The Future of Multigene and Targeted Gene Delivery in Crop Plants

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Mini-Symposium
The Future of Multigene and Targeted Gene
Delivery in Crop Plants
11-13 May 2009 International Rice Research
Institute Plant Breeding, Genetics, and
Biotechnology Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines
Homologous Recombination
Shigero Iida National Institute of
Basic Biology, Okazaki, Japan
Rie Terada National Institute of Basic Biology,
Okazaki, Japan
B.J. Rao Tata Institute of Fundamental Research,
Mumbai, India
Minichromosomes
Daphne Preuss University of Chicago, Chicago,
Ill., USA
Sergei Svitashev Pioneer HyBred Intl. Johnston,
Iowa, USA
Zinc Finger (Mega)-Endonucleases
Feng Zhang University of Minnesota, Minneapolis,
Minn., USA
Tzvi Tzfira University of Michigan, Ann Arbor,
Mich., USA
Frederic Paques Cellectis SA Romainville,
France
Site-Specific Recombination
David Ow Plant Gene Expression Center, USDA-ARS,
Albany, Calif., USA
Vibha Srivastava University of Arkansas,
Fayetteville, Ark., USA
Intragenic Transformation
Roger Thilmony Crop Improvement and
Utilization USDA-ARS, Albany, Calif., USA

• International organizing committee
• Dr. Ajay Kohli, IRRI, Philippines
• Dr. Inez Slamet-Loedin, IRRI, Philippines
• Dr. Vibha Srivastava, University of Arkansas, USA
• Dr. Joe Tohmé, CIAT, Colombia

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Dr. Rie Terada, National Institute for Basic
Biology Nishigonaka 38, Myodaiiji Okazaki 4444
8585, Aichi, Japan Phone 81(0)
564-55-7681 Email teradar_at_nibb.ac.jp.
Prof. Shigero Iida, National Institute for Basic
Biology Nishigonaka 38, Myodaiiji Okazaki 4444
8585, Aichi, Japan Phone [phone] Fax
81(0) 564-55-6785 Email shigiida_at_nibb.ac.jp
Dr. David Ow Plant Gene Expression Center Rm
1026K, USDA, ARS, PWA, PGEC 800 Buchanan Street
Albany, CA 94710, USA Phone [phone]
Fax [phone] Email david_ow_at_berkeley.ed
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Dr. Roger Thilmony Crop Improvement
Utilization Research Rm 2111, USDA, ARS,
PWA-WRRC-CIU 800 Buchanan Street Albany, CA
94710, USA Phone [phone] Fax 1(510)
559-5818 Email roger.thilmony_at_ars.usda.gov
Dr. Joe Tohmé International Center for Tropical
Agriculture (CIAT) A.A. 6713, Cali,
Colombia Phone [phone] (direct) Fax
57 (2) 445-0073 (direct) Email
j.tohme_at_cgiar.org
Dr. Gregory P Copenhaver Department of
BiologyUniv. Of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
305 Coker Hall Chapel Hill, North
Carolina-27599-3280 Phone 1(919)
843-4026 Email gcopenhaver_at_bio.unc.edu
Dr. Tzvi Tzfira Molecular, Cellular, Dev.
Biology 4071D Nat. Sci., 830 North University
Ave. Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA Phone 1(734)
764-3265 Fax [phone] Email
ttzfira_at_umich.edu
Prof. Basuthkar J. Rao B-202 Department of
Biological Sciences Tata Institute of Fundamental
Research Homi Bhabha Road, Mumbai 400 005,
India Phone [phone] Fax 91(22)
2280-4610 Email bjrao_at_tifr.res.in
Dr. Feng ZhangGenetics, Cell Biology
DevelopmentUniversity of Minnesota UMN Twin
Cities, 5-112 MCB420 Washington Ave
SEMinneapolis, MN 55455, USA E-mail
zhan0655_at_umn.edu
Dr. Inez Slamet-Loedin International Rice
Research Institute Rice Biotechnology Laboratory,
PBGB DAPO Box 7777, Metro Manila,
Philippines Phone [phone] Fax 63(2)
580 5699 Email i.slamet-loedin_at_cgiar.org
Dr. Vibha Srivastava Department of Crop, Soil and
Environmental Sciences, University of
ArkansasFayetteville, AR 72701, USA Phone
1(479) 575-4872Fax [phone]E-mail
vibhas_at_uark.edu
Dr. Frederic Paques Cellectis SA102 Avenue
Gaston Roussel 93230 Romainville France E-mail
paques_at_cellectis.com
Dr. Sergei Svitashev Pioneer Hi-Bred Intl.,
Inc. 7300 NW 62nd Avenue Johnston, IA 50131,
USA Phone [phone] Fax 1(515)
270-3444 Email sergei.svitashev_at_pioneer.com
Dr. Ajay Kohli International Rice Research
Institute Rice Biotechnology Laboratory,
PBGB DAPO Box 7777, Metro Manila,
Philippines Phone [phone] Fax 63(2)
580-5699 Email a.kohli_at_cgiar.org