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ABCDS Meeting Scheduleheadline bar You may use this short URL to link to this page: http://vcru.wisc.edu/abcds  This page is now obsolete! I have moved this page to a new address (that is easier to update) Please click on this link to go to the new address: http://www.vcru.wisc.edu/abcds                           ABCDS Meetings, Spring, 2009. Thursdays at 3:30 in Room 473  19-FebPiya KittipadakulTuberization response to photoperiod in potato haploid - wild species hybrids26-FebYiqun WengCucumber improvement research in USDA ARS, Madison - short and long term goals and approaches5-MarSergio MelgarProteomic analysis of cytoplasmic male sterility in onion12-MarFelix NavarroBack to the basics: Sample sizes for accurate and precise estimation of defects in vegetables and fruits, the case of potatoes19-MarMarina IoveneRescheduled to April 16, No ABCDS Meeting this week26-MarLeah McCannFactors affecting chip processing ability in a wide range of Solanumspecies."2-AprJohn BambergUS Potato Genebank: Service and research for potato genetic improvement9-AprDennis HaltermanLate blight resistance genes - resistance to more than just late blight?16-AprDan RonisMarina IoveneAssociation between pachytene chromosomes and linkage groups in carrot23-AprClaudia CalderonFine mapping towards the cloning of Psm in cucumber30-AprTed TibbittsPotatoes for life support in space7-MayCalvin LietzowThe inheritance of rind colors in Cucurbita moschata  ABCDS Meetings, Fall, 2008. Thursdays at 3:30 in Room 473 (On Oct 2, Rm 128) DatePresenterTitle2-OctMike HaveyWhat I did on sabbatical in Vienna OR Developing cucumber as a model for mitochondrial transformation Room 1289-OctJiwan PaltaImproving quality and production of native potatoes in the Peruvian highlands16-OctRob KaneGenetic influences on the seed yielding ability of carrot hybrids23-OctAndy HamernikIntrogression of wild species germplasm with extreme resistance to cold sweetening into the cultivated potato30-OctErin SilvaDeveloping a UW organic ag research program **NOTE SPECIAL TIME: Seminar will begin at 3:00.****CANCELLED**6-NovMegan BowmanExpression analysis of carotenoid biosynthesis genes in carrot using real time PCR13-NovBala PudotaCharacterization of genes involved in RB-mediated late blight resistance of potato20-NovAamir AliNew sources of nematode resistance in carrots4-DecJim BusseHistory of potato research at UW11-DecYiqun WengCucumber improvement research in USDA ARS, Madison - short and long term goals and approaches**CANCELLED**in favor of department holiday party instead
  ABCDS Meetings - Spring 2008 DatePresenter (Lab Group)TitleFeb 14David Spooner and Phil SimonPlant and Animal Genome MeetingFeb 21Paul BethkeMovement of carbohydrates in potatoFeb 28Aamir Ali (Simon lab)Status of life sciences in Punjab UniversityMar 6Karsten Holmquist (Brunet lab)Indirect estimations of contemporary pollen movement: Effects of pollinator type and spatial population structureMar 13OPENMar 20Piya Kittipadakul (Jansky lab)Genetic mapping of tuberization under a short photoperiodMar 27Flor Rodriguez (Spooner lab)COSII-based mapping and diversity in SolanaceaeApr 3Yong Suk Chung (Jansky lab)Genetics of resistance to tuber soft rotApr 10Angel Hui Song (Staub/Simon labs)Development of a consensus map containing carotenoid biosynthetic genes in cucumberApr 17Dennis HaltermanUnderstanding molecular disease resistance mechanisms in potatoApr 24Zachary Larson-Rabin (Brunet lab)Investigating the genetic control of endoreduplication, and its role in the cell proliferation and cell expansion of plant morphogenesis.May 1Marina Iovene (Simon lab)In situ hybridization in plants
  The ABCDS Group MeetingsFall Semester 2007Thursday, 3:30 DateSpeakerTopicRoomOctober 18Shelly JanskyWild Solanum Utilization**RESCHEDULED to Dec. 13Nov. 8**473October 25Pablo CavagnaroCarrot BAC Library Characterization473November 1Yu Monica ChenHyper-sensitive Response ofPotato to Late Blight473November 8Mehtap YildizShelly JanskyAnthocyanin Biosynthesis Genesin CarrotWild Solanum Utilization473November 15Vanessa GordonThe Effects of Introgression ofChilling Tolerance in Cucumber473November 22Thanksgiving BreakNovember 29Juan ZalapaHybridization Patterns Between U.S.Native and Invasive Siberian Elm473December 6Zhenyu LiuThe Interaction Between PotatoPotato Late Blight473December 13Shelly JanskyWild Solanum Utilization473
 ABCD Group MeetingsSpring Semester 2007Thursday, 3:30 DateSpeakerTopicRoomFebruary 15Bala PudotaFunctional characterization of genesassociated with late blight diseaseresistance in potato using RNAinterference473February 22Mike HaveyThe Plant Genome meeting 2006473March 1Sarah RosenthalAntioxidants in potato473March 8Anil KharAlliumresearch in India andmapping bulb-color genes473March 15Marina IoveneCytogenetic comparisons amongthe Apiaceae473March 22Jin Joo BaeBreeding for Verticilliumwiltresistance in potato473March 29Johanne BrunetTusar Kanti BeheraWhat is going on with Aquilegia?Bitter melon: A future crop of Asia473April 85Spring BreakApril 12Leslie TiradoCytokinin changes in plants uponcold stress473April 19Natalia AlvorezThe Brevicaulecomplex: Morphology473April 26Tusar Kanti BeheraJohanne BrunetBitter melon: A future crop of AsiaWhat is going on with Aquilegia?473
 ABCD Group MeetingsFall Semester 2006Thursday, 3:30 DateSpeakerTopicRoomOctober 5Paul BethkePotato storage: Life in the slow lane473October 12Vanessa GordonPlants and stress environments **CANCELLED**473October 19Halterman Lab(Zhenyu Liu)Potato disease resistance473October 26Hugo E. CuevasCarotenoids in melon **Unannounced schedule change: Lara Colton presented**473November 2Shelley JanskyPotato flavor473November 9Jiming JiangSergio MelgarPotato late blightPPRs in onion473November 16Sergio MelgarHugo E. CuevasPPRs in onionCarotenoids in melon473November 24**Thanksgiving Holiday**November 30Diego Fajardo &Flor Rodriguez &David SpoonerPotato and tomato phylogeny473December 7Karsten HolmquistPollen-mediated gene dispersal473
 ABCD Group MeetingsSpring Semester 2006Thursday, 3:30 DateSpeakerTopicRoomFebruary 16Shanna MasonGenetics of fruit quality in cucumber473February 23Isabelle DelannayBroadening genetic diversity in cucumber473March 2Vanessa GordonThe chloroplast genome of cucumber **CANCELLED**473March 9Mike HaveyAsparagales genomes473March 16Spring BreakMarch 23Jenelle MeyerGenetic basis of recurrent selection for maysin473March 30Leah McCannWild potato chipping ability473462April 6Phil Simon + Soledad AlessandroGenetic variation in wild garlic + Genetic and molecular study of vernalization response in carrot (*Daucus carota*L.)473462April 14Rob KaneFactors contributing to carrot seed production473462April 20Sara ArscottSelenium enriched vegetables473462
 ABCD Group MeetingsFall Semester 2005Thursday, 3:30 DateSpeakerTopicRoomOctober 20Sulieman Al-FaifiThe *Psm*locus of cucumber247October 27Irwin GoldmanSelenium enrichment of vegetables247November 3Steve RainesOnion carbohydrates247November 10Hugo CuevasCarotenes in *Cucumis*247November 17Mark AnsayMarkers for CMS restoration and other genes in carrot247November 24Thanksgiving HolidayDecember 1Matt RobbinsMarker-assisted selection in cucumber247December 8Shanna MasonFruit quality in cucumber CANCELLED247
 ABCD Group MeetingsSpring Semester 2005Thursday, 3:30 DateSpeakerTopicRoomFebruary 17Brian DunphyPatterns of gene flow in three tropical tree species in a highly fragmented landscape473February 24Mike HaveyTo be announced473March 3Phil SimonCarrot anthocyanins473March 10Sara ArscottJack StaubAn interspecific hybrid in *Cucumis*473March 17Pablo CavagnaroVariation in flavor and health compounds in garlic473March 24Spring BreakMarch 31Tom KochSara ArscottTo be announced247April 7Jack StaubSara ArscottTom KochCancelled247April 14Leah McCannTom KochSelection for increased vitamin E in carrots473April 21Monica NorbyLeah McCannSugar variation for cold chipping in wild *Solanum*species473April 28Marina IoveneCytological localization of rRNA genes in several Apiaceae473May 5Shanna MasonGenetics of fruit quality in cucumber247
    ABCD Group MeetingsFall Semester 2004Thursday, 3:30 DateSpeakerTopicRoomOctober 21Irwin GoldmanSevere population bottlenecks and the response to divergent selection473October 28Mike HaveyComparative mapping of onion and rice473November 4Crystal StewartHorticulture therapy applications473November 11Jernej JakseSequencing of onion and asparagus473November 18Dariusz GrzebelusTransposon display-based DNA for carrot473November 25Thanksgiving HolidayDecember 2Vanessa GordonThe chloroplast genome of cucumber247December 9Miriam ParisFruit quality analysis in melon473
    ABCD Group MeetingsSpring Semester 2004Thursday, 3:30 DateSpeakerTopicRoomFebruary 12Irwin GoldmanNutritional anthropocentrism and breeding for health-related traits247February 19Group DiscussionKyle WillisPlant Genome 2003VIGS Based Silencing of Tomato247February 26Brian JustProfiling carotenoid biosynthesis in carrot roots247March 4Jack StaubGenetic diversity in melon247March 11Mike HaveyMolecular facilitated selection in onionMarker selection for virus resistance in tomato247March 18Spring Break247March 25Phil SimonPursuing major genes in carrot247April 8April 1Juan ZalapaMapping yield components in melon247April 1April 8Monica NorbyPotato late blight resistance247April 15Jewej JakseMicrosatellites in hops CANCELLED247April 22Maggie SchaberVisual versus marker-based identification/selection of F 1hybrid progeny in table beet247April 29Sang-Min ChungSequencing of the cucumber chloroplast genome247May 6Zhanyong SunMapping parthenocarpy in cucumber247
  ABCD Group MeetingsFall Semester 2003Thursday, 3:30  DateSpeakerTopicRoomSeptember 25Erin SilvaQuantification of anthocyanins in purple carrot473October 2Bill BriggsRecurrent selection in model fast plant populationsRescheduled to Oct 30473October 9Bill MartinComparative genomics of the Asparagales247October 16Daniel De JoodeMike HaveyEffects of logging on understory plant diversityGenetics of fructan accumulation in onion473October 23Mike HaveyDaniel De JoodeGenetics of fructan accumulation in onionEffects of logging on understory plant diversity473October 30Jack StaubBill BriggsGenetic diversity in melonRecurrent selection in model fast plant populations473November 6John PrichardPhylogenetic analysis of SolanumRescheduled to Nov 13473November 13Maggie SchaberVisual versus marker-based identification/selection of F1 hybrid progeny in table beetRescheduled to next semester247John PrichardPhylogenetic analysis of SolanumNovember 20Irwin GoldmanNutritional anthropocentrism and breeding for health-related traitsRescheduled to next semester473November 27ThanksgivingDecember 4Johanne BrunetPlant size, pollinators and selfing rate In Aquilegia coerulea473December 11Josh HymanComparison of AFLPs across related carrot populations247
 ABCD Group MeetingsSpring Semester 2003Thursday, 3:30  DateSpeakerTopicRoomFebruary 20Phil SimonApplication of biological knowledge in feeding 11 billion people247February 27Mike HaveyWhat to do with 11,008 onion ESTs247March 6Veronica GaertnerPigment distribution in high pigment table beet populations473March 13Jack StaubSex expression in cucumber247March 20Spring BreakMarch 27Tom Kochat **3:00**Tocopherols in carrots473April 3Bill MartinPostharvest physiology and genetics of snapdragon473April 10Meryem IpekGarlic variation Moved to April 17247April 17Meryem IpekGarlic variation247April 24SangMin ChungPhylogenetic relationships in the Cucurbitaceae473May 1Juan ZalapaThe inheritance of yield components in melon: Progress report473May 8Bill BriggsGenetic variation and response to Selection in model 'Fast Plant' populations247
 ABCD Group MeetingsFall Semester 2002Thursday, 3:30  DateSpeakerTopicRoomSeptember 26Darzic GrzebelusUpdate on the transposable element in Dacus473October 3Irwin GoldmanWhy medicine needs agriculture473October 10Josh HymanCaroenoids in Lycopersiconspecies247October 17Erin SilvaCarbohydrate partitioning and nectar production in onion473October 24Matthew RobbinsDeployment of molecular markers for multiple-trait selection in cucumber473October 31Anabel L?pez-Ses?A framework for the evaluation of germplasm473November 7Mike HaveyA new paradigm for breeding long - generation crops473November 14Jack StaubMethodologies to improve genetic diversity analysis -  **Cancelled**247November 21Grzegorz BartoszewskiGenetic analysis of MSC the mutation of cucumber473November 28Thanksgiving RecessDecember 5Phil SimonApplication of biological knowledge in feeding 11 billion people **Cancelled**247  ABCD Group MeetingsSpring Semester 2002Thursday, 3:30 DateSpeakerTopicRoomFebruary 28Round table discussion:Plant Genome Meeting 2002473March 7John PritchardPutative gene transfer from cultivated to wild Solanumspecies473March 14Juan ZalapaProgress towards understanding the inheritance and mapping of multiple lateral branching in melon247473March 21Sang Min ChungDevelopment of concensus chloroplast markers for genetic analysis247March 28Spring BreakApril 4Pablo CavagnaroAlliinase gene family in garlic473April 11Dariusz GrzebelusInsertion sequence disrupting carrot invertase gene-is it a novel transposable element?247April 18Crow Lecture Series   Genetics AuditoriumApril 25Ahmet IpekTransposon tagging in carrot473May 2Brian JustGenetic mapping of carrot pigment mutations473May 9Zhanyong SunGenetics of parthenocarpy in cucumber247
  ABCD Group MeetingsFall Semester 2001Thursday, 3:30 DateSpeakerTopicRoomOctober 18Brian JustGenetic mapping in Malus473October 25Beda N. DahalVitamin A rich product preparation by local agricultural cooperatives using local crops in Nepal473November 1Grzegorz BartoszewskiGenetic basis of MSC phenotype of cucumber473November 8Phil SimonThe nature of resistance to southern nematode in carrot473November 15Matt RobbinsProgress towards combining complex yield traits in cucumber473November 22Thanksgiving Break473November 29Anabel L?pez-Ses?Phenotypic selection for multiple lateral branching in cucumber473December 6Tom KochProgress of studies relating to carotenoids and tocopherols in carrots473
  ABCD Group MeetingsSpring Semester 2001Thursday, 3:30 DateSpeakerTopicRoomFeb. 15Mark AnsayCMS restorers in carrot473Feb. 22Pablo CavagnaroPenicilliumresistance in Argentinian garlic473March 1Irwin GoldmanHow the orange carrot got its color473March 8Bill BriggsEither onions or fast plants247March 22Mike HaveyRecent advances on CMS studies in onion473March 29Dick LowerPlant types in cucumber473April 6Phil SimonBreeding for carrot quality473April 12Ali GokceChanges in allelic frequencies in CMS populations247April 19Grzegorz BartoszewskiTomato breeding and transformation in Poland **Cancelled**473April 26Sun ZhanyongParthenocarpy in cucumber473May 3Gennaro FazioQTL mapping and marker-assisted selection in cucumber473
  ABCD Group MeetingsFall Semester 2000Thursday, 3:30 DateSpeakerTopicPlaceSept. 28*Marek Szlarczyk*Genes showing association with CMS in carrots473Oct. 5*Jack Staub*Genetic diversity assessment in melon473Oct. 12*Young Hong Park*Molecular tagging of virus resistance in cucumber247Oct. 19*Matt Robbins*Fine mapping of the Tomato *Frl*locus which confers resistance to fusarium crown rot473Oct. 26*Phil Simon*Carrot breeding and quality improvement -  **Cancelled**473Nov. 2*Anabel Lopez Sese'*Estimation of genetic variation in melon for germplasm management247Nov. 9*Sang-Min Chung*Inheritance of chilling injury in cucumber247Nov. 16*Beda Nidhi Dahal*A glance of Nepal and research in BIOINT247Nov. 30*Mark Ansay*CMS restores in carrot **Cancelled**473Dec. 7*Bill Briggs*Either onions or fast plants **Cancelled**247Dec. 14*Ahmet Ipek*Transposon tagging in carrot247
  ABCD Schedule3:30 PM ThursdaysSpring 2000 DateSpeakerTopicPlaceFeb.24Phil SimonA collection of Mediterranean *Daucus*473Mar.2Jack StaubMap merging studies in cucumber473Mar.9Dr. Shivaji Pandey247Mar.16SPRING BREAKMar.23Jason LillyOrganellar genetics473Mar.30Leonardo  BoiteuxA construction of a RAPD-based map of carrot473Apr. 6Gennaro FazioSSR development and its application to breedingfor multiple lateral branching cucumber phenotypes473Apr. 13Dr. Mary RuthMcDonaldChallenges in managing onion smut (Orocystiscepulae)247Apr. 20Inga BachMale sterility in carrot473Apr. 27Marilyn HoriusScreening yellow cooking onions for resistance towhite rot.473May 4Kathryn OrvisOnion health studies **Rescheduled to May 11**May 11Kathryn OrvisOnion health studies247Note Room Changes on Two Dates!!
  ABCD Schedule3:30 PM ThursdaysFall 1999 DateSpeakerTopicPlaceSept. 23Bill BriggsDifferential in vitro antiplatelet activity of *Allium*thiosulfinates and assessment of an in vivo coronary thrombosis model473Sept. 30Herbert PeterkaAllium species hybridization473Oct. 07Mike HaveyCucumber as a model system for mitochondrial transformation473Oct. 14Ana I. Lopez SeseVirus resistance in melon247Oct. 21Dr. SidhuVegetable breeding program at Punjab Agriculture University473Oct. 28PCICNo meetingNov. 04Young Hoon ParkMapping of virus resistance loci in cucumber473Nov. 11Carlos SantosGenetic Control and Mapping of Carotene Genes in Carrot247Nov. 18Joe KuhlLate blight resistance in 2x 1 EBN Mexican *Solanum*species473Nov. 25ThanksgivingNo MeetingNote Room Changes on Two Dates!!
  ABCD Group MeetingsSpring Semester 1999Thursday, 3:30 DateSpeakerTopicRoomFeb. 18Jack StaubGenetic diversity in cucumber: An approach to a core collection473Feb. 25Daniela LieteCytoplasmic molecular diversity in leek473March 4Gennaro FazioBreeding for multiple lateral branching in cucumber247March 18Irwin GoldmanImmigration of Puritans, Pilgrims, and onions to the New World - **Rescheduled to Mar. 25**473March 25Jason LillyCytogenetics of organelles and other stuff - **Rescheduled to Apr. 22**March 25Irwin GoldmanImmigration of Puritans, Pilgrims, and onions to the New World473April 8Azumi TozukaGenetic study of carrot color247April 15Zhangyong SunInheritance and mapping of parthenocarpy genes in cucumber473April 22Joe KuhlLate blight resistance in 2x(IFBW) Solanaceae - **Cancelled**April 22Jason LillyCytogenetics of organelles and other stuff473April 29Bill BriggsDifferential antiplatelet activity of Allium thiosulfinates - **Cancelled**473May 6Carlos SantosGenetics and mapping of carotenoids in carrot - **Cancelled**473
  ABCD Group MeetingsFall Semester 1998Thursday, 2:30 DateSpeakerTopicRoomOct. 8Sang-Min ChungChilling tolerance studies in cucumber - **Rescheduled to Oct. 15**Oct. 15Sang-Min ChungChilling tolerance studies in cucumber473Oct. 22Mike HaveyCytoplasm used commercially to produce hybrid onion473Oct. 29Jack StaubGenetic diversity in African melon PI's473Nov. 5Ali Fuat GokceMolecular facilitated maintainer line selection in onion473Nov. 12Jim BradeenMolecular diversity assessment in carrot - **Postponed**Dec. 3Gennaro FazioIncorporation of multiple lateral branching in a unilateral branching elite cucumber genotype - **Postponed**Dec. 10Frank YauCharacterization of the carrot (*Daucus carota*) *Rs*mutant in the line B4367rs - **Postponed**
  ABCD Group MeetingsSpring Semester 1998Thursday, 3:30 DateSpeakerTopicRoomFeb. 26Mike HaveyOrgin of onion473Mar. 5Tom HorejsiDiversity analysis in melon473Mar. 12Phil SimonOrigin of carrot247Mar. 19Barbara MichalikGynogenesis in *Allium*473Mar. 26Irwin GoldmanThe beginnings of beets473Apr. 2Claudio GalmariniOnion situation in the MERCOSUR473Apr. 9Leonardo Boiteuxat **2:30**Identification of disease resistance analogous genesequences in the carrot genome247Apr. 16Ahmet Ipekat **2:30**Transformation of maize transposable elements, Acand Ds into carrot473Apr. 23Inga Bachat **2:30**CMS in carrot473Apr. 30Karen S. Osmontat **2:30**Fibronectin-like binding protein from onion473May 7Ali Fuat GokceMapping in onion - **Rescheduled to May 21**May 14Ahmed Mlikiat **2:30**In vitro regeneration and transgenesis in globe artichoke (*Cynara scolymus*L.)473May 21Ali Fuat Gokceat **2:30**Mapping in onion - **Cancelled**
  ABCD Group MeetingsFall Semester 1997Thursday, 3:30 DateSpeakerTopicRoomOct. 9Gennaro FazioMapping of markers linked to crown rot resistance in tomato247Oct. 16Mike HaveyEvolution of large nuclear genomes473Oct. 23Azumi TozukaEvolution & genetics of Glycine soja473Nov. 6Jim BradeenBreeder friendly markers from AFLP's473Nov. 13Meryem IpekDetermination of diversity in garlic by molecular markers247Dec. 4Jason LillyCucurbit mitochondrial genome evolution473Dec. 11Eduardo VillanuevaFISH & RFLP analyses of Alliuminterspecific hybrids247


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