“RNA STRUCTURE: A HIDDEN REGULATOR IN LIVING CELLS” RNA structure plays an important role in the post-transcriptional regulations of gene expression. The Ding group has been studying the functional roles of…
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Dr. Sarah Guiziou. Earlham Institute. Norwich. UK "An integrase toolbox to record gene-expression during plant development" There are many open questions about the mechanisms that coordinate the dynamic, multicellular behaviors required…
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Dr. Pau Formosa-Jordan Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, Cologne, Germany. "Plant developmental dynamics: from developmental transitions to cellular patterning" Plant development occurs as an interplay of signalling, growth…
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Dr Edwige Moyroud The Sainsbury Laboratory University of Cambridge (SLCU), UK "One size fits all? Development & Evolution of petal patterns in Hibiscus flowers" Plants are expert architects that control…
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Dr. Sara Izquierdo Zandalinas. Universitat Jaime I, Castellón. “Plant responses to multiple abiotic stresses” Each year, abiotic stress conditions such as drought, heat, salinity or high light intensity, together with…
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Dr. Malcolm Bennett. University of Nottingham. UK “Uncovering how plant roots use hormones as proxies to sense and respond to soil stresses” Plants exhibit a remarkable ability to modify their growth and development in…
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Dr. Yasin Dagdas. Gregor Mendel Institute, Vienna. “Leveraging evolutionary diversity to discover new autophagy mechanisms in plants and humans” Selective autophagy has emerged as a crucial quality control pathway that enables…
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Dr. Jose Manuel Franco-Zorilla. Centro Nacional de Biotecnología (CNB), Madrid. "Transcriptional regulation in plants in a changing world" Plants are exposed to a changing environment and constantly need to adapt…
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Dr. Jonatan Niño-Sánchez. Universidad de Valladolid "Improving Spray-Inducing Gene Silencing (SIGS) technique by the use of organic and inorganic nanoparticles" Fungal pathogens are a major threat to global food security, and…
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Dr. José Gallego. Centro de Investigación Traslacional San Alberto Magno. Universidad Católica de Valencia "Pathogenic virus RNA: conformation, function and therapeutic targeting" In this lecture, case studies of RNA motifs playing key roles…
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