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Second plenary Session<br />

Monday, July 28 • 9:40 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. • Auditorium<br />

9:40-10:00 a.m.<br />

Ray Martyn<br />

“Welcome and Introduction”<br />

Professor, Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, Purdue<br />

University, and APS President.<br />

10:00-10:30 a.m.<br />

Charles Arntzen<br />

Regent’s Professor and F.E. Nelson<br />

Presidential Chair, Arizona State University;<br />

U.S. National Academy of Sciences,<br />

1983; former president and CEO, Boyce<br />

Thompson Institute; U.S. President’s<br />

Council of Advisors on Science and<br />

Technology (2001-present); and past-president, <strong>American</strong><br />

<strong>Society</strong> of Plant Biologists (1985-86).<br />

“Biopharming and Plant-Derived Pharmaceuticals”<br />

Although plants have been used for millennia as sources<br />

of medicinal products, it is only in <strong>the</strong> last decade that <strong>the</strong><br />

tools of genetic engineering have been applied to plants to<br />

create a new biomanufacturing system for pharmaceutical<br />

products. Protein drugs, such as monoclonal antibodies,<br />

subunit vaccines, and human enzymes are examples of new<br />

products that can be produced in plants. The status of plant<br />

biotechnology used for pharmaceutical expression in plants,<br />

lead products in <strong>the</strong> pipeline, and relevant regulatory processes<br />

to ensure safety and efficacy of <strong>the</strong>se products will be reviewed.<br />

10:35-11:05 a.m.<br />

Roger Beachy<br />

President and Director, The Donald<br />

Danforth Plant Science Center, St. Louis;<br />

U.S. National Academy of Sciences, 1997;<br />

Wolf Prize in Agriculture, 2001; and<br />

editorial board, Proceedings of <strong>the</strong> National<br />

Academy of Sciences.<br />

“Plant Biotechnology and Agriculture: Is There a Role for<br />

Public Sector Scientists?”<br />

Plant virus infections can occur in most crop plants and in<br />

some cases are controlled by specific or non-specific host<br />

genes that confer resistance or tolerance. In cases where genes<br />

for host resistance are not identified, a variety of transgenic<br />

approaches have been demonstrated to be effective in<br />

conferring virus resistance. This lecture will explore <strong>the</strong> role of<br />

selected transgenic technologies in virus disease resistance and<br />

<strong>the</strong> potential to reduce virus diseases and enhance crop yields.<br />

11:10-11:40 a.m.<br />

Gilbert Omenn<br />

Director, Center for Computational<br />

Medicine and Biology and Professor of<br />

Internal Medicine, Genetics and Public<br />

Health, University of Michigan; former<br />

CEO, University of Michigan Health<br />

System, and Dean, University of Washington<br />

School of Public Health & Community Medicine; pastpresident,<br />

A.A.A.S. 2006; and Associate Director, Office of<br />

Science and Technology Policy (Carter administration).<br />

“The Interface of Science and Policy: The Crucial Roles of<br />

Food and Health in Economic Development”<br />

Improved health for <strong>the</strong> entire population, especially those<br />

in deep poverty and/or disenfranchised subpopulations, is<br />

an imperative in every country for individuals to learn, to<br />

contribute to economic growth, and to make decisions that<br />

help control population numbers. The eight U.N. Millennium<br />

Development Goals for 2015 are based on credible science and<br />

feasible technology, broad political agreement with financial<br />

commitments in 2001, and an overall integrated strategy,<br />

complemented by health and agricultural initiatives from <strong>the</strong><br />

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and o<strong>the</strong>rs. Never<strong>the</strong>less, at<br />

this midpoint to 2015, <strong>the</strong>re is a chasm between good science<br />

and lofty goals, on <strong>the</strong> one hand, and real progress, especially<br />

in sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America, <strong>the</strong> Middle East, and<br />

North Africa. The main challenges are poor governance,<br />

extreme poverty, growing inequalities even within prosperous<br />

countries, and policy neglect, compounded by inadequate<br />

global investment.<br />

virtual Flash-and-dash poster<br />

presentations<br />

Saturday – Wednesday • Entrance to Exhibit Hall C<br />

Launching into <strong>the</strong> next century of APS, a selected group<br />

of Flash-and-Dash presentations will go virtual as part of<br />

<strong>the</strong> Centennial celebration. Voice-overlaid PowerPoint<br />

presentations of ten Flash-and-Dash poster presentations<br />

were made in advance and are available during and after <strong>the</strong><br />

Centennial meeting. These presentations will run outside<br />

Exhibit Hall C during <strong>the</strong> meeting and are available on <strong>the</strong><br />

annual meeting website at http://meeting.apsnet.org.<br />

party through <strong>the</strong> decades – Closing Final<br />

night Celebration<br />

Tuesday, July 29 • 7:30 p.m. – 10:30 p.m. • Ballroom AB<br />

What Centennial celebration would be complete without<br />

a final night party? Immediately following <strong>the</strong> Awards and<br />

Honors Ceremony, enjoy a complete buffet and beverages and<br />

celebrate <strong>the</strong> APS Centennial with a commemorative toast and<br />

birthday cake. Dance through <strong>the</strong> decades with <strong>the</strong> popular<br />

Minneapolis-based group Belladiva, as <strong>the</strong>y take you through<br />

<strong>the</strong> boogey woogey days of <strong>the</strong> 30s and 40s to <strong>the</strong> rocking 90s.<br />

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