Submitted by aolson on Fri, 04/08/2022 - 15:18
The Plant Biology graduate program of the Penn State Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences is hosting the 23rd Penn State Plant Biology Symposium, focusing on RNA biology, from May 17th to May 20th on the Penn State campus. The conference will include plenary lectures as well as short talks chosen from submitted abstracts and poster sessions.
Submitted by aolson on Tue, 04/05/2022 - 19:58
The International Conference on Arabidopsis Research (ICAR) will be held from June 20-24 in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Abstracts for oral presentations and posters are due April 15.
Submitted by aolson on Tue, 04/05/2022 - 19:51
The Crops conference focuses on the application of genomic technology to agriculture and will be held from June 13-16 in Huntsville, Alabama.
Submitted by aolson on Thu, 03/31/2022 - 12:24
The Maize Genetics Cooperation (MGC) invites students and post-docs to a Virtual Career Development Workshop on April 8, 2022 1:00 - 3:20 EST and May 4, 2022 1:00 - 3:00 EST. Listen to successful professionals talk about the expectations of an academic or industry job, their job experiences and how to prepare for the challenges of the job market!
Submitted by aolson on Mon, 03/21/2022 - 15:19
The Research Data Alliance (RDA) is hosting their second annual Improving Global Agricultural Data (IGAD) Conference virtually from March 22 to April 8. IGAD is a group which focuses on all topics related to global agriculture data. Panel sessions, group discussions, and presentations will provide an opportunity for deepening collaborations and facilitate sharing knowledge and developing innovations. There are individual registration links for each virtual session. Interested participants are encouraged to register for multiple days based on interests and needs.
Submitted by aolson on Thu, 03/17/2022 - 13:43
Fruit Crops Resilience to Climate Change in the Mediterranean Basin-FREECLIMB has organized a webinar titled “Genome-based characterization
of Mediterranean fruit crop genetic resources for better resilience to climate extremes”, open to all, on April 27 and 28 from 7:00 to 10:00 AM EST. This two-webinar is aimed at researchers, scientists, policy makers, technicians and farmers looking to share project results and insights into recent innovations.
Submitted by aolson on Wed, 03/16/2022 - 10:58
The Crops Conference is being held June 13-16 at the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology in Huntsville, Alabama. The conference is focused on the application of genomic technology to crop improvement. Conference topics include sustainable crop development, adapting to climate change, and plant engineering solutions for crop resiliency.
Abstracts are due by March 18th. For more information go to https://www.hudsonalpha.org/crops/.
Submitted by aolson on Wed, 03/09/2022 - 21:03
Abstracts for oral presentations and E-Posters for the American Society for Horticultural Science (ASHS) Conference are due March 15. All oral and poster presentations must be made in person. The ASHS conference will be held from July 30 to Aug 3 in Chicago, Illinois and will include technical sessions, oral and E-poster presentations, keynote speakers, and workshops. Keynotes speakers will include Dr. Nirit Bernstein, Volcani Research Center, Dr.
Submitted by aolson on Fri, 03/04/2022 - 19:55
The International Society for Biocuration (ISB) is holding the first UK local Biocuration Conference is taking place from May 5th to 6th 2022 at EMBL's European Bioinformatics Institute in Hinxton, Cambridge, UK. The two day event will include keynote presentations on data harmonisation and application of bioinformatic resources, as well as presentations on data curation, biocuration systems, ontologies and community curation. The keynote speakers are Kenneth Baillie (Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh) and Dr Melanie Courtot (EMBL-EBI).
Submitted by aolson on Fri, 03/04/2022 - 01:44
AG2PI, funded by the USDA, is offering grant opportunities for the agricultural G2P community. The third round of funding will prioritize cross community groups, such as animals and plants or academics, government, and/or private industry. Budgets range from $50,000 - $100,000 depending on whether the project is emerging (new), enabling (a project that has initial studies but needs support to continue and expand), or establishing (sustaining well established projects). All proposals are due by March 8th, with an anticipated start date of June 1st and a duration of 6 months to a year.
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