Graham J. King

Professor, Southern Cross University, Australia
When
20th-21st Apr 2021
Where
Virtual
This dedicated congress will explore the latest research seeking to understand and exploit the relationship between the plant and soil microbiomes. The agricultural benefits of this interaction of the microbiota found in the ground and plants, the role it plays in the cycling of nutrients, as well as the role microbiota play in disease and stress resistance are examined in depth.
“Invited speakers including those from abroad presented relevant and up-to-date research topics”
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“Excellent speakers and content”
This meeting is co-located with the internationally renowned Plant Genomics & Gene Editing Congress. You will have full access to talks that explore how novel gene-editing technologies, CRISPR and other ‘omics technologies can be applied to your research. Plus, new for 2021 – machine learning and artificial intelligence in agriculture and big data information management and sharing.
This congress has been designed to create a collaborative environment in which you can engage with the speakers, sponsors and other delegation in attendance.
• Genotyping and sequencing tools
• Sequence generation and assembly pipelines
• Application and case-studies of ‘omics technology – transcriptomics, proteomics, metabolomics, phenomics and multi-omics
• Machine learning and artificial intelligence in ‘omics-current efforts & future application
• Bioinformatics tools and phenomics
• Integration of ‘omics with crop modelling and environmental data
• Big data information management and sharing
• Gene editing methods, efficiency improvement
• Gene delivery systems for gene editing
• Gene editing case studies and challenges
• Application of gene editing in plant disease resistance
• Epigenetics, epitranscriptomics and management of epigenetic variation
• RNAi and gene silencing technologies
• Crop biodiversity, genomic variation and marker development
• Application of Next Generation Sequencing
• Regulatory outlooks associated to plant gene editing
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Data Stewardship Lead, Monsanto, Bayer Crop Science, India
Huazhong Agricultural University Wuhan, China
Head of Genome Editing Team & Research Associate, Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding & University of Dusseldorf, Germany
Head of Microbiology Section, Department of Chemistry, Ministry of Energy, Science, Technology, Environment and Change, Malaysia
Wilson and Amelia Wong Professor in Plant Biotechnology, School of Biological Sciences, University of Hong Kong
Professor, Chonbuk National University, Korea
Assistant Professor, University of the Philippines Los Banos, Philippines
Principal Investigator, Shanghai Center for Plant Stress Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Research Leader, Scion, New Zealand
Professor, National Taiwan University, Taiwan
Distinguished Professor, East Carolina University, USA
Department Chair & Professor, Department of Biology, Case Western Reserve University, USA
CEO & Affiliate Professor, Adaptive Symbiotic Technologies & The University of Washington, USA
Professor, National Ching Hsiung University, Taiwan
Professor, Newcastle University, UK
Senior Scientist, New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research, New Zealand
Professor, Hong Kong University, Hong Kong
Professor, Zhejiang University, China
Professor, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan
Post-doctor, Shanghai Center for Plant Stress Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Professor, Department of Dermatology, UCSD; Professor, Department of Dermatology; Chair Professor, National Central University in Taiwan
Director, Centre for Research in Biotechnology for Agriculture (CEBAR) & Professor of University of Malaya, Malaysia
Professor, The University of Queensland, Australia
Professor and Charles R. Parencia Endowed Chair in Cotton Entomology, Texas A&M University, USA (TX)
Professor, Southern Cross University, Australia
Associate Professor, The University of Queensland, Australia
Professor, Rutgers University, USA
Head of Research, Ecofibre, Australia
Researcher & Head of Indonesian Vegetable Research Institute, Agency for Agricultural Research and Development, Indonesia
Data Stewardship Lead, Monsanto, Bayer Crop Science, India
Huazhong Agricultural University Wuhan, China
Head of Genome Editing Team & Research Associate, Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding & University of Dusseldorf, Germany
Head of Microbiology Section, Department of Chemistry, Ministry of Energy, Science, Technology, Environment and Change, Malaysia
Wilson and Amelia Wong Professor in Plant Biotechnology, School of Biological Sciences, University of Hong Kong
Professor, Chonbuk National University, Korea
Assistant Professor, University of the Philippines Los Banos, Philippines
Principal Investigator, Shanghai Center for Plant Stress Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Research Leader, Scion, New Zealand
Professor, National Taiwan University, Taiwan
Distinguished Professor, East Carolina University, USA
Department Chair & Professor, Department of Biology, Case Western Reserve University, USA
CEO & Affiliate Professor, Adaptive Symbiotic Technologies & The University of Washington, USA
Professor, National Ching Hsiung University, Taiwan
Professor, Newcastle University, UK
Senior Scientist, New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research, New Zealand
Professor, Hong Kong University, Hong Kong
Professor, Zhejiang University, China
Professor, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan
Post-doctor, Shanghai Center for Plant Stress Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Professor, Department of Dermatology, UCSD; Professor, Department of Dermatology; Chair Professor, National Central University in Taiwan
Director, Centre for Research in Biotechnology for Agriculture (CEBAR) & Professor of University of Malaya, Malaysia
Professor, The University of Queensland, Australia
Professor and Charles R. Parencia Endowed Chair in Cotton Entomology, Texas A&M University, USA (TX)
Professor, Southern Cross University, Australia
Associate Professor, The University of Queensland, Australia
Professor, Rutgers University, USA
Head of Research, Ecofibre, Australia
Researcher & Head of Indonesian Vegetable Research Institute, Agency for Agricultural Research and Development, Indonesia
Intimately linked to plant health, growth and ultimately agricultural productivity, harnessing the powers of plant and soil microbiome is considered to be the most viable approach for delivering a new green revolution while maintaining environmental sustainability.
With over 50 presentations across two co-located conferences, these events will provide you with full access to talks on both the agricultural microbiome developments as well as the field of plant genomics and gene editing.
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Poster presentation sessions will take place in breaks and alongside the other breakout sessions of the conference. Your presentation will be displayed in a dedicated area, with the other accepted posters from industry and academic presenters.
We also issue a poster eBook to all attendees with your full abstract in and can share your poster as a PDF after the meeting if you desire (optional).
Whether looking for funding, employment opportunities or simply wanting to share your work with a like-minded and focused group, these are an excellent way to join the heart of this congress.
In order to present a poster at the forum you need to be registered as a delegate. Please note that there is limited space available and poster space is assigned on a first come first served basis (subject to checks and successful registration).
Submission instructions
We will require the form (downloadable below) to be submitted by the 19th March 2021. This is the formal deadline however space is another limiting factor so early application is recommended. Therefore please contact us with any questions you have as soon as possible.
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