The McFadden Symposium is held biennially to memorialize Edgar S. McFadden and learn from leading wheat scientists who continue his legacy of service to the industry. This important gathering provides an opportunity for the public and private sectors to discuss current issues in wheat improvement, facilitates collaborative research and teaching activities, and promotes graduate student development through poster presentations and interactions with top scientists in the field. Guest speakers at the symposium and workshop will discuss wheat improvement, wheat germplasm exchange, and critical issues facing wheat production.
Monday, March 3, 2025
7:30 am – 7 pm
Nebraska Innovation Campus Conference Center, Lincoln, Nebraska
Conference Registration
Conference Fee:
- $150 for Professionals
- $75 for Postdocs and students
Accomodations
The Scarlet, Lincoln, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel
2101 Transformation Drive Lincoln, Nebraska, USA, 68508
(402) 475-4011
Poster Abstract Submission Form
Submit your poster abstract now
POSTERS
- The poster format must be 48" in height x 36" in width.
- The author will bring their poster printed.
- Posters need to be set up beginning at 8 am.
- Poster Session will be from 4 – 5:30 pm. Poster presenters should be present during this time.
Agenda
Monday, March 3
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 7:30 – 8:30 am | Registration, Bagels and Fruit available Poster set-up |
| 8:30 – 9 am | Welcome Dr. Katherine Frels, Assistant Professor, UNL Dr. Derek McLean, Dean Ag Research Division, UNL Royce Schaneman, Nebraska Wheat Board |
| 9:00 – 10:20 am | Morning Session 1 : Auditorium 9:00 am: Dr. Romulo Lollato, Associate Professor, Kansas State, “Sustainability across the wheat value chain from data-driven and stakeholders’ perspectives” 9:25 am: Dr. Maitiniyazi Maimaitijiang, Assistant Professor, South Dakota State University, “From Pixel to Prediction: Advancing Wheat Breeding with AI-Driven Insights” 9:50 am: Flash talk speakers 1 through 7 |
| 10:20 – 10:35 am | Break |
| 10:35 am – 12 pm | Morning Session 2: Auditorium 10:35 am: Dr. Devin Rose, Professor, UNL, “High fiber wheat alters gut microbiota composition and function in a dose-dependent manner” 11:05 am: Dr. Pin-Chu Lai, Assistant Professor, UNL, “Managing Wheat Stem Sawfly through Biological Control with Parasitoid Wasps” 11:30 am: Flash talk speakers 8 through 13 |
| 12 – 1 pm | Lunch: Banquet Hall |
| 1 – 2:20 pm | Afternoon Session 1: Lower-level breakout rooms Room A1: USWBSI Hard Winter Wheat CP Planning Session Room A2: SAWFLIES CAP Planning Session – Developing Extension and Education Tools Room A3: Breeding for End-Use Quality Meet at Registration Table: Innovation Campus Greenhouse Tour |
| 2:20 – 2:40 pm | Break |
| 2:40 – 4 pm | Afternoon Session 2: Lower-level breakout rooms Room A1: Stem Rust Resistance – Current status and future objectives Room A2: WheatCAP planning – Hard winter wheat regional objectives Room A3: Wheat Virus Working Group Meet at Registration Table: UNL Food Processing Center Tour |
| 4 – 5:30 pm | Poster session: Banquet Hall |
| 5:45 – 7:30 pm | Closing Banquet: Banquet Hall 6:20 pm: Dr. Tom Clemente, Professor, UNL |
Speakers
Romulo Lollato
Associate Professor, Extension Wheat and Forages Specialist, Department of Agronomy Kansas State University
Maitiniyazi Maimaitijiang
Assistant Professor, Department of Geography and Geospatial Sciences, South Dakota State University
Ellen Melson
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Soil and Crop Sciences, Texas A&M AgriLife Research
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