Plant Macro- and Microbiomes – shaping new research frontiers

COS-EMBL Workshop

Find all info here: https://www.embl.org/events/cos-embl-plants-workshop/

Programme

The workshop focuses on interactions of plants with biotic friends or foes at the “Macro” (animals, other plants) and “Micro” (fungi, bacteria and viruses) scale, considering molecular and cellular interfaces. There will be four sessions, each hosting a keynote speaker, several early research scientists and addressing a critical aspect of plant biotic interactions. 

Tuesday 14 May 2024

13:30Arrival and welcome

Session 1 Plant MACROBIOME – animals

14:00 Keynote speaker: Saskia Hogenhout (John Innes Centre, UK)

14:40 Invited talks (x4)

16:00 Coffee break

Session 2 Plant MACROBIOME – plant-plant cross-species interaction

16:30 Keynote speaker: Tom Bennett (University of Leeds, UK)

17:10 Invited talks (x4)

18:30 Discussion of the MACROBIOME sessions / Poster session

19:30 Dinner

Wednesday 15 May 2024

Session 3 Plant MICROBIOME – bacteria

08:30 Keynote speaker: Sophien Kamoun (The Sainsbury Laboratory, UK)

09:10Invited talks (x4)

Session 4 Plant MICROBIOME – viruses and fungi

10:30 Keynote speaker: Rosa Lozano-Durán (Uni Tübingen, ZMBP, DE)

11:10 Finger food / Poster session

12:00 Invited talks (x4)

13:20 Discussion of the MICROBIOME sessions

13:50 Wrap-up

14:20 End of the workshop