Fourth Annual

SUNFLOWER DEVELOPMENTAL GENETICS SYMPOSIUM

SEPTEMBER 25-26, 1999
WYNDHAM GARDEN HOTEL
7000 West 108th Street
OVERLAND PARK, KANSAS

AGENDA

Saturday, September 25

9:00 - 10:00 am

Registration and Refreshments

10:00 - 10:15 am

Introductory Remarks

10:15 - 11:00 am

Richard Behringer (M.D. Andersen Cancer Center): Genetic pathways of mammalian sexual development

11:00 - 11:45 am

Dave Zarkower (Minnesota): A new family of genes involved in sex determination in nematodes, insects, and
probably vertebrates

11:45 - 12:30 pm

Jim Skeath (Washington University, St. Louis): Generation of cell type diversity in the Drosophila CNS and heart

12:30 - 2:00 pm

LUNCH BREAK (lunch provided to all registrants)

2:00 - 2:45 pm

Tom Vogt (Princeton): Fringe Benefits: Mammalian development and modulation of notch receptor signaling

2:45 - 3:30 pm

Hong Ma (Penn State): Molecular genetic analysis of meiosis using the model plant Arabidopsis

3:30 - 4:15 pm

Xing Wang Deng (Yale): The light controlled development switch in Arabidopdis

4:15 - 6:00 pm

Poster Session and Refreshments

7:00 pm -

Dinner: Arrangements are made to have a group dinner. All attendees are welcome to join the speakers, if they wish.

Sunday, September 26,

8:30 - 9:00 am

Refreshments

9:00 - 9:45 am

David Fitch (New York): Evolution and development of the nematode male tail

9:45 - 10:30 am

Ken Cadigan (Michigan): The role of Frizzled receptors in Wingless signaling in Drosophila

10:30 - 11:00 am

BREAK

11:00 - 11:45 am

Bruce Hay (Caltech): Turning on cell death in fly

11:45 - 12:30 pm

Brian Livingston (UMKC): Gene expression in the endoderm during sea urchin development

ADJOURN

MEETING ORGANIZER: Rob Denell

REGISTRATION FEE: $30, used entirely to cover meals and refreshments

Pre-Registration Required

Please pre-register by September 20 by sending a check to:
Mukta Pahwa
NSF EPSCoR
Division of Biology
Ackert Hall
Kansas State University
Manhattan, Kansas 66506-4901

Make your check payable to : KSU FOUNDATION / BIOLOGY

or

By e-mailing your intention to attend (by SEPT. 15)and sending your check soon thereafter.
You can e-mail: MUKTA@KSU.EDU

HOUSING

Attendees will be housed at the Wyndham Garden Hotel located at 7000 West 108th Street, Overland Park, Kansas City, KS 66210.
Rooms with king/queen size beds or two double beds are available for single or double occupancy.
Room Rates:
single bed: $69 plus tax
double bed: $79 plus tax
Please make your reservation by No later than September 4
Please call (913)-383-2550 and refer to group name SUNFLOWER DEVELOPMENTAL GENETICS SYMPOSIUM
Some rooms have been blocked for Friday, September 24, as well.
When calling for reservations using purchase order form, please give names of all the people attending from the group.
A complimentary breakfast buffet is served to the guests staying at the hotel.

Transportation

Automobile: The Wyndham Garden Hotel is located at the intersection of I-435 and Metcalf.

Air: KCI shuttle to the Hotel is avilable . Call (800)-243-6383.
The cost is $28 round trip.