Agenda

9:00 - 9:35 AM

Richard Dixon, Distinguished Research Professor Emeritus, University of North Texas

9:35 - 10:10 AM

Jantana Blanford, Assistant Biologist, Brookhaven National Laboratory

10:10 - 10: 30 AM

BREAK

10:30 - 11:05 AM

Peter Koulen, Professor and Felix and Carmen Sabates Missouri Endowed Chair in Vision Research, University of Missouri-Kansas City

11:05 - 11:40 AM

“Ring, Big Impact: From Gene Discovery to Engineering Cyclic Fatty Acids in Plants”

Patrick Horn, Assistant Professor, University of North Texas

11:40 AM - 1:00 PM

LUNCH

1:00 - 1:35 PM

“Lipid Signaling in Nuclei”

Xuemin Wang, Curator’s Distinguished Professor & Des Lee Endowed Professor, University of Missouri-St. Louis & Danforth Plant Science Center

1:35 - 2:10 PM

“From Animals to Plants: Insights into Cellular Mechanisms of Lipid Packaging”

Yingqi Cai, Assistant Professor, Washington State University

2:10 - 2:30 PM

BREAK

2:30 - 3:30 PM

“Cultivating Innovation: Accelerating Plant Science to Market”

Ed Cahoon, Professor, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

3:30 - 4:05 PM

“From Plant Oils to Advanced Biolubricants: Strategies for Improving Friction, Wear, and Lubrication in Mechanical Systems”

Diana Berman, Associate Professor in Materials Science and Engineering, University of North Texas

4:05 - 4:40 PM

“N-Acylethanolamines: Bioactive Lipids that Shaped a Research Program”

Elison Blancaor, Program Scientist, NASA Biological and Physical Sciences Division

4:40 - 5:00 PM

Tribute Session/ Congratulations/ Closing Remarks