| Phage-plant pathogen interactions in the rhizosphere |
Ville-Petri Friman |
University of Helsinki, Finland |
19 January |
| Using a selfing clade to explore evolutionary divergence, speciation and its consequences |
Mohamed Abdelaziz |
Granada University, Spain |
20 January |
| Fruit ripening mediated by cellular recycling: a novel role of autophagy during plant development |
Victoria Sánchez Vera |
Málaga University, Spain |
25 January |
| Understanding the role of chromatin dynamics in genome integrity |
Stefanie Rosa |
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden |
3 February |
| Macrogen: Humanizing Genomics - Introducing to NGS & CES Technology & Needs |
Jorge Palomino |
Macrogen, South Korea |
17 February |
| Functional hydraulics of polyploid trees under water limitation |
Juan Manuel Losada |
Institute of Subtropical and Mediterranean Horticulture (IHSM), Spain |
22 February |
| Evolution of jasmonates biosynthesis and signaling in streptophytes |
Isabel Monte |
Center for Plant Molecular Biology (ZMBP), Germany |
28 February |
| Evolution of plant - microbe interactions |
Pierre-Marc Delaux |
National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS), France |
3 March |
| Role of Ariadne-RBR E3 ubiquitin ligases in Arabidopsis thaliana |
Elena Moreno-Castillo |
Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Germany |
6 March |
| Mobilization of molecular defense by phytocytokine-receptor signaling |
Libo Shan |
Texas A&M University, United States |
7 March |
| The superinteresting role of GELP proteins |
Robertas Ursache |
Centre for Research in Agricultural Genomics (CRAG), Spain |
8 March |
| Transposable element evolution in plants: What can we (still) learn from small genomes? |
Anne Roulin |
University of Zurich, Switzerland |
10 March |
| Plant responses to multiple abiotic stresses |
Sara Izquierdo Zandalinas |
Jaume I University, Spain |
22 March |
| Introducing Isogen Life Science and RNA-Seq Solutions |
Olga Burgos y Mireia Alegre |
ISOGEN Life Science, Spain |
23 March |
| A double-edged sword: Cytokinins in disease resistance and susceptibility of plants to pathogens |
Cris Argueso |
Colorado State University, United States |
28 March |
| Calcium-Dependent Protein Kinase 13 - a missing link in Pi-homeostasis? |
Isabel Abreu |
Institute of Chemical and Biological Technology António Xavier, Portugal |
30 March |
| Molecular interactions and effects of potato virus A infection in Nicotiana benthamiana |
Kristiina Mäkinen |
University of Helsinki, Finland |
14 April |
| Next-generation synthetic biology tools for metabolic engineering |
Rodrigo Ledesma |
Imperial College London, United Kingdom |
26 April |
| Potential and Use of Crop Wild relatives in Stone Fruit tree improvement |
Veronique Decroocq |
National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment (INRAE), France |
19 May |
| Climate Change and plant physiology. From basic science to R&D |
Tamar Azhoulay-Shemer |
Newe Ya'ar Research Center, Israel |
2 June |
| Decoding Root Growth to Address Climate Change |
Wolfgang Busch |
Salk Institute for Biological Studies, United States |
16 June |
| Genetic and molecular basis for the control of seed dormancy by DOG1 independently of the ABA core machinery |
Guillaume Née |
Institute of Plant Biology and Biotechnology, University of Muenster, Germany |
16 June |
| Signaling Mechanisms during Plant Reproduction |
Ueli Grossniklaus |
University of Zurich, Switzerland |
30 June |
| Identifying novel alleles for complex traits in maize landraces |
Chris Caroline Schön |
Technical University of Munich (TUM), Germany |
14 July |
| Roots and bacteria: Basis of attraction |
Niko Geldner |
University of Lausanne, Switzerland |
8 September |
| Diverse Research Initiatives at the Khalifa Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology Addressing Food Security in Harsh Climates |
Khaled Amiri |
United Arab Emirates University, Khalifa Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, UAE |
14 September |
| Epigenetics and Systems Biology in Grass-fed Beef Practices |
Jiuzhou Song |
University of Maryland, United States |
19 September |
| Manipulation of host plants by transcription activator-like (TAL) effectors of the bacterial root pathogen Ralstonia solanacearum |
Thomas Lahaye |
University of Tübingen, Germany |
22 September |
| Deciphering and Engineering rhizosphere immunity |
Zhong WEI |
Nanjing Agricultural University, China |
26 September |
| Plant cell wall-mediated disease resistance: novel mechanisms of glycans' perception and development of sustainable solutions for crop protection |
Antonio Molina |
Centre for Plant Biotechnology and Genomics (CBGP), France |
6 October |
| Untargeted metabolomics unravel the metabolic effects of Common bean domestication |
Leonardo Pérez De Souza |
Max Planck Institute, Germany |
9 October |
| Understanding signaling pathways governing the polar development of root hairs in low-temperature, nutrient-deficient environments |
José Manuel Estévez |
Leloir Institute Foundation, Argentina |
19 October |
| Light-driven processes: key players of the functional biodiversity of marine diatoms |
Angela Falciatore |
National Center for Scientific Research - Sorbonne University, France |
20 October |
| When Clothes Make the Man: Chromatin Decoration Directly Affects 3D Genome Organization |
Moussa Benhamed |
Institute of Plant Sciences (IPS2), France |
3 November |
| Sensing of cytoplasmic double-stranded RNA in plants by a DICER-LIKE ribonuclease |
Peter Brodersen |
University of Copenhagen, Denmark |
17 November |
| Maize proteases, their Inhibitors and Substrates in microbial interactions |
Johana Misas-Villamil |
The Terrestrial Microbiology Lab, Institute for Plant Sciences, Cologne Biocenter. CEPLAS-University of Cologne, Germany |
23 November |
| Xylella fastidiosa's relationships: the bacterium, the host plants, and the microbiome |
Silke Robatzek |
Ludwig Maximilian University (LMU), Germany |
29 November |
| Using a plant virus particle to protect RNA for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes |
George Lomonossoff |
John Innes Centre, United Kingdom |
30 November |
| Plant epigenomics: from complex traits to molecular clocks |
Frank Johannes |
Technical University of Munich (TUM), Germany |
13 December |
