EPI-CATCH Conference 2022:
EPIgenetic mechanisms of Crop Adaptation To Climate cHange
July 12-14th, 2022
Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Chania, Crete
Hybrid format
About
We are delighted to announce that the second conference on “Epigenetic Mechanisms of Crop Adaptation to Climate Change” (EPI-CATCH) will be held in a hybrid format, physically at the Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Chania, Crete (https://confer.maich.gr/), and on-line, from July 12th to 14th 2022.
EPI-CATCH (CA19125) is a recently launched COST action that aims to define, develop, generate and share new breaking knowledge and methodologies for the investigation of epigenetic mechanisms modulating plant adaptation to environmental stresses driven by climate change.
The EPI-CATCH conference will include three topics, one per day, according to the three working groups (WG) of the EPI-CATCH consortium:
WG1 (day1): Plant epigenetic responses to environmental stresses
WG2 (day2): Biotechnological approaches to study plant adaptation to climate change
WG3 (day3): Methodological approaches for the study of epigenetic diversity & stress responses
The conference will promote interactions among speakers, poster presenters and participants that are experts and newcomers in the field of plant epigenetics as well as early career researchers from diverse geographical, cultural and scientific backgrounds.
The registration to this meeting is free, registration deadline is June 30th, 2022. Abstract submission deadline is May 15th 2022.
For more information on the COST action please visit our website:
https://www.cost.eu/actions/CA19125/#tabs|Name:overview
EPI-CATCH (CA19125) is a recently launched COST action that aims to define, develop, generate and share new breaking knowledge and methodologies for the investigation of epigenetic mechanisms modulating plant adaptation to environmental stresses driven by climate change.
The EPI-CATCH conference will include three topics, one per day, according to the three working groups (WG) of the EPI-CATCH consortium:
WG1 (day1): Plant epigenetic responses to environmental stresses
WG2 (day2): Biotechnological approaches to study plant adaptation to climate change
WG3 (day3): Methodological approaches for the study of epigenetic diversity & stress responses
The conference will promote interactions among speakers, poster presenters and participants that are experts and newcomers in the field of plant epigenetics as well as early career researchers from diverse geographical, cultural and scientific backgrounds.
The registration to this meeting is free, registration deadline is June 30th, 2022. Abstract submission deadline is May 15th 2022.
For more information on the COST action please visit our website:
https://www.cost.eu/actions/CA19125/#tabs|Name:overview
Venue
The conference will be held at the Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Chania (MAICh), Crete.
All information regarding the venue can be found here: https://confer.maich.gr/
The Conference Center of MAICh is located 3 km south-east of Chania city centre, 13 km from the airport and 1 km from the port of Souda.
Detailed travel information can be found here: https://confer.maich.gr/info/travel.html
Conference Center Bureau of MAICh - contact
Mrs Argyro Zervou, Mrs Katerina Karapataki and Giannis Katsikandarakis
Alsyllio Agrokepio, P.O.Box 85, 73100
Chania, Crete, Greece
Tel: +30 28210 35080-81
Fax: +30 28210 35001
E-mail: confer@maich.gr
All information regarding the venue can be found here: https://confer.maich.gr/
The Conference Center of MAICh is located 3 km south-east of Chania city centre, 13 km from the airport and 1 km from the port of Souda.
Detailed travel information can be found here: https://confer.maich.gr/info/travel.html
Conference Center Bureau of MAICh - contact
Mrs Argyro Zervou, Mrs Katerina Karapataki and Giannis Katsikandarakis
Alsyllio Agrokepio, P.O.Box 85, 73100
Chania, Crete, Greece
Tel: +30 28210 35080-81
Fax: +30 28210 35001
E-mail: confer@maich.gr
Organizing Committee
Eirini Kaiserli
Institute of Molecular, Cell and Systems Biology, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
ContactMichal Lieberman-Lazarovich
Institute of Plant Sciences, Agricultural Research Organization, Volcani Center, Rishon LeZion, Israel
ContactStephane Maury
INRA, Laboratoire de Biologie des Ligneux et des Grandes Cultures, Université d'Orléans, Orléans, France WG1 leader
ContactNaama Segal
Oceanographic and Limnological Research, The National Center for Mariculture, Eilat, Israel WG2 leader
ContactValya Vassileva
Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Institute of Plant Physiology and Genetics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria; WG3 leader
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Program
Tuesday 12th July
Wednesday 13th July
Thursday 14th July
| 13:00-14:00 | REGISTRATION |
| 14:00-14:15 | OPENING CEREMONY– Welcome by the Chair of EPI-CATCH, Prof. Federico Martinelli |
| 14:20-18:10 | Plant epigenetic responses to environmental stresses Chairpersons: Stephane Maury & Gloria Pinto |
| 14:20-14:50 | Verhoeven Koen, Netherlands Institute of Ecology Environmental & transgenerational dynamics of DNA methylation in asexually reproducing plants |
| 14:50-15:10 | Iva Mozgova, Biology Centre CAS, Czech Republic PRC2 function in the seed-to-seedling transition: green or not-green. |
| 15:10-15:30 | Etienne Bucher, Agroscope Switzterland Molecular mechanisms of induced heritable genetic and epigenetic changes in Arabidopsis and crop plants |
| 15:30-15:50 | Jurriaan Ton, University of Sheffield, UK The epigenetic drivers of plant immune memory |
| 15:50-16:20 | Coffee break & Poster Viewing |
| 16:20-16:50 | Monica Meijon, University of Oviedo, Spain Epigenetics dynamics as central driver of heat stress response and memory acquisition processes in Pinus radiata |
| 16:50-17:10 | Jerome Verdier, The Research Institute of Horticulture and Seeds, INRAE, France Epigenetic regulation of heat stress response during seed maturation |
| 17:10-17:30 | To be selected from abstracts |
| 17:30-17:50 | Stéphane Maury, University of Orleans, INRAE, France Trees facing climate change: DNA methylation involved in plasticity and adaptation? |
| 17:50-18:10 | General discussion |
| 19:00-20:30 | WELCOME COCKTAIL RECEPTION |
Wednesday 13th July
| 09:00-12:50 | Biotechnological approaches to study plant adaptation to climate change Chairpersons: Na’ama Segal & Michal Lieberman Lazarovich | |||
| 09:00-09:30 | Abhaya Dandekar, UC Davis, USA Engineering epigenetic resistance to plant disease | |||
| 09:30-10:00 | Serena Varotto, University of Padova, Italy Chromatin-mediated adaptive strategies to unfavourable environmental condition in crops | |||
| 10:00-10:20 | Eirini Kaiserli, University of Glasgow, UK Light and warm temperature induce changes in the nuclear organization of Arabidopsis | |||
| 10:20-10:40 | Michael Puruggunan, NYU, USA Integrating epigenetic and population genomic data: The fitness consequence map of rice | |||
| 10:40-11:10 | Coffee break & Poster Viewing | |||
| 11:10-11:30 | Alejandro Solla, Universidad de Extremadura, Spain Maternal stress in forest trees affect susceptibility to stress in offspring | |||
| 11:30-11:50 | Erna Karalija, University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina Combat for the future: Seed priming and stress tolerance | |||
| 11:50-12:10 | To be selected from abstracts | |||
| 12:10-12:30 | To be selected from abstracts | |||
| 12:30-14:00 | LUNCH | |||
| 14:00-15:50 | PlantEd Cost Action Session Chairpersons: Federico Martinelli & Eirini Kaiserli | |||
| 14:00-14:20 | Kaushal Kumar, Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium Lipid metabolic engineering through stress primed transcriptional reprogramming in seeds | |||
| 14:20-14:40 | Marcel Kuntz, CNRS Grenoble, France Worldwide plant biotechnology innovation landscape from patenting to marketing: what are the European weaknesses? | |||
| 14:40-15:00 | Stephan Wenkel, University of Copenhagen, Denmark Genome-engineering of microProteins in model and crop plants | |||
| 15:00-15:20 | Angelo Santino, CNR Rome, Italy Impact of Cadmium on ER stress response and epigenetic changes in Arabidopsis thaliana | |||
| 15:20-15:50 | General discussion | |||
| 15:50-17:30 | EPI-CATCH WORKING GROUP MEETINGS (WG1-WG4) | |||
| 19:30-23:00 | DINNER | |||
Thursday 14th July
| 09:00-12:50 | Methodological approaches for the study of epigenetic diversity & stress responses Chairpersons: Valya Vassileva & Pilar Testillano | |
| 09:00-09:30 | Daniel Zilberman, John Innes Centre, UK Epigenetic inheritance mediates phenotypic diversity in natural populations | |
| 09:30-10:00 | Ueli Grossniklaus, University of Zurich, Switzerland A role of epigenetic variation in plant adaptation | |
| 10:00-10:20 | Philippe Gallusci, INRA, University of Bordeaux, France Epigenetic memories in plants | |
| 10:20-10:40 | Georgi Bonchev, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Bulgaria Epigenetic marks beyond genes - methylation pattern of transposable elements as a marker for assessing genetic diversity | |
| 10:40-11:00 | To be selected from abstracts | |
| 11:00-11:30 | Coffee break & Poster Viewing | |
| 11:30-11:50 | Katerina Kaduchova, Institute of Experimental Botany of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Czech Republic Live analysis of barley nuclei and chromosomes using fluorescent marker lines | |
| 11:50-12:10 | Hidetoshi Saze, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology, Japan Epigenetic regulation of intragenic transposons and gene transcription in plant genomes | |
| 12:10-12:30 | Veronika Lancikova, Plant Science and Biodiversity Centre, Slovakia Identification of DNA N6-methyladenine in amaranth (Amaranthus spp.) under the heavy metal stress using the modified metA-MSAP approach | |
| 12:30-12:50 | To be selected from abstracts | |
| 12:50-13:00 | CLOSING CEREMONY | |
| 13:00-14:30 | LUNCH | |
| 14:30-16:30 | EPI-CATCH 3rd Management Committee Meeting | |
Registration
Registration to the conference is free of charge. Please submit your registration form by June 30th 2022
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Selected abstracts will be chosen for a 20 minutes talks and will grant the presenter with travel costs, according to COST rules.
Other abstracts will be invited to present a poster.
Please select the best matching topic for your abstract:
WG1 (day1): Updating, sharing and exchange of findings in plant epigenetics
WG2 (day2): New concepts and future frontiers in epigenetic/epigenomics
WG3 (day3): Definition of standards in methods, pipelines and workflows in plant epigenomics
Please make sure to fill the registration form as well, thank you!
Selected abstracts will be chosen for a 20 minutes talks and will grant the presenter with travel costs, according to COST rules.
Other abstracts will be invited to present a poster.
Please select the best matching topic for your abstract:
WG1 (day1): Updating, sharing and exchange of findings in plant epigenetics
WG2 (day2): New concepts and future frontiers in epigenetic/epigenomics
WG3 (day3): Definition of standards in methods, pipelines and workflows in plant epigenomics
Please make sure to fill the registration form as well, thank you!
Funding
Funded by the Horizon 2020 Framework Programme of the European Union
COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology) is a funding agency
for research and innovation networks. Our Actions help connect research initiatives
across Europe and enable scientists to grow their ideas by sharing them with their
peers. This boosts their research, career and innovation.
www.cost.eu
COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology) is a funding agency
for research and innovation networks. Our Actions help connect research initiatives
across Europe and enable scientists to grow their ideas by sharing them with their
peers. This boosts their research, career and innovation.
www.cost.eu
