Chloroplast Lipids: from synthesis to function

10-11 November 2016

Prof. Felix Kessler, UNINE; Dr. Emilie Demarsy, UNINE; Prof. Laurent Mene Saffrané, UNIFR.

Peter Dörman, University of Bonn, GermanyThe metabolism of chlorophyll, phytol and tocopherol in Arabidopsis chloroplasts.

Claire Brehelin, University of Bordeaux Segalen, France Plastoglobules and lipid droplets: two sites of leaf lipid storage in response to abiotic stress.

Gaëtan Glauser, University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland Lipid profiling of plant whole leaves by liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry.

Rebecca Roston, University of Nebraska–Lincoln, USA Lipid movements in chloroplast membranes: an important part of a plant's daily routine.

Laurent Mene Saffrané, University of Fribourg, Switzerland Unraveling the genetic basis of vitamin E accumulation in plants.

Juliette Jouhet, CEA-CNRS, Grenoble, France Lipid remodeling and trafficking during phosphate starvation.

Alan Bridge, SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, Lausanne, Switzerland Knowledge resources for lipids and lipidomics.

Beyond their function in energy supply, the plant organelles chloroplasts are also the major site of diverse metabolic pathways. A large variety and quantity of lipids are synthesized in this organelle and serve different cell functions ranging from membrane biogenesis, protection against oxidative stress to signaling for example in response to wounding and insect attack. Key steps of lipid metabolism take place in sub-plastidial compartments (envelopes, thylakoids, plastoglobules) and are tightly regulated depending on developmental stage and environmental factors.

CONTENT The speakers will present their cutting-edge research: lectures and exercises.
Participants will present their own work at a poster session. 3 talks will be selected from the abstracts.
Social activities will provide the opportunity for networking.

Université de Neuchâtel, UniMail, Emile-Argand 11

Schedule: 8.55-17.00

Program: Chloroplast Lipids

Additional Information: see on the Interuniversity Doctoral Program in Organismal Biology website: www2.unine.ch/dp-biol/welcome/program/courses2016/chloroplast2016

Contact for information: Emilie Demarsy [emilie.demarsy(at)unine.ch] or Christiane Bobillier [christiane.bobillier(at)unine.ch] MAKE SURE you SIGN the ATTENDANCE LIST EACH and EVERY DAY

- The course is free and open to all PhD students

- Post-docs are welcome as long as places are available

Free for PhD students members of the Interuniversity doctoral program in Organismal Biology and the CUSO doctoral program MPS, and master student of the University of Neuchâtel.

CHF 50 for all other participants (PhD students, postdocs, senior researchers, etc.). To be paid (CASH only) at the registration desk. Reimbursements MPS participants: train ticket (half-fare 2°class)

Deadline for registration: 4 November 2016
Information for registration: Debora Zoia [plants(at)cuso.ch]

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