3:00-3:05 Introductory Remarks
Katherine Borkovich (University of Texas-Houston)

3:05-3:20 Katherine Borkovich (University of Texas-Houston)
G protein signaling pathways in Neurospora crassa

3:25-3:40 Xin Xie (Texas A&M University)
Analysis of rco-3 signaling in glucose regulation and conidiation in Neurospora

3:45-4:00 Todd DeZwaan (Dupont Agricultural Products)
Substrate sensing and appressorium differentiation in the rice blast fungus

4:05-4:20 Nancy Keller (Texas A&M University)
Signal transduction and secondary metabolism: a cautionary tale

4:25-4:40 Coffee Break

4:40-4:55 Kiichi Adachi (Purdue University)
cAMP and MAP kinase signaling cooperate in appressorium formation of Magnaporthe grisea

5:00-5:15 Yan Zhang (Novartis)
The osmoregulation pathway in Neurospora crassa

5:20-5:35 Steve Denison (Mississippi College)
The ambient pH signal transduction pathway in Aspergillus nidulans

5:40-6:00 Late-Breaking News