{"id":77,"date":"2025-07-30T19:12:36","date_gmt":"2025-07-30T19:12:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pwd.aa.ufl.edu\/iclgg\/?page_id=77"},"modified":"2026-04-17T17:42:41","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T17:42:41","slug":"program","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pwd.aa.ufl.edu\/iclgg\/program\/","title":{"rendered":"Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"container\">\n<h1>Program<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<h2>Confirmed Plenary Speakers<\/h2>\n<div class=\"row mt-5\">\n<div class=\"col-md-6\">\n<div class=\"row mt-5\">\n<div class=\"col-md-3\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pwd.aa.ufl.edu\/iclgg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2026\/04\/Andrew-Bent_Headshot_ICLGG.jpg\" alt=\"speaker headshot\" class=\"img-fluid headshots shadow\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-9\">\n<h3>Dr. Andrew F. Bent <\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/plantpath.wisc.edu\/faculty\/andrew-bent\/\" target=\"_blank\">Visit Lab Website<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=s5xU-JcAAAAJ&#038;hl=en&#038;oi=ao\" target=\"_blank\">Visit Google Scholar Link<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"accordion\" class=\"myaccordion\">\n<div class=\"card\">\n<div id=\"heading3\" class=\"card-header\">\n<h4 class=\"mb-0\"><button style=\"text-align:left\" class=\"d-flex text-left align-items-center justify-content-between mybtn btn-link collapsed\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#collapse3\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse1\">View Bio<span class=\"fa fa-stack\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"fa fa-circle-thin fa-stack-2x\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fas fa-angle-down fa-stack-1x fa-inverse\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><\/button><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"collapse3\" class=\"collapse\" aria-labelledby=\"heading3\" data-bs-parent=\"#accordion\">\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<p>Dr. Andrew F. Bent is Professor in the Department of Plant Pathology at the University of Wisconsin\u2013Madison, USA. He received his B.A. from Oberlin College in 1983 and his Ph.D. from MIT in 1989. His research focuses on the molecular basis of plant immunity and disease resistance, including soybean resistance to soybean cyst nematode, the novel genetic structures and resistance mechanisms underlying Rhg1, the discovery that R genes encode NLR proteins, key findings on PTI immune receptors and poly(ADP-ribosyl)ation in plant defense, and contributions to the establishment of Arabidopsis and P. syringae as a model pathosystem. He was elected an AAAS Fellow in 2014.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-6\">\n<div class=\"row mt-5\">\n<div class=\"col-md-3\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pwd.aa.ufl.edu\/iclgg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2026\/04\/Jianxin-Ma_Headshot_ICLGG.png\" alt=\"speaker headshot\" class=\"img-fluid headshots shadow\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-9\">\n<h3>Dr. Jianxin Ma<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/directory\/maj\" target=\"_blank\">Visit Lab Website<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=hGFwT5sAAAAJ&#038;hl=en\" target=\"_blank\">Visit Google Scholar Link<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"accordion\" class=\"myaccordion\">\n<div class=\"card\">\n<div id=\"heading1\" class=\"card-header\">\n<h4 class=\"mb-0\"><button style=\"text-align:left\" class=\"d-flex text-left align-items-center justify-content-between mybtn btn-link collapsed\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#collapse1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse1\">View Bio<span class=\"fa fa-stack\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"fa fa-circle-thin fa-stack-2x\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fas fa-angle-down fa-stack-1x fa-inverse\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><\/button><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"collapse1\" class=\"collapse\" aria-labelledby=\"heading1\" data-bs-parent=\"#accordion\">\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<p>Dr. Jianxin Ma is Professor and Indiana Soybean Alliance Chair in Soybean Improvement in the Department of Agronomy and Center for Plant Biology at Purdue University, USA. He received his B.S. from Laiyang Agricultural University in 1993, his M.S. from the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences in 1996, and his Ph.D. from the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences in 1999. His research focuses on soybean structural and functional genomics, including genome evolution, domestication, and the genes and regulatory networks underlying key agronomic traits. He was elected an AAAS Fellow in 2018, and his group has made important contributions to understanding small-RNA-mediated regulation of soybean nodulation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-6\">\n<div class=\"row mt-5\">\n<div class=\"col-md-3\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pwd.aa.ufl.edu\/iclgg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2026\/04\/Murukarthick-Jayakodi_Headshot_ICLGG.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"img-fluid headshots shadow\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-9\">\n<h3>Dr. Murukarthick Jayakodi<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dallas.tamu.edu\/plant-genomics\/\" target=\"_blank\">Visit Lab Website<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/ScholarMJ\" target=\"_blank\">Visit Google Scholar Link<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"accordion\" class=\"myaccordion\">\n<div class=\"card\">\n<div id=\"heading2\" class=\"card-header\">\n<h4 class=\"mb-0\"><button style=\"text-align:left\" class=\"d-flex text-left align-items-center justify-content-between mybtn btn-link collapsed\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#collapse2\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse2\">View Bio<span class=\"fa fa-stack\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"fa fa-circle-thin fa-stack-2x\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fas fa-angle-down fa-stack-1x fa-inverse\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><\/button><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"collapse2\" class=\"collapse\" aria-labelledby=\"heading2\" data-bs-parent=\"#accordion\">\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<p>Dr. Murukarthick Jayakodi is Assistant Professor in the Department of Soil and Crop Sciences at Texas A&#038;M University and a researcher with Texas A&#038;M AgriLife Research in Dallas, Texas, USA. He earned his B.Tech. from Tamil Nadu Agricultural University in 2010, his M.S. from Seoul National University in 2014, and his Ph.D. from Seoul National University in 2018. His research examines the genetic basis of phenotypic variation and disease resistance in legumes and perennial grasses, with the goal of enabling predictive, genome-informed crop improvement. He has contributed to major genomics resources and breeding tools in legumes and was awarded the 2022 Leibniz Best Minds: Leibniz Junior Research Groups prize.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-6\">\n<div class=\"row mt-5\">\n<div class=\"col-md-3\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pwd.aa.ufl.edu\/iclgg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2026\/04\/Stig-Uggerhoj-Andersen_Headshot_ICLGG.jpg\" alt=\"speaker headshot\" class=\"img-fluid headshots shadow\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-9\">\n<h3>Dr. Stig Uggerh\u00f8j Andersen<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mbg.au.dk\/forskning\/forskningsomraader\/plantemolekylaerbiologi\/stig-uggerhoej-andersen\" target=\"_blank\">Visit Lab Website<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=wAgtbFwAAAAJ\" target=\"_blank\">Visit Google Scholar Link<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"accordion\" class=\"myaccordion\">\n<div class=\"card\">\n<div id=\"headingThree\" class=\"card-header\">\n<h4 class=\"mb-0\"><button style=\"text-align:left\" class=\"d-flex text-left align-items-center justify-content-between mybtn btn-link collapsed\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#collapseThree\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapseThree\">View Bio<span class=\"fa fa-stack\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"fa fa-circle-thin fa-stack-2x\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fas fa-angle-down fa-stack-1x fa-inverse\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><\/button><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"collapseThree\" class=\"collapse\" aria-labelledby=\"headingThree\" data-bs-parent=\"#accordion\">\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<p>Dr. Stig Uggerh\u00f8j Andersen is Professor in the Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics at Aarhus University, Denmark. He received his MSc in Molecular Biology from Aarhus University in 2002 and his PhD in Molecular Biology from Aarhus University in 2004. His research investigates natural variation in legumes, especially <em>Lotus japonicus<\/em>, white clover, and faba bean, to identify signatures of selection and uncover the genetic basis of important traits, with particular emphasis on plant-microbe interactions. His group combines high-throughput sequencing, bioinformatics, and experimental validation to study legume interactions with rhizobia and soil microbial communities.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-6\">\n<div class=\"row mt-5\">\n<div class=\"col-md-3\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pwd.aa.ufl.edu\/iclgg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2026\/04\/Xuelu-Wang_Headshot_ICLGG.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"img-fluid headshots shadow\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-9\">\n<h3>Dr. Xuelu Wang<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/legumelab.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Visit Lab Website<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=S0L2tD0AAAAJ&#038;hl=en\" target=\"_blank\">Visit Google Scholar Link<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"accordion\" class=\"myaccordion\">\n<div class=\"card\">\n<div id=\"headingTwo\" class=\"card-header\">\n<h4 class=\"mb-0\"><button style=\"text-align:left\" class=\"d-flex text-left align-items-center justify-content-between mybtn btn-link collapsed\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#collapseTwo\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapseTwo\">View Bio<span class=\"fa fa-stack\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"fa fa-circle-thin fa-stack-2x\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fas fa-angle-down fa-stack-1x fa-inverse\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><\/button><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"collapseTwo\" class=\"collapse\" aria-labelledby=\"headingTwo\" data-bs-parent=\"#accordion\">\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<p>Dr. Xuelu Wang is a Chang Jiang Scholar at Henan University, Zhengzhou, China. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Arizona in 2000 and completed postdoctoral research at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and the Salk Institute for Biological Studies. His research spans soybean biology, plant hormone signaling networks, growth and development, energy sensing, biological nitrogen fixation, and soybean-microbe interactions. He has led major research projects supported by national funding agencies in China and serves on the editorial boards of several international journals.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-6\">\n<div class=\"row mt-5\">\n<div class=\"col-md-3\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pwd.aa.ufl.edu\/iclgg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2026\/04\/Cheng-Ruei_ICLGG_PlenarySpeaker.jpg\" alt=\"speaker headshot\" class=\"img-fluid headshots shadow\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-9\">\n<h3>Dr. Cheng-Ruei Lee<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/site\/chengrueilee\/\" target=\"_blank\">Visit Lab Website<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=XGhy0ZUAAAAJ\" target=\"_blank\">Visit Google Scholar Link<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"accordion\" class=\"myaccordion\">\n<div class=\"card\">\n<div id=\"heading4\" class=\"card-header\">\n<h4 class=\"mb-0\"><button style=\"text-align:left\" class=\"d-flex text-left align-items-center justify-content-between mybtn btn-link collapsed\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#collapse4\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse4\">View Bio<span class=\"fa fa-stack\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"fa fa-circle-thin fa-stack-2x\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fas fa-angle-down fa-stack-1x fa-inverse\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><\/button><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"collapse4\" class=\"collapse\" aria-labelledby=\"heading4\" data-bs-parent=\"#accordion\">\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<p>Dr. Cheng-Ruei Lee is Professor in the Institute of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at National Taiwan University, Taiwan. He received his Bachelor&#8217;s degree from National Taiwan Normal University in 2005 and his Ph.D. from Duke University in 2013. His research focuses on the population genetics of crop evolution, including the spatiotemporal patterns of domestication and post-domestication expansion, the interplay among crop genetics, archaeology, and human culinary culture, and complex domestication processes involving human selection, ecological adaptation, and secondary wild-cultigen hybridization in Asian legumes such as adzuki (Vigna angularis) and mungbean (V. radiata). He was elected an EMBO Global Investigator in 2020 and has received multiple national research awards in Taiwan.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-6\">\n<div class=\"row mt-5\">\n<div class=\"col-md-3\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pwd.aa.ufl.edu\/iclgg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2026\/04\/MichaelUdvardi_ICLGG_PlenarySpeaker.jpg\" alt=\"speaker headshot\" class=\"img-fluid headshots shadow\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-9\">\n<h3>Dr. Michael Udvardi <\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/about.uq.edu.au\/experts\/32509\" target=\"_blank\">Visit Lab Website<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=Yz19c0oAAAAJ&#038;hl=en\" target=\"_blank\">Visit Google Scholar Link<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"accordion\" class=\"myaccordion\">\n<div class=\"card\">\n<div id=\"heading5\" class=\"card-header\">\n<h4 class=\"mb-0\"><button style=\"text-align:left\" class=\"d-flex text-left align-items-center justify-content-between mybtn btn-link collapsed\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#collapse5\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse5\">View Bio<span class=\"fa fa-stack\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"fa fa-circle-thin fa-stack-2x\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fas fa-angle-down fa-stack-1x fa-inverse\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><\/button><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"collapse5\" class=\"collapse\" aria-labelledby=\"heading5\" data-bs-parent=\"#accordion\">\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<p>Dr. Michael Udvardi is Professor of Legume Genomics with the Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation at the University of Queensland, Australia. He earned his Ph.D. in plant biochemistry from the Australian National University in 1989. His research focuses on how plants acquire nitrogen for growth. He has contributed to the understanding of symbiotic nitrogen fixation in legumes, especially of nitrogen transport and metabolism in root nodules, using biochemical, molecular, genetic, and genomic approaches. He was elected a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 2012 for his contributions to legume biology, especially symbiotic nitrogen fixation<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-6\">\n<div class=\"row mt-5\">\n<div class=\"col-md-3\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pwd.aa.ufl.edu\/iclgg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2026\/04\/MyriamCharpentier_ICLGG_PlenarySpeaker.jpg\" alt=\"speaker headshot\" class=\"img-fluid headshots shadow\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-9\">\n<h3>Dr. Myriam Charpentier <\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jic.ac.uk\/people\/myriam-charpentier\/\" target=\"_blank\">Visit Lab Website<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.co.uk\/scholar?hl=en&#038;as_sdt=0%2C5&#038;q=myriam+charpentier&#038;oq=\" target=\"_blank\">Visit Google Scholar Link<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"accordion\" class=\"myaccordion\">\n<div class=\"card\">\n<div id=\"heading6\" class=\"card-header\">\n<h4 class=\"mb-0\"><button style=\"text-align:left\" class=\"d-flex text-left align-items-center justify-content-between mybtn btn-link collapsed\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#collapse6\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse6\">View Bio<span class=\"fa fa-stack\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"fa fa-circle-thin fa-stack-2x\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fas fa-angle-down fa-stack-1x fa-inverse\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><\/button><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"collapse6\" class=\"collapse\" aria-labelledby=\"heading6\" data-bs-parent=\"#accordion\">\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<p>Dr. Myriam Charpentier is Professor in the Cell and Developmental Biology Department at the John Innes Centre, Norwich, UK. She completed her MSc in Plant Genetics and Biotechnology at the University of Paris VII, France, and her PhD in Plant Genetics and Molecular Biology at Ludwig-Maximilian University in Munich, Germany. Her research investigates how plant cell nuclei generate and interpret calcium signals in response to biotic, abiotic, nutritional, and developmental cues, with key discoveries on the molecular basis and evolution of nuclear calcium signaling, its role in root development, and the mechanisms controlling endosymbiosis-mediated nuclear calcium signaling. She received the Adam Kondorosi Academia Europaea Award for Early-Career Investigators in 2025 in recognition of her groundbreaking contributions to plant calcium signaling and root endosymbiosis.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-6\">\n<div class=\"row mt-5\">\n<div class=\"col-md-3\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pwd.aa.ufl.edu\/iclgg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2026\/04\/Sukhjiwan-Kaur_ICLGG_PlenarySpeaker.png\" alt=\"speaker headshot\" class=\"img-fluid headshots shadow\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-9\">\n<h3>Dr. Sukhjiwan Kaur <\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/scholars.latrobe.edu.au\/s5kaur\" target=\"_blank\">Visit Lab Website<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"accordion\" class=\"myaccordion\">\n<div class=\"card\">\n<div id=\"heading7\" class=\"card-header\">\n<h4 class=\"mb-0\"><button style=\"text-align:left\" class=\"d-flex text-left align-items-center justify-content-between mybtn btn-link collapsed\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#collapse7\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse7\">View Bio<span class=\"fa fa-stack\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"fa fa-circle-thin fa-stack-2x\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fas fa-angle-down fa-stack-1x fa-inverse\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><\/button><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"collapse7\" class=\"collapse\" aria-labelledby=\"heading7\" data-bs-parent=\"#accordion\">\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<p>Dr. Sukhjiwan Kaur is Research Leader in Plant Genetic Improvement at Agriculture Victoria, Melbourne, Australia, and Principal Research Fellow (joint appointment) at La Trobe University. She received her B.S. from Panjab University, Chandigarh, India, in 1997, her M.S. from Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, India, in 2000, and her Ph.D. from the University of Melbourne, Australia, in 2006. Her research integrates genomics, quantitative genetics, statistical modelling, and high-throughput phenotyping to improve yield stability, stress tolerance, and climate resilience. Dr. Kaur has led Australian contributions to multiple international genome sequencing consortia for lentil, pea, and faba bean. She currently serves as a Member of the Board of the Australasian Plant Breeding Association.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-6\">\n<div class=\"row mt-5\">\n<div class=\"col-md-3\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pwd.aa.ufl.edu\/iclgg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2026\/04\/David-Bertioli_ICLGG_2026.jpg\" alt=\"speaker headshot\" class=\"img-fluid headshots shadow\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-9\">\n<h3>Dr. David Bertioli<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wildpeanutlab.uga.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\">Visit Lab Website<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=iZ-1G_kAAAAJ&#038;hl=pt-BR\" target=\"_blank\">Visit Google Scholar Profile<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"accordion\" class=\"myaccordion\">\n<div class=\"card\">\n<div id=\"heading8\" class=\"card-header\">\n<h4 class=\"mb-0\"><button style=\"text-align:left\" class=\"d-flex text-left align-items-center justify-content-between mybtn btn-link collapsed\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#collapse8\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse8\">View Bio<span class=\"fa fa-stack\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"fa fa-circle-thin fa-stack-2x\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fas fa-angle-down fa-stack-1x fa-inverse\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><\/button><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"collapse8\" class=\"collapse\" aria-labelledby=\"heading8\" data-bs-parent=\"#accordion\">\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<p>Dr. David Bertioli is Professor in the Department of Crop and Soil Sciences at the University of Georgia, Athens, USA, and a Georgia Research Alliance Distinguished Investigator. He received his B.Sc. in Botany from the University of Durham, UK, and his Ph.D. in Virology from the University of Oxford, UK. His research focuses on the genetics, genomics, and evolution of peanuts and their wild relatives, with major contributions to sequencing the diploid ancestor genomes and the complete cultivated peanut genome, and to identifying wild-species genes conferring resistance to diseases and root parasites. He has led major internationally funded projects on peanut improvement, including grants from the Gates Foundation and Mars Global.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-6\">\n<div class=\"row mt-5\">\n<div class=\"col-md-3\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pwd.aa.ufl.edu\/iclgg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2026\/04\/Roberto-Papa_ICLGG_2026.jpg\" alt=\"speaker headshot\" class=\"img-fluid headshots shadow\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-9\">\n<h3>Dr. Roberto Papa <\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.univpm.it\/roberto.papa\" target=\"_blank\">Visit Lab Website<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=JcpfaYgAAAAJ&#038;hl=en\" target=\"_blank\">Visit Google Scholar Profile<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"accordion\" class=\"myaccordion\">\n<div class=\"card\">\n<div id=\"heading9\" class=\"card-header\">\n<h4 class=\"mb-0\"><button style=\"text-align:left\" class=\"d-flex text-left align-items-center justify-content-between mybtn btn-link collapsed\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#collapse9\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse9\">View Bio<span class=\"fa fa-stack\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"fa fa-circle-thin fa-stack-2x\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fas fa-angle-down fa-stack-1x fa-inverse\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><\/button><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"collapse9\" class=\"collapse\" aria-labelledby=\"heading9\" data-bs-parent=\"#accordion\">\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<p>Dr. Roberto Papa is Full Professor of Agricultural Genetics in the Department of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences (D3A) at Universit\u00e0 Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy. He received his Laurea in Agricultural Sciences from the Universit\u00e0 degli Studi di Perugia, Italy, in 1989 and his Ph.D. from the Universit\u00e0 degli Studi di Sassari, Italy, in 1992. His research focuses on plant population genetics, crop evolution, and domestication, with particular emphasis on legumes and cereals, integrating genomics, molecular markers, and biodiversity approaches to study adaptation, gene flow, and genetic resource conservation. He coordinated the EU H2020 INCREASE project on food legume genetic resources, which received the Grand Prize of the European Union Prize for Citizen Science in 2024.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--End Row-->\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- End Container--><\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<div class=\"container mt-5\">\n<h2>Tentative Conference Program<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"#day1\">Day 1<\/a> | <a href=\"#day2\">Day 2<\/a> | <a href=\"#day3\">Day 3<\/a> | <a href=\"#day4\">Day 4<\/a> | <a href=\"#day5\">Day 5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n<!--\n\n<p>In 2024, the ICLGG returns to Brisbane, Australia, where delegates will share the results of their latest work, providing new insight into the amazing world of legume biology while helping to chart a path to legume improvement for food security without environmental harm. As in the past, recent advances in structural genomics and functional genomics of legume evolution, development, beneficial symbioses, plant defence against pathogens and pests, plant tolerance to abiotic stress and plant metabolism will be presented. Further, recent developments in pan-genomics have opened the door to greater appreciation of the genetic diversity within and between species, which will also be highlighted at this conference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>The meeting will span four days and include plenary lectures covering key thematic areas of broad interest, research reports on specific topics and short, lightning talks from early career researchers. Posters will provide a venue for further data presentation and a forum for discussion.<\/p>\n\n--><\/p>\n<p><!--\n\n<p class=\"mt-4\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"btn\">Download Program PDF<\/a> <a href=\"#\" class=\"btn\">Download List of Poster Presentations<\/a> <a href=\"#\" class=\"btn\">Oral and Lightning Talks Abstract Book<\/a> <a href=\"#\" class=\"btn\">Poster Abstract Book<\/a><\/p>\n\n-->\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container mt-5 mb-5 pb-5 shadow rounded\" style=\"background-color: #fff;\" id=\"day1\">\n<div class=\"row mb-2 pr-5 pl-5 align-items-center pt-3\" style=\"background-color: #8B5E3B;\">\n<div class=\"col-md-3\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-8\">\n<h2 class=\"text-right text-white\">Sunday, Dec. 13, 2026<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row pr-5 pl-5 align-items-center\">\n<div class=\"col-md-3\">\n<p><i class=\"fas fa-clock icon-orange\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>7:00 PM &#8211; 9:00 PM<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-8\">\n<h3>Welcome Reception<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--End of the day--><\/p>\n<div class=\"container mt-5 mb-5 pb-5 shadow rounded\" style=\"background-color: #fff;\" id=\"day2\">\n<div class=\"row mb-2 pr-5 pl-5 align-items-center pt-3\" style=\"background-color: #8B5E3B;\">\n<div class=\"col-md-3\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-8\">\n<h2 class=\"text-right text-white\">Monday, Dec. 14, 2026<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row pr-5 pl-5 align-items-center\">\n<div class=\"col-md-3\">\n<p><i class=\"fas fa-clock icon-orange\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>8:30 AM &#8211; 10:00 AM<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-8\">\n<h3>Plenary Session 1: Legume Microbe Interaction<\/h3>\n<p>Chair:<br \/>\nName + Affiliation<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<div class=\"row pr-5 pl-5 align-items-center\">\n<div class=\"col-md-3\">\n<p><i class=\"fas fa-clock icon-orange\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>10:00 AM &#8211; 10:30 AM<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-8\">\n<h3>Coffee\/Sponsor Exhibition<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row pr-5 pl-5 pt-3 pb-3 mt-3 mb-3 align-items-center\" style=\"background-color:#96d27e14;\">\n<div class=\"col-md-3\">\n<p><i class=\"fas fa-clock icon-orange\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>10:30 AM &#8211; 12:00 PM<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-8\">\n<h3>Parallel Session<\/h3>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-6\">\n<h3>Session 1<\/h3>\n<h4>Advances of Biotechnology Tools<\/h4>\n<p>Chair:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.saas.pku.edu.cn\/old\/english\/faculty\/all_faculty_members_list\/el\/365821.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Qikun Liu<\/a>, School of Advanced Agricultural Sciences,\u00a0Peking University<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-6\">\n<h3>Session 2<\/h3>\n<h4>Forage, Specialty, and Cover Legumes<\/h4>\n<p>Chair:<br \/>\nName + Affiliation<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row pr-5 pl-5 align-items-center\">\n<div class=\"col-md-3\">\n<p><i class=\"fas fa-clock icon-orange\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>12:00 PM &#8211; 1:30 PM<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-8\">\n<h3>Lunch\/Sponsor Exhibition<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row pr-5 pl-5 pt-3 pb-3 mt-3 mb-3 align-items-center\" style=\"background-color:#96d27e14;\">\n<div class=\"col-md-3\">\n<p><i class=\"fas fa-clock icon-orange\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>1:30 PM &#8211; 3:00 PM<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-8\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-6\">\n<h3>Session 3<\/h3>\n<h4>Leveraging New Genomes and Pan-Genomes: Biological Insights and Applications<\/h4>\n<p>Chair:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/research-repository.uwa.edu.au\/en\/persons\/dave-edwards\/\" target=\"_blank\">David Edwards<\/a>, University of Western Australia, Australia<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-6\">\n<h3>Session 4<\/h3>\n<h4>Phenomics for Legume Improvement<\/h4>\n<p>Chair:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bing.com\/search?q=Valerio+Hoyos+Villegas&#038;cvid=df4c1cc69797437dae4cf83e97b552ff&#038;gs_lcrp=EgRlZGdlKgYIABBFGDkyBggAEEUYOTIGCAEQRRg7MggIAhDpBxj8VdIBBzE4NmowajSoAgiwAgE&#038;FORM=ANAB01&#038;PC=U531\" target=\"_blank\">Valerio Hoyos Villegas<\/a>, Michigan State University<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row pr-5 pl-5 align-items-center\">\n<div class=\"col-md-3\">\n<p><i class=\"fas fa-clock icon-orange\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>3:00 PM &#8211; 3:30 PM<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-8\">\n<h3>Coffee\/Sponsor Exhibition<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<div class=\"row pr-5 pl-5 align-items-center\">\n<div class=\"col-md-3\">\n<p><i class=\"fas fa-clock icon-orange\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>3:30 PM &#8211; 4:30 PM<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-8\">\n<h3>Poster Presentation (Odd Numbers)<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<div class=\"row pr-5 pl-5 align-items-center\">\n<div class=\"col-md-3\">\n<p><i class=\"fas fa-clock icon-orange\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>4:30 PM &#8211; 6:30 PM<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-8\">\n<h3>The Breakthroughs of Genome Technologies Workshop<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--End of the day--><\/p>\n<div class=\"container mt-5 mb-5 pb-5 shadow rounded\" style=\"background-color: #fff;\" id=\"day3\">\n<div class=\"row mb-2 pr-5 pl-5 align-items-center pt-3\" style=\"background-color: #8B5E3B;\">\n<div class=\"col-md-3\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-8\">\n<h2 class=\"text-right text-white\">Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2026<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row pr-5 pl-5 align-items-center\">\n<div class=\"col-md-3\">\n<p><i class=\"fas fa-clock icon-orange\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>8:30 AM &#8211; 10:00 AM<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-8\">\n<h3>Plenary Session 2: Frontiers in Legume Genetics and Genomics<\/h3>\n<p>Chair:<br \/>\nName + Affiliation<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<div class=\"row pr-5 pl-5 align-items-center\">\n<div class=\"col-md-3\">\n<p><i class=\"fas fa-clock icon-orange\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>10:00 AM &#8211; 10:30 AM<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-8\">\n<h3>Coffee\/Sponsor Exhibition<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row pr-5 pl-5 pt-3 pb-3 mt-3 mb-3 align-items-center\" style=\"background-color:#96d27e14;\">\n<div class=\"col-md-3\">\n<p><i class=\"fas fa-clock icon-orange\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>10:30 AM &#8211; 12:00 PM<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-8\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-6\">\n<h3>Session 5<\/h3>\n<h4>Plant Defense<\/h4>\n<p>Chair:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/plannet.wsu.edu\/feng-feng\/\" target=\"_blank\">Feng Feng<\/a>, Oklahoma State University<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-6\">\n<h3>Session 6<\/h3>\n<h4>Legume Products, Seed Composition and Biology<\/h4>\n<p>Chair:<br \/>\nName + Affiliation<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row pr-5 pl-5 align-items-center\">\n<div class=\"col-md-3\">\n<p><i class=\"fas fa-clock icon-orange\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>12:00 PM &#8211; 1:30 PM<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-8\">\n<h3>Lunch\/Sponsor Exhibition<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row pr-5 pl-5 pt-3 pb-3 mt-3 mb-3 align-items-center\" style=\"background-color:#96d27e14;\">\n<div class=\"col-md-3\">\n<p><i class=\"fas fa-clock icon-orange\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>1:30 PM &#8211; 3:00 PM<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-8\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-6\">\n<h3>Session 7<\/h3>\n<h4>Abiotic Stress Biology<\/h4>\n<p>Chair:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/ibt.unam.mx\/perfil\/1555\/dra-alejandra-alicia-covarrubias-robles\" target=\"_blank\">Alejandra Covarrubias<\/a>, National Autonomous University of Mexico<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/ucr.edu\/koeniglab\" target=\"_blank\">Daniel Konig<\/a>, University of California<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-6\">\n<h3>Session 8<\/h3>\n<h4>Rhizobial and Mycorrhizal Symbiosis<\/h4>\n<p>Chair:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.legumegenetics.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Sonali Roy<\/a>, Tennessee State University<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bing.com\/search?q=Georgina+Hernandez+PLANT&#038;FORM=AWRE\" target=\"_blank\">Georgina Hern\u00e1ndez<\/a>, National Autonomous University of Mexico<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row pr-5 pl-5 align-items-center\">\n<div class=\"col-md-3\">\n<p><i class=\"fas fa-clock icon-orange\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>3:00 PM &#8211; 3:30 PM<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-8\">\n<h3>Coffee\/Sponsor Exhibition<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<div class=\"row pr-5 pl-5 align-items-center\">\n<div class=\"col-md-3\">\n<p><i class=\"fas fa-clock icon-orange\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>3:30 PM &#8211; 4:30 PM<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-8\">\n<h3>Poster Presentation (Even Numbers)<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<div class=\"row pr-5 pl-5 align-items-center\">\n<div class=\"col-md-3\">\n<p><i class=\"fas fa-clock icon-orange\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>4:30 PM &#8211; 6:30 PM<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-8\">\n<h3>Legume Value Chain Workshop<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--End of the day--><\/p>\n<div class=\"container mt-5 mb-5 pb-5 shadow rounded\" style=\"background-color: #fff;\" id=\"day4\">\n<div class=\"row mb-2 pr-5 pl-5 align-items-center pt-3\" style=\"background-color: #8B5E3B;\">\n<div class=\"col-md-3\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-8\">\n<h2 class=\"text-right text-white\">Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2026<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row pr-5 pl-5 align-items-center\">\n<div class=\"col-md-3\">\n<p><i class=\"fas fa-clock icon-orange\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>8:30 AM &#8211; 10:00 AM<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-8\">\n<h3>Plenary Session 3: Biodiversity, Evolution, and Domestication<\/h3>\n<p>Chair:<br \/>\nName + Affiliation<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<div class=\"row pr-5 pl-5 align-items-center\">\n<div class=\"col-md-3\">\n<p><i class=\"fas fa-clock icon-orange\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>10:00 AM &#8211; 10:30 AM<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-8\">\n<h3>Coffee\/Sponsor Exhibition<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row pr-5 pl-5 pt-3 pb-3 mt-3 mb-3 align-items-center\" style=\"background-color:#96d27e14;\">\n<div class=\"col-md-3\">\n<p><i class=\"fas fa-clock icon-orange\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>10:30 AM &#8211; 12:00 PM<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-8\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-6\">\n<h3>Session 9<\/h3>\n<h4>GWAS, Genetic Mapping, and Gene Discovery<\/h4>\n<p>Chair:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bing.com\/search?q=Peggy+Ozias-Akins&#038;cvid=d05a579ad19a434886461983d892269a&#038;gs_lcrp=EgRlZGdlKgYIABBFGDkyBggAEEUYOTIGCAEQABhAMgYIAhAAGEAyBggDEEUYOzIGCAQQRRg7MggIBRDpBxj8VdIBBzMxMWowajSoAgiwAgE&#038;FORM=ANAB01&#038;PC=U531\" target=\"_blank\">Peggy Ozias-Akins<\/a>, University of Georgia<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/cafnr.missouri.edu\/directory\/kristin-bilyeu\/\" target=\"_blank\">Kristin Bilyeu<\/a>, USDA-ARS<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-6\">\n<h3>Session 10<\/h3>\n<h4>Gene Expression Regulation<\/h4>\n<p>Chair:<br \/>\nName + Affiliation<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row pr-5 pl-5 align-items-center\">\n<div class=\"col-md-3\">\n<p><i class=\"fas fa-clock icon-orange\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>12:00 PM &#8211; 1:30 PM<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-8\">\n<h3>Lunch\/Sponsor Exhibition<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row pr-5 pl-5 pt-3 pb-3 mt-3 mb-3 align-items-center\" style=\"background-color:#96d27e14;\">\n<div class=\"col-md-3\">\n<p><i class=\"fas fa-clock icon-orange\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>1:30 PM &#8211; 3:00 PM<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-8\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-6\">\n<h3>Session 11<\/h3>\n<h4>Germplasm, Diversity, Evolution, and Domestication<\/h4>\n<p>Chair:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bing.com\/search?q=Baohua+Song+PLANT&#038;FORM=AWRE\" target=\"_blank\">Baohua Song<\/a>, University of North Carolina<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bing.com\/search?q=Maria+Munoz+Amatrian&#038;cvid=08fd9ea819144e49b47d4ef67f5397a6&#038;gs_lcrp=EgRlZGdlKgYIABBFGDkyBggAEEUYOTIGCAEQRRg7MggIAhDpBxj8VdIBCTI4MDEzajBqNKgCALACAA&#038;FORM=ANAB01&#038;PC=U531\" target=\"_blank\">Maria Munoz Amatrian<\/a>, University of Leon<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-6\">\n<h3>Session 12<\/h3>\n<h4>Developmental Genomics, Single-cell and Spatial Transcriptomics<\/h4>\n<p>Chair:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/discover.utas.edu.au\/jim.weller\" target=\"_blank\">Jim Weller<\/a>, University of Tasmania<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/bondlsc.missouri.edu\/person\/marc-libault\/\" target=\"_blank\">Marc Libault<\/a>, University of Missouri<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row pr-5 pl-5 align-items-center\">\n<div class=\"col-md-3\">\n<p><i class=\"fas fa-clock icon-orange\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>3:00 PM &#8211; 3:30 PM<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-8\">\n<h3>Coffee\/Sponsor Exhibition<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row pr-5 pl-5 pt-3 pb-3 mt-3 mb-3 align-items-center\" style=\"background-color:#96d27e14;\">\n<div class=\"col-md-3\">\n<p><i class=\"fas fa-clock icon-orange\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>3:30 PM &#8211; 5:00 PM<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-8\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-6\">\n<h3>Session 13<\/h3>\n<h4>Microbiome and Agricultural Applications<\/h4>\n<p>Chair:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sachslab.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Jeal Sachs<\/a>, UC, Riverside<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-6\">\n<h3>Session 14<\/h3>\n<h4>Data Sciences and Community Resources<\/h4>\n<p>Chair:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/cropsciences.illinois.edu\/directory\/mhudson\" target=\"_blank\">Matt Hudson<\/a>, University of Illinois<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bcb.iastate.edu\/people\/steven-cannon\" target=\"_blank\">Steven Cannon<\/a>, United States Department of Agriculture Washington<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row pr-5 pl-5 align-items-center\">\n<div class=\"col-md-3\">\n<p><i class=\"fas fa-clock icon-orange\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>7:00 PM &#8211; 9:00 PM<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-8\">\n<h3>Conference Dinner<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--End of the day--><\/p>\n<div class=\"container mt-5 mb-5 pb-5 shadow rounded\" style=\"background-color: #fff;\" id=\"day5\">\n<div class=\"row mb-2 pr-5 pl-5 align-items-center pt-3\" style=\"background-color: #8B5E3B;\">\n<div class=\"col-md-3\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-8\">\n<h2 class=\"text-right text-white\">Thursday, Dec. 17, 2026<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row pr-5 pl-5 align-items-center\">\n<div class=\"col-md-3\">\n<p><i class=\"fas fa-clock icon-orange\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>8:30 AM &#8211; 10:00 AM<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-8\">\n<h3>Plenary Session 4: Translational Genomics for Crop Improvement<\/h3>\n<p>Chair:<br \/>\nName + Affiliation<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<div class=\"row pr-5 pl-5 align-items-center\">\n<div class=\"col-md-3\">\n<p><i class=\"fas fa-clock icon-orange\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>10:00 AM &#8211; 10:30 AM<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-8\">\n<h3>Coffee\/Sponsor Exhibition<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row pr-5 pl-5 pt-3 pb-3 mt-3 mb-3 align-items-center\" style=\"background-color:#96d27e14;\">\n<div class=\"col-md-3\">\n<p><i class=\"fas fa-clock icon-orange\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>10:30 AM &#8211; 12:00 PM<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-8\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-6\">\n<h3>Session 15<\/h3>\n<h4>MAS, GS, and Breeding<\/h4>\n<p>Chair:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/icrisat.org\/about\/team\/dr-janila-pasupuleti\" target=\"_blank\">Janila Pasupuleti<\/a>, International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-6\">\n<h3>Session 16<\/h3>\n<h4>Epigenetics and Epigenomes<\/h4>\n<p>Chair:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/sejong.elsevierpure.com\/en\/persons\/kyung-do-kim\/\" target=\"_blank\">Kyungdo Kim<\/a>, Sejong University<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibt.unam.mx\/perfil\/3139\/dr-jos-luis-reyes-taboada\" target=\"_blank\">Jose Luis Reyes<\/a>, Instituto de Biotecnolog\u00eda,\u00a0UNAM<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row pr-5 pl-5 align-items-center\">\n<div class=\"col-md-3\">\n<p><i class=\"fas fa-clock icon-orange\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>12:00 PM &#8211; 1:30 PM<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-8\">\n<h3>Award Ceremony<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--End of the day--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Program Confirmed Plenary Speakers Dr. Andrew F. 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