Conference programme
We are excited to be hosting this diverse programme of accomplished researchers, please note the programme is developing and may change. As this is now a hybrid conference the majority of speakers will be attending in person, however some may join via video link.
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Monday 4th April
| Time | Session | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 9:00 - 13:00 | Registration open | |
| 12:00 - 13:00 | Welcome refreshments served | |
| 13:00 - 13:10 | Opening Session | Prof. Duncan Cameron, University of Sheffield, UK |
| 13:10 - 13:25 | Conference overview | Prof. Jurriaan Ton, University of Sheffield, UK |
| 13:25 - 13:30 | Welcoming statements from IOBC | Prof. Victor Flors, Jaume I University, Spain |
| Time | Session | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 13:30-14:00 |
Plants synthesize N-hydroxypipecolic acid to implement systemic acquired resistance and defense priming |
Prof. Jürgen Zeier, Germany |
| 14:00 -14:30 | The role of chemical messengers in transmission of stress-triggered calcium waves | Dr. Christine Faulkner John Innes Institute, UK |
| 14:30-14:45 |
Abstract 1: The ER membrane as a central regulator of plant immune priming. |
Roland Schwarzenbacher, Durham University |
| 14:45 -15:00 | Abstract 2: TIR-NBS-LRR protein MRT1 is regulated by a miRNA and participates in Arabidopsis defence responses to spider mite infestation | Irene Rosa-Diaz, CBGP, UPM – INIA |
| 15:00-15:30 | Refreshment Break | |
| 15:30 -16:00 | Self-DNA and its multiple roles in damaged-self recognition: from plants to humans | Prof. Martin Heil CINVESTAV, Mexico |
| 16:00 -16:30 | First glimpse of a SUMO code in defence signalling and priming | Prof. Ari Sadanandom University of Durham, UK |
| 16:30-16:45 | Abstract 3: Extracellular DNA as a primary damage-associated molecular pattern (DAMP) induces plant resistance against pathogens and pests | Leila Rassizadeh, Jaume I University |
| 16:45-17:00 | Abstract 4: The impact of elevated CO2 on mature oak and seedling defence against powdery mildew | Mark Raw, University of Birmingham |
| 17:00-19:00 | Welcome buffet dinner & drinks |
| Time | Session | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 8:30- 9:00 | Welcome tea/coffee served | |
| 9:00- 9:30 | Dynamic ubiquitination controls transcription dynamics in immunity | Dr. Steve Spoel, University of Edinburgh, UK |
| 9:30 - 10:00 | Multi-omic insights into ash dieback disease |
Dr. Andrea Harper, University of York, UK |
| 10:00 -10:15 | Abstract 1: Photoperiod stress primes/protects Arabidopsis plants against pathogen attack | Anne Cortleven, FU Berlin - Institute of Biology/Applied Genetics |
| 10:15-10:30 | Abstract 2: The impact of harvest on immune gene activation and pathogen resistance | Lindsay Williams, University of Edinburgh |
| 10:30-10:50 | Refreshment break | |
| 10:50 - 11:20 | Understanding the language of plant hormones instructing plants how to conquer pests and diseases | Prof. Saskia CM Van Wees, Utrecht University, The Netherlands |
| 11:20 -11:50 | Dynamics, mechanisms, and evolution of a highly resilient plant immune signaling network |
Prof. Fumiaki Katagiri, University of Minnesota, USA |
| 11:50 - 12:05 |
Abstract 3: Dissecting plant defence-growth trade-off established upon spider mite infestation |
Estrella Santamaria, Centro de Biotecnologia y Genomica de Plantas (upm-inia |
| 12:05 - 12:20 | Abstract 4: Transcriptional regulators IBM2 and EDM2 act as suppressors of salicylic acid-dependant defence response genes in Arabidopsis | Dr. Leonardo Furc, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology |
| 12:20-13:20 | Lunch Break |
| Time | Session | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 13:20-13:50 | Plant immunity and disease resistance responses triggered by cell wall derived signals |
Prof. Antonio Molina Centro de Biotecnología y Genómica de Plantas (CBGP, UPM-INIA/CSIC), Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM) |
| 13:50-14:20 | From molecule to crop protection - elucidating the role of callose biosynthesis in pathogen defence |
Dr. Christian Voigt BASF, Belgium |
| Time | Session | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 14:20-14:50 |
Don’t let it get under you bark: Exploring mechanism of defence priming in Norway Spruce |
Dr. Melissa Mageroy, NIBIO, Norway |
| 14:50-15:05 | Abstract 1: DNA demethylation and ARGONAUTE1 are required for long-lasting jasmonic acid induced resistance | Sam Wilkinson, University of Sheffield |
| 15:05 - 15:35 | Refreshment Break | |
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15:35- 16:05 |
Active DNA demethylation shapes immune responsiveness and ensures proper WRKY-DNA binding at TE boundaries | Dr. Lionel Navarro, IBENS, France |
| 16:05 -16:45 |
Epigenetics in plant-nematode interactions: preparing for battle in the same and future generations |
Anikó Meijer, Ghent University |
| 16:45-17:00 | Abstract 2: Long-lasting defence priming by β-aminobutyric acid in tomato is marked by genome-wide changes in DNA methylation. | Mike Roberts, Lancaster University |
| 17:00-17:15 | Abstract 3: Epigenetics of long-lasting post harvest resistance in tomato | Katie Stevens, University of Birmingham |
| 17:15-17:30 | Abstract 4: Using an estradiol-inducible AtROS1 construct to establish the role of DNA demethylation patterning in epigenetically-controlled induced resistance. | Adam Parker, University of Sheffield |
| 17:30-19:00 | Poster session with drinks |
| Time | Session | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 8:00 - 8:30 | Welcome tea/coffee served | |
| 8:30 - 9:00 |
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi take their place between plants and bacteria |
Prof. Paola Bonfante, University of Torino, Italy |
| 9:00-9:30 | Translating biological knowledge into efficacious tools for agriculture |
Dr. Sjoerd van der Ent, Koppert Biological Systems |
| 9:30-9:45 | Abstract 1: Investigating the transferability of disease-suppressing soil microbiomes to protect tomato | Nancy Muringai, University of Sheffield |
| 9:45 - 10:00 | Abstract 2: Metabolomic and proteomic approaches to understand Mycorrhiza-IR against Botrytis cinerea infection | Paloma Sánchez-Bel, Universitat Jaume I |
| 10:00- 10:15 | Abstract 3: Phages: biocontrol agents of the major plant pathogen Ralstonia solanacearum | Sara Franco Ortega, University of York |
| 10:15-10:30 | Abstract 4: Beauveria bassiana-tomato interaction: a snapshot of molecular mechanisms regulating host growth promotion and increased defense | Silvia Proietti, University of Tuscia |
| 10:30-10:50 | Refreshment break | |
| 10:50 - 11:20 | Plant responsiveness to soil microbial feedbacks | Prof. Klaus Schlaeppi, University of Basel, Switzerland |
| Time | Session | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 11:20 - 11:50 |
Potential of hyperspectral imaging to detect plant diseases and identify plant resistance responses |
Dr. Matheus Thomas Kuska, Pflanzenschutzdienst, Germany |
| 11:50 - 12:20 | Using plant disease phenomics to quantify costs and benefits of priming agents | Dr. Stephen Rolfe, University of Sheffield, UK |
| 12:20 - 12:35 | Abstract 1: Optimising the costs-benefit balance of induced resistance by chemical agents in tomato and lettuce using hyperspectral imaging. | Mustafa Yassin, Department of Biosciences The University of Sheffield |
| 12:35-12:50 | Absract 2: High-throughput phenotyping and enzymatic activity profiling of BABA- and phosphite-induced potato plants | Murilo Sandroni, SLU |
| 12:50 - 17:00 | Excursion to Chatsworth House with afternoon tea | Link |
| 12:50-17:00 | For those not attending the trip to Chatsworth this is free time to explore Sheffield | |
| 19:00 - 00:00 | Gala Dinner at Sheffield City Hall | Location details here |
| Time | Session | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 9:00 - 9:30 |
Welcome tea/coffee served |
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| 9:30 - 10:00 |
Priming direct and indirect antiherbivore defense by root mutualistic microbes |
Dr. Ainhoa Martinez-Medina, IRNASA-CSIC, Spain |
| 10:00 - 10:30 |
Insect egg depositions prime plant defence against larval herbivory |
Prof. Monika Hilker, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany |
| 10:30 - 10:45 | Abstract 1: A root mutualistic fungus triggers programed cell death in tomato plants upon leaf herbivory | Francisco Javier Colina Ruiz, Institute of Natural Resources and Agrobiology of Salamanca, Spanish National Research Council (IRNASA-CSIC) |
| 10:45-11:00 | Abstract 2: Systemic signalling in mycorrhizal and plant-herbivore interactions | Ming Zeng, German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig |
| 11:00-11:30 | Refreshment break | |
| 11:30 - 12:00 | Plant response to the third trophic level: An underestimated interplay shaping multitrophic interactions |
Prof. Christelle Robert, University of Bern, Switzerland Q&A with Paul Himmighofen |
| 12:00 - 12:15 | Abstract 3: Microbe-induced aphid suppression across variable biotic and abiotic environments | Dr Sharon Zytynska, University of Liverpool |
| 12:15-12:30 | Abstract 4: Can we consider neighbors plants as biocontrol agents? |
Pelissier Rémi, Inrae-Supagro |
| 12:30 - 13:15 | Lunch |
| Time | Session | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 13:15 - 13:45 | Defense priming: emergence – establishment – application | Prof. Uwe Conrath, RWTH Germany |
| 13:45 - 14:15 | Microbe-Induced Resistance: Are we ready? | Dr. Maria Pozo CSIC, Spain |
| 14:15 - 14:30 | Closing session with highlights and presentation/poster awards for postdocs/students | Dr. Estrella Luna Diez and Dr. Mike Roberts |