NPBC 2026

Program

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Plant and Algae Bioinformatics Workshop

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11:00
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12:00
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Science Communication Workshop

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13:00
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14:00
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8:00

Registration

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Welcome

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9:00

Roles and recognition of stress-regulated secreted signaling peptides

Cyril Zipfel

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Morning break

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10:00
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Snow algae and glacier ice algae biogeography and ecophysiology

Lenka Procházková

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Transcriptome analysis of cell wall biomineralization in the large diatom Coscinodiscus

Tore Brembu

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11:00

Unravelling the molecular mechanisms of eATP signalling during regulated cell death in Arabidopsis thaliana

Leah Gachao

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Role of abscisic acid metabolism in regulation of bilberry fruit ripening

Katja Karppinen

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Gene loss and horizontal gene transfer in plants as a consequence of parasitism

Karsten Fischer

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Lunch

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12:00
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Excursion

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13:00
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14:00
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15:00

Poster session with snack

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16:00

Effects of thermal priming on the Saccharina latissima transcriptomic response to heat stress

Anne Nilsen

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Environmental Drivers of Phlorotannin Variability in the macroalga Alaria esculenta (Phaeophyceae). Insights from Wild Populations, Aquaculture and Laboratory Studies

Ralf Rautenberger

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The evolutionary origin of the Arabidopsis receptor kinase THESEUS1 and its function in plant cell wall integrity maintenance

Steven Zwartkruis

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Deciphering the functions of three Phytophthora cactorum RXLR effectors involved in strawberry colonization

Anupam Gogoi

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Extracellular ATP and Metabolomic Fingerprints of Regulated Cell Death in Tomato and Arabidopsis

Jo Helstad

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Short break

Talk 

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17:00

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Polyphenolic content and bioactivity in Norwegian brown macroalgae in response to light intensity, temperature, salinity, and UV-radiation stress

Sara Roosvall

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Investigating trafficking-related candidate genes involved in cell wall-mediated stress perception in Arabidopsis thaliana

Nelly Braun

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Acquisition and maintenance of environmental stress memory in red algae ‘Bangia’ spp.

Puja Kumari

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The role of cell wall integrity maintenance mechanisms in hyperosmotic stress and cell wall damage responses

Sara Morghen

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Climate Change Modulates Glyphosate Efficacy and Species-Specific Stress Responses in Key Weed and Crop Species

Zahra Bitarafan

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Uncovering the strawberry-crown rot pathosystem and domestication of wild resistance genes

May Brurberg

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Discussion / buffer

Talk 

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18:00
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19:00

Conference Dinner

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Form and function of a plant-fungal symbiosis

Caroline Gutjahr

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Molecular actors in the brown algal oxylipin biosynthesis pathway

Gabriel Markov

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10:00
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Poster session with snack

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CRISPR/Cas-based genome editing and functional genomics for development of multiple biotic & abiotic stress tolerance in Solanum lycopersicum L.

Banashree Saikia

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Assisting species differentiation using hyperspectral imaging

Vasili Balios

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Adaptive IoT-enabled automation with multimodal sensing and real-time image analysis for CEA

Arshad Ajilan

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Time-series multispectral UAV imaging reveals dynamic N-responses and breeding gains for N-uptake and protein yield in Norwegian spring barley

Morten Lillemo

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Lithologically diverse Nordic glacial flours as macro- and micronutrient sources for northern plants

Colin Sinclair

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Experimental breeding of the diatom Cylindrotheca sp. and high-throughput phenotyping of F1 offspring

Chris Hulatt

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Short break

Talk 

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The Norwegian Plant Phenotyping Infrastructure (PheNo) – a new era of opportunities for plant research in Norway

Sara Laranjeira

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Discussion / buffer

Talk 

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Group Photos and Closing Remarks

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Lunch

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Photosyntech Leader Meeting

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Caption
Plant & Algal Immunity, Stress Responses, and Environmental Adaptation
Signaling, Perception, and Interactions in Plants, Macroalgae, and Microalgae
Biotechnological Innovations and Emerging Tools
Restoration, Biodiversity, and Sustainable Ecosystem Management
Keynote
Registration
Welcome
Break
Excursion
Workshop
Poster
Dinner
Closing