Plant Reproduction 2022
Keynote Speakers

Tia-Lynn Ashman
Biological Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Contact:
tia1@pitt.edu
+1 412-624-0984
Research Focus: Ecology and evolution of plant sexual systems, Heterospecific pollen transfer and pollen-pollen-pistil interactions
Model systems: Strawberry, Mimulus, various non-model systems
Contact:
tia1@pitt.edu
+1 412-624-0984
Research Focus: Ecology and evolution of plant sexual systems, Heterospecific pollen transfer and pollen-pollen-pistil interactions
Model systems: Strawberry, Mimulus, various non-model systems

Célia Baroux
Plant Developmental Genetics, University of Zürich, Switzerland
Contact:
cbaroux@botinst.uzh.ch
Research focus: Research focus: Ovule development, Chromatin organisation, Cell fate
Model systems: Arabidopsis, rice
Contact:
cbaroux@botinst.uzh.ch
Research focus: Research focus: Ovule development, Chromatin organisation, Cell fate
Model systems: Arabidopsis, rice

Jijie Chai
University of Cologne and Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, Cologne, Germany
Contact:
chai@mpipz.mpg.de
Research focus: Plant receptor like kinases and NOD-like receptors, Structural and biochemical mechanisms of ligand recognition and activation
Model system: Arabidopsis
Contact:
chai@mpipz.mpg.de
Research focus: Plant receptor like kinases and NOD-like receptors, Structural and biochemical mechanisms of ligand recognition and activation
Model system: Arabidopsis

Beverley J. Glover
Plant Sciences and Cambridge University Botanic Garden, University of Cambridge, UK
Contact:
bjg26@cam.ac.uk
+44-1223-333938
Research focus: Petal development, pollinator attraction, petal epidermis
Model systems: Hibiscus trionum, Linaria, Antirrhinum, Gorteria diffusa
Contact:
bjg26@cam.ac.uk
+44-1223-333938
Research focus: Petal development, pollinator attraction, petal epidermis
Model systems: Hibiscus trionum, Linaria, Antirrhinum, Gorteria diffusa

Gwyneth Ingram
Plant Reproduction and Development, CNRS/ Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon, France
Contact:
Gwyneth.Ingram@ens-lyon.fr
+33- 4 72 72 86 02
Research focus: Early seed development, Peptide-mediated signalling, Biophysics, Apoplastic barriers
Model systems: Maize, Arabidopsis
Contact:
Gwyneth.Ingram@ens-lyon.fr
+33- 4 72 72 86 02
Research focus: Early seed development, Peptide-mediated signalling, Biophysics, Apoplastic barriers
Model systems: Maize, Arabidopsis

Timothy Kelliher
Reproductive Biology, Syngenta Seeds Research; Plant and Microbial Biology, NC State University, Raleigh, NC, USA
Contact:
Tim.kelliher@syngenta.com
+1-919-316-8355
Research focus: Breeding technologies, Haploid induction, Genome Editing technologies, Genome doubling, New hybridization schemes
Model systems: Maize, Arabidopsis, rice, wheat, sunflower, soybean
Contact:
Tim.kelliher@syngenta.com
+1-919-316-8355
Research focus: Breeding technologies, Haploid induction, Genome Editing technologies, Genome doubling, New hybridization schemes
Model systems: Maize, Arabidopsis, rice, wheat, sunflower, soybean

Raphael Mercier
Chromosome Biology, Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, Cologne, Germany
Contact:
mercier@mpipz.mpg.de
Research focus: Meiosis, Meiotic recombination, Chromosome segregation, Synthetic apomixis
Model system: Arabidopsis
Contact:
mercier@mpipz.mpg.de
Research focus: Meiosis, Meiotic recombination, Chromosome segregation, Synthetic apomixis
Model system: Arabidopsis

Moritz Karl Nowack
VIB-UGent Center for Plant Systems Biology, VIB and University of Ghent, Belgium
Contact:
moritz.nowack@vib.be
+32-933 13852
Research focus: Programmed cell death in reproductive and vegetative plant development, Root cap development, Flower senescence, Pollen-pistil interactions
Model systems: Maize, Arabidopsis
Contact:
moritz.nowack@vib.be
+32-933 13852
Research focus: Programmed cell death in reproductive and vegetative plant development, Root cap development, Flower senescence, Pollen-pistil interactions
Model systems: Maize, Arabidopsis

Meng-xiang Sun
College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, China
Contact:
mxsun@whu.edu.cn
+86-27-68756170
Research focus: Gamete development, Fertilization, Early embryo development
Model systems: Arabidopsis, tobacco, rice
Contact:
mxsun@whu.edu.cn
+86-27-68756170
Research focus: Gamete development, Fertilization, Early embryo development
Model systems: Arabidopsis, tobacco, rice

Minako Ueda
Plant Genetics and Cell Biology, Nagoya University, Japan
Contact:
m-ueda@itbm.nagoya-u.ac.jp
+81-52-789-5510
Research focus: Zygote polarization, Early embryo development, Live-cell imaging
Model system: Arabidopsis
Contact:
m-ueda@itbm.nagoya-u.ac.jp
+81-52-789-5510
Research focus: Zygote polarization, Early embryo development, Live-cell imaging
Model system: Arabidopsis