Joint meeting with Precision Engineering of the Genome, Epigenome and Transcriptome
March 8-9, 2021 | 10:00AM EST | 3:00PM UTC | 4:00PM CET*
*Program is in development and subject to change
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Improvements in plant breeding are necessary to feed a growing population on a warming globe. CRISPR/Cas technology, which is revolutionizing molecular biology, has the potential to create a novel, sustainable agriculture. To date, thousands of plant biologists have started to use gene editing strategies; the time is ripe for a conference solely dedicated to CRISPR/Cas applications in plants. Topics covered will include the development of new tools for gene and base editing, gene targeting by homologous recombination, transcriptional regulation, epigenetic editing and induced chromosomal rearrangements. To apply these tools in plants, specific biological requirements have to be taken into account such as efficient transformation and regeneration procedures or organ specific expression. Trait improvements in crop plants - such as tomato, rice, wheat and corn - have been achieved and more are in the pipeline. The conference will be a platform for scientists from academia and industry to interact. It will also bring together scientists that work on tool development, plant transformation, plant breeding and crop trait development. Thus, not only will the newest applications of CRISPR/Cas in basic plant biology be offered, but the ground will be laid for a swift transfer of the benefits of the technology to that field.
Regular Registration Rate: $275 USD
Student Registration Rate: $150 USD
Abstract Submission:
‣ For Short Talk Consideration: Passed
‣ For Poster Booth: Passed
ePoster / SciTalk Submission: Passed
Financial Aid Application: Passed
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Tom Adams
Pairwise, USA
Mariette Andersson
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden
Jens Boch
Leibniz Universität Hannover, Germany
Adam J. Bogdanove
Cornell University, USA
Caixia Gao
Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
William J. Gordon-Kamm
Corteva Agriscience, USA
Steven E. Jacobsen
University of California, Los Angeles, USA
Tobias Jores
University of Washington, USA
Avraham A. Levy
Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel
Zachary Lippman
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, USA
Magdy Mahfouz
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia
Holger Puchta
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany
Yiping Qi
University of Maryland, USA
Pamela C. Ronald
University of California, Davis, USA
Erika Toda
Tokyo Metropolitan University, Japan
Seiichi Toki
National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, Japan
Joyce Van Eck
Boyce Thompson Institute, USA
Daniel F. Voytas
University of Minnesota, USA
Kan Wang
Iowa State University, USA
Lanqin Xia
Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China
Feng Zhang
University of Minnesota, USA
Jian-Kang Zhu
Shanghai Center for Plant Stress Biology, CAS, China
Funding for this conference was made possible (in part) by IOS_1942422 from the National Science Foundation. The views expressed in written conference materials or publications and by speakers and moderators do not necessarily reflect the official policies of the National Science Foundation.
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