VISIT EVENT WEBSITE The membership of the Association of Applied Biologists includes a unique cohort of early career professionals. This group includes ECPs who work across academia, industry, farming and agriculture. This sets the AAB apart from other societies whose membership cohorts are more homogeneous. We surveyed the AAB ECPs and there was a consensus […]
Register here The AAB Virology specialist group are happy to present this webinar all ‘aabout’ Virology. Featuring talks from: Prof. Svetlana Y. Folimonova (University of Florida, USA): "Citrus tristeza virus: Uncovering unusual molecular features of a complex RNA virus" Dr. Svetlana Y. Folimonova received her PhD in Microbiology from Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia. She […]
In this exciting meeting we are bringing together the interests of the AAB 'Applied Plant Pathology' and 'Biocontrol and IPM' groups to explore integrated technology-based strategies for pest, weed and pathogen management. We encourage abstract submissions from anyone working on technological innovations, the biology/ecology of IPM projects or in policy research that explores how these […]
VISIT EVENT WEBSITE 17 November 2026 – 18 November 2026 The Guildhall York Inorganic nutrients that are critical for crop growth, health and productivity must be absorbed from the soil and distributed around the plant. Research over past few decades has established the fundamental mechanisms underpinning inorganic nutrient transport. However, plant-soil interactions and regulatory processes […]
Supporting Healthy Diets with a Thriving UK Horticulture Sector VISIT EVENT WEBSITE Join us for a dynamic one-day event dedicated to advancing sustainability in the edible horticulture sector. Hosted by The East Malling Trust and the Association of Applied Biologists (AAB), this conference almost uniquely we will bring together biologists, nutritionists and sociologists to explore […]
The annual AAB Advances in Nematology meeting will take place as a hybrid event on Thursday December 10th 2026 at the Linnean Society in central London. Visit Event Website This event is hosted by the Association of Applied Biologists Nematology Specialist Group and invites contributions from areas encompassing all applied biology of nematology (molecular biology […]
Monogram 2027 Website Coming Soon The Monogram Network was established in 2005 and consists of mostly UK-based researchers with an active interest in small grain cereals and grass (including C4 energy grasses). A primary aim is to link academia with commercial science and crop breeding, Monogram 2026 will include both basic and more applied research […]
VISIT EVENT WEBSITE Plant viruses cause global and regional economic and societal losses, being responsible for a significant proportion of devastating emergent and re-emergent plant diseases. The AAB ‘International Advances in Plant Virology (IAPV)’ conference has a broad remit where we invite participation from scientists who are interested in all aspects of plant virology. These […]
VISIT EVENT WEBSITE AAB are delighted to be organising a follow-up meeting to the very successful Plant Science Education meeting held in Lancaster in January 2025. We were delighted to publish a 'Manifesto for Plant Science Education' that resulted from discussions held within that meeting. Alvey et al (2025) A manifesto for plant science education […]
VISIT EVENT WEBSITE We invite you to 'Save the Date' for 'Long Term Experiments 2027: Lessons Learnt and Future Sustainability'. This conference takes place in South Africa at Stellenbosch University and will include a day-visit to the Langgewens Research Farm. Long-term experiments (LTEs) are valuable resources to assess the sustainability and resilience of agricultural practices […]
Visit Event Website On behalf of The European Association for Research on Plant Breeding (EUCARPIA) and the Association of Applied Biologists we invite you to 'Save the Date' for the 2027 EUCARPIA Leafy Vegetables Conference. This follows from the successful 2023 event in Utrecht and will be hosted at the University of Warwick in the […]
AAB-PlantEd Conference: What Europe can learn from the UK's advancements in deregulating NGT plants and testing them in the field Event website and abstract submission coming soon! John Innes Centre, Norwich, UK September 28th-30th 2027 Meeting Sessions: - The Next Generation of Genome Editing - Programming Genes and Complex Traits - From Genome Editing to […]