“Languages of the Non-coding Genome” Genomes are the blueprints of life: the genomic DNA sequences contain the instructions for the formation of a given species.
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
Dr Edwige Moyroud The Sainsbury Laboratory University of Cambridge (SLCU), UK “One size fits all? Development & Evolution of petal patterns in Hibiscus flowers” Plants
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
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
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