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Topical Advisory Panel for section 'Molecular Plant Sciences'
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- Molecular Pharmacology Section
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- Molecular Biophysics Section
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- Macromolecules Section
- Physical Chemistry and Chemical Physics Section
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Members
National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
Interests: plant abbiotic stress tolerance; molecular maker; genetic engineering
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Interests: plant abbiotic stress tolerance; molecular maker; genetic engineering
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National Research Council (CNR), Institute of Biosciences and BioResources (IBBR), Via Università n. 133, 80055 Portici, Italy
Interests: plant agrobiodiversity; genetic and chemical variability; plant genetic resources; molecular characterization; biomolecular resources; DNA-based molecular markers; biosequences; DNA polymorphisms; bioinformatics; protein function prediction; nutrition and health; natural products; secondary metabolites; bioactive molecules; functional foods and nutraceuticals
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Interests: plant agrobiodiversity; genetic and chemical variability; plant genetic resources; molecular characterization; biomolecular resources; DNA-based molecular markers; biosequences; DNA polymorphisms; bioinformatics; protein function prediction; nutrition and health; natural products; secondary metabolites; bioactive molecules; functional foods and nutraceuticals
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Department of Biotechnology, Central University of Haryana, Mahendergarh, India
Interests: silicon uptake in plants; aquaporin transport system; plant stress
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Interests: silicon uptake in plants; aquaporin transport system; plant stress
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Institute of Biology Leiden, Leiden University, Sylviusweg 72, 2333 Leiden, The Netherlands
Interests: plant innate immunity; plant-microbe interactions; molecular plant biology; stress biology; systemic acquired resistance; transcriptional regulation; chromatin biology and epigenetics; secondary metabolites; molecular evolution; plant genetics; plant biochemistry
Interests: plant innate immunity; plant-microbe interactions; molecular plant biology; stress biology; systemic acquired resistance; transcriptional regulation; chromatin biology and epigenetics; secondary metabolites; molecular evolution; plant genetics; plant biochemistry
1. Department of Analytical Chemistry, Medical University of Lublin, Chodźki 4a, 20-093 Lublin, Poland
2. Department of Plant Physiology and Biophysics, Institute of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Akademicka 19, 20-033 Lublin, Poland
Interests: phytochemistry; pharmacognosy; plant–environment interactions; elicitation of secondary metabolites; chemoinformatics in phytochemistry
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2. Department of Plant Physiology and Biophysics, Institute of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Akademicka 19, 20-033 Lublin, Poland
Interests: phytochemistry; pharmacognosy; plant–environment interactions; elicitation of secondary metabolites; chemoinformatics in phytochemistry
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National Key Laboratory for the Development and Utilization of Forest Food Resources, Bamboo Research Institute, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
Interests: nanomaterial-mediated plant stress mitigation; molecular regulation of antioxidant defense systems; heavy metal detoxification in crops; sustainable agriculture through nanotechnology
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Interests: nanomaterial-mediated plant stress mitigation; molecular regulation of antioxidant defense systems; heavy metal detoxification in crops; sustainable agriculture through nanotechnology
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Department of Agriculture, University of Naples Federico, Napoli, Italy
Interests: plant genomic; R-genes; new resistance genes; bioinformatics platform
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Interests: plant genomic; R-genes; new resistance genes; bioinformatics platform
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Department of Landscape Plants, Sichuan Agriculture University, Chengdu 611130, China
Interests: medicinal plants; polysaccharides; biosynthesis; biological activity; structural characteristics
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Interests: medicinal plants; polysaccharides; biosynthesis; biological activity; structural characteristics
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State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology and Breeding, China National Center for Rice Improvement, China National Rice Research Institute, Hangzhou 310006, China
Interests: rice abiotic interaction; plant hormone; heat stress; low-temperature stress; salt stress; sugar metabolism
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Interests: rice abiotic interaction; plant hormone; heat stress; low-temperature stress; salt stress; sugar metabolism
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Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, University of Torino, 10126 Turin, Italy
Interests: molecular and cellular aspects of plant–microbe interactions, mainly during arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis; plant response to biotic stress; role of phytohormones in plant growth and in response to microbes; apocarotenoids
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Interests: molecular and cellular aspects of plant–microbe interactions, mainly during arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis; plant response to biotic stress; role of phytohormones in plant growth and in response to microbes; apocarotenoids
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Department of Chemical Sciences, Organic Mass Spectrometry Laboratory, University of Catania, Viale A. Doria 6, 95125 Catania, Italy
Interests: mass spectrometry; HPLC; milk proteins; cereal proteins; gliadins; glutenins; VDAC proteins; proteomics
Interests: mass spectrometry; HPLC; milk proteins; cereal proteins; gliadins; glutenins; VDAC proteins; proteomics
Matthias Schleiden Institute of Genetics, Bioinformatics and Molecular Botany, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, Dornburger Str. 159, 07743 Jena, Germany
Interests: plant–microbe interaction; phloem physiology; systemic signaling in plants; phytohormones; electrical signals
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Interests: plant–microbe interaction; phloem physiology; systemic signaling in plants; phytohormones; electrical signals
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Istituto per la Protezione Sostenibile delle Piante, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Torino, Italy
Interests: small RNAs; virus; grapevine; plant-pathogen interaction; genetic transformation; functional genomics; methylation; biotic stress
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Interests: small RNAs; virus; grapevine; plant-pathogen interaction; genetic transformation; functional genomics; methylation; biotic stress
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Department of Microbiology, Institute of Soil Science and Plant Cultivation—State Research Institute, 24-100 Puławy, Poland
Interests: microbial diversity; soil; agricultural; environmental protection; molecular biology; genetic differentiation; identification of microorganisms; characterization of metabolic profiles of bacteria and fungi
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Interests: microbial diversity; soil; agricultural; environmental protection; molecular biology; genetic differentiation; identification of microorganisms; characterization of metabolic profiles of bacteria and fungi
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Kazan Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics of the Kazan Scientific Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Kazan, Russia
Interests: plant–microbe interactions; plant microbiome analysis by metagenomics; plant transcriptome analysis; bacteria transcriptome analysis; microRNA
Interests: plant–microbe interactions; plant microbiome analysis by metagenomics; plant transcriptome analysis; bacteria transcriptome analysis; microRNA
Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Granada, Avd. Fuentenueva s/n, 18071 Granada, Spain
Interests: bioactive compounds; metabolomics; analytical techniques; chemical analysis; extraction processes; plant and food analysis; bioavailability; fuctional food; nutraceuticals
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Interests: bioactive compounds; metabolomics; analytical techniques; chemical analysis; extraction processes; plant and food analysis; bioavailability; fuctional food; nutraceuticals
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Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Kumho Life Science Laboratory, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Chonnam National University, 500-757 Gwangju, Republic of Korea
Interests: enzyme mechanism; enzyme immobilization; plant lipid signaling; plant defense mechanism
Interests: enzyme mechanism; enzyme immobilization; plant lipid signaling; plant defense mechanism
Department of Plant Physiology and Biophysics, Institute of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, Maria Curie-Sklodowska University, Akademicka 19, 20-033 Lublin, Poland
Interests: plant metabolites; bioactive compounds; elicitors; stress physiology; plant physiology
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Interests: plant metabolites; bioactive compounds; elicitors; stress physiology; plant physiology
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Institute of Crop Science, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (NARO), 2-1-2 Kannondai, Tsukuba 305-8518, Ibaraki, Japan
Interests: plant molecular genetics and breeding; environmental agriculture; rice; QTLs
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Interests: plant molecular genetics and breeding; environmental agriculture; rice; QTLs
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Polish Academy of Sciences, The Franciszek Górski Institute of Plant Physiology, Niezapominajek 21, 30-239 Kraków, Poland
Interests: abiotic stress; water stress and rehydration; plant stress physiology; plant molecular biology; cereals; invasive plants; photosynthetic apparatus; plant phenolics
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Interests: abiotic stress; water stress and rehydration; plant stress physiology; plant molecular biology; cereals; invasive plants; photosynthetic apparatus; plant phenolics
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Department of Rural Clinical Sciences, La Trobe Rural Health School and La Trobe Institute for Molecular Science, La Trobe University, PO Box 199, Bendigo, VIC 3552, Australia
Interests: inflammation; innate immune system; serotonin receptors; ligand-gated ion channels; adipose tissue; metabolism
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Interests: inflammation; innate immune system; serotonin receptors; ligand-gated ion channels; adipose tissue; metabolism
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Department of Sustainable Crop Production, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Via Emilia Parmensa, 29122 Piacenza, Italy
Interests: plant abiotic stress tolerance particularly; drought and heavy metal stress tolerance; plant nutrients deficiency and toxicity; bioenergy crops for phytoremediation; targetted and untargeted metabolic
Interests: plant abiotic stress tolerance particularly; drought and heavy metal stress tolerance; plant nutrients deficiency and toxicity; bioenergy crops for phytoremediation; targetted and untargeted metabolic
Department of Plant Genetics Breeding and Biotechnology, Institute of Biology, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, 159 Nowoursynowska, 02-787 Warsaw, Poland
Interests: cell death; hormonal and reactive oxygen species signaling; retrograde signaling and regulation of photosynthesis; systemic stress and defence responses; transcription factors and gene expression; nonphotochemical quenching; plant physiology and molecular biology
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Interests: cell death; hormonal and reactive oxygen species signaling; retrograde signaling and regulation of photosynthesis; systemic stress and defence responses; transcription factors and gene expression; nonphotochemical quenching; plant physiology and molecular biology
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Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Radiobiology, Russian Institute of Radiology and Agroecology, 249032 Obninsk, Russia
Interests: chronic radiation syndrome; plant radiation biology
Interests: chronic radiation syndrome; plant radiation biology
School of Biology and Environmental Science, University College Dublin, D04 N2E5 Dublin, Ireland
Interests: plant biology; molecular genetic; plant biotechnology; bioinformatic
Interests: plant biology; molecular genetic; plant biotechnology; bioinformatic
Metabolic Engineering Division, Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, National Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Wanju 55365, Republic of Korea
Interests: ABA signaling; phytohormone signaling; plant metabolic engineering; plant synthetic biology; abiotic stress tolerance of plant
Interests: ABA signaling; phytohormone signaling; plant metabolic engineering; plant synthetic biology; abiotic stress tolerance of plant
Agricultural Institute, Centre for Agricultural Research ELKH, Department of Biological Resources, 2462 Martonvásár, Hungary
Interests: abiotic stress; antioxidants; cereals; reactive oxygen species; redox regulation
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Interests: abiotic stress; antioxidants; cereals; reactive oxygen species; redox regulation
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Department of Botany, School of Biology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece
Interests: cell division plane orientation; cell morphogenesis; confocal laser scanning microscopy; microtubule dynamics; mitogen activated protein kinases; mitotic spindle; phragmoplast; plant cytoskeleton; spinning disk microscopy; structured illumination microscopy
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Interests: cell division plane orientation; cell morphogenesis; confocal laser scanning microscopy; microtubule dynamics; mitogen activated protein kinases; mitotic spindle; phragmoplast; plant cytoskeleton; spinning disk microscopy; structured illumination microscopy
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Department of Botany, Institute of Biology, Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, Warsaw University of Life Sciences—SGGW, Nowoursynowska Street 159, 02-776 Warsaw, Poland
Interests: bioinformatics; phylogentics; host and viral pathogens related protein structure modeling; plant-virus interactions; viral pathogenesis; biology of: bromovirus; Ilarvirus; potyvirus; tobravirus; microsopy
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Interests: bioinformatics; phylogentics; host and viral pathogens related protein structure modeling; plant-virus interactions; viral pathogenesis; biology of: bromovirus; Ilarvirus; potyvirus; tobravirus; microsopy
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Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology UG-MUG, Laboratory of Biologically Active Compounds, University of Gdansk, 80-307 Gdansk, Poland
Interests: plant cell tissue; synergistic combination of drugs; biologically active compounds; transformation; phytopharmaceuticals; green synthesis of nanoparticles; drug resistance of bacteria
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Interests: plant cell tissue; synergistic combination of drugs; biologically active compounds; transformation; phytopharmaceuticals; green synthesis of nanoparticles; drug resistance of bacteria
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