Session Speakers
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Session 1 – Plant Biotic Interactions
Chairs: Andreia Figueiredo and Maria José Pozo
Centre of Molecular and Environmental Biology (CBMA), University of Minho, Braga, Portugal
Research focus: Soil ecology, Nematode community analysis, Rhizosphere interactions and communication, Agroecology, Plant-parasitic nematodes
Department of Soil and Plant Microbiology, Estación Experimental del Zaidin, CSIC, Granada, Spain
Research focus: Induced resistance, Mycorrhiza, Plant defense priming, Plant immunity, Biocontrol, Bioprotection, Multitrophic interactions, Symbiosis
Session 2 – Metabolism and Biochemistry
Chairs: Alberto Dias and Anabela Romano
BIOPOLIS-CIBIO, University of Porto, Portugal
Research focus: Abiotic stress, adaptation, Arabidopsis, domestication, functional genomics, grapevine, ROS, SUMOylation
Department of Organisms and Systems Biology, Faculty of Biology and University Institute of Biotechnology of Asturias, Spain
Research focus: Systems Biology, Epigenetics, Stress responses, Proteomics, Metabolomics
Session 3 – Abiotic and Biotic Stress
Chairs: Paula Duque and Vicent Arbona
Grapevine Pathogen Systems Lab, BioISI, Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisbon, Portugal
Research focus: Plant-pathogen interactions, Proteases, Lipid signalling, Secretome, Apoplast, Metabolomics, Proteomics, Metagenomics
Center of Edaphology and Applied Biology of Segura (CEBAS-CSIC), Murcia, Spain
Research focus: Abiotic stress combination, Plant biochemistry, Plant physiology, ABA, ROS and NO signaling, -omics, Melatonin
Session 4 – Plant Development
Chairs: Elena Monte and Manuela Costa
Institutt for plantevitenskap (IPV), Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU), Ås, Norway
Research focus: Grasses, Temperature, Plant Development
Centre for Research in Agricultural Genomics (CRAG), Barcelona, Spain
Research focus: Flowering time, Plant development, RAV gene family, RAV evolution, Abiotic stress
Session 5 – Plants Facing Climate Changes
Chairs: Hernâni Gerós and Rosa Rivero
Centre for the Research and Technology of Agro-Environmental and Biological Sciences / University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (CITAB/UTAD), Vila Real, Portugal
Research focus: Climate change, Agriculture, Olive, Viticulture, Crops, Global warming
Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes (Ce3C)Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisbon, Portugal / CHANGE Institute for Global Change and Sustainability, Lisbon, Portugal
Research focus: Plant ecology; Trait ecology, Climate changes, Hyperaccumulation, Pollution, Abiotic stress
Session 6 – Biotechnology and Molecular Farming
Chairs: Nelson Saibo and Teresa Capell
Institute of Chemical and Biological Technology António Xavier (ITQB NOVA), Oeiras, Portugal
Research focus: Molecular farming, Plant cell suspension cultures, Recombinant proteins, Carotenoids, BY-2, Medicago, Microalgae
Department of Plant Biology and Soil Science, University of Vigo, Vigo, Spain
Research focus: Somatic embryogenesis, Grapevine
Session 7 – Post-Harvest Biology
Chairs: José Manuel Palma and Miguel Leão Sousa
Centre of Electronics, Optoelectronics and Telecommunications (CEOT), University of Algarve, Faro, Portugal
Research focus: Visible near infrared spectroscopy (Vis-NIRS); Citrinos do Algarve IGP; Quality; Ripening; Optimal harvest date (OHD); Smart orchards management; Intervarietal ripening onset
Department of Food Biotechnology, Instituto de Agroquímica y Tecnología de Alimentos (IATA-CSIC), Valencia, Spain
Research focus: Abiotic and biotic stress; Chilling injury; Citrus fruit; Hormones; Physiological disorders; Postharvest physiology; Transcriptomic
Session 8 – Agroecosystems and Sustainable Crop Production
Chairs: Adela Sánchez and Sofia Costa
New Biopesticides Department, InnovPlantProtect, Elvas, Portugal
Research focus: Biopesticides, Biological control agents, RNA-based biopesticides, Peptide-based biopesticides, Rice blast, Fire blight, Plant protection
University of Oxford, School of Archaeology, Oxford, United Kingdom
Research focus: Archaeobotany, Ethnography, Experimental archaeology, Ancient farming systems, Traditional knowledge, Isotopic analysis
Session 9 – Plant Environmental Physiology
Chairs: Ana Cunha and Anabela Bernardes da Silva
ICREA / Department of Crop and Forest Sciences, University of Lleida / AGROTECNIO-CERCA Center, Lleida, Spain
Research focus: Yield physiology, Crop physiology, Cereal crops, Crop development, Spike fertility, High temperature, Photoperiod
Centre for Research in Agricultural Genomics (CRAG), Barcelona, Spain
Research focus: Light signaling, Light stress, Chloroplast retrograde signaling, Light-regulated development, Phytochrome-interacting factors PIFs
Session 10 – Seeds of Knowledge
Chairs: Ana Paula Santos and José Matos
Research Center in Biodiversity and Genetic Resources (CIBIO/InBIO); Program in Genomics, Biodiversity and Land Planning (BIOPOLIS), University of Porto; Higher Institute of Agronomy (ISA), University of Lisbon; Botanical Society of Portugal.
Research focus: Ecological modelling, Biodiversity, Community models, Botany, Conservation
Centre for Functional Ecology (CFE), Department of Life Sciences, University of Coimbra, Portugal
Research focus: Biological invasions, Invasive plants, Citizen-science, Science communication, Biological control of invasive plants, Management of invasive plants, Nature conservation
Department of Stress, Development and Signalling in Plants. Estación Experimental del Zaidín, CSIC, Granada. Spain
Research focus: Plant stress, Plant phenotyping, Imaging techniques, Plant pathogens, Thermography, Precision agriculture
Session 11 – Systems Biology
Chairs: Luis Valledor and Margarida Oliveira
Institute of Chemical and Biological Technology António Xavier (ITQB NOVA), Oeiras, Portugal
Research focus: Gene regulatory networks, Transcriptomics, Secondary growth, Periderm development, Suberin, Cork oak, Drought
Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência (IGC), Lisbon, Portugal
Research focus: Plant stress responses, Gene expression regulation, RNA splicing, Membrane transport, Arabidopsis thaliana
Session 12 – Mineral Nutrition and Water Relations
Chairs: Manuel Becana and Paula Scotti
Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes (Ce3C), Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisbon, Portugal
Research focus: Plant nutrition, Nitrogen biotransformations, Nitrogen metabolism, Symbiotic plant nutrition, Symbiotic lifestyle, Plant microbiome, Soil health
Forest Research Centre (CEF) and Associate Laboratory TERRA, School of Agriculture (ISA), University of Lisbon, Portugal
Research focus: Tree ecophysiology, Tree carbon and water balance, Resilience to drought, Tree mortality, Global change