NPBC 2026

Program

Session Chairs

Session Chair Backup
Signaling, Perception, and Interactions in Plants, Macroalgae, and Microalgae Kirsten Krause Karsten Fischer
Plant & Algal Immunity, Stress Responses, and Environmental Adaptation Thorsten Hamann May Bente Brurberg
Biotechnological Innovations and Emerging Tools Katja Karppinen Alexander Jueterbock
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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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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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20:00
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21:00
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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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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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Low-Impact Bioprocessing of Alaria esculenta for Next-Generation Agricultural Biostimulants

Paige Heavyside

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