PLANT AUTOPHAGY: Improving Crop and Energy Production

March 23 and 24, 2017. Madrid

BIOVEGEN will participate in the “Plant Autophagy: Improving Crop and Energy Production” Congress that will take place in Madrid on March 23 and 24. The event will bring together leading researchers in plant and algae autophagy, and will focus on recent advances in autophagy regulatory mechanisms, its role in plant growth, stress responses and immunity, as well as its potential biotechnological applications aimed at improving crop and energy production.

Inscription: There are 3 registration methods:

TRANSAUTOPHAGY Members: free registration
Members of SEFV (Spanish Society of Plant Physiology): 55 €
Other registrations: 70 €

BIOVEGEN will participate as a speaker with a presentation on its activities to promote the interaction between Science and Business to take advantage of research quality and the development of opportunities for technological improvement. In addition, the Congress has confirmed the attendance of 3 invited speakers:

Richard Vierstra (Washington University, Saint-Louis, Mo, USA)
Peter Bozhkov (Swedish Univ. of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden)
Jose Pio Beltran (European Plant Science Organization, EPSO, Brussels, Belgium)