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Day 1: August 26th 2025<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Time<\/th>Event<\/th>Location<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
5:00 PM \u2013 7:00 PM<\/td>Symposium Welcome Reception\/Dinner\/Check-In<\/td>Creature Comforts, 271 W Hancock Ave<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Day 2: August 27th 2025<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Time<\/th>Event<\/th>Location<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
8:00 AM \u2013 8:45 AM<\/td>Check In\/Breakfast<\/td>Special Collections Library \u2013 Exhibition Hallway<\/td><\/tr>
8:45 AM \u2013 9:00 AM<\/td>Opening Remarks
Dr. Anna Stenport, Dean of the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, UGA
Dr Harshavardhan Thippareddi, CAES Associate Dean for Research, UGA<\/em><\/td>		Special Collections Library \u2013 Auditorium Room 271<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Session 1: Engineering Regulation: Single Genes to Multi-Gene Networks<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Time<\/th>Speaker\/Session<\/th>Room<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
9:00 AM \u2013 9:30 AM<\/td>Expanding the plant genetic engineering toolkit via nanomaterials and synthetic biology<\/strong>
G\u00f6zde Demirer, Caltech<\/em><\/td>		Special Collections Library \u2013 Auditorium Room 271<\/td><\/tr>
9:30 AM \u2013 9:50 AM<\/td>Targeted genome engineering in poplar: Mapping safe harbors for landing pad insertion<\/strong>
Fiorella Spies, IPBGG, UGA<\/em><\/td>		<\/td><\/tr>
9:50 AM \u2013 10:10 AM<\/td>Reprogramming the plant cell: Where can we go from here?<\/strong>
Brad Nelms, Plant Biology, UGA<\/em><\/td>		<\/td><\/tr>
10:10 AM \u2013 10:30 AM<\/td>Synthetic Apomixis: Blind Alley for Evolution but Holy Grail for Plant Breeding<\/strong>
Peggy Ozias-Akins, Horticulture, UGA<\/em><\/td>		<\/td><\/tr>
10:30 AM \u2013 10:45 AM<\/td>Coffee Break<\/td>Special Collections Library – Exhibition Hallway and Banquet Room 285<\/td><\/tr>
10:45 AM \u2013 11:15 AM<\/td>Use of AI enabled Predictive Design in improving Yield Outcomes in Soybeans’<\/strong>
Sonali Quantius, Inari<\/em><\/td>		<\/td><\/tr>
11:15 AM \u2013 11:35 AM<\/td>Karyotype engineering using synthetic centromeres<\/strong>
Kelly Dawe, UGA<\/em><\/td>		<\/td><\/tr>
11:35 AM \u2013 12:05 PM<\/td>Trainee Lightning Talks<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
12:05 PM \u2013 1:30 PM<\/td>Networking Lunch<\/td>Special Collections Library – Exhibition Hallway and Banquet Room 285<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Session 2: Functional Molecules and Metabolisms<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Time<\/th>Speaker\/Session<\/th>Location<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
1:30 PM \u2013 2:00 PM<\/td>Engineering Plants for Carbon Removal, Soil Improvement and Resilience<\/strong>
Wolfgang Busch, HPI, Salk Inst.<\/em><\/td>		Special Collections Library \u2013 Auditorium Room 271<\/td><\/tr>
2:00 PM \u2013 2:20 PM<\/td>Synthetic Control of Trichome Density for Tunable Triterpene Engineering in Poplar<\/strong>
CJ Tsai, Forestry, UGA<\/em><\/td>		<\/td><\/tr>
2:20 PM \u2013 2:40 PM<\/td>Engineering an Acetate Overflow-Responsive Biosensor for Balancing Redox Ratio and Optimizing Microbial Production<\/strong>
Jianli Zhang, BEBL, UGA<\/em><\/td>		<\/td><\/tr>
2:40 PM \u2013 2:55 PM<\/td>Coffee Break<\/td>Special Collections Library – Exhibition Hallway and Banquet Room 285<\/td><\/tr>
2:55 PM \u2013 3:25 PM<\/td>Uncovering the chemistry and organization of plant metabolism<\/strong>
Ryan Nett, MCB, Harvard Univ<\/em>ersity<\/td>		<\/td><\/tr>
3:25 PM \u2013 3:45 PM<\/td>Regulation of monoterpene indole alkaloid biosynthesis by cell type<\/strong>
Chenxin Li, Plant Biology, Michigan State University<\/em><\/td>		<\/td><\/tr>
3:45 PM \u2013 4:05 PM<\/td>Developing a cell free synthesis platform for improved characterization of plant cell wall glycosyltransferases<\/strong>
Bree Urbanowicz, CCRC, UGA<\/em><\/td>		<\/td><\/tr>
3:45 PM \u2013 4:15 PM<\/td>Panel Discussion: Innovating Bioproducts \u2013 Food, Feed, Fuel, Fibers and Beyond<\/strong>
Moderator: Anumantha Kanthasamy<\/em>
Panelist: Wolfgang Busch, CJ Tsai, and Ryan Nett<\/em><\/td>		<\/td><\/tr>
4:05 PM \u2013 5:00 PM<\/td>Student Poster Setup<\/td>Special Collections Library \u2013 Exhibition Hallway<\/td><\/tr>
5:00 PM \u2013 7:00 PM<\/td>Dinner<\/td>Special Collections Library \u2013 Exhibition Hallway and Banquet Room 285<\/td><\/tr>
7:00 PM \u2013 9:00 PM<\/td>Student Poster Presentation and Evening Social<\/td>Special Collections Library \u2013 Exhibition Hallway<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Day 3: August 28th 2025<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Time<\/th>Event<\/th>Location<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
8:00 AM \u2013 8:45 AM<\/td>Breakfast<\/td>Special Collections Library \u2013 Exhibition Hallway and Banquet Room 285<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Session 3: Designing Organism-Environment Interactions and Resiliency<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Time<\/th>Speaker\/Session<\/th>Location<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
8:45 AM \u2013 9:15 AM<\/td>Harnessing plant synthetic biology for solutions to global climate and bioenergy challenges<\/strong>
Yumin Tao, CSO, Living Carbon<\/em><\/td>		Special Collections Library \u2013 Auditorium Room 271<\/td><\/tr>
9:15 AM \u2013 9:35 AM<\/td>Engineering tomato for production of high value terpenes<\/strong>
Robin Buell, CAGT, UGA<\/em><\/td>		<\/td><\/tr>
9:35 AM \u2013 9:55 AM<\/td>An X-linked sex determination mechanism in cannabis and hop<\/strong>
Dr. Sarah Carey, HudsonAlpha, introduced by David Neuman, Twist Bioscience<\/em><\/td>		<\/td><\/tr>
9:55 AM \u2013 10:10 AM<\/td>Coffee Break<\/td>Special Collections Library \u2013 Exhibition Hallway and Banquet Room 285<\/td><\/tr>
10:10 AM \u2013 10:40 AM<\/td>Directed evolution of plant proteins for broad-spectrum disease resistance<\/strong>
Ellen Rim, Stanford University<\/em><\/td>		Special Collections Library \u2013 Auditorium Room 271<\/td><\/tr>
10:40 AM \u2013 11:00 AM<\/td>Engineering crop plants for nematode resistance: challenges and opportunities<\/strong>
Melissa Mitchum, Plant Pathology, UGA<\/em><\/td>		<\/td><\/tr>
11:00 AM \u2013 11:30 AM<\/td>Facility-Enabled Science at the U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute<\/strong>
Yasuo Yoshikuni, JGI, LBL, DOE<\/em><\/td>		<\/td><\/tr>
11:30 AM \u2013 12:00 PM<\/td>Panel Discussion: Emerging Global Challenges and Synthetic Biology Solutions<\/strong>
Moderator: Marshall Shepard<\/em>
Panelist: Yumin Tao, Robin Buell, and Ellen Rim<\/em><\/td>		<\/td><\/tr>
12:00 PM \u2013 12:05 PM<\/td>Concluding Remarks<\/td><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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