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19th Biennial Conference on Molecular & Cellular Biology of the Soybean<\/strong> Wednesday July 23<\/strong><\/p>\n 11:00 am: Registration Check-In Desk Open 11:00am \u2013 4:00pm: Poster Display Room Open 12:30pm \u2013 2:15pm: Tour of Wisconsin Crop Innovation Center 4:00pm \u2013 6:00pm: Session I \u2013 Conference Opening Session – <\/strong>Great Hall (4th floor of Memorial Union) 6:00pm \u2013 9:00pm: Poster Gathering Thursday July 24<\/strong><\/p>\n 7:30 am: Registration Check-In Desk Open 8:30am \u2013 10:00am: Session II \u2013 Approaches – <\/strong>Great Hall 10:15am \u2013 10:45am: Coffee Break<\/p>\n 10:45am \u2013 12:00pm: Session III \u2013 Genotype-Phenotype Mechanisms – <\/strong>Great Hall 12:10pm \u2013 1:30pm: Lunch & Poster Session \u2013 Provided by Soy2025<\/strong><\/p>\n Tripp Commons\/Profile Room, Deck and Main Lounge (2nd floor, east end of Memorial Union) 1:30pm \u2013 3:00pm: Session IV \u2013 Plant-Microbe Interactions I – <\/strong>Great Hall 3:30pm \u2013 5:00pm: Session V \u2013 New Technologies – <\/strong>Great Hall 5:10pm \u2013 5:50pm: Session VI \u2013 Early-career DeepStrike Lightning Talks 6:00pm: Dinner \u2013 On your Own 7:00pm \u2013 12:00am: Music on the Union Terrace \u00a0<\/strong>Friday July 25<\/strong><\/p>\n 8:30am \u2013 10:15am: Session VI \u2013 Plant-Microbe Interactions II \u2013 Great Hall 10:15am \u2013 10:45am: Coffee Break<\/p>\n 10:45am \u2013 12:00pm: Session VII \u2013 Genetics\/Genomics \u2013 Great Hall 12:10 \u2013 1:30pm Lunch & Posters \u2013 Provided by Soy2025 Posters \u2013 open time for viewing 12:40pm \u2013 1:20pm (Tripp Commons) 1:30pm \u2013 3:00pm: Session VIII \u2013 Abiotic Stress – Great Hall 3:30pm \u2013 5:00pm: Session IX \u2013 Agronomic Traits \u2013 Great Hall 5:00pm \u2013 6:45pm: Free Time \u2013 On Your Own 6:45pm: Conference Banquet<\/strong><\/p>\n Tripp Commons (2nd floor, east end of Memorial Union) Banquet is included in registration cost.<\/strong><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”3.22″][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.3.4″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″] Conference Schedule (subject to change) 19th Biennial Conference on Molecular & Cellular Biology of the SoybeanJuly 23-25, 2025 Wednesday July 23 11:00 am: Registration Check-In Desk OpenLocation: 2nd floor of Memorial Union (across from Main Lounge) […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":34,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"
July 23-25, 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n
<\/strong>Location: 2nd floor of Memorial Union (across from Main Lounge)<\/p>\n
Location: Tripp Commons (2nd floor, east end of Memorial Union)
Please have posters up prior to 4:00<\/p>\n
<\/strong>Front of Memorial Union, 800 Langdon St.
Arrive and load by 12:25, the bus leaves from Memorial Union
Pre-registration is required
Bus returns to Union by 3:00pm<\/p>\n
Session Chair: Andrew Bent
4:00pm\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Welcome and Key Information \u2013 Andrew Bent (organizer)
4:05pm\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jianxin Ma
4:30pm\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Ron Mittler
4:55pm\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Aamir Khan
5:20pm\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Keynote Talk \u2013 Tom Clemente<\/p>\n
<\/strong>Tripp Commons and Deck (2nd floor, east end of Memorial Union)
Authors stand at posters
6:20pm \u2013 7:00pm (even numbered posters)
7:30pm \u2013 8:10pm, (odd numbered posters)
Open Bar (Beer\/Wine\/Sodas) 6:00 \u2013 9:00
Drinks and light snacks until 7:00
Casual dinner will be served starting at 7:00, after first wave of poster viewing
Soybean Serenade: 8:15<\/p>\n
<\/strong>2nd floor of Memorial Union (across from Main Lounge)<\/p>\n
Session Chair: Michelle Graham
8:30am\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Bob Schmitz
8:55am\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Marc Libault
9:20am\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Soyoung Jung
9:40am\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Dounya Knizia
10:00am\u00a0\u00a0 Soybean Decadal Vision (SoyGEC\/Bob Stupar)<\/p>\n
Session Chair: Gunvant Patil
10:45am\u00a0\u00a0 Wolfgang Busch
11:10am\u00a0\u00a0 Young Cho
11:30am\u00a0\u00a0 Marlies Wouters
11:50am\u00a0\u00a0 Nathan Hancock<\/p>\n
Authors stand at posters<\/strong>
12:45pm \u2013 1:05pm (First letter of First name A-L)
1:05pm \u2013 1:25pm, (First letter of First name M-Z)<\/p>\n
Session Chair: Asela Wijeratne
1:30pm\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Xuelu Wang
1:55pm\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Gary Stacey
2:20pm\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Di Wu
2:40pm\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sushil Chhapekar
3:00pm \u2013 3:30pm: Coffee Break<\/p>\n
Session Chair: Wayne Parrott
3:30pm\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Yan Li
3:55pm\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ray Collier
4:15pm\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Hyeon-Je Cho
4:35pm\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Kristin Bilyeu<\/p>\n
<\/strong>Great Hall (4th Floor of Memorial Union)
Six 5-minute talks by poster presenters
With light-hearted judging by the audience via phone app!<\/p>\n
<\/strong>There are many food options at Memorial Union, and many options within a brief walk on\/around State Street and the Capitol Square.<\/p>\n
<\/strong>Memorial Union Terrace (back side of building)
Open to the public
Beverages, food, ice cream for sale
Main band: Northern Comfort (traditional country and bluegrass music)<\/p>\n
<\/strong>Session Chair: Adam Steinbrenner
8:30am\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Melissa Mitchum
8:55am\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Yulin Du
9:15am\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Kyung Do Kim
9:35am\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Steve Whitham
9:55am\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Ambika Pokhrel<\/p>\n
<\/strong>Session Chair: Jianxin Ma
10:45am\u00a0\u00a0 Bob Stupar
11:10am\u00a0\u00a0 Matt Hudson
11:30am\u00a0\u00a0 Khalid Meksem
11:50am\u00a0 \u00a0Jacqueline Campbell<\/p>\n
<\/strong>Tripp Commons\/Profile Room, Deck and Main Lounge (2nd floor, east end of Memorial Union)
Including: Careers Mentor Lunch Tables for early-career scientists<\/p>\n
<\/strong>1:20pm \u2013 2:45pm: Poster Take Down – Do not remove posters until 1:20pm
<\/strong>Please make sure your posters are removed by 2:45pm<\/p>\n
<\/strong>Session Chair: Bing (Minviluz) Stacey
1:30pm\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Jamie O\u2019Rourke
1:55pm\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Lisa Ainsworth
2:20pm\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Leonidas D’agostino
2:40pm\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Madan Bhattacharyya
3:00 \u2013 3:30: Coffee Break<\/p>\n
<\/strong>Session Chair: Andrew Scaboo
<\/strong>3:30pm\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Qingxin Song
3:55pm\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Kyujung Van
4:15pm\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Bahram Samanfar
4:35pm\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Leah McHale<\/p>\n
<\/strong>Suggestions\/Options:
20 min. stroll up State Street to the spectacular Wisconsin State Capital (very much worth seeing the inside for 15-20 minutes, closes at 6:00)
Stroll along Lakeshore Path immediately west of Memorial Union, and\/or over Bascom Hill and Observatory Hill on campus (great views)
Relax lakeside on the Terrace (at Memorial Union)
Rest and recharge in your room<\/p>\n
Don\u2019t miss out on this primary event of the SoyMCB biennial meeting. Attendance at the banquet is typically close to 100%
Casual Attire<\/p>\nConference Schedule (subject to change)<\/h2>\r\n19th Biennial Conference on Molecular & Cellular Biology of the Soybean<\/strong>\r\nJuly 23-25, 2025<\/strong>\r\n\r\nWednesday July 23<\/strong>\r\n\r\n11:00 am: Registration Check-In Desk Open\r\n<\/strong>Location: 2nd floor of Memorial Union (across from Main Lounge)\r\n\r\n11:00am \u2013 4:00pm: Poster Display Room Open\r\nLocation: Tripp Commons (2nd floor, east end of Memorial Union)\r\nPlease have posters up prior to 4:00\r\n\r\n12:30pm \u2013 2:15pm: Tour of Wisconsin Crop Innovation Center\r\n<\/strong>Front of Memorial Union, 800 Langdon St.\r\nArrive and load by 12:25, the bus leaves from Memorial Union\r\nPre-registration is required\r\nBus returns to Union by 3:00pm\r\n\r\n4:00pm \u2013 6:00pm: Session I \u2013 Conference Opening Session\r\n<\/strong>Great Hall (4th floor of Memorial Union)\r\n4:00pm\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Welcome and Key Information \u2013 Andrew Bent (organizer)\r\n4:05pm\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jianxin Ma\r\n4:30pm\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jamie O\u2019Rourke\r\n4:55pm\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Aamir Khan\r\n5:20pm\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Keynote Talk \u2013 Tom Clemente\r\n\r\n6:00pm \u2013 9:00pm: Poster Gathering\r\n<\/strong>Tripp Commons and Deck (2nd floor, east end of Memorial Union)\r\nAuthors stand at posters\r\n6:20pm \u2013 7:00pm (even numbered posters)\r\n7:30pm \u2013 8:10pm, (odd numbered posters)\r\nOpen Bar (Beer\/Wine\/Sodas) 6:00 \u2013 9:00\r\nDrinks and light snacks until 7:00\r\nCasual dinner will be served starting at 7:00, after first wave of poster viewing\r\nSoybean Serenade: 8:15\r\n\r\nThursday July 24<\/strong>\r\n\r\n7:30 am: Registration Check-In Desk Open\r\n<\/strong>2nd floor of Memorial Union (across from Main Lounge)\r\n\r\n8:30am \u2013 10:00am: Session II \u2013 Approaches\r\n<\/strong>Great Hall (4th Floor of Memorial Union)\r\n8:30am\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Bob Schmitz\r\n8:55am\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Marc Libault\r\n9:20am\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Soyoung Jung\r\n9:40am\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Dounya Knizia\r\n10:00am\u00a0\u00a0 Soybean Decadal Vision (SoyGEC\/Bob Stupar)\r\n\r\n10:15am \u2013 10:45am: Coffee Break\r\n\r\n10:45am \u2013 12:00pm: Session III \u2013 Genotype-Phenotype Mechanisms\r\n<\/strong>Great Hall (4th Floor of Memorial Union)\r\n10:45am\u00a0\u00a0 Wolfgang Busch\r\n11:10am\u00a0\u00a0 Young Cho\r\n11:30am\u00a0\u00a0 Marlies Wouters\r\n11:50am\u00a0\u00a0 Nathan Hancock\r\n\r\n12:10pm \u2013 1:30pm: Lunch & Poster Session \u2013 Provided by Soy2025<\/strong>\r\n\r\nTripp Commons\/Profile Room, Deck and Main Lounge (2nd floor, east end of Memorial Union)\r\nAuthors stand at posters<\/strong>\r\n12:45pm \u2013 1:05pm (First letter of First name A-L)\r\n1:05pm \u2013 1:25pm, (First letter of First name M-Z)\r\n\r\n1:30pm \u2013 3:00pm: Session IV \u2013 Plant-Microbe Interactions I\r\n<\/strong>Great Hall (4th Floor of Memorial Union)\r\n1:30pm\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Xuelu Wang\r\n1:55pm\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Gary Stacey\r\n2:20pm\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Di Wu\r\n2:40pm\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sushil Chhapekar\r\n3:00pm \u2013 3:30pm: Coffee Break\r\n\r\n3:30pm \u2013 5:00pm: Session V \u2013 New Technologies\r\n<\/strong>Great Hall (4th Floor of Memorial Union)\r\n3:30pm\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Yan Li\r\n3:55pm\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ray Collier\r\n4:15pm\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Hyeon-Je Cho\r\n4:35pm\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Kristin Bilyeu\r\n\r\n5:10pm \u2013 5:50pm: Session VI \u2013 Early-career DeepStrike Lightning Talks\r\n<\/strong>Great Hall (4th Floor of Memorial Union)\r\nSix 5-minute talks by poster presenters\r\nWith light-hearted judging by the audience via phone app!\r\n\r\n6:00pm: Dinner \u2013 On your Own\r\n<\/strong>There are many food options at Memorial Union, and many options within a brief walk on\/around State Street and the Capitol Square.\r\n\r\n7:00pm \u2013 12:00am: Music on the Union Terrace\r\n<\/strong>Memorial Union Terrace (back side of building)\r\nOpen to the public\r\nBeverages, food, ice cream for sale\r\nMain band: Northern Comfort (traditional country and bluegrass music)\r\n\r\n\u00a0<\/strong>Friday July 25<\/strong>\r\n\r\n8:30am \u2013 10:15am: Session VI \u2013 Plant-Microbe Interactions II \u2013 Great Hall\r\n<\/strong>Great Hall (4th Floor of Memorial Union)\r\n8:30am\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Melissa Mitchum\r\n8:55am\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Yulin Du\r\n9:15am\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Kyung Do Kim\r\n9:35am\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Steve Whitham\r\n9:55am\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Ambika Pokhrel\r\n\r\n10:15am \u2013 10:45am: Coffee Break\r\n\r\n10:45am \u2013 12:00pm: Session VII \u2013 Genetics\/Genomics \u2013 Great Hall\r\n<\/strong>Great Hall (4th Floor of Memorial Union)\r\n10:45am\u00a0\u00a0 Bob Stupar\r\n11:10am\u00a0\u00a0 Matt Hudson\r\n11:30am\u00a0\u00a0 Khalid Meksem\r\n11:50am\u00a0 \u00a0Jacqueline Campbell\r\n\r\n12:10 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Van\r\n4:15pm\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Bahram Samanfar\r\n4:35pm\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Leah McHale\r\n\r\n5:00pm \u2013 6:45pm: Free Time \u2013 On Your Own\r\n<\/strong>Suggestions\/Options:\r\n20 min. stroll up State Street to the spectacular Wisconsin State Capital (very much worth seeing the inside for 15-20 minutes, closes at 6:00)\r\nStroll along Lakeshore Path immediately west of Memorial Union, and\/or over Bascom Hill and Observatory Hill on campus (great views)\r\nRelax lakeside on the Terrace (at Memorial Union)\r\nRest and recharge in your room\r\n\r\n6:45pm: Conference Banquet<\/strong>\r\n\r\nTripp Commons (2nd floor, east end of Memorial Union)\r\nDon\u2019t miss out on this primary event of the SoyMCB biennial meeting. 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