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), Daguang Cai (Germany), Yuling Bai (The Netherlands), Dirk Schenke (Germany), Jochen Kumlehn (Germany), Magdy Mahfouz (Saudi Arabia), Laurens Pauwels (Belgium), Rene Smulders (The Netherlands), Christian Jung (Germany), 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 May 31, 2022
Early bird registration: May 15, 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)
To be announced
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Laurens Pauwels |
| Position | Staff scientist |
| Work Place | VIB-UGent |
| Research Interest | Transformation and genome editing |
| lapau@psb.ugent.be | |
| Website | https://www.psb.ugent.be/cores/crop_genome_engineering_facility |
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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 |
| Position | |
| Work Place | |
| Research Interest | |
| 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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| 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) | Daguang Cai (Germany): Applications of CRISPR/Cas to Improve Crop Disease Resistance: Beyond Inactivation of Susceptibility Factors. | |
| 11.25 – 11.45 (+5) | Fredy Altpeter (USA): Multiallelic Editing of the Highly Complex Sugarcane Genome by Precise Homology Directed Repair or Error Prone Nonhomologous End Joining | |
| 11.50 – 12.10 (+5) | Dirk Schenke (Germany): How to avoid trade-offs when improving crop disease resistance by Prime Editing | |
| 12.15 – 12.25 (+5) | Selected talk from submitted abstracts | |
| 12.30 – 14.00 | Lunch + Poster Session (all numbers) | |
| 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 – 15.10 (+5) | Andrea Moglia (Italy): CRISPR/Cas9-mediated knock-out of tomato DMR6 gene to confer resistance against pathogens | |
| 15.15 – 15.25 (+5) | Selected talk from submitted abstracts | |
| 15.35 – 16.00 | Coffee break | |
| 16.00 – 17.30 | Session III: CRISPR in Plant Biology | |
| 16.00 – 16.20 (+5) | Nigel G. Halford (UK): Wheat with greatly reduced accumulation of free asparagine in the grain, produced by CRISPR/Cas9 editing of asparagine synthetase gene TaASN2. | |
| 16.25 – 16.45 (+5) | Jianxin Shi (China): Effective identification of CRISPR/Cas9-induced and naturally occurred mutations in rice using a multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification-based method. | |
| 16.50 – 17.10 (+5) | Selected talk from submitted abstracts | |
| 17.15 – 17.25 (+5) | Selected talk from submitted abstracts | |
| 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 – 09.20 (+5) | Magdy Mahfouz (Saudi Arabia): Virus-Mediated Genome Editing in Plants Using the CRISPR/Cas9 System. | |
| 09.25 – 09.45 (+5) | Wendy Harwood (UK): Increasing the range of editing tools in cereal crops. | |
| 09.50 – 10.10 (+5) | Selected talk from submitted abstracts | |
| 11.15 – 1.25 (+5) | Selected talk from submitted abstracts | |
| 10.30 – 11.00 | Coffee break | |
| 11.00 – 12.30 | Session V: Genome Editing in Monocots | |
| 11.00 – 11.20 (+5) | Laurens Pauwels (Belgium): Combining haploid induction and multiplex genome editing in Zea mays. | |
| 11.25 – 11.45 (+5) | Rene Smulders (The Netherlands): CRISPR/Cas9 Gene Editing of Gluten in Wheat to Reduce Gluten Content and Exposure. | |
| 11.50 – 12.10 (+5) | Selected talk from submitted abstracts | |
| 12.15 – 12.25 (+5) | Selected talk from submitted abstracts | |
| 12.30 – 14.00 | Lunch + Poster Session (all numbers) | |
| 14.00 – 15.30 | Session VI: Genome Editing in Dicots | |
| 14.00 – 14.20 (+5) | Christian Jung (Germany): Gene editing of three BnITPK genes in tetraploid oilseed rape leads to significant reduction of phytic acid in seeds. | |
| 14.25 – 14.45 (+5) | Magda Klimek-Chodacka (Poland): Efficient genome editing of carrot callus using CRISPR | |
| 14.50 – 15.10 (+5) | Selected talk from submitted abstracts | |
| 15.15 – 15.25 (+5) | Selected talk from submitted abstracts | |
| 15.30 – 16.00 | Coffee break | |
| 16.00 – 17.30 | Session VII: Genome Editing & Engineering: Regulatory Aspects | |
| 16.00 – 16.20 (+5) | Petra Jorasch (Belgium): Will the EU stay out of step with science and the rest of the world on plant breeding innovation? | |
| 16.25 – 16.45 (+5) | Clark Wolf (USA): Public Trust and the Regulation of Genetically Engineered Crops. | |
| 16.50 – 17.10 (+5) | Alexandra Ribarits (Austria): The requirement to trace genome-edited plants and products: Opportunities and challenges | |
| 17.15 – 17.25 (+5) | Selected talk from submitted abstracts | |
| 17.30 – 18.00 | Closing Ceremony & Conference Photo | |
Submit an Abstract
The Scientific Committee invites authors to submit abstracts to be considered for inclusion in the Scientific Program.
The text length in all required fields (abstract title, authors names, affiliations, abstract body) is strictly limited to 1500 characters including spaces. The title of the Abstract, corresponding author information and Abstract text should be entered into the corresponding fields, indicated below.
Abstracts may only be submitted in the English language.
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b) The name and address of the corresponding author, to whom correspondence will be sent.
c) Names and complete addresses of all authors.
d) Abstract body.
e) Session, in which the abstract could fit the best.
f) Preferred type of abstract presentation (poster or oral).
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