CRISPR & Plant Genome Editing III
(July 8-9, 2022)
Welcome to the 3rd International Conference “CRISPR & Plant Genome Editing III”!
CRISPR – CAS9 System revolutionized Life Sciences and Plant Biotechnology that seek to develop new technologies for the precise manipulation of genes and genomes in cellula and in vivo. In addition to its use for advancing our understanding of basic biology, CRISPR based genome editing and genome engineering has numerous real-world applications, e.g. engineering plants that better provide fuel, food and industrial raw materials. Driven by advances in the CRISPR-toolbox for rapid, cheap, multiplex modification of genomes and breakthroughs in DNA synthesis technologies, the pace of progress enabled by these tools in the last 2 years has been breathtaking.
The 3rd International Conference “CRISPR & Plant Genome Editing” to be held in Vienna, Austria on July 8-9, 2022, will discuss the advances in CRISPR-CAS9 system and its application in genome editing and engineering. The case study and sessions will reveal the potential application of CRISPR and other Genome editing tools for plant biology and crop improvement. Special emphasis will be given on CRISPR system, addressing the concept, technology, challenges like off-target effects, efficiency improvement and delivery systems etc.
This two-day event will provide leading academy and industry scientists a platform to communicate recent advances in “CRISPR & Plant Genome Editing”, and an opportunity to establish multilateral collaboration.
The 3rd International Conference “CRISPR & Plant Genome Editing” will cover the following research topics:
- Genome Editing for Crop Improvement
- CRISPR In Plant Genome Editing & Engineering
- СRISPR In Plant Biology
- СRISPR Tools & Technology Development
- Genome Editing in Monocots
- Genome Editing in Dicots
- Genome Editing & Engineering: Regulatory Aspects
Among the invited speakers are internationally known names such as:
Agnès Ricroch (France), Wendy Harwood (UK), Fredy Altpeter (USA), Yuling Bai (The Netherlands), Dirk Schenke (Germany), Jochen Kumlehn (Germany), Rene Smulders (The Netherlands), Nigel Halford (United Kingdom), Magda Klimek-Chodacka (Poland), Petra Jorasch (Belgium), Clark Wolf (USA), Alexandra Ribarits (Austria),…
Approximately 250 participants are expected to attend this exciting scientific forum including almost 40 lectures delivered by worldwide known invited speakers and young, talented speakers selected from submitted abstracts. The program combines plenary lectures, poster sessions, exhibitions, and interesting breakout sessions.
Deadline for submission of abstracts is June 10, 2022
Early bird registration: June 20, 2022
We are looking forward to seeing you in Vienna on July 8-9, 2022!
Prof. Wendy Harwood (UK, Conference Co-Organizer)
Prof. Alisher Touraev (President VISCEA, Austria, Local Organizer)
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Dr. Petra Jorasch |
| Position | Manager Plant Breeding Innovation Advocacy |
| Work Place | Euroseeds |
| Research Interest | Innovative plant breeding, Genome editing |
| petrajorasch@euroseeds.eu | |
| Website | www.euroseeds.eu
https://www.linkedin.com/in/petra-jorasch-57120a56/ |
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M.J.M. (René) Smulders |
| Position | Group leader, Plant Breeding, Wageningen University & Research |
| Work Place | Wageningen, The Netherlands |
| Research Interest | – |
| rene.smulders@wur.nl | |
| Website | http://www.wur.nl/nl/Expertises-Dienstverlening/Onderzoeksinstituten/plant-research/Plant-Breeding-1.htm |
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Christian Jung |
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| Website |
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Dr. Magdalena Klimek-Chodacka |
| Position | |
| Work Place | University of Agriculture in Krakow |
| Research Interest | Genome editing in plants |
| m.chodacka@urk.edu.pl | |
| Website | – |
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Dirk Schenke |
| Position | PD (Privat-Dozent) |
| Work Place | Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel |
| Research Interest | Plant-Pathogen interaction, Crosstalk abiotic-biotic stress, Crop improvement by Genome-Editing |
| d.schenke@phytomed.uni-kiel.de | |
| Website | www.molecular-phytopathology.uni-kiel.de/ |
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Fredy Altpeter |
| Position | Professor of Molecular Genetics and Biotechnology |
| Work Place | University of Florida -IFAS |
| Research Interest | Molecular Genetics and Biotechnology |
| altpeter@ufl.edu | |
| Website | https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/641914
http://ufrfprofessors.feed.research.ufl.edu/ufrf_professors/altpeter-fredy-2/ |
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Yuling Bai |
| Position | Professor |
| Work Place | Plant Breeding, Wageningen University & Research, The Netherlands |
| Research Interest | Plant Genetics and Breeding |
| bai.yuling@wur.nl | |
| Website | https://www.wur.nl/en/Research-Results/Research-Institutes/plant-research/Plant-Breeding/Research-Groups/Breeding-for-resistance-in-Solanaceae.htm
Chair of the Section Vegetables in EUCARPIA https://www.eucarpia.eu/sections/vegetables |
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Agnes Ricroch |
| Position | Position Associate Professor (France) and Adjunct Professor (USA) |
| Work Place | Paris-Saclay University, France |
| Research Interest | Biotechnology |
| agnes.ricroch@universite-paris-saclay.fr | |
| Website | Twitter: @aricroch
Head of the Life Sciences section of the French Academy of Agriculture |
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Alexandra Ribarits |
| Position | Senior Expert |
| Work Place | AGES – Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety |
| Research Interest | Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in agriculture and nutrition, new genomic techniques, plant genetic resources, plant breeding innovations, bee health, food security and food safety |
| alexandra.ribarits@ages.at | |
| Website | https://www.ages.at/en/ |
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Nigel G. Halford |
| Position | Principal Research Scientist |
| Work Place | Rothamsted Research |
| Research Interest | Reducing the acrylamide-forming potential of wheat and other crops; understanding how asparagine metabolism responds to pathogens and nutritional stress; Re-engineering amino acid metabolism in wheat grain |
| nigel.halford@rothamsted.ac.uk | |
| Website | https://www.rothamsted.ac.uk/our-people/nigel-halford |
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| July 8 (Friday) | ||
| 08.00 – 17.00 | Registration | |
| 09.00 – 09.20 | Opening Welcome address by Alisher Touraev (Local Chair, Austria)Welcome address by Wendy Harwood (Conference Co-Chair, UK) |
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| 09.20 – 10.30 | Keynote Lecture : Agnès Ricroch (France): Global developments of genome editing in agriculture. | |
| 10.30 – 11.00 | Coffee break | |
| 11.00 – 12.30: | Session I: Genome Editing for Crop Improvement | |
| 11.00 – 11.20 (+5) | Fredy Altpeter (USA): Multiallelic Editing of the Highly Complex Sugarcane Genome by Precise Homology Directed Repair or Error Prone Nonhomologous End Joining | |
| 11.25 – 11.45 (+5) | Petra Jorasch (Belgium): Will the EU stay out of step with science and the rest of the world on plant breeding innovation? | |
| 11.50 – 12.10 (+5) | Dirk Schenke (Germany): How to avoid trade-offs when improving crop disease resistance by Prime Editing | |
| 12.15 – 12.30 (+5) | Christina Rønn Ingvardsen (Denmark): Ethylene tolerance in flowers depends on the allele-dosage of Eil transcription factors | |
| 12.35 – 14.00 | Lunch + Poster Session (all numbers) + Conference Photo | |
| 14.00 – 15.30 | Session II: CRISPR in Plant Genome Editing & Engineering | |
| 14.00 – 14.20 (+5) | Yuling Bai (The Netherlands): CRISPR/Cas inactivation of RECQ4, FILG1 and XRCC2 influences homeologous crossovers in an interspecific tomato hybrid | |
| 14.25 – 14.45 (+5) | Jochen Kumlehn (Germany): Site-directed genetic engineering in cereals – Principles and applications. | |
| 14.50 – 15.05 (+5) | Andrea Moglia (Italy): CRISPR/Cas9-mediated knock-out of tomato DMR6 gene to confer resistance against pathogens | |
| 15.10 – 15.25 (+5) | Huidong Liu (UK): Manipulation of flowering time in carrot by gene editing | |
| 15.30 – 16.00 | Coffee break | |
| 16.00 – 17.30 | Session III: CRISPR in Plant Biology | |
| 16.00 – 16.20 (+5) | Nigel G. Halford (UK): Low asparagine CRISPR wheat: Europe’s first field trial of gene edited wheat lines | |
| 16.25 – 16.45 (+5) | Magda Klimek-Chodacka (Poland): Efficient genome editing of carrot callus using CRISPR | |
| 16.50 – 17.05 (+5) | Ruud de Maagd (Netherlands): DNA repair outcomes and specificity of SpCas9 action in tomato cells | |
| 17.10 – 17.25 (+5) | Ying Liu (Sweden): Establishment of a DNA-free genome editing and protoplast regeneration method in cultivated tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) | |
| 17.30 – 19.00 | Poster Session (all numbers) + Welcome Reception | |
| 19.00 – 22.00 | Conference Dinner Party-Traditional Austrian food and wine, located in one of Vienna’s famous ‘Heurigen’ -Cost: 50,- EUR |
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| July 9 (Saturday) | ||
| 08.00 – 17.00 | Registration | |
| 09.00 – 10.30 | Session IV: CRISPR Tools & Technology Development | |
| 09.00 – 09.25 (+5) | Wendy Harwood (UK): Increasing the range of editing tools in cereal crops | |
| 09.30 – 09.55 (+5) | Götz Hensel (Germany): Targeted knockout of barley endosperm-specific storage proteins as a prerequisite for molecular farming purposes | |
| 10.00 – 10.25 (+5) | Rene Smulders (The Netherlands): CRISPR/Cas9 Gene Editing of Gluten in Wheat to Reduce Gluten Content and Exposure. | |
| 10.30 – 11.00 | Coffee break | |
| 11.00 – 12.30 | Session V: Genome Editing in Important Crops | |
| 11.00 – 11.25 (+5) | Alexandra Ribarits (Austria): The requirement to trace genome-edited plants and products: Opportunities and challenges | |
| 11.30 – 11.55 (+5) | Clark Wolf (USA): Public Trust and the Regulation of Genetically Engineered Crops | |
| 12.00 – 12.15 (+5) | Swapna Nayakoti (UK): Re-engineering amino acid metabolism in wheat grain | |
| 12.20 – 12.35 (+5) | Navneet Kaur (UK): Defining the signalling network linking pathogen infection and asparagine accumulation in wheat grain | |
| 12.15 – 14.00 | Lunch + Closing Ceremony | |