First Meeting of the UK Brassica Research Community

10.30			Arrival and Coffee
11.00	Graham King	HRI, Wellesbourne	Welcome Status of BBSRC 'IGF' UK-BRC Genomics P7roject Requirement for Steering Committee
	Jim Beynon	HRI, Wellesbourne	The IGF Arabidopsis Project
			*Potential Uses of Brassica Genomic Information*
11.10	Hugh Dickinson	Oxford	"Functional genomic analysis of germline development and male/female signalling".
11.20	Ian Puddephat	HRI, Wellesbourne	"Advances in transformation technology required to underpin the investigation of gene function in Brassica
11.30	Mike Kearsey	Birmingham	"Looking for QTLs in your greens"
11.40	Alison Huttly	IACR	"Brassica Silique Structure and Function"
11.50	Ian Bancroft	JIC, Norwich	"Arabidopsis-Brassica comparative genomics and the control of seed storage lipid traits."
12.00	Richard Mithen	JIC, Norwich	"Regulation of glucosinolate biosynthesis in Brassica"
12.10	Jerry Roberts	Nottingham	"Molecular regulation of abscission and dehiscence"
12.20	Jim Beynon	HRI, Wellesbourne	"Hunting resistance in Brassica"
12.30	Graham King	HRI, Wellesbourne	"Genomic networks regulating morphological development in Brassica oleracea"
12.40	BUFFET LUNCH		provided by HRI
14.00	Rod Scott	Bath	"Technologies for seed engineering in Brassica and other crops"
14.10	Hamish McWilliam	JIC, Norwich	"Predicted data release and access from UK BRC programme"
14.20			Discussions on data output, user requirements and future directions
			Operation of the IGF project for generating a physical map of the Brassica genomes Steering Committee - remit and operation Process for nomination of committee, comprising Chair and six members, with four independent UK-BRC members Nomination of probes from the UK-BRC to anchor map Data release
			"What Next? - future directions and opportunities" Discussion on what are the next elements that need to be put in place to have a successful UK Brassica Research Community. What do we need in terms of shared resources? What will the next target of a Brassica genomics effort be? Opportunities for Brassicas in the post-genomics era
			Subsequent meetings and communication Capturing the full extend of multi-disciplinary expertise in the UK-BRC UK-BRC web sites Date of next meeting, possibly day following Arabidopsis meeting Structure of annual meetings - feedback from Steering Committee and users Developing a regular scientific forum based around the UK-BRC
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~15.30	Tea & Depart		~15.30