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)

To be announced

	Dr. Petra Jorasch
Position	Manager Plant Breeding Innovation Advocacy
Work Place	Euroseeds
Research Interest	Innovative plant breeding, Genome editing
E-Mail	petrajorasch@euroseeds.eu
Website	www.euroseeds.eu https://www.linkedin.com/in/petra-jorasch-57120a56/

	M.J.M. (René) Smulders
Position	Group leader, Plant Breeding, Wageningen University & Research
Work Place	Wageningen, The Netherlands
Research Interest	–
E-Mail	rene.smulders@wur.nl
Website	http://www.wur.nl/nl/Expertises-Dienstverlening/Onderzoeksinstituten/plant-research/Plant-Breeding-1.htm

	Christian Jung
Position
Work Place
Research Interest
E-Mail
Website

	Dr. Magdalena Klimek-Chodacka
Position
Work Place	University of Agriculture in Krakow
Research Interest	Genome editing in plants
E-Mail	m.chodacka@urk.edu.pl
Website	–

	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
E-Mail	d.schenke@phytomed.uni-kiel.de
Website	www.molecular-phytopathology.uni-kiel.de/

	Fredy Altpeter
Position	Professor of Molecular Genetics and Biotechnology
Work Place	University of Florida -IFAS
Research Interest	Molecular Genetics and Biotechnology
E-Mail	altpeter@ufl.edu
Website	https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/641914 http://ufrfprofessors.feed.research.ufl.edu/ufrf_professors/altpeter-fredy-2/

	Yuling Bai
Position	Professor
Work Place	Plant Breeding, Wageningen University & Research, The Netherlands
Research Interest	Plant Genetics and Breeding
E-Mail	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

	Agnes Ricroch
Position	Position Associate Professor (France) and Adjunct Professor (USA)
Work Place	Paris-Saclay University, France
Research Interest	Biotechnology
E-Mail	agnes.ricroch@universite-paris-saclay.fr
Website	Twitter: @aricroch Head of the Life Sciences section of the French Academy of Agriculture

	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
E-Mail	alexandra.ribarits@ages.at
Website	https://www.ages.at/en/

	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
E-Mail	nigel.halford@rothamsted.ac.uk
Website	https://www.rothamsted.ac.uk/our-people/nigel-halford

(July 8-9, 2022)
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)
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
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*

Submit an Abstract

The Scientific Committee invites authors to submit abstracts to be considered for inclusion in the Scientific Program.

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Abstracts may only be submitted in the English language.

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e) Session, in which the abstract could fit the best.
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