The Plant Journal Symposium 2026 |
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Date |
Time |
Presenter |
Talks |
Affiliations |
Address |
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6 May, 2026 |
8:30 - 9:00 |
Opening Speech & Photos |
NKLCGI |
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Session 1: Host by: Katherine Denby |
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9:00 - 9:25 |
Caixia Gao |
Precision Engineering of Crop Genomes |
Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences |
NKLCGI |
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9:25 - 9:50 |
Holga Puchter |
Applying CRISPR/Cas to Plants: From Gene Editing to Changing Chromosome Numbers |
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology |
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9:50 - 10:15 |
Cao Xu |
Rational design and robotic breeding of climate-smart crops |
Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences |
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10:15 - 10:45 |
Tea Break |
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10:45 - 11:10 |
Huihui Li |
Empowering Intelligent Breeding via Mathematical Algorithms: Crop Genetic Improvement Cases |
Institute of Crop Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences |
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11:10 - 11:35 |
Scott Jackson |
Billions of targets, what to edit? |
University of Georgia |
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11:35 - 11:55 |
Yajun Wang |
Diversified Disease Resistance Genes Control Non-host Resistance of Triticeae Plants |
Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences |
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Lunch |
12:00-13:30 |
Lunch |
IAEC Dining Room |
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6 May, 2026 |
Session 2: Host by: Federica Brandizzi |
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14:00 - 14:25 |
Jennifer Mortimer |
Redesigning Plants for Long-Distance Space Exploration and on Earth Sustainability |
The University of Adelaide |
NKLCGI |
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14:25 - 14:50 |
Hatem Rouached |
Decoding Nutrient Cues in Plant Developmental Decisions |
Michigan State University |
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14:50 - 15:15 |
Lin Li |
Breeder HAIant – Integrating Breeding Artistry from breeders with AI for Precision Design Breeding |
Huazhong Agricultural University |
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15:15 - 15:45 |
Speaker 10 + 11：2 x early career researchers |
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15:45 - 16:15 |
Tea Break |
NKLCGI Courtyard |
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Host by: Ally Fernie |
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16:15 - 16:40 |
Guotian Li |
Programmable cross-kingdom immune pores define a unifying principle of innate immunity |
Huazhong Agricultural University |
NKLCGI |
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16:40 - 17:05 |
Zefu Lu |
Programmable Regulatory Architecture in Wheat: From Chromatin Landscapes to Predictive Design |
Institute of Crop Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences |
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17:05 - 17:30 |
Federica Brandizzi |
A multifaceted approach to improve crop productivity |
Michigan State University |
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17:30 - 17:50 |
TPJ, Wiley |
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6 May, 2026 |
18:00-19:30 |
Dinner |
IAEC Dining Room |
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18:00-22:00 |
Poster-presentation |
IAEC Reporting Hall |
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7 May, 2026 |
Session 3: Host by: Jianbing Yan |
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8:30 - 8:55 |
Xuehui Huang |
Decoding Rice Diversity: From Genetic Architecture to Navigator Breeding |
Shanghai Normal University |
NKLCGI |
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8:55-9:20 |
Haiyan Cen |
High-throughput 3D plant phenotyping: from individual organs and plants to plot-level populations |
Zhejiang University |
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9:20 - 9:45 |
Alisdair Fernie |
Towards functional metabolomics |
Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology |
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9:45 - 10:10 |
Mustafa Bulut |
Leveraging natural genetic variation to accelerate crop improvement |
Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry |
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10:10 - 10:40 |
Tea Break |
NKLCGI Courtyard |
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10:40 - 11:05 |
Kerstin Kaufman |
Towards a predictive understanding of flower patterning - from genes to networks |
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin |
NKLCGI |
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11:05 - 11:30 |
Sanwen Huang |
Fast-iterative breeding of hybrid potato |
Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences |
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11:30 - 11:55 |
Closing Remarks |
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Lunch |
12:00-13:30 |
Lunch |
IAEC Dining Room |
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