Lincoln, Neb. —The 2024 Plant Science Retreat, hosted by the Center for Plant Science Innovation, will be held at the Lied Lodge and Conference Center October 24-25 in Nebraska City, Nebraska. The retreat is open to UNL faculty, students, and staff in the plant sciences.
The theme for 2024 is “Advanced Genomics for Plant Resilience.” Invited speakers include:
- Angela Kent, Ph.D.
Professor of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences | University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign
“RoadMAPs for sustainability: mining ancient genomes for crops of the future”
- Trevor Nolan, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Biology and Biological Engineering | California Institute of Technology
“Unveiling spatiotemporal control of root growth and development”
- Sunil Kumar Kenchanmane Raju, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Plant Resilience | University of California–Riverside
“Divergent cell states and core regulators identified from comparative single-cell omics”
The Plant Science Retreat is a biennial event for members of the University of Nebraska Plant Science Community, giving them a forum to hear and discuss the latest in plant science research. This retreat is sponsored by the Center for Plant Science Innovation, with funding from UNL departments and additional sources. In addition to invited speakers, the retreat includes an attendee poster session and oral presentations.
Registration deadline is September 20. For more information and to register, go to https://psi.unl.edu.
