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A Celebration of 66 Years of Photobiology Research
Winslow Briggs has been conducting and publishing research for 66 years, right up to the present day (he is presently growing and measuring fava bean plants in the greenhouse). His incomparable career has been highlighted by many seminal discoveries. These include the demonstration that light regulates auxin transport in phototropism (the bending of plants toward light), the discovery of phototropins as the photoreceptors that drive phototropism, the discovery of phototropin-like photoreceptors that modulate bacterial infection of host animals and plants, and the mechanism by which smoke from forest fires trigger germination of dormant seeds. In addition to his many scientific accomplishments, Winslow has mentored a large number of graduate students and postdocs, many of whom have become major players in plant biology. Further, his leadership and inspiration have shaped the science and careers of generations of researchers at the Department of Plant Biology of the Carnegie Institution for Science. Not least of his important contributions has been dedication to the Annual Review of Plant Biology as a long-time editor and to the journal Molecular Plant as a founding editor. With generous financial support from these two journals and the Carnegie Institution for Science, we now invite you to A Celebration of 66 Years of Winslow’s Research - an all-day symposium here at Carnegie/Stanford, on April 19, 2018. The symposium will feature presentations by past and present Briggs lab members and collaborators, as well as leading scientists in the plant photobiology field.
Department of Plant Biology
Carnegie Institution for Science
260 Panama Street
Stanford, CA 94305
You can learn more about Winslow Briggs at the following web links:
People Behind the Science podcast:
http://www.peoplebehindthescience.com/dr-winslow-briggs/
An Interview with Sabeeha Merchant and Elaine Tobin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T55JqEBSaq8
Annual Review in Plant Biology: A Wandering Pathway in Plant Biology: From Wild
flowers to Phototropins to Bacterial Virulence.
http://www.annualreviews.org/doi/abs/10.1146/annurev-arplant- 042809-112326
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09:00 am: Opening Remarks – Zhiyong Wang Session 1: Phototropism I: Phototropin and its Actions. Session 2: Phototropism II: Movement and Growth Session 3: Responses to Light and Hormones 03:00 pm: Coffee break 05:10 pm: open microphone |
Travel and Lodging
Please refer to and contact the following for accomodations
Creekside Inn, Palo Alto (April 18th - April 20th)
Mention the "Winslow Briggs Birthday Symposium" group when reserving
3400 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, California 94306
$275-$295 per night
http://www.creekside-inn.com/contact-us.aspx
(650) 493-2411
CUT OFF DATE: Wednesday, March 28, 2018
Stanford Guest House, Palo Alto (April 18th - April 20th)
Mention the "Carnegie Science" group when reserving
2575 Sand Hill Rd, Menlo Park, CA 94025
$160 per night
https://rde.stanford.edu/hospitality/stanford-guest-house
(650) 926-2800
CUT OFF DATE: Thursday, March 15, 2018
Coronet Hotel, Palo Alto
2455 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA 94306
(650) 326-1081
To make a contribution to support our science, click here:
https://dpb.carnegiescience.edu/contact/donate
Sponsored by Annual Review of Plant Biology, Molecular Plant, I-CULTIVER, PhytoAB, and Carnegie Institution for Science