1st PlantEd WG2 training school
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May 24, 2022 09:00 AM
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May 25, 2022 05:00 PM |
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| Where | Oeiras, Lisbon, Portugal |
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This Training School will focus on plant genome editing and its impact on plant breeding. It will provide a learning platform and forum for discussions on genome editing, its implications in agriculture, as well as socio-economic and regulatory considerations. Major goals of the Training School are to analyse and discuss the scientific developments and the regulatory frameworks, as bases for proper assessment of the impact of this technology.
This Training School occurs under the scope of Working Group 2, led by Dr. Dragana Miladinovic, of COST Action CA18111 – Genome editing in plants, led by Prof Dennis Eriksson.
Tuesday, 24 May 2022
09:00 Start of the TS, welcome and practical arrangements for the day
Session 1 - Applications of Gene Editing and Regulations
09:15 Wendy Harwood (John Innes Centre, UK) - Genome editing to innovate plant
breeding
10:00 Tiago Lourenço (ITQB NOVA, Portugal) - Genome editing in rice as a tool for
functional characterization of genes involved in abiotic stress response
10:45 Coffee break
11:15 Laboratory tour - Getting practical info on genome editing of rice in INIAV
13:00 Lunch break
14:30 Jens Kahrmann (BVL, Germany) - Options for the regulation of genome edited plants
15:15 Petra Jorasch (Euroseeds, Belgium) - Effect of the ECJ ruling on mutagenesis breeding
for breeding companies
16:00 Coffee and discussion
Wednesday, 25 May 2022
Session 2 - Impacts on Crops and Socio-economy
09:30 Jeremy Sweet (Sweet Environmental Consultants, UK) - Plant quality, health and
production applications
10:15 Justus Wesseler (WUR, Netherlands) - Cost/Benefit analysis of genome editing
11:00 Coffee break
Session 3 - How does society receive this technology?
11:30 Marcel Kuntz (CNRS - CEA, France) - Genome editing - Political and societal concerns
12:15 Hannah Taylor Lewis (Science Media Centre, UK) - The importance of engaging with
the media on genome editing
13:00 Lunch break
14:30 Group work - Work in 4 groups; preparation of key messages related to impact
assessment of genome editing on: a) plant science and plant breeding; b) agriculture and agricultural
value chains; c) socio-economic impact and d) impact communication.
16:00 Coffee break
16:30 Presentation of key messages and finalization of the outputs
