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)
1st AAB-PlantEd Training School 4 – 8 August 2025, Düsseldorf, Germany Scope of the training school The 1st AAB-PlantEd Training School will offer theoretical and practical training on effectively conducting targeted plant mutagenesis. This will encompass gRNA selection, vector construction, isolation of immature barley embryos, protoplast isolation, and methods for mutant selection, including PCR/RE and […]
Visit Event Website The AAB Plant Pathology Specialist Group is delighted to work with the British Society of Plant Pathology to organise a satellite meeting at the main Plant Pathology meeting in Nottingham. The Satellite event is on Tuesday September 9th at the University of Nottingam. Delegates will be able to attend only the satellite […]
EVENT WEBSITE The AAB Applied Tree and Forest Biology Group are delighted to follow the inaugural 2023 Creating Canopies with this conference that focuses on active research on tree health, planting and management strategies for new and existing woodlands, both in rural and urban environments. Register here by August 26th We need more woodland for […]