invited to attend the “Biological Ontologies and Applications” workshop that is scheduled for Monday Afternoon, 14 January 2008 12:50 pm - 3:00 pm. We have a great panel of talks scheduled for this year's workshop, and look forward to see you at the meeting. Thanks Pankaj http://intl-pag.org/16/16-ontology.html Monday Afternoon, 14 January 2008 --- 12:50 pm - 3:00 pm Biological Ontologies and Applications - Royal Palm Salon 1, 2, and 3 Organizer: Pankaj Jaiswal,Cornell University (pj37@cornell.edu) Workshop Background: The use of various ontologies for biology has been clearly demonstrated in several biological domains e.g., Gene Ontology and Plant Ontology. An Ontology is a common, structured and controlled vocabulary for describing the concepts that exist in an area of knowledge and the relationships that exist between them. Over the last few years a number of ontologies have been developed and implemented for use in the biological databases. However, among the researchers, the enthusiasm for ontologies has been accompanied by a general lack of awareness of what exactly ontologies are and how to use them. In this workshop we are trying to promote awareness and interaction among the researchers (audiences) and the developers of various ontology and/or those developing computational tools for using these ontologies in large/small scale analysis of genomics and genetics datasets. Useful link: OBO Foundry Ontologies Speakers: 12:50pm Michael Ashburner, Department of Genetics, University of Cambridge, UK (ma11@gen.cam.ac.uk) "GAZ an ENVO: Two new ontologies to help tame data." 1:20pm Bjoern Peters, La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology, USA (bpeters@liai.org) "OBI: Ontology for Biomedical Investigations" 1:45pm Ken Ichiro Fukuda, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Japan (fukuda-cbrc@aist.go.jp) "Inoh Pathway Event Ontology" 2:10pm Jayesh Pandey, Dept. of Computer Science, Purdue University, USA (jpandey@cs.purdue.edu) "Functional Characterization Of Pathways In Interaction Networks" 2:35pm Neil Sarkar, Encyclopedia of Life, Marine Biological Laboratory, USA (sarkar@mbl.edu) "Towards Developing Practical Taxonomic Ontologies" From cwt6 from cornell.edu Thu Jan 10 11:56:47 2008 From: cwt6 from cornell.edu (Chih-Wei Tung) Date: Thu Jan 10 12:44:41 2008 Subject: [Arabidopsis] Plant Ontology Computer Demo in PAGXV, 13 January 2008 Message-ID: <38D056ED-11DE-499C-8411-FEEEA5A5EBCB@cornell.edu> Dear colleagues, We are pleased to inform you that Plant Ontology Consortium will host a 20-minutes computer demo in Plant & Animal Genome XV (PAGXV), San Diego, CA. http://www.intl-pag.org/16/16-demos.html Title: The Plant Ontology Database: A Community Resource for Plant Structure and Developmental Stages Controlled Vocabulary and Annotations Time: January 13, 5:35pm-5:55pm Place: California Room, Town&Country Convention Center, San Diego, CA Poster number: P931 We look forward to meeting you! If you are not attending the conference, please feel free to browse/download our poster at http:// ascus.plbr.cornell.edu/~gramene/poc/PAG2008 Thank you, Chih-Wei Tung Plant Ontology Consortium Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14850 _______________________________________________ Gramene mailing list Gramene@brie4.cshl.edu http://mail.gramene.org/mailman/listinfo/gramene From cer17 from cornell.edu Thu Jan 10 12:45:19 2008 From: cer17 from cornell.edu (Claire Hebbard) Date: Thu Jan 10 18:53:08 2008 Subject: [Arabidopsis] Meet with Gramene At PAG Message-ID: We are pleased to inform you that you will have various opportunities to meet with a Gramene representative during the PAG Conference (Plant & Animal Genome XVI (PAGXVI), San Diego, CA.), as indicated below. We hope to see you there! 1 - Gramene workshop http://www.intl-pag.org/16/16-gramene.html Title: Using Gramene: A Genomics and Genetics Resource for Rice and other Grasses. Date: Tuesday Afternoon - January 15, 2008 Time: 3:50 pm - 6:00 pm Place: California Room 2 - Poster number: P841 http://www.intl-pag.org/16/abstracts/PAG16_P08a_841.html Monday Afternoon, 3:-3:40 January 14, 2008 3 - Exhibit Booth #318 - Plant Genome DB Outreach Consortium Sunday 7:55 - 8:15 PM Monday 4:30 - 5:15 PM Tuesday 10:15 - 11:00 AM Wednesday 10:15 - 11:00 AM -- ******************************************* Claire Hebbard Gramene Outreach Coordinator G15 Bradfield Hall Ithaca, NY 14853 www.gramene.org ph: 607-255-4199 ******************************************* From cer17 from cornell.edu Thu Jan 10 12:27:41 2008 From: cer17 from cornell.edu (Claire Hebbard) Date: Thu Jan 10 18:53:17 2008 Subject: [Arabidopsis] Plant Databases booth at PAG Message-ID: Schedule some time to visit Booth #318 at the PAG conference January 13-16, 2008. Ten plant database projects are working together to provide users with an opportunity to visit with them to get an introduction or to ask questions about using the databases. A representative from each database will be available for a period of time during the opening reception, and again during the poster sessions. Representatives will also be available throughout the convention as scheduled (See the schedule below). For more information visit the booth for the daily schedule, or contact your favorite databases to schedule a time to meet with them. Databases that will be represented include: MaizeGDB (www.maizegdb.org) - the community database for genetic and genomic information about maize and its close relatives. Maizesequence.org - (www.maizesequence.org) provides sequence and annotation of the Zea mays ssp. mays genome resulting from the Maize Genome Sequencing Project. Gramene (www.gramene.org) - resource for comparative genome analysis in plants using model genomes from rice, maize, and Arabidopsis. TAIR (www.arabidopsis.org)- database of genetic and molecular biology data for the model higher plant Arabidopsis thaliana. GrainGenes (www.graingenes.org) - a compilation of molecular and phenotypic information for the Triticeae and Avena species. This includes wheat, barley, rye, oats, and other closely related species. SGN (www.sgn.cornell.edu) - The SOL Genomics Network is a Clade Oriented Database (COD) containing genomic, genetic and taxonomic information for species in the Euasterid clade, including the families Solanaceae (e.g. tomato, potato, eggplant, pepper, petunia) and Rubiaceae (coffee). PLEXdb (Plant Expression Database) (www.plexdb.org) - a unified public resource for large-scale plant gene expression for comparative functional genomics. VPhenoDBS (www.phenomicsworld.org) - a search engine and database for visually observed phenotypes of Maize mutant and diseases. It features query by images, query by semantics, and browsing through ontological structures. SoyBase (http://soybase.org) - database of genetic, phenotypic, and other information about soybean. LIS (http://comparative-legumes.org) - resource that integrates genetic and molecular data from multiple legume species and enables cross-species genomic, transcript and map comparisons. PLANTS DATABASES CONSORTIUM - PAG XVI, JAN 12-16, 2008 Exhibit Booth #318 SUNDAY 645-655 (Reception) MEET AND GREET, GET REFRESHMENTS 6:55-7:15 SoyBase SGN TAIR 7:15-7:35 PlexDB LIS VPhenoDB 7:35-7:55 GrainGenes MaizeGDB 7:55-8:15 Gramene MaizeSequence MONDAY 9:30-10:45(Coffee break) GrainGenes MaizeSequence 10:45-11:30 BREAK 11:30-12:50 LUNCH 12:50-2:55 WORKSHOPS 3:00-3:45 (Posters) MaizeGDB TAIR GrainGenes 3:45-4:30 (Posters) SoyBase PlexDB 4:30-5:15 (Posters) Gramene VPhenoDB MaizeSequence 5:15-6:00 Posters) LIS SGN TUESDAY 9:30-10:15(Coffee @10) SGN MaizeGDB PlexDB 10:15-11:00 (Coffee) Gramene LIS TAIR 11-12:40 (workshops) 12:40-1:30 LUNCH 1:30 -3:00 workshops 3:00-4:00 (coffee break) MaizeGDB VPhenoDB MaizeSequence 4:00- 5:40 (workshops) 5:40-6:40 (Coffee break) SoyBase SGN GrainGenes Wednesday 9:30-10:15 TAIR PlexDB VPhenoDB 10:15-11:00 SoyBase LIS Gramene 11-12:00 (break) 12:00-1:30 (LUNCH) 1:30-2:00 2PM CLOSED -- ******************************************* Claire Hebbard Gramene Outreach Coordinator G15 Bradfield Hall Ithaca, NY 14853 www.gramene.org ph: 607-255-4199 ******************************************* From jdfriesner from ucdavis.edu Fri Jan 11 13:20:21 2008 From: jdfriesner from ucdavis.edu (Joanna Friesner) Date: Fri Jan 11 16:38:34 2008 Subject: [Arabidopsis] Deadline Tuesday (1/15/08): Funding opportunity for research and travel- U.S. applicants Message-ID: <000801c8547e$a17d3910$ea18eda9@mcb.ucdavis.edu> Application Deadline is Tuesday: January 15, 2008 Arabidopsis Research Experience for Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Fellows in the United States: funds for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows from NSF-supported U.S. laboratories engaged in Arabidopsis functional genomic projects to spend up to three months conducting Arabidopsis-related research in a host German laboratory. The program will fund airfare (up to $1,000) and a subsistence allowance during the stay (up to $1,500/mo). For full information and application procedures see: http://www.arabidopsis.org/portals/masc/funding.jsp Note next Year's Arabidopsis Conference! 19th ICAR: July 23-37, 2008 Montreal, Canada http://www.plantconferences.org/Arabidopsis2008/ From Christian.Hardtke from unil.ch Mon Jan 14 05:23:35 2008 From: Christian.Hardtke from unil.ch (Christian Hardtke) Date: Mon Jan 14 16:43:37 2008 Subject: [Arabidopsis] post-doc position, Hardtke lab, Univ. of Lausanne, Switzerland Message-ID: <000c01c85697$85b41080$3701a8c0@Aguirre> A postdoctoral position is available starting immediately or later in the lab of Christian Hardtke at the Dept. of Plant Molecular Biology, University of Lausanne, Switzerland. Our department offers excellent research infrastructure combined with a lively, interactive and international scientific community, located in the beautiful Lake Geneva region. The candidate is expected to build on recent progress in our lab in one of various projects that are based on the analysis of natural genetic variation. Possible topics include for instance the analysis of the cell biological and biochemical functions of BRX family proteins in Arabidopsis and other species, or cloning and characterization of rate-limiting factors in quantitative aspects of Arabidopsis vascular development. Strongly motivated candidates with demonstrated expertise in molecular techniques are encouraged to apply. Funding for this position is secured for two years. However, the successful candidate is expected to apply for eligible fellowships. Please forward applications including a curriculum vitae and contact information for two senior scientist referees by e-mail to christian.hardtke@unil.ch. Contact information: Prof. Christian S. Hardtke University of Lausanne Dept. of Plant Mol. Biol. Biophore Building CH-1015 Lausanne Switzerland e-mail christian.hardtke@unil.ch phone +41-21-692-4251- fax +41-21-692-4195 web site www.unil.ch/dbmv/page21142_en.html From bitwangdongping from 163.com Tue Jan 15 12:41:03 2008 From: bitwangdongping from 163.com (Wang Dongping) Date: Tue Jan 15 19:13:32 2008 Subject: [Arabidopsis] Postdoctoral Research Associate Message-ID: <2012424953.573771200418863787.JavaMail.coremail@bj163app98.163.com> Postdoctoral Research Associate A postdoctoral research associate position is available immediately in the = Department of Crop Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), in the la= boratory of Dr. Frank (Youfu) Zhao. The person will be jointly supervised by Dr. Frank = Zhao and Dr. Schuyler Korban, Professor of Molecular Genetics and Biotechnology. We = are looking for highly motivated candidates with a strong publication record an= d experience in molecular plant-microbe interactions. The research project will involve = identifying pathogen-specific host genes during plant-bacterial interactions. The proje= ct provides an opportunity for training in both genetics and genomics, and interaction wit= h UIUC=A1=AFs very active research community with access to state-of-the-art research and gree= nhouse facilities and modern genomics laboratories. The successful applicant shoul= d have a recent Ph.D. in plant pathology, plant molecular biology, plant genomics, o= r a plantrelated field. Experience in RNA isolation, northern blot, real time PCR, and micro= arrays is preferred, but not required. The position is available immediately and c= an be extended for up to three years, but it is contingent on performance and productivity= . Competitive salary with fringe benefits is commensurate with experience and qualificati= ons. University of Illinois is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Application instructions: Please send a short description of research inter= ests and career goals, CV including list of publications, and contact information for three= references to Dr. Zhao ( zhao888@uiuc.edu) or Dr. Korban (korban@uiuc.edu). Review of applications= =20 will begin immediately, and will continue until the position is filled. =20 =20 From bkim2 from utk.edu Tue Jan 15 17:52:04 2008 From: bkim2 from utk.edu (Byung-Hoon Kim) Date: Tue Jan 15 19:13:38 2008 Subject: [Arabidopsis] Phenylsilane-bonded silica gel Message-ID: <478E8B7A@webmail.utk.edu> Dear all, I am looking for the supplier information of phenylsilane-bonded silica gel for the purification of samples before the HPLC of plant nucleic acids pool [Analytical Biochemistry 148, 269-276 (1985); Physiologia Plantarum 67 (4) 666-672 (1986); Plant and Cell Physiology 29, 1 61-65 (1988)]. I would appreciate any information. Regards, Byung-Hoon Kim From zhaoh from muohio.edu Thu Jan 17 10:39:38 2008 From: zhaoh from muohio.edu (Zhao, Hongwei Mr.) Date: Thu Jan 17 16:07:23 2008 Subject: [Arabidopsis] looking for protocols extracting arabidopsis nuclear proteins Message-ID: Hi! I am looking for protocols extracting Arabidopsis nuclear proteins with preserved activity. I’ve been successful in getting either by either percoll gradients or by filtration through 20 um mashes. However I am having problem in breaking the nuclei without losing protein activity (I could break it by using 1% SDS, which denatured my proteins). I tried homogenizer, 10% ammonia sulfate, freezing and thawing, but none of them work to me. So I am wondering that could anybody out there who worked with arabidopsis nuclear extract give some idea/suggestion. It will be so appreciated if you can share your experience with me Thanks, Hongwei Zhao Graduate student Miami University Oxford, OH 513-529-4273 (L); 9-4259 (O) From xu.161 from osu.edu Thu Jan 17 13:48:01 2008 From: xu.161 from osu.edu (Morgan Xu) Date: Fri Jan 18 12:45:12 2008 Subject: [Arabidopsis] sample drifting in live cell imaging. Message-ID: <51ad04fc29.4fc2951ad0@osu.edu> Dear all, Recently I has been imaging live Arabidopsis root tip cells with a inverted Leica TCS SL confocal. I germinate seedlings on labTek II chambered coverglass system. Unfortunately my samples keep drifting about 0.5um/min during imaging. I think I have secured the stage so that the drifting likely comes from the movement of the roots. Anybody experienced similar problems? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated! Best, Morgan From philippe.giege from ibmp-ulp.u-strasbg.fr Tue Jan 22 03:39:11 2008 From: philippe.giege from ibmp-ulp.u-strasbg.fr (=?ISO-8859-1?Q?Philippe_Gieg=E9?=) Date: Tue Jan 22 12:42:22 2008 Subject: [Arabidopsis] post doc offer Message-ID: <5AD8C5AB-A32F-44C4-A031-E4F6BD46D28F@ibmp-ulp.u-strasbg.fr> A 2 years post doctoral position is available at IBMP, Strasbourg, France, to investigate the subfamily of PPR336 and its possible role in plant mitochondrial translation. The work will consist in the identification of the protein and RNA partners of PPR336 and of members of its subfamily. The post doctoral researcher will have a PhD thesis in biological sciences and will have a strong background in molecular biology and / or biochemistry. Particularly, we would be interested in candidates corresponding to at least two of these criteria: - has worked in mitochondrial biology - has worked on RNA binding proteins - has expertise in protein expression and purification - has experience with plant genetics - has experience with yeast two hybrid technology Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. Start date : from February to November 2008 Duration : 2 years Monthly net wage : 1800 euros Submit : a complete cv (including names and email addresses of three references) Please contact : Philippe Gieg? Philippe Gieg? PhD IBMP-CNRS 12 rue du g?n?ral Zimmer 67084 Strasbourg, France Tel 00 333 88 41 72 38 Fax 00 333 88 61 44 42 philippe.giege@ibmp-ulp.u-strasbg.fr From belostotskyd from umkc.edu Tue Jan 22 12:55:53 2008 From: belostotskyd from umkc.edu (Belostotsky, Dmitry) Date: Tue Jan 22 16:05:28 2008 Subject: [Arabidopsis] Postdoc openings / systems biology of RNA metabolism Message-ID: <5C13F286F3DAE649BFF21749E3DEE0960623D503@KC-MSX1.kc.umkc.edu> MULTIPLE POSITIONS OPEN: AREA: Systems biology of RNA metabolism, experimentation-driven FUNDING: Available through 2010. Postdoctoral fellowships eligibility helpful but not essential WITH: Dmitry Belostotsky, University of Missouri - Kansas City CONTACT: belostotskyd [at] umkc.edu ON: posttranscriptional control of gene expression (Arabidopsis, rice, Brachypodium) WHO: applicants well versed in (some of): RNA biology, protein biochemistry, microarrays, programming or/and statistics, with documented record of excellence MUST BE: highly driven, self-motivated, ambitious, dynamic individuals LAB: equipped with Affymetrix and deconvolution microscopy (Deltavision) workstations, HPLC, MALDI, LC-MS/MS access to high-end Linux cluster LAB PUBLICATIONS (PARTIAL LISTING): - Cell 131:1340-1353 (2007): Genome-wide high-resolution mapping of exosome substrates reveals hidden features in the Arabidopsis transcriptome - RNA 14:66-77 (2008) - EMBO J 25:4253-4256 (2006) - Trends Plant Sci 10:347-353 (2005) - RNA 10:1200-1214 (2004) - RNA 9:1476-1490 (2003) - Curr Biol 11:1207-1214 (2001) LIVING IN KANSAS CITY: in brief, KC got everything but ocean - major cosmopolitan center of 2.5M plus people - dynamic cultural environment (e.g. see www.nelson-atkins.org) - vibrant music scene (best known for, but not limited to, jazz and blues) - fabulous food (best known for, but not limited to, its famous bbq) - dubbed ?Paris of the plains?, ranked within top 10 places to live in US: SEE: www.cnn.com/2006/TRAVEL/DESTINATIONS/06/08/kansas.city/index.html Dmitry A. Belostotsky, Ph.D. Associate Professor Division of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry School of Biological Sciences University of Missouri Kansas City, MO 64110 From Robert.Sablowski from bbsrc.ac.uk Mon Jan 28 08:43:54 2008 From: Robert.Sablowski from bbsrc.ac.uk (robert sablowski (JIC)) Date: Mon Jan 28 15:57:04 2008 Subject: [Arabidopsis] Postdoc position in plant development/computer modelling Message-ID: A three-year postdoctoral position is available at the John Innes Centre (Norwich, UK; www.jic.ac.uk) to work on a collaborative project that aims to model how regulatory genes control organ development, using floral homeotic genes in Arabidopsis as the model system. The ideal candidate will be a developmental biologist with a strong interest in live imaging techniques and the ability to communicate with computer scientists to develop in silico models of floral organ development. The successful candidate will join the group of Robert Sablowski (http://www.jic.ac.uk/STAFF/robert-sablowski/sablowski.htm ) and work in close collaboration with the Jan Traas group (?cole Normale Sup?rieure de Lyon, France) for modelling at the cellular level and with the Enrico Coen group (JIC, Norwich) for modelling at the whole-organ level. A PhD in molecular biology, genetics or related subject is required; experience in plant development, genetics and computer programming are desirable but not essential. The candidates must be available to travel to international meetings and for short visits to collaborating labs abroad. To apply, please send a CV and personal statement to robert.sablowski@bbsrc.ac.uk, quoting job reference 1001675. The deadline for applications is 18 February 2008. Useful reading: de Reuille, P.B., et al. (2006). Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U. S. A. 103, 1627-1632 Gomez-Mena, C., et al. (2005). Development 132, 429-438 Coen, E., et al. (2004). Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U. S. A. 101, 4728-4735 From jvogel from pw.usda.gov Tue Jan 29 10:57:08 2008 From: jvogel from pw.usda.gov (John Vogel) Date: Tue Jan 29 12:58:21 2008 Subject: [Arabidopsis] Postdoc position in grass cell walls Message-ID: <200801291557.m0TFvIqb007781@aggie.pw.usda.gov> Postdoctoral position?grass cell wall U.C. Berkeley is seeking a highly motivated postdoctoral researcher to study the grass cell wall using the model grass Brachypodium distachyon. This position is part of a collaborative project between U.C. Berkeley, the USDA Western Regional Research Center and the Joint Bioenergy Institute (one of the newly formed DOE bioenergy research centers). It is anticipated that the incumbent?s time will be split between the Western Regional Research Center and the Joint Bioenergy Institute. The 2 year project involves identifying mutants altered in cell wall digestibility using a novel fermentation screen and then characterizing the mutants to determine how the cell wall has been altered. The ultimate goal is to gain an understanding of the genes responsible for the biosynthesis of the grass cell wall and how those genes affect the conversion of biomass into ethanol. This knowledge will be used to design rational strategies for the improvement of emerging energy crops like switchgrass and Miscanthus. A Ph.D. in molecular biology or a related biological science is required. Prior experience with plant cell walls is highly desirable. Salary will be competitive and commensurate with experience. For more information please contact Dr. John Vogel at 510-559-6117 or jvogel@pw.usda.gov To apply please send a CV and contact information for three references to Dr. John Vogel at jvogel@pw.usda.gov. The position is open until filled. John Vogel, Ph.D. Research Molecular Biologist Western Regional Research Center U.S. Department of Agriculture 800 Buchanan Street Albany, CA 94710 USA Voice: (510) 559 6117 FAX: (510) 559-5818 E-mail: jvogel@pw.usda.gov From jsmalle from uky.edu Tue Jan 29 21:53:39 2008 From: jsmalle from uky.edu (Smalle, Jan A) Date: Tue Jan 29 23:18:28 2008 Subject: [Arabidopsis] Postdoctoral Position in Arabidopsis Proteasome Research Message-ID: Description: A postdoctoral position is available immediately to join our research program on the Arabidopsis 20S and 26S proteasomes and their functions in plant stress responses and hormone signaling. The successful candidate will have a Ph.D. In Plant Molecular Biology, Plant Genetics or Plant Biochemistry. Motivated candidates with previous experience on Arabidopsis and /or proteolysis research are strongly encouraged to apply. How to apply: Please send cover letter, CV and contacts for three references to: Jan Smalle jsmalle@uky.edu Jan Smalle Assistant Professor Dept. Plant and Soil Sciences University of Kentucky KTRDC bldg, Rm 104A Cooper and University drives Lexington, KY 40546 USA From somers.24 from osu.edu Thu Jan 31 14:22:52 2008 From: somers.24 from osu.edu (David Somers) Date: Thu Jan 31 20:02:46 2008 Subject: [Arabidopsis] Postdoctoral position -- circadian clock Message-ID: <47A2200C.6010307@osu.edu> Postdoctoral position in circadian clock research An NSF-funded postdoctoral researcher position is available immediately to investigate the function of GIGANTEA (GI) in the context of the plant circadian clock (see: Kim, W.Y. et al., Nature (2007) 449: 356-360). Our findings have uncovered a novel link between GI, protein stability and robust circadian cycling. Subsequent work is now focusing on the biochemical and molecular basis of GI activity. Research expertise in molecular biology and protein biochemistry is highly desirable but prior plant experience is not a requirement. Candidates must have a Ph.D. in biochemistry, molecular biology or related fields. Interested candidates should send (as PDF) a cover letter accompanying a curriculum vitae, as well as the names of three references (preferably via email attachment) to: Dr. David Somers Department of Plant Cellular and Molecular Biology/Plant Biotechnology Center 206 Rightmire Hall 1060 Carmack Rd The Ohio State University Columbus, OH 43210 614-292-2551 (office) E-mail: somers.24@osu.edu http://www.biosci.ohio-state.edu/pcmb/osu_pcmb/people_faculty_somersDavid.php From jdfriesner from ucdavis.edu Thu Jan 31 15:41:41 2008 From: jdfriesner from ucdavis.edu (Joanna Friesner) Date: Thu Jan 31 20:02:53 2008 Subject: [Arabidopsis] Nominate NAASC representatives for 2008 Message-ID: <001301c86449$b57d0a00$6500a8c0@mcb.ucdavis.edu> Dear North American Arabidopsis Researchers, As in previous years, we will soon solicit nominations for the election of two new members to the North American Arabidopsis Steering Committee (NAASC). Committee members are YOUR representatives for relevant Arabidopsis issues in North America. In order to nominate and/or vote for the new NAASCers you must first register with TAIR. Please register if you have not already: http://www.arabidopsis.org/servlets/Community?action=login. NAASC officers currently are (listed in order of most to least seniority): Xing Wang Deng (Yale University, MASC chair), Judith Bender (Brown University), Joe Kieber (UNC-Chapel Hill, MASC co-chair, ICAR 2008 co-organizer), Xuemei Chen (UC Riverside, ICAR 2008 co-organizer), Julian Schroeder (UC San Diego, ICAR 2008 fund-raiser), Caren Chang (Univ. of Maryland, ICAR 2008 fund-raiser), George Haughn (Univ. of British Columbia, ICAR 2008 fund-raiser), and Scott Poethig (Univ. of PA-Philadelphia). Without the efforts of the NAASC, the Arabidopsis Conference and funding for young scientists, including underrepresented minorities, would be jeopardized. Service on the NAASC is important to the community and highly appreciated. We need to replace 2 members who rotate off this year and we need community members to first nominate good Arabidopsis community candidates and then vote for those who agree to stand. One example of the importance of the NAASC to the community is the effort they've spent over the last few months working on aspects of the 19th International Conference on Arabidopsis Research (July 23-27, Montreal, Canada), including developing the scientific program, writing grant proposals to provide funding to help community members attend the meeting, and soliciting sponsorship. NAASC members will review and select the awardees of conference funding. The NAASC also participates in the Multinational Arabidopsis Steering Committee to communicate with Arabidopsis researchers around the world and funding bodies such as the NSF. Currently, NAASC members are both chair and co-chair of the MASC. Procedure: -An email asking for nominations will be sent to *registered North American TAIR members* on or around February 29, 2008. -The nomination deadline is March 31, 2008. Once nominees are contacted and their willingness to stand for election is verified, a second email will be sent asking members to vote for up to 2 names on the list (via a secure website). -The voting deadline is May 5, 2008. -The top 2 candidates will be contacted and their willingness to serve confirmed. Winners will be announced around the end of May. About serving on NAASC: Members serve for four full calendar years, beginning around the date of the Annual International Conference on Arabidopsis Research, and rotating off following the Conference held in their fourth year of service. - Originally established in 1992 in response to the need for elected North American representatives to the Multinational Arabidopsis Steering Committee, NAASC has evolved into the main organizing and fundraising body for the International Conference on Arabidopsis Research when it is held in North America. - The NAASC also helps ensure solicitation and choice of the conference site for meetings held outside of North America. The NAASC solicits funds to help North American junior scientists travel to these international meetings. Additionally, the NAASC serves as a liaison between members of the community and government and not-for-profit granting agencies and provides representation of the community to service facilities such as ABRC and TAIR. More information about the roles, history, and past members of the NAASC can be found at: http://www.arabidopsis.org/portals/masc/countries/NAASC_Info.jsp. Best regards, Joanna Friesner MASC Coordinator jdfriesner@ucdavis.edu From msteinwand from pw.usda.gov Thu Jan 31 19:54:49 2008 From: msteinwand from pw.usda.gov (Michael Steinwand) Date: Thu Jan 31 20:02:59 2008 Subject: [Arabidopsis] Barcode/tracking system for seeds, plants Message-ID: <200802010054.m110svoJ025587@aggie.pw.usda.gov> Hi All, I am seeking advice about any software that can be used for creating and tracking seeds, plant specimens etc using a barcoding system. Our lab will have a large population of Brachypodium, and we'd like to figure out a way to improve our cataloging/tracking system before we're flooded with samples. I'm really interested in using software that can print sample-specific labels in various sizes and can also be used with a mobile scanning unit like a PDA. I've done some research and found asset tracking software like that from www.redbeam.com and label-making software like Bar Tender, but I'm wondering if there are better options that other labs use to track seeds, etc. Any ideas or helpful tips on barcoding? Thanks, Michael Steinwand USDA ARS 800 Buchanan St. Albany, CA 94710