Hackathon Objectives

The goal of the Plant Cell Atlas (PCA) is to bring together a community who will comprehensively describe plant cell types by integrating high-resolution subcellular and cellular location information of nucleic acids, proteins, and metabolites.

Hackathon Goals:

Hackathon Organizers

Location:
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI USA

PCA Code of Conduct

Projection of a confocal image stack showing the edge of a cotyledon. Pavement cells and guard cells are visible. Photo credit: D. Ehrhardt

Arabidopsis trichome with the nucleus marked by two different histone H3 proteins fused to fluorescent reporters. Cover of TPJ, vol 83, issue 1. Photo credit: S. Otero

Cross section of a DAPI stained Populous tremula dormant leaf bud. Photo credit: S. Giacomello and B. Terebieniec

 

Hackathon Application

Apply Here

Hackathon Application Deadline: XX

The Synthetic Biology Hackathon...

There is no fee to apply to the Hackathon. NOTE: It is recommended that you register for the PCA Symposium in addition to the Hackathon. Learn more about the symposium and register here.

Applications should be no longer than 300 words submitted as a PDF or Word document. Please include:

• Name
• Affiliation
• Statement on how participating in the Hackathon will impact your career.

Those whose have been selected to participate in the Hackathon will be notified by XX.

Epidermal plasma membrane in green and nuclei (H2B-TFP) in blue, together with chlorophyll autofluorescence in red below in the mesophyll. Photo credit: Kate Harline (Roeder Lab)

Pin1-YFP (yellow) and DR5::RFP (red) in the maize shoot apex. Photo credit: Leiboff Lab

Depth-coded image of microtubules in root hairs of the model grass, Brachypodium distachyon. Photo credit: Elison Blancaflor

 

Hackathon Schedule

DAY 1
August 14, 2024

3:00 PM - 3:05 PM ET

Opening Remarks

7:05 AM - 7:25 AM PDT

Eshchar Mizrachi (FABI-University of Pretoria, South Africa)
Talk - Ecocultural Justice: Addressing Inequality of Access or Connection to Biodiversity in South Africa and Africa

8:20 PM - 8:30 AM PDT

Break

DAY 2
August 15, 2024

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM ET

Liz Carlisle (University of California, Santa Barbara, USA)
Talk - Healing Grounds: Climate, Justice, and the Deep Roots of Regenerative Farming

7:55 AM - 8:15 AM PDT

Bernice Waweru (John Innes Centre, UK)

9:35 AM - 10:25 AM PDT

Panel Discussion

Electron tomographic reconstruction of protein bodies in maize endosperm. Photo Credit: Marisa Otegui

Reconstruction of an Arabidopsis first leaf from a six-day old seedling. Photo Credit: Flavia Bossi

Electron tomographic reconstruction of a developing maize aleurone cell. Photo Credit: Marisa Otegui