Invitation Letter:
Dear Colleague,
Molecular approaches are currently among the most popular topics in biological sciences and provide many opportunities in the solution of various problems. We have witnessed common use of these approaches in the field of plant protection in the last decades. Many research projects related to entomology, plant pathology and weed sciences have been conducted using genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, functional genomics, DNA-based diagnosis techniques, gene expression analyses and recombination studies. Significant progress has been achieved in the solution of pest, disease and weed problems in plant protection using molecular strategies. Consequently, molecular tools have gained significant attention in plant protection in Turkey as well as the world. There is an emerging need to have a platform for scientists working on molecular sciences related to entomology, plant pathology and weed science, to exchange ideas and provide support for one another. We are hoping we can contribute to the establishment of this platform by organizing the “1st International Molecular Plant Protection Congress”. The congress will be held at Çukurova University, Mithat Özsan Hall in Adana between April 10-13, 2019, under the coordination of Çukurova University, Ankara University and Turkish Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry.
The theme of the congress is “molecular approaches for better plant protection”. The purpose of the congress is to provide a platform where researchers can share their latest findings with each other and exchange the ideas. The official language of the congress will be English and the abstracts will be provided in the congress book. Full length article option will be available for authors. These articles will be peer-reviewed and be published electronically as proceedings under the web site of the congress. Specifically, select papers on insect molecular biology, physiology and biochemistry from keynote speakers and all presenters (oral or poster) will be considered for publication in the special issue of “Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology”.
We are hoping to see you at the “The First International Molecular Plant Protection Congress” in Adana between April 10-13, 2019.
Sincerely yours,
On Behalf of the Executive and Congress Organization Committees Umut Toprak, Ph.D, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey M. Bora Kaydan, Ph.D, Çukurova University, Adana, Turkey Sait Ertürk, Ph.D, Turkish Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Ankara, Turkey
Key note Speakers and their area of expertise in the congress:
1.Pierre Abad, INRA, France
Plant-pathogen interactions, Molecular Nematology
2.Peter Atkinson, Uni. of California, Riverside, USA
Genetic Control & piRNAs & CRISPR/Cas9
3.Ozgur Batuman, University of Florida, USA
Molecular Citrus Pathology
4.Fulya Baysal-Gurel, Tennessee State University, USA
Plant Mycology & Molecular Diagnosis
5.Xavier Bellés, Institut de Biologia Evolutiva, Spain
Insect Metamorphosis & Molting Physiology
6.Mark Belmonte, University of Manitoba, Canada
Cell and Development, RNAi, RNA sequencing, Genomics, host pathogen
interactions
7.Edward Blumenthal, Marquette University, USA
Transgenic Insects & CRISPR/Cas9
8.Robert Brueggeman, North Dakota State University, USA
Genetics & Molecular Biology of Cereal Disease Resistance
9.Gregor Bucher, Georg-August-University, Germany
iBeetle Large Scale RNAi Screen
10.Saul Burdman, Hebrew Univer sity of Jerusalem, Israel
Molecular Plant-bacteria Interactions
11.Thierry Candresse, INRA, France
Molecular Plant Virology
12.Ke Dong, Michigan State University, USA
Molecular background of Insecticide Resistance
13.Robert Edwards, Newcastle University, UK
Classification and functional genomic plant glutathione transferases in
relation to herbicide metabolism
14.Brian D. Farrell, Harvard University, USA
Insect Molecular Systematics Phylogeny & Ecology & Evolution
15.Angharad Gatehouse , Newcastle Uni., UK
Invertebrate Molecular Biology & Novel RNAi bioinsecticides
16.David Guttman, University of Toronto, Canada
Evolution of Host Specificity and Virulence in Pathogenic Bacteria
17.David Heckel, Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, Germany
Molecular insect physiology & Resistance against biological and chemical
insecticides
18.Dwayne Hegedus, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Canada
Plant, Fungal and Insect Molecular Biology and Biochemistry
19.Hans Helder, Wageningen University, Netherlands
Nematode Phylogenetics and Evolution of Plant Parasitism
20.Salvador Herrero, University of Valencia, Spain
Molecular Insect/Pathogen Interaction
21.Robert Jackson, University of Reading, UK
Genetics of Virulence Factos in Plant Pathogenic Bacteria
22.Marek Jindra, Biology Centre CAS, Czech Republic
Insect Transformation & Mutagenesis & RNA interference
23.John Jones, James Hutton Institute, UK
Functional analysis of effectors of plant parasitic nematodes
24.Yonggyun Kim, Andong National University, Korea
Molecular background of Insect Immunity against Pathogens
25.Ronald Kühnlein, University of Graz, Austria
Drosophila Lipid Metabolism
- Bruno Lemaitre, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Laussanne,
Switzerland
Insect Immunity/Toll pathway
27.Anna R. Malacrida, University of Pavia, Italy
Fruit Fly Genome & Functional Genomics & Pest Control
28.Kostas D. Mathiopoulos, University of Thessaly, Greece
Genomics & Trancriptomics in Olive Fly
29.Manuel Mota, Universidade de Évora, Portugal
Pinewood Nematode-Microbe-Plant-Insect Molecular Interactions
30.Francisco Ochoa Corona, Oklahoma State University, USA
Application of EDNA in Virus Diagnostics
31.Subba Reddy Palli, University of Kentucky, USA
Transcriptomics, Metabolomics, RNA interference & Genome Editing
32.Francesco Pennacchio, University of Napoli, “Federico II”, Italy
Molecular Insect Physiology & Immunity & Biotechnology
33.Baruch Rubin, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
Physiological and biochemical mechanisms of herbicide action in crops
and weeds
34.Guy Smagghe, University of Ghent, Belgium
RNA interference & Defence Mechanisms & Molecular Pest Control
35.David W. Stanley, USDA, USA
Insect Biotechnology Products for Pest Control and Emerging Needs in
Agriculture
36.Luc Swevers, National Center for Scientific Research Demokritos,
Greece
Viral delivery of dsRNA for pest management
37.Fikrettin Sahin, Yeditepe University, Turkey
Plant, Food and Clinical Microorganisms
38.Mahmut Tör, University of Worcester, UK
Molecular Plant and Microbial Biology
39.Andreas Vilcinskas, University of Giessen, Germany
Insect Biotechnology & Insect Immunology
40.John Vontas, University of Crete, Greece
Molecular mechanisms of Insecticide Resistance
41.Miranda Walker, Swansea University, UK
Symbiont Mediated-RNAi, Insect Bacterial Symbionts
42.Aiming Wang, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Canada
Molecular Virus-Plant Interactions & Virus Genome Expression,
Replication Mechanisms
43.Heiko Ziebell, Julius Kühn Institute, Germany
Molecular Virology & Vegetable and Leguminous Viruses
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