Joint with: Plant and Microbe Engineering for Sustainability
Receptor Kinase Signaling: Fueling Plant Resilience and Development

May 02–05, 2027 | Fairmont Hotel Vancouver, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Scientific Organizers: Alice Y. Cheung, Libo Shan, and Pamela C Ronald

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May 02–05, 2027 | Fairmont Hotel Vancouver, Vancouver, BC, Canada

Scientific Organizers: Alice Y. Cheung, Libo Shan, and Pamela C Ronald

Supported by the  Directors' Fund

***Meeting program subject to change.

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Sunday, May 2, 2027
Registration
4:00–8:00 PM
Welcome Mixer
6:00–8:00 PM
Monday, May 3, 2027
Breakfast
7:00–8:00 AM
Welcome and Keynote Address
8:00–9:00 AM
Pamela C Ronald, University of California, Davis
Sulfated Peptide/RK Mediated Resistance to Infection and Promotion of Growth
RK Signaling for Growth and Development
9:00–11:15 AM
Eugenia Russinova, University of Ghent
RK Endocytosis and Transport in Cell Growth
Lijia Qu †, Peking University
RK in Reproduction and Fertilization
Keiko U. Torii, University of Texas at Austin
RK Signaling Specificity in Cell Patterning and Immunity
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Break
9:30–9:50 AM
Panel Discussion 1: Fellowships, Funding, and Publishing Strategies
11:15–12:15 PM
Poster Setup
11:15–1:00 PM
On Own for Lunch
11:15–5:00 PM
Poster Viewing
1:00–10:00 PM
Symposia Spotlight 1: Late-breaking research presentations selected from abstract submissions
2:30–4:30 PM
Short Talks Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Available
4:30–5:00 PM
Signaling for Stress Acclimation and Resilience from Model to Crop Plants
5:00–7:00 PM
Yoshikatsu Matsubayashi, Nagoya University
Peptide Hormone-Receptor Kinase Signaling
Van Schepler-Luu, International Rice Research Institute
Plant and Microbe Engineering for Sustainability
Jian-Min Zhou, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Translate RK Signaling into Crop Resilience
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Social Hour with Dinner
7:00–8:00 PM
Posters
7:30–10:00 PM
Tuesday, May 4, 2027
Breakfast
7:00–8:00 AM
RK Signaling in Immunity, Cell Death, and Symbiosis
8:00–11:00 AM
Cyril Zipfel, University of Zurich
RKs in Pathogen Pattern Perception and Signaling
Ellen Y Rim, Stanford University
Directed Evolution of Plant Receptors for Enhanced Immunity
Elizabeth P.B. Fontes, Universidade Federal de Viçosa
NIK1 Receptor Kinase: A Signaling Hub in Immunity and Growth Regulation Under Stress
Simona Radutoiu, Aarhus University
LysM Receptors Controlling Symbiotic and Immune Signaling in Plants
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Break
9:00–9:20 AM
Poster Setup
11:00–1:00 PM
On Own for Lunch
11:00–5:00 PM
Poster Viewing
1:00–10:00 PM
Career Roundtable
3:00–4:30 PM
Coffee Available
4:30–5:00 PM
RK Evolution and Divergence
5:00–7:00 PM
Thorsten Nürnberger, University of Tübingen
RK Evolution
Adam D. Steinbrenner, University of Washington
RK Divergence and Evolution
Libo Shan, University of Michigan
DAMP-RK Co-Evolution
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Social Hour with Dinner
7:00–8:00 PM
Posters
7:30–10:00 PM
Wednesday, May 5, 2027
Breakfast
7:00–8:00 AM
RK Signaling Specificity and Post-Translational Modifications (PTMs)
8:00–11:00 AM
Alice Y. Cheung, University of Massachusetts at Amherst
Orchestrating Receptor Kinase Signaling of Intertwining Pathways at the Cell Wall-Plasma Membrane Interface
Niko Geldner, University of Lausanne
Cell-Type Specificity of RK Signaling
Speaker to be Announced
Maria Florencia Ercoli, University of California, Riverside
PSY-Mediated Peptide Signaling in Rice Development
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Break
9:00–9:20 AM
Panel Discussion 2: Structural & AI/ML-Driven Research in Signaling Networks
11:00–12:00 PM
On Own for Lunch
11:00–5:00 PM
Symposia Spotlight 2: New Frontiers in RK Function, Tool Mining and Engineering
2:30–4:30 PM
Short Talks Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Available
4:30–5:00 PM
Emerging Topics and Technical Advances
5:00–6:45 PM
Jennifer Stockdill †, Eli Lilly and Company
Synthesis of Modified Peptides and Application
Tatsuya Nobori, The Sainsbury Laboratory
Single-Cell and Spatial Dissection of Plant-Microbe Interactions
Gitta L. Coaker, University of California, Davis
Tuning Receptor Kinase Specificity to Counter Pathogen Diversity
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Meeting Wrap-Up: Outcomes and Future Directions
6:45–7:00 PM
Social Hour with Dinner
7:00–8:00 PM
Entertainment
8:00–11:00 PM
Cash Bar
8:00–11:00 PM
Thursday, May 6, 2027
Departure
12:00–11:59 PM

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