Conference Description
The Plant Metabolic Engineering GRC is a premier, international scientific conference focused on advancing the frontiers of science through the presentation of cutting-edge and unpublished research, prioritizing time for discussion after each talk and fostering informal interactions among scientists of all career stages. The conference program includes a diverse range of speakers and discussion leaders from institutions and organizations worldwide, concentrating on the latest developments in the field. The conference is five days long and held in a remote location to increase the sense of camaraderie and create scientific communities, with lasting collaborations and friendships. In addition to premier talks, the conference has designated time for poster sessions from individuals of all career stages, and afternoon free time and communal meals allow for informal networking opportunities with leaders in the field.
The theme of the 2023 Plant Metabolic Engineering GRC is “Sustainability through Innovation”. The conference will (i) highlight how innovations in plant metabolic engineering, metabolism, and biotechnology underpin the transition to a sustainable and circular bioeconomy and (ii) present real world examples where plant metabolic engineering is leading to greater productivity which, of course leads to greater bioenergy production. As you can see from the program, this focus on innovation and application includes a significant proportion of presentations from industry, government, and academic labs, representing six continents. Several different applications of cutting edge metabolic approaches are represented including energy, food and health but the new methods are broadly applicable. We believe that the program and the European location, will make the conference an attractive venue for outstanding young scientists to network with top scientists in industry and gain a better appreciation of opportunities in the private sector.
The topics, speakers, and discussion leaders for the conference sessions are displayed below. The conference chair is currently developing their detailed program, which will include the complete meeting schedule, as well as the talk titles for all speakers. The detailed program will be available by February 11, 2023. Please check back for updates.
Keynote Session: Plant Metabolism
Discussion Leaders
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Andreas Weber (Heinrich Heine University Duesseldorf, Germany)
Speakers
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Asaph Aharoni (Weizmann institute of science, Israel)
Photosynthesis: Light-Powered Carbon Sequestration
Discussion Leaders
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Quentin Dudley (Calyxt, United Kingdom)
Speakers
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Manajit Hayer-Hartl (Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, Germany)
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Megan Matthews (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, United States)
Balancing Metabolism and Homeostasis
Discussion Leaders
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Erich Grotewold (Michigan State University, United States)
Speakers
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Adriano Nunes-Nesi (Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Brazil)
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Björn Hamberger (Michigan State University, United States)
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Shashi Kumar (International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, India)
Evolution as a Blueprint for Engineering
Discussion Leaders
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Douglas Orr (Lancaster University, United Kingdom)
Speakers
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Sibongile Mafu (University of Massachusetts Amherst, United States)
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Gaurav Moghe (Cornell University, United States)
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Alvaro L Pérez-Quintero (Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, United States)
From CRISPR to Chromosomes: Engineering at the Genome Scale
Discussion Leaders
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Elizabeth Hood (GreenLab, Inc., United States)
Speakers
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Magdy Mahfouz (KAUST, Saudi Arabia)
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Holger Puchta (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany)
Engineering the Metabolic Landscape to Control Plant-Microbe Interactions
Discussion Leaders
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David Mackey (Ohio State University, United States)
Speakers
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Giles Oldroyd (University of Cambridge)
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Kenichi Tsuda (Huazhong Agricultural University, China)
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John McDowell (Virginia Tech, United States)
Making Medicines in Plants
Discussion Leaders
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Jing-Ke Weng (Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States)
Speakers
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Jessica Cooperstone (The Ohio State University, United States)
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Andrea Doseff (Michigan State University, United States)
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Renier van der Hoorn (University of Oxford, United Kingdom)
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Elizabeth Sattely (Stanford University and HHMI, United States)
Sustainability: Crop Production and Products for the Bioeconomy
Discussion Leaders
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Patrick Shih (University of California, Berkeley, United States)
Speakers
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Elizabeth Hood (GreenLab, Inc., United States)
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Madhu Khanna (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, United States)
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Takalani Mulaudzi-Masuku (UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE (UWC), South Africa)
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Damar Lopez-Arredondo (Texas Tech University, United States)
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Wolfgang Busch (Salk Institute, United States)
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Hiroshi Maeda (University of Wisconsin-Madison, United States)
Translating Research into Commercial Viability
Discussion Leaders
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Madhu Khanna (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, United States)
Speakers
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Walter Acosta (Biostrategies, United States)
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CJ Schwartz (Industrial Hemp Genetics, United States)
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Frank Röber (Corteva AgriScience Germany GmbH, Germany)
The GRC Power Hour™
Organizers
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Jessica Cooperstone (The Ohio State University, United States)