VISIT EVENT WEBSITE Plant genome editing is a topic of enormous scientific and political importance as a potential strategy to mitigate the impact of climate change, alterations in plant disease patterns and to ensure nutritional security. This is an exciting time for genome editing as more regions across the globe are allowing for the use […]
VISIT EVENT WEBSITE The 2024 AAB Biocontrol and IPM meeting will focus on the potential of IPM technologies to mitigate climate challenges and will explore whether these technologies are economically viable. This meeting has a strong reputation as providing excellent opportunities for early career professionals to present their work. We will maintain this focus whilst […]
Virtual on Zoom: Monday December 2nd 1pm GMT Speaker: Dr Gareth Thomas, Rothamsted Research Using the Odour of Bacteria toTackle Acute Oak Decline This webinar will have a 45 minute duration with Gareth speaking for 30minutes followed by 15 minutes for Q+A. Please register for FREE here -> https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwrc-6qrTMjEtO12ap9CKs1Vu_DXaY9KHAC Speaker Introduction: Gareth Thomas: Gareth is a […]
VISIT EVENT WEBSITE We are delighted that ‘Advances in Nematology 2024' will take place as a single-day hybrid event on Thursday December 5th hosted online and at The Linnean Society in central London. This event is hosted by the Association of Applied Biologists Nematology Specialist Group and invites contributions from areas encompassing all the applied […]
VISIT EVENT WEBSITE This collaborative meeting aims to build a strong, inclusive community of plant biology educators across the UK and beyond. This meeting has a primary focus on plant biology teaching in Higher Education, but will also be of interest to high school/college biology teachers and those delivering plant biology education and training in […]
VISIT EVENT WEBSITE This events seeks to align application technology and integrated pest management to help extract the maximum from biocontrols. Sustainability and regulatory pressures are driving increased use of biocontrols in agriculture, horticulture and amenity. This day-long conference seeks to bring together interested parties from researchers to end users. The programme will to cover […]
AAB-PlantEd Specialist Group Webinar Series Technical Advances and Policy Updates on Gene-Editing in Plants Friday March 21st 2pm GMT Speakers: - Maria Dellino, DiSSPA, University “Aldo Moro” of Bari, Italy. Using CRISPR/Cas9 to reduce genes involved in tomato allergy - Aleksandra Hubar-Kolodziejczyk, University of Bayreuth, Germany Legal prerequisites for NGT detection, identification and quantification in […]
EVENT WEBSITE 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 research areas might be on the molecular mechanisms of plant-virus interactions; the applied consequences of plant virus infection; evolutionary and ecological aspects of plant […]
Visit Event Website Agriculture is faced with the challenges of reducing its impact on the environment, adapting to the changing climate, and supporting biodiversity. UK agriculture relies heavily on imported protein for feed and home-grown legumes would help to reduce this dependence. Dietary change towards flexitarian/plant-based diets also creates a growing market for grain legumes […]
AAB are again organising the European ICAR meeting on behalf of the Multinational Arabidopsis Steering Committee. ICAR2025 takes place in Ghent, Belgium between June 16-20 2025. All meeting details can be found in the event website below -> VISIT ICAR2025 Website Download Preliminary Schedule (PDF, February 25th)