2026 Posters, Virtual Posters, and Silent Abstracts
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POSTER PRESENTATION SCHEDULE
| SATURDAY, JUNE 6 | SUNDAY, JUNE 7 | MONDAY, JUNE 8 | TUESDAY, JUNE 9 |
| 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm | 10:00 am – 2:00 pm 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm |
10:00 am – 3:30 pm | 10:00 am – 3:30 pm |
All posters are to be mounted in Naples Ballroom on Saturday, June 6 between 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm. NOTE: All Posters must be removed on Tuesday, June 9, between 3:30 pm – 4:00 pm. SIVB cannot assume responsibility for any posters not removed by 4:00 pm.
Poster authors will be present at their posters on the following dates and times:
| SATURDAY, JUNE 6 | SUNDAY, JUNE 7 | MONDAY, JUNE 8 | TUESDAY, JUNE 9 |
| Even Authors Present | Odd Authors Present | Even Authors Present | Odd Authors Present |
| 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm | 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm | 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm | 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm |
ANIMAL POSTER SESSIONS
In-Person Poster Presentations
BIOTECHNOLOGY
| A-2014 | Post-cryopreservation Recovery of Mammalian Cells Frozen at Different Temperatures Mahipal Singh, Fort Valley State University, Courtney Henry, Lauryn Nelson, and Xiaoling Ma |
CELL BIOLOGY
| A-2008 | Evaluating the Role of Spic in Macrophage Ferroptosis Md Zahidul Alam, East Carolina University, and Changhong Yin |
CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
| A-2010 | Investigating the Role of R-loops in KSHV Lytic DNA Replication Jennifer Stevens, University of Nevada – Reno, and S. Verma |
| A-2012 | Modulation of Renal Cell Death by Free Fatty Acids Siri Muppidi, Morehouse School of Medicine, and Xueying Zhao |
Virtual Posters
CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
| A-2003 | Tumorigenic Potential of Triclosan, a Household Antimicrobial Ingredient, and Chemoprevention by Resveratrol and Quebecol C. Baidoon, Michigan State University, J. Reji, J. E. Liebold, A. A. Heath, B. DelCamp, and B. L. Upham |
IVACS SILENT ABSTRACTS
| A-2009 | In Vitro Assessment of Mitoxantrone-induced Immunogenic Cell Death in Human Ovarian Cancer Cells E. Ernst, Wilfrid Laurier University, and S. J. Poynter |
| A-2011 | Effect of Hydrogen Peroxide on Curli Fiber Production in Escherichia coli as a Novel Approach for Modeling Oxidative Stress-induced Protein Aggregation in Alzheimer’s Disease R. Reddy, Viera High School |
EDUCATION POSTER SESSIONS
EDUCATION SILENT ABSTRACTS
| E-2000 | Investigating the Neuroprotective Effects of a Synthesized Compound on Alzheimer’s-related Inflammation in Vitro Zara Kanjwal, University of Toledo |
| E-2001 | Iron-induced Oxidative Stress Affects the Development of Beta-Amyloid Plaques and Tau Hyperphosphorylation in Rat Neurons Simon Schnaitman, Carlow Center for Medical Innovation, and Elizabeth Parga |
| E-2002 | Influence of Interfering Variables on Blood Sugar Accuracy in Diabetes Care: A Controlled In Vitro Study Rohan Sharma, Wayzata Public Schools |
PLANT POSTER SESSIONS
In-Person Poster Presentations
Note: Abstracts submitted after March 31, 2026 will appear in the Mobile App and the post-meeting proceedings.
BIOTECHNOLOGY
| P-2032 | CRISPR/Cas12a-Mediated Precision Editing of Highly Polyploid Sugarcane Qasim Ali, University of Florida, Carolina Trujillo, and Fredy Altpeter |
| P-2033 | Drought-responsive Gene Mining and Utilization to Enhance Drought Stress Tolerance in Selected Cereal Crops Abreham B. Alemu, University of North Carolina – Greensboro, and Ayalew Osena |
| P-2034 | Validation of the Axillary In Vitro Shoot Multiplication Protocol for ‘Tacunan Dwarf’ (TACD), “Laguna Tall’ (LAGT), and Its Hybrid PCA 15-10 Emmanuel L. Bernardo, University of the Philippines – Los Baños, Mark Anthony T. Ramos, Nieves L. Apostol, Alicia B. Formaran, and Jan Benson N. Cosico |
| P-2035 | Developing a Robust Gene Editing and Transformation Protocol to Enhance Aflatoxin Resistance in Groundnuts Uyen Cao Chu and Amanda Reed, Corteva Agriscience, Yang Liu, Huirong Gao, Brian Lenderts, Ceciley Eckhoff, V. Mohan M. Acharya, Anindya Bandyopadhyay, and Ping Che |
| P-2036 | Dosage-Sensitive miR164–NAC Regulation Coordinates Plant Growth and Stress Responses Xiaotong Chen, Clemson University, Zhaohui Chen, Ryan Watts, Dayong Li, Rui Che, Yu Liu, Zihe Zhu, Jason Yeung, Abigail Pickrel, Qian Hu, Zhulong Chan, and Hong Luo |
| P-2037 | In Vitro Production and Purification of Polymerases and Their Adoption in Nepal Sarbesh Das Dangol, Madan Bhandari University of Science and Technology (MBUST), Manita Tamang, Aashish Adhikari, Prayag Raj Subedi, Shruti Subedi, Gorkha Raj Giri, Priti Regmi, and Alina Shree Sapkota |
| P-2040 | Engineering Agrobacterium to Improve Transformation Efficiency in Sorghum Dibyajyoti Pramanik, Iowa State University, Keunsub Lee, and Kan Wang |
| P-2041 | Identifying the Chinch Bug Resistance Gene Using GRF4-GIF1 CRISPR-Cas9 Gene Editing in Sorghum Shruthi Pullangari, Kansas State University, Sandeep Marla, Harold Trick, and Terry Felderhoff |
| P-2042 | Identification of Seed Size Regulatory Genes Through Comparative Transcriptome Analysis in Tef (Eragrostis tef) Temesgen Dagnaw-Sendek, University of North Carolina – Greensboro, and Ayalew Ligaba-Osena |
| P-2043 | Transcriptomic Analysis of Rice Targeted in VPP5 Gene for Reduced Chalkiness Under High Nighttime Temperature D. V. Kumar, University of Arkansas, C. Maurya, A. Wilians Teixeira Silva, and V. Srivastava |
| P-2044 | Transcriptomic Response to Acetosyringone in Four Agrobacterium Strains with Distinct Chromosome Architectures C. Youngstrom, Iowa State University, E. Aliu, L. Geadelmann, K. Lee, and K. Wang |
| P-2077 | Analysis of Parameters for Improved Morphogenic-regulator-mediated-transformation Using Immature Embryo Explants in Sorghum bicolor R. Donnelly, University of Rhode Island, D. Langton, Y.-T. Chen, M. Tilelli, E. A. Myers, S. Kinnes, R. N. Nepal, A. Rodova, N. Devis, A. Harlow, S. O’Connor, and A. P. Kausch |
| P-2078 | Drought-Driven Modulation of Cyanogenic Glycoside Biosynthesis in Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L.) Sri Cindhuri Katamreddy, International Crops Research Institute for the Semi‐Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Jismon Jose, Bommineni P. Reddy, Kaliamoorthy Sivasakthi, Prasad Kodukula V.S.V., Kalenahalli Yogendra, Mahalingam Govindaraj, Jana Kholova, Swarup Roy Choudhury, Padmakumar Varijakshapanicker, Polavarapu B. K. Kishor, Pooja Bhatnagar-Mathur, Are Ashok Kumar, and Sudhakar Reddy Palakolanu |
| P-2083 | Base Editing the Highly Complex Sugarcane Genome Nuoya Xu, University of Florida, Eleanor Brant, Marina Curtis Gluck, Abdullah Jamil, and Fredy Altpeter |
| P-2091 | In Vitro Culture Optimization and Glyphosate Sensitivity of Common Bean Cultivar FC402 for EPSPS-based Selection Systems M. Moura, University of Brasilia, N. Sousa, and F. Aragão |
| P-2092 | Trait Foundry – an AI-guided Multiplex Genome Editing Platform for Complex Trait Discovery and Validation J. De Saeger, Rainbow Crops, G. Bastianelli, P. Wytynck, V. De Schepper, and H. Nelissen |
| P-2093 | In Vitro Strawberry to Soil-free Hydroponic Systems Tonya Dumas, Fort Valley State University, Seema Dhir, Bipul Biswas, and Sarwan Dhir |
| P-2094 | BioPGR: A Collaborative Model for In Vitro Biology and Biodiversity-based Innovation in Colombia Dora J. Garcia-Jaramillo, Universidad de Caldas – Colombia |
| P-2095 | Discovery and Evaluation of Promoters to Enable Pathway Engineering in Biomass Grasses M. Brown, HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology, A. Trieu, B. James, J. Fu, N. Klejeski, A. Sarkiss, P. Shih, J. Mullet, D. Voytas, A. Marshall-Colon, and K. Swaminathan |
| P-2096 | Engineering Astaxanthin Biosynthesis in African Marigold (Tagetes erecta) for Novel Ornamental Color J. Mahoney, Ball Horticultural Company, T. Cermak, and R. Kumar |
| P-2097 | Developing Tissue Culture and Transformation Protocols for Representative Genotypes in the Major Miscanthus Genetic Groups B. Marcial, HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology, A. Trieu, E. Sacks, and K. Swaminathan |
| P-2098 | Optimized ZmWOX2A-based Transformation System Enhances Direct Somatic Embryogenesis and Genotype-flexible Tranformation Efficiency in Maize, Sorghum and Millet J. M. Matheka, University of Wisconsin – Madison, R. Collier, N. Walter, S. M. Kaeppler, and H. F. Kaeppler |
| P-2099 | Development of an Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated Transformation Protocol for Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) Vinay Panwar, Fort Valley State University, Terri Brearley, and Sarwan Dhir |
| P-2100 | Promoter Engineering to Enhance Recombinant Protein Expression in Tobacco BY-2 Cells S. H. Sadravi, Arkansas State University, J. Lee, and J. Xu |
| P-2101 | Evaluation of Promoter-Ruby Reporters as N-responsive Biosensors in Maize D. Sapkota, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, M. N. Rai, and S. P. Moose |
| P-2102 | Agrobacterium-mediated Transformation of Different Plant Crops and Production of Edited Plants with Enhanced Root System Architecture Vladimir Sidorov, Cquesta, Nahum Matamoros, Muruganantham Mookkan, An Truong, Laura Ortega, Maliheh Esfahanian, and Tim Ulmasov |
| P-2103 | Optimizing Promoter Selection for Stable Nematode Resistance Gene Expression in Potato Sunsun Suhartini, Oregon State University, B. Rowan, V. Sathuvalli, and O. Omilani |
| P-2104 | Regulatory Configuration Determines Developmental Regulator Efficacy in Citrus Transformation via Indirect Organogenesis Sameena E. Tanwir, University of Florida, Tao Jiang, Emily Marie Ortiz-Hernandez, and Heqiang Huo |
| P-2105 | Disruption of the Early Cannabinoid Pathway Genes PKS and OAC Results in Cannabinoid-free Cannabis sativa Xinhua Wang, University of Wisconsin – Madison, Michael Peterson, Ray Collier, Nathalie Walter, Aimee Peickert, Lucas Maia, Edward Williams, and Shawn Kaeppler |
| P-2106 | Investigating MAR1 as a Co-editing Target for Transgene-free Editing in Poplar and Eucalypts P. Wheeler, Oregon State University, C. Fan, C. Ma, E. Peremyslova, C. Willig, S. H. Strauss, and G. S. Goralogia |
| P-2107 | Long-read Genome Sequencing Reveals Genomic Structure and Sequence Variations in a Somaclone of Strawberry (Fragaria x ananassa) C.-M. Yoo, University of Florida, H. Han, and S. Lee |
| P-2134 | The Plant Genetic Engineering Network (PlantGENE): Advancing Plant Bioengineering Through Community Engagement A. A. Malzahn, Boyce Thompson Institute, J. Van Eck, C. Bagley, T. Jones, W. Gordon-Kamm, K. Lee, W. Parrott, N. Taylor, V. Veena, and K. Wang |
| P-2135 | Development of a Highly Efficient Protoplast Isolation and Microcallus Formation System and Plant Regeneration in Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp) Song Zhang, Elolife, Mia Barbieri, Matt DiLeo, Jing Zhou, and Taylor Frazier-Douglas |
| P-2149 | Contamination Detection in Plant Tissue Culture Using Weakly Supervised Image Analysis Karina DiRocco, AgriStarts, Vladimir Jojic, and David Lawson |
CELL AND TISSUE MODELS
| P-2045 | Development of Methods for Germination of Naturally Aged Wheat and Barley Seeds Cengiz Sancak, Ankara University, and Sancar Faith Özcan |
| P-2079 | Tomato Transformation Utilizing Fragmented Seedling Explants Increases Efficiency and Reduces Effort In Regeneration of Transgenic Plants Across Multiple Tomato Varieties A. Snouffer, Taylor Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, M. North, S. Brieler, V. Raman, and N.J. Taylor |
CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
| P-2046 | Unlocking Translational Regulation Mechanisms in Indole Glucosinolate Biosynthesis via Engineering MYB34 and MYB51 5’UTRs Noah Liss, University of Florida, Makou Lin, Ethan Tucker, and Jeongim Kim |
| P-2047 | Nitrogen Use Efficiency of Rice Expressing a Master Regulator of Abiotic Stress, AtDREB1A Y. Vasquez, University of Arkansas, F. Botelho, and V. Srivastava |
CELL BIOLOGY
| P-2088 | Impedance Cytometry and Fractional Factorial Design Tools to Determine Optimal Conditions for Protoplast Cultures Danny Geelen, Ghent University, Tiago Monteiro, Robin Lardon, Mária Šimášková, and Steffen Vanneste |
CELLULAR PATHOLOGY
| P-2108 | Biopesticide-based Suppression of Meloidogyne incognita Juveniles In Vitro: Implications for Sustainable Plant-parasitic Nematode Management Vestine Abera, Tuskegee University, G. C. Bernard, J. Jaynes, D. Bedi, M. Egnin, R. Menon, I. Ritte, M. Okoma, G. Aguti, S. Critchlow, C. Bonsi, and O. Idehen |
DEVELOPMENT BIOLOGY
| P-2048 | Beyond Color: CCD4 Overexpression Reveals a Role in Marigold Floral Developme Y. Novitasari, University of Florida, L. Fangchen, T. Jiang, D. G. Clark, and H. Huo |
| P-2087 | Divide and Conquer: Investigating Early Division of Captured Protoplasts K. Reed, Virginia Tech, A. Smith, E. Hocke, V. Jain, S. Arvai, S. Gregory, and B. Bargmann |
| P-2137 | Uncovering Maize Regeneration Mechanisms Through Morphogenic Regulators BABY BOOM and GRF-GIF Jiaqi Zhou, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Zongliang Chen, Sessen Iohannes, Theresa Clark, Tara Skopelitis, Andrea Gallavotti, and David Jackson |
| P-2148 | Standardization of Somatic Embryogenesis and Regeneration in Rose (Rosa hybrida L.) and Piedmont Azalea (Rhododendron spp.) Sailaja Bhogireddy, University of Georgia, Srijana Pandey, Heather Jeanne K. Gladfelter, Dayton Wilde, and Lav Kumar Yadav |
DIFFERENTIATION
| P-2049 | Genetic Regulation of Callus Development in the Asteraceae M. Gwin, Clemson University, E. Yaklich, E. Lesperance, E. Baldwin, J. Burke, and D. Jones |
GENETIC ENGINEERING
| P-2050 | Optimizing Agrobacterium-mediated Transformation in the Orphan Crop Tef (Eragrostis tef) for Trait Improvement Ayalew Ligaba-Osena, University of North Carolina – Greensboro, Temesgen Sendek, Adalynn Parrish, Cindy Lin, Oakel Parrish, and Nicholas Yeboah |
| P-2051 | Improving Wheat’s Resilience to Abiotic Stress via Genetic Engineering L. Adami, Kansas State University, and H. N. Trick |
| P-2052 | MTB Modulates mRNA m6A Deposition to Coordinate Growth and Abiotic Stress Responses in Creeping Bentgrass Z. Chen, Clemson University, M. Liu, X. Chen, Q. Hu, and H. Luo |
| P-2053 | How Do Developmental Regulators Orchestrate Transcriptional Reprogramming During Somatic Embryogenesis in Sorghum? Fnu Pallavi, Texas Tech University, Leonidas D’Agostino, Yinping Jiao, and Gunvant B. Patil |
| P-2054 | Establishing Genotype-flexible Agrobacterium-mediated Leaf Transformation in Switchgrass Skye E. Remko, University of Georgia, Peter R. LaFayette, and Wayne A. Parrott |
| P-2109 | Exogenous TDZ and 2,4-D Promote In-Planta Callus Formation and Shoot Regeneration in Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) Breeding Line M82 Inocent P. Ritte, Tuskegee University, S. Critchlow, E. Roberson, M. Egnin, G. C. Bernard, M. P. Okoma, T. Brooks, F. Xia, J. Van-Eck, and C. Bonsi |
| P-2110 | Somatic Embryogenesis, SEM Studies, and Transformation of Maize Seedling Tissues J. Henderson, Elizabeth City State University, N. Villardi, and M. Young |
| P-2111 | Bioengineered Potatoes for the U.S. Potato Industry and Beyond Kelly A. Zarka, Michigan State University, Daniel Zarka, Joseph Coombs, and David S. Douches |
| P-2112 | Investigating the Effect of Immunity Gene Knockouts on Stable Transformation Efficiency in Tomato Ning Zhang, James Madison University, Maya Burns, Will Royer, and Kira Kang |
GENOME EDITING/GENOME ENGINEERING
| P-2055 | Advances in Sorghum Seedling Leaf Transformation: Optimizations and Gene Editing Across Multiple Public Genotypes Mercy K. Azanu, Iowa State University, Kan Wang, and Keunsub Lee |
| P-2056 | Engineering Seed Yield and Turf Quality Traits in Bahiagrass Through CRISPR/Cas9-Mediated Multiplex Gene Editing Raveendra Chandavarapu, University of Florida, Baskaran Kannan, Qasim Ali, Kevin E. Kenworthy, and Fredy Altpeter |
| P-2057 | CRISPR/Cas9-mediated Genome Editing to Enhance Seed Yield and Turf Characteristics in Bahiagrass (Paspalum notatum Flügge) Raveendra Chandavarapu, University of Florida, Baskaran Kannan, Qasim Ali, Kevin E. Kenworthy, and Fredy Altpeter |
| P-2058 | Functional Characterization of the Calcium Channel CNGC2 in Sweet Orange During Pathogen Infection J. Dalmendray, University of Florida, and N. Wang |
| P-2059 | Genome Engineering of Millets of Nepal: Improvement of Callus Induction, Regeneration, and Transformation Sarbesh Das Dangol, Madan Bhandari University of Science and Technology (MBUST), Prakash Kumal, Roshan Dhungana, Aashish Adhikari, and Sangam Adhikari |
| P-2060 | Disruption of the Host Susceptibility Gene eIF4E via CRISPR-Cas9 to Improve Resistance to Wheat Streak Mosaic Virus Giovanna Teixeira Sadoval Moreira, Kansas State University, Harold N. Trick, and John P. Fellers |
| P-2061 | Development of Degradable Polymer Binding Agent for Biolistic Delivery C. Hanson, Iowa State University, A. Malkawi, C. Thorpe, and S. Jiang |
| P-2062 | Comparing Editing Outcomes of Cas9- and Cas12-based Constructs in Octoploid Strawberry (Fragaria x ananassa) A. Ng, University of California – Davis, J. Debernardi, L. Jimenez, M. Bjornson, and M. Feldmann |
| P-2063 | Rapid Visual Selection of Transgenic Sorghum is Facilitated by GRF/GIF Joelle Shamatta, University of Rhode Island, Ryan Donnelly, Dylan Langton, Yu Ton Chen, Mike Tilelli, Eric Myer, Sofia Kinnes, Rushil N. Nepal, Anastasia Rodova, Nala Devis, Abby Harlow, Shayelin O’Connor, and Albert P. Kausch |
| P-2080 | Developing Transformation Capability in Finger Millet for the Validation of Trait-Associated Genes Namrata Acharya, University of Georgia, and Katrien M. Devos |
| P-2081 | Functional Analysis of an Inflorescence Development Gene Involved in Sorghum Spikelet Patterning and Fertility Vaishnavi V. Deshmukh, Texas Tech University, Pallavi Fnu, Yinping Jiao, and Gunvant B. Patil |
| P-2084 | Impact of parp2 and sp Mutations on the Architecture of Alisa Craig Tomato Plants for Vertical Farming W. Hsu, University of California – Riverside, J. Narváez-Vásquez, C. Mauss, A. Narváez, R. Jinkerson, and M.L. Orozco-Cárdenas |
| P-2085 | Targeting HLB Susceptibility Genes in Tango Mandarin (Citrus reticulata) via CRISPR RNP Delivery to Protoplasts Martha L. Orozco-Cárdenas, University of California – Riverside, Javier Narváez-Vásquez, Carlos Guerrero, William Hsu, Ahmad A. Omar, and Nian Wang |
| P-2113 | A Modular Cloning Toolkit for CRISPR Nucleases and Transposases used in Agrobacterium-mediated Plant Genome Editing Raviraj Banakar, Oklahoma State University, and Kirankumar S. Mysore |
| P-2114 | Optimizing the Capacity of Nanomaterials to Deliver sgRNA to Intact Regenerable Grapevine Cells to Achieve Multiplexed Genome Editing Kenneth Donsky, Oregon State University, Nicholas Francis, Satyanarayana Gouthu, Charlotte Song, and Laurent Deluc |
| P-2115 | Visualizing Viral Co-infections to Expand Cargo Delivery for Plant Gene Editing S. Endejan, University of Minnesota, and D. Voytas |
| P-2116 | Driving Innovation through High Efficient Crop Transformation Solutions Lennart Hoengenaert, Ghent University, Stijn Aesaert, Griet Coussens, Imane Laguenani, and Els Van Lerberge |
| P-2117 | High-efficiency Genome Editing in Sorghum of CYP79A1 and Its Promoter to Reduce Dhurrin Production Jianqiang Shen, University of California – Berkeley, Evan Groover, Kiflom Y. Aregawi, Sultana Anwar, Tamara Miller, Malia N. Ariyoshi, Sophie Li, Mantra Rajkumar, David Savage, and Peggy Lemaux |
| P-2118 | Development of a Genetic Transformation and Gene Editing System in Hop Veerendra Sharma, Oregon State University, Michele Wiseman, Chris Willig, Carly Hartgrave, Tanner B. Whiting, Cathleen Ma, Greg Goralogia, David H. Gent, and Steve Strauss |
| P-2138 | Prime Editing for Programmable Promoter Engineering in Maize Easter D. Syombua, CIMMYT, Ivan Martinez, Danni Zou, Jose Guillermo Juarez, Mohan V. Achary, Simranjit Kaur, Rafael Venado, Laurajean Lewis, Sarah J. Hearne, Kasey Markel, and Anindya Bandyopadhyay |
| P-2139 | Validating Candidate Genes and Transforming Peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) for Aflatoxin Resistance E. Nix, HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology, S. Ueno, R. Souza, W. Korani, A. Trieu, K. Swaminathan, and J. Clevenger |
| P-2140 | Plant Transformation and Gene Editing in Panicum halii Jer’Michael Nix, HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology, Anthony Trieu, Gopal Battu, Shilpa Manjunatha, Mohammad B. Belaffif, Can Baysal, Daniel Voytas, and Kanshita Swaminathan |
| P-2141 | Vitis Precision Breeding and Gene Editing for Improving Disease Resistance and Quality Treats Sadanand A. Dhekney, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Papaiah, Sardaru, Gavin Suter, Fatimah Belgrave, Rajeswari Purushothaman and Purushothaman Natarajan |
| P-2142 | CRISPR/Cas9-mediated Knockout of Liguleless (Lg) Genes to Modify Leaf Angle in Maize (Zea Mays L.) Simranjit Kaur, CIMMYT, V. Mohan Murli Achary, Easter Syombua, Rafael Venado, Laurajean Lewis, Sarah Hearne, and Anindya Bandyopadhyay |
| P-2143 | Brachypodium distachyon transformation: A New Capacity for Plant Functional Genomics at JGI Y. Zhai, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Y. Ding, S. Greenblum, S. M. Kosina, H. Carlson, B. Bowen, P. Wang, Mingqin Shao, Tomáŝ Brůna, V. Novak, B. M. Kemodle, H. Northern, L. A. Baumgart, A. Gudin, K. Zengler, T. R. Northern, and J. P. Vogel |
| P-2146 | A Leaf-Based Regeneration Platform for Gene Targeting in Diverse Maize Genotypes Elizabeth Estrada-Johnson, Insignum AgTech, Inc., Arjuman Lima, Supratim Basu, Jeffrey Beringer, Kyle Mohler, and Pon Samuel |
GROWTH FACTORS
| P-2145 | Induction of Direct Somatic Embryogenesis from Immature Seeds of Syringa reticulata Claire Kepner, Oregon State University |
MICROPROPAGATION
| P-2065 | Effect of Macroalgae Ulva rigida Extracts on In Vitro Regeneration and Chlorophyll Content of Aquatic Plant Monte Carlo E. Özcan, Ankara University, and H. H. Atar |
| P-2066 | Acclimatization of In Vitro Regenerated and Matured Bulblets of Sternbergia candida, an Important Endemic and Endangered Geophyte S. Özcan, Ankara University, and C. Karaoğlu |
| P-2067 | Influence of Ventilation Type, Sucrose Levels, and Light Quality on Growth and Arbutin Biosynthesis in Origanum majorana L. Plantlets Jose Eduardo B. P. Pinto, Federal University of Lavras, Melvis Celeste Vilanculos Cossa, João Pedro Miranda Rocha, Rafael Marlon Alves de Assis, Jeremias José Ferreira Leite, Flavia Dionisio Pereira, Filipe Almendagna Rodrigues, and Suzan Kelly Vilela Bertolucci |
| P-2068 | Response to Somatic Embryogenesis and Agar Rooting of Several Accessions of Coffea arabica var. Geisha Jean-Paul M. Reynoird, GreenLab Biotechnology, Clementine Martin-Reynaud, Katherine Nunez, Blanca Moreno, and Romain Martin |
| P-2069 | Exploring Carbon Utilization and Physical Constraints Limiting Reproductive Development In Vitro of Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) V. Rossi, University of California – Riverside, D. Le, M. Orozco-Cardenas, and R. Jinkerson |
| P-2119 | Seeing Through the Mist: Droplet Removal from In Vitro Culture Vessel Images E. Ferris, Fall Creek Farm and Nursery, V. Jojic, and T. Grant |
| P-2120 | In Vitro Establishment and Propagation of the Chilean Threatened Cactus Copiapoa cinerea var. columna-alba J. L. Griffis, Jr., Florida Gulf Coast University and R. Gilmore |
| P-2121 | Bayesian Optimization for In Vitro Regeneration in Scrophularia nodosa L.: A Data-Driven Approach to Media Refinement Gurpal Singh, Foray Bioscience, Jane Downer, Lauren Cole-Osborn, Naomi Polonia, Katie Beran, and Mohamed Elhiti |
| P-2122 | Endogenous Bacterial Species Richness and Diversity Is Influenced by Age of Tissue Culture Line Across Three Different Woody Plant Species M. Stevens, Sierra Gold Nurseries, A. Mumfrey, and M. Espinoza |
| P-2123 | Effects of Cold Treatment on Adventitious Shoot Regeneration from Pear Callus Tissue J. Sycalik, USDA-ARS, and J. M. Waite |
| P-2124 | Micropropagation of Loblolly and Slash Pine Coneless Mutants Alisa Tannirat, University of Georgia, Wayne W. Hanna, and Chung-Jui Tsai |
MOLECULAR FARMING
| P-2125 | Toward Oral Biologics: Lettuce-based Delivery of an Anti-TNFα Therapeutic C. C. Balmaceda, Arkansas State University, M. Goyal, A. Pal, and J. Xu |
| P-2126 | Functional Analysis of the Novel Gene TaVDAC1 for the Regulation of Wheat Seed Germination and Dormancy Taekyeom Kim, Kongju National University, Geon Hee Lee, and Jae Yoon Kim |
| P-2127 | Functional Validation of TaMyb10-D by CRISPR/Cas9 Genome Editing in Korean Wheat Core Collection Lines Geon Hee Lee, Kongju National University, Taekyeom Kim, and Jae Yoon Kim |
| P-2128 | Unlocking the Full Potential of Plant Cell-based Bioproduction for Valuable Recombinant Proteins J. Xu, Arkansas State University, S. Sadravi, and C. Balmaceda |
| P-2144 | Circumventing Reproductive Sterility: Development of In Vitro Improvement for Ullucus tuberosus B. Fisher, Oregon State University, and B. Rowan |
PLANT SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY APPLICATIONS
| P-2070 | Engineering Tissue Succulence in Soybean (Glycine max) Improves Productivity, Water-use Efficiency, and Drought Tolerance Monirul Islam, University of Nevada – Reno, Leila Gokcekian, Elsa Harrison, Lisa M. Petrusa, and John C. Cushman |
| P-2071 | TRACELESS™: A System for Reversible and Scar-free Transgenesis in Plants Juan Cristóbal Jiménez, Meristem Bio., Karina Olivos, Francisca Sanz, Ignacio Retamal, Isaac Nuñez, Ángelo Vergara, Paz Basualto, and Bernardo Pollak |
| P-2086 | Development of Dark Treatment Protocol for Pear In Vitro Propagation Claire Pierce, Oregon State University, Delaney Anderson, Kelsey D. Galimba, and Jessica M. Waite |
| P-2129 | Characterizing CRISPR/Cas9 Edited, Non-shattering Miscanthus Plants Dominik-Xavier Holloway, HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology, Pradeepa Hirannaiah, Mohammad Belaffif, Anthony Trieu, Yokshitha Bathula, Shilpa Manjunatha, Joshua Stanley, and Kankshita Swaminathan |
SECONDARY METABOLISM
| P-2072 | Ioleamines and Phloroglucinol Promote Plantlet Growth and Podophyllotoxin Production in the Roots of Hyptis suaveolens Suzan Kelly Vilela Bertolucci, Federal University of Lavras, Adriane Duarte Coelho, Simony Carvalho Mendonça, Rafael Marlon Alves de Assis, João Pedro Miranda Rocha, Lurdeslaine Faria Teixeira, and José Eduardo Brasil Pereira Pinto |
| P-2073 | A Synthetic Approach to Identifying Genes Involved in Specialized Metabolism Ethan Tucker, University of Florida, Keun Ho Cho, Doosan Shin, and Jeongim Kim |
SOMATIC CELL GENES
| P-2074 | Production of New Grapefruit and Sweet Orange Cybrids via Protoplast Fusion with the Potential to Improve Citrus Canker Tolerance J. Volpe, University of Florida, A. Omar, J. Grosser, and J. Chater |
| P-2130 | From Callus to Embryo: Cellular Heterogeneity and Auxin–Cytokinin Gradients Predict Regeneration Competence in Arabidopsis thaliana P. M. Okoma, Tuskegee University, G. Aguti, M. Egnin, A. Roeder, L. Hu, I. Ritte, O. Idehen, G. C. Bernard, and A. Sharma |
OTHER PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY TOPICS
| P-2131 | Integrating Autonomous Tools and Exploratory Machine Learning for Precision Agriculture and Environmental Monitoring in Blueberry Production Systems C. Jones, Tuskegee University, G. C. Bernard, M. Egnin, K. Jones, N. A. Bakari, V. York, A. Brown, V. Abera, D. Wilson, K. Hill, C. Tettey, K. Smith, I. Ritte, M. Okoma, G. Aguti, S. Critchlow, T. Nobles, C. Thompson, and O. Idehen |
| P-2132 | Characterization of Household Source-Separated Waste and Impact of Its Organic Fraction on Soil Biochemical Activity K. Lurry, Tuskegee University, L. Saunders, M. Coleman, M. Mitchell, M. Egnin, G. C. Bernard, P. M. Okoma, I. Ritte, and O. Idehen |
| P-2133 | Advancing Sustainable Precision Agriculture Through Conversational Artificial Intelligence and Autonomous Technologies R. Padmanabhan Menon, Tuskegee University, G. C. Bernard, M. Egnin, C. Jones, K. Jones, N. A. Bakari, V. York, A. Brown, V. Abera, D. Wilson, K. Hill, C. Tettey, K. Smith, I. Harry, I. Ritte, M. Okoma, G. Aguti, S. Critchlow, T. Nobles, C. Thompson, and O. Idehen |
Virtual Posters
BIOTECHNOLOGY
| P-1003 | Systematic Investigation of Agrobacterium Genes Affecting Transient Expression Efficiency in Arabidopsis Seedlings Hagos Mohammedseid Juhar, Institute of Plant and Microbial Biology, Academia Sinica, Hsi-Ching Yen, Teng-Kuei Huang, Xuan Lai, Chih-Horng Kuo, and Erh-Min Lai |
| P-2038 | Establishing Efficient Agrobacterium-mediated Genetic Transformation and Regeneration of Streptanthus polygaloides Jackson Foxworthy, University of Florida, Keun Ho Cho, Joo Young Kim, Thomas A. Colquhoun, Jacob Chaires, Scott Angle, and Jeongim Kim |
| P-2039 | Droplet Vitrification Cryopreservation for Germplasm Conservation of the Critically Endangered Lenwebbia sp. Main Range Van Anh Nguyen, The University of Queensland, Chris O’Brien, Lily Whelehan, Eveline Y. Y. Kong, Madeleine Gleeson, Karen Sommerville, Stephen Adkins, Bryn Funnekotter, Ricardo L. Mancera, Neena Mitter, and Alice Hayward |
| P-2147 | In Vitro Mutation of Raspberry Species Using Ethyl Methane-Sulfonate (EMS) Madhav Pokhrel, North Dakota State University, and Wenhao Dai |
GROWTH
| P-2009 | Breaking Recalcitrance: Cotyledonary Node Regeneration and Transformation of Cannabis sativa Praveen Lakshman Bennur, La Trobe University, Martin O’Brien, Shyama C. Fernando, and Monika S. Doblin |
MEDICINAL PLANTS
| P-2090 | Breaking Recalcitrance: Cotyledonary Node Regeneration and Transformation of Cannabis sativa Praveen Lakshman Bennur, La Trobe University, Martin O’Brien, Shyama C. Fernando, and Monika S. Doblin |
PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY SILENT ABSTRACTS
| P-1004 | Multiphysics Simulation and Experimental Validation of Biolistics Process for Enhanced Delivery Precision and Efficiency Ahmad Malkawi, Iowa State University, Connor Thorpe, Cole Hanson, and Shan Jiang |
| P-2075 | In Vitro Induction of Multiple Shoots in White Strawberry ‘Pinkbell F1’ using Light Emitting Diode Technology Ayyagari Ramlal, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), Ambika Rajendran, and Sreeramanan Subramaniam |
| P-2076 | Modelling and Optimising In Vitro Achene Germination in Strawberry (Fragaria × Ananassa) Cultivars Ayyagari Ramlal, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), Ambika Rajendran, and Sreeramanan Subramaniam |
| P-2089 | Establishing Plantago as a new model species for plant vascular biology research H. Levengood, Purdue University, and C. Zhang |