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Prof. Dr. Yonggen Lou

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Institute of Insect Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
Interests: insect–plant interactions; herbivore-induced plant defense; defense-related signaling
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Prof. Dr. Keming Luo

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Chongqing Key Laboratory of Plant Resource Conservation and Germplasm Innovation, School of Life Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
Interests: functional genomics of woody plants; secondary cell wall biosynthesis; transcriptional and post-transcriptional regulation; plant biotechnology
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Prof. Dr. Massimo Maffei

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Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, University of Turin, Via Quarello 15/a, 10135 Turin, Italy
Interests: astrobiology; plant interactions with the surrounding environment; plant–insect interactions; plant responses to varying magnetic fields; metabolomics and transcriptomics of secondary plant metabolites and related genes
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Dr. Pedro Martínez-Gómez

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CEBAS-CSIC, Centro de Edafología y Biología Aplicada del Segura, Department of Plant Breeding, 30100 Murcia, Spain
Interests: Prunus breeding; marker-assisted selection; integrating genetic; genomic; transcriptomic; proteomic and epigenetic approaches
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Dr. Anna M. Mastrangelo

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Research Centre for Cereal and Industrial Crops, Council for Agricultural Research and Economics, 24126 Bergamo, Italy
Interests: transcriptional and post-transcriptional regulation mechanisms; genetic analysis of quantitative traits related to grain yield and quality of cereals; functional analysis of abiotic stress regulated genes
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Dr. Kenji Miura

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Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
Interests: plant abiotic stress response; plant biotechnology; protein production; genome editing
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Prof. Dr. Yong-Hwan Moon

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Department of Mechanical Engineering, Pusan National University, Busan 46241, Republic of Korea
Interests: plant abiotic stress response; plant development regulation; Arabidopsis; non-tandem CCCH zinc finger genes; AP2/ERF transcription factors; osmotic stress; hypoxia stress; salt stress; alternative splicing
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Dr. Hideo Nakashita

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Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Fukui Prefectural University, Eiheiji, Fukui 910-1195, Japan
Interests: plant immunity; phytohormones; pesticides
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Prof. Dr. Maria Salomé Soares Pais

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full aff: Academy of Sciences of Lisbon, 19 1249-122 Lisboa, Portugal
Interests: somatic embryogenesis
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Prof. Dr. Gopinadhan Paliyath

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Department of Plant Agriculture, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada
Interests: functional foods; nutraceuticals; signal transduction pathways; inflammation; chronic disease prevention
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Prof. Dr. José M. Palma

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Department of Stress, Development and Signaling in Plants, Spanish National Research Council, CSIC, Granada, Spain
Interests: fruit and vegetable antioxidants; reactive oxygen and nitrogen species; fruit ripening; transcriptomics; proteomics; metabolomics
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Dr. Hyeong Cheol Park

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Team of Vulnerable Ecological Research, Division of Climate and Ecology, National Institute of Ecology, Seocheon 33657, Republic of Korea
Interests: plant biotic and abiotic stresses; plant physiology; transcription factors; signal transduction pathway; plant molecular ecology
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Prof. Dr. Youn-Il Park

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Department of Biological Science, College of Biological Sciences & Biotechnology, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 34134, Republic of Korea
Interests: photosynthesis; photobiology; phytochrome; carotenoids; anthocyanins; algal biomass and bioenergy

Prof. Dr. Bartosz Płachno

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Department of Plant Cytology and Embryology, Institute of Botany, Faculty of Biology, Jagiellonian University in Kraków, 9 Gronostajowa St., 30-387 Cracow, Poland
Interests: plant biology; cell ultrastructure; pollination; carnivorous plants; plant anatomy; cell wall structure and function
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Dr. Stephan Pollmann

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Centro de Biotecnología y Genómica de Plantas, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM)—Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria (INIA), 28223 Pozuelo de Alarcón, Madrid, Spain
Interests: auxin biosynthesis; plant hormonal networks; auxin-jasmonate crosstalk; metabolomics; mass spectrometry
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Prof. Dr. Youxiong Que

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1. Key Laboratory of Sugarcane Biology and Genetic Breeding, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
2. National Key Laboratory for Tropical Crop Breeding, Institute of Tropical Bioscience and Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Sanya 572024, China
Interests: crop genetics and biotechnology; molecular interaction between crop and pathogen; gene mining and function identification; molecular breeding
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Dr. Harsh Raman

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NSW Department of Primary Industries, Wagga Wagga Agricultural Institute, WAGGA WAGGA, NSW 2650, Australia
Interests: applying molecular-biology tools to the development of improved crop varieties; investigating genetics and tag loci underlying complex traits of agronomic importance; determining genetic diversity in cultivated and landrace germplasm
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Dr. Hatem Rouached

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The Plant Resilience Institute, Department of Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
Interests: plant molecular physiology; plant mineral nutrition: sensing, signaling, and transport
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Dr. Juan Manuel Ruiz Lozano

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Departamento de Microbiología del Suelo y Sistemas Simbióticos, Estación Experimental del Zaidín (CSIC), Profesor Albareda nº 1, 18008 Granada, Spain
Interests: arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis; aquaporins; drought stress; plant-growth-promoting rhizo-bacteria; salt stress; root hydraulics
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Prof. Dr. Richard T. Sayre

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New Mexico Consortium, Los Alamos, NM 87544, USA
Interests: plant biochemistry; plant molecular genetics; plant metabolic engineering; plant biotechnology; algae; biofuels; photosynthesis; RNA interference
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Prof. Dr. María Serrano

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Department of Applied Biology, CIAGRO, University Miguel Hernández, 03312 Orihuela, Alicante, Spain
Interests: post-harvest; fruit quality; fruit ripening; ethylene; bioactive compounds; antioxidants; eco-friendly technologies; salicylates; polyamines; jasmonates; melatonin; γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA); cut flowers
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Dr. Richard Sibout

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UR1268 Biopolymères Interactions Assemblages, INRAE, 44300 Nantes, France
Interests: cell wall; metabolism; lignification; digestibility; bioethanol; Brachypodium; Genomics of grasses

Dr. Amélia M. Silva

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1. Department of Biology and Environment, School of Life Sciences and Environment, Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD), 5001-801 Vila Real, Portugal
2. Centre for the Research and Technology of Agro-Environmental and Biological Sciences (CITAB-UTAD), 5001-801 Vila Real, Portugal
Interests: cell biology and biochemistry; cell-based assays; evaluation of bioactivities of natural compounds; phytochemicals; nutraceuticals; nanoencapsulation
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Dr. Andrei Smertenko

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Institute of Biological Chemistry, Plant Sciences Building, Room 281, Washington State University, Washington, WA, USA
Interests: drought; heat; organelles; peroxisomes; signaling; cytoskeleton; cytokinesis
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Prof. Dr. Aiping Song

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State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Key Laboratory of Landscaping, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
Interests: ornamental plants; bioinformatics; biotechnology; gene editing
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Prof. Dr. Bo Sun

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College of Horticulture, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
Interests: brassica vegetables; Chinese kale; mustard; carotenoids; glucosinolate; antioxidants; nutritional quality; postharvest
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Prof. Dr. Gabriella Szalai

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Department of Plant Physiology, Agricultural Institute, Centre for Agricultural Research, Martonvásár, Hungary
Interests: abiotic stress; acclimation; analytical chemistry; oxidative stress; polyamines; plant stress physiology; salicylic acid; signalling
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Dr. Ishida Takashi

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Faculty of Advanced Science and Technology, Kumamoto University, 2-39-1 Kurokami, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto 860-8555, Japan
Interests: plant development; plant stem cell; cell cycle; chromosome dynamics; endoreduplication; plant cell biology; genome editing

Prof. Dr. Lam-Son Phan Tran

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Institute for Genomics of Crop Abiotic Stress Tolerance (IGCAST), Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409, USA
Interests: plants; environmental stress; signaling molecules; transcription factors; gene identification and analysis; gene regulatory network; signal transduction
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Dr. Daniela Trono

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Research Centre for Cereal and Industrial Crops, Council for Agricultural Research and Economics, Foggia, Italy
Interests: plant physiology and biochemistry; functional analysis of genes; abiotic stress; oxidative stress; secondary metabolites
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