CRISPRing – A New Beginning for the Genetic Improvement of Plants and Microbes
3-5 September 2018, Budapest (Hungary)
Organizers:
Ervin Balázs (MTA ATK, Hungary), Wendy Harwood (JIC, UK), László Sági (MTA ATK, Hungary)
Final programme of the CRISPRing conference pdf
Day 1
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| Conference Registration (13.00-14.00) | ||
| Opening Session (14.00-14.30) chaired by Ervin Balázs (Hungary) |
Prof Beáta Barnabás (Deputy Secretary of the Hungarian Acadeny of Sciences) | Welcome address |
| Dr. Rafael Blasco (INIA, Spain; Member of the CRP Scientific Advisory Body) | Welcome and overview of OECD Co-operative Research Programme | |
| Session 1. CRISPR Technology (14.30-17.30) chaired by Mariette Andersson (Sweden) & Zoltán Divéki (Hungary) |
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| Yiping Qi (USA) | Revolutionizing plant breeding with CRISPR-Cas genome editing tools | |
| Keiji Nishida (Japan) | Base editing and its applications in various organisms | |
| Coffee break(15.30-16.15) | ||
| Seiichi Toki (Japan) | The use of natural and engineered CRISPR variants in plants | |
| Chidananda Kanchiswamy (Ireland) | DNA-free genome editing for sustainable crop improvement | |
Day 2
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| Session 2. Applications in Plant Science (8.30-12.30) chaired by Wendy Harwood (UK) & Zsófia Bánfalvi (Hungary) |
Wendy Harwood (UK) | Use of CRISPR/Cas9 for cereal genome engineering |
| Eva Stöger (Austria) | Applying CRISPR/Cas to improve recombinant protein production in plants | |
| Véronique Bergougnoux-Fojtik (Czech Republic) | Genome editing for drought tolerance in barley | |
| Coffee break(10.00-10.30) | ||
| Mariette Andersson (Sweden) | Transgene-free CRISPR-Cas9 inducing multiallelic mutations in tetraploid potato (Solanum tuberosum) | |
| Zsófia Bánfalvi (Hungary) | Agrobacterium-mediated targeted mutagenesis in the potato cultivar Désirée | |
| Jean-Denis Faure (France) | Modifying gene dosage in hexaploid Camelina sativa | |
| Stefan Jansson (Sweden) | Genome editing using CRISPR-Cas9 and the EU GMO legislation | |
| Travel by bus to Eger, with lunch boxes (12.30-14.30) | ||
| Session 3. Regulatory Aspects (15.00-17.30) (with the trip in Eger!) |
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| Geert Glas (Belgium) | Invited conveners to moderate juridical, technical, ethical and economic aspects of regulating genome edition | |
| René Custers (Belgium | ||
| Petra Jorasch (ESA, Brussels) | ||
| Social programme (guided walk, wine-tasting, 17.30-19.00; dinner, 19.00-21.00) | ||
| Bus to Budapest (21.00-22.30) | ||
Day 3
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| Session 4. CRISPR in Microbiology (9.00-12.30) chaired by Attila Molnár (UK) & Tamás Fehér (Hungary) |
Attila Molnár (UK) | Efficient transgene-free targeted DNA editing and replacement in green algae |
| Tamás Fehér (Hungary) | CRISPR-based modulation of bacterial genome stability | |
| Irina Borodina (Denmark) | Application of CRISPR genome editing for creating novel yeast cell factories | |
| Coffee break (10.30-11.00) | ||
| Uffe Mortensen (Denmark) | Tools for exploiting fungi as production and discovery platforms | |
| Thomas Vogl (Israel) | Recent technology developments and applications for CRISPR based engineering of Pichia pastoris | |
| Ileana Vigentini (Italy) | New frontiers of wine biotechnology: a perspective on the CRISPR technology in yeasts | |
| Lunch break (13.00-14.00) | ||
| Closing session (14.00-16.00) chaired by Peter Kearns (OECD) & Ervin Balázs (Hungary) |
Margaret Rosso Grossman (USA) | GE technology in the United States: regulation and innovation |
| Peter Kearns (OECD) | Discussion and presentation of Policy Brief, wrap up, networking | |
| Ervin Balázs (Hungary) | Closing remarks: the way forward | |
| Press conference (16 30) | ||
