Detailed Agenda

• Monday, July 15, 2024

  Straughn Center - 2142 Shealy Dr, Gainesville, FL 32608
  7:30am–8:10am	Registration
  8:10am–8:40am	Welcome and Introduction from Professor and Interim Department Chair, Dr. Jason "Jay" Ferrell, Dr. Diego Jarquin  and Dr. Henry Nguyen, Professor of Soybeans and Genetics and current editor of "The Plant Genome" Journal.
  8:40am–9:50am	Intro to R and HiPerGator - ChlDO Dr. Diego Jarquin and  Julian Garcia-Abadillo, Ph.D. Candidate
  9:50am–10:10am	AM Break
  10:10am–11:30am	Field Plot Designs  Dr. Esteban Rios
  11:30am–12:30pm	Group Lunch
  12:30pm–1:50pm	Intro to Genomic Selection (GS)- and Genomic Prediction (GP) Models (Bayesian Alphabet) & Application in Maize Dr. Marcio Resende
  1:50pm–2:10pm	PM Break
  2:10pm–3:30pm	Phenomics Dr. Xu "Kevin" Wang
  6:00pm-9:00pm	Social Event

• Tuesday, July 16, 2024

  Straughn Center - 2142 Shealy Dr., Gainesville, FL 32608
  8:30am–9:50am	Bayesian Factor Analytic and Other Covariance Structures, multi-trait multi-environment strategies Dr. Diego Jarquin and Julian Garcia-Abadillo Velazco, Ph.D. Candidate
  9:50am–10:10am	AM Break
  10:10am–11:30am	GxE Prediction Models Using Weather Data Dr. Diego Jarquin and Julian Garcia-Abadillo Velazco, Ph.D. Candidate
  11:30am–12:30pm	Group Lunch
  12:30pm–1:50pm	AI Methods for Genomic Prediction I                                                                                                    Julian Garcia-Abadillo Velazco, Ph.D. Candidate
  1:50pm–2:10pm	PM Break
  2:10pm–3:30pm	GS I in a Clonally Propagated Fruit Crop (Strawberry) Dr. Vance Whitaker
  6:00pm-9:00pm	Social Event

• Wednesday, July 17, 2024

  Straughn Center - 2142 Shealy Dr., Gainesville, FL 32608
  8:30am–9:50am	AI Methods for Genomic Predicition II Julian Garcia-Abadillo Velazco, Ph.D. Candidate
  9:50am–10:10am	AM Break
  10:10am–11:30am	AI Methods for Genomic Predicition III Dr. Cathy Westhues
  11:30am–12:30pm	Group Lunch
  12:30pm–1:50pm	Developments in ssGBLUP and ssGWAS I Dr. Jorge Hidalgo
  1:50pm–2:10pm	PM Break
  2:10pm–3:30pm	Developments in ssGBLUP and ssGWAS II Dr. Daniela Lourenco
  6:00pm-9:00pm	Social Event

• Thursday, July 18, 2024

  Straughn Center - 2142 Shealy Dr., Gainesville, FL 32608
  8:30am–9:50am	Multi-Omic Integration for Continuous and Categorical Data Dr. Diego Jarquin and Julian Garcia-Abadillo Velazco, Ph.D. Candidate
  9:50am–10:10am	AM Break
  10:10am–11:30am	Genomic Prediction Models for Predicting Hybrid Performance Using Genomic Information from Inbreds Dr. Diego Jarquin and Julian Garcia-Abadillo Velazco, Ph.D. Candidate
  11:30am–12:30pm	Group Lunch
  12:30pm–1:50pm	Tree Breeding Dr. Juan Jose Acosta
  1:50pm–2:10pm	PM Break
  2:10pm–3:30pm	Modeling Host/ Pathogen Interactions Using a Dual Genome Approach Dr. Jeremy Brawner
  6:00pm-9:00pm	Social Event

• Friday, July 19, 2024

  Straughn Center - 2142 Shealy Dr., Gainesville, FL 32608
  8:30am–9:50am	Sparse Testing Designs & Predicition of Time Related Traits Dr. Diego Jarquin and Julian Garcia-Abadillo Velazco, Ph.D. Candidate
  9:50am–10:10am	AM Break
  10:10am–11:30am	GS III in Major Crops 2 (Soybean) Dr. Caio Canella Vieria
  11:30am–12:30pm	Group Lunch
  12:30pm–1:50pm	Applications of AI in Private Industry  Dr. Timothy Bessinger
  1:50pm–2:10pm	PM Break
  2:10pm-3:30pm	DSSAT/ Crop Growth Models and AI Dr. Charlie Messina
  6:00pm-9:00pm	Social Event