Program
Session Topics
- Establishment of embryogenic meristems
- Shoot apical meristems - maintenance and functions
- Root meristems - lessons from the ground
- Inflorescence meristems and flower architecture
- Stems cells in the stem
- Stem cells under environmental stress
- Reproduction and other stem cell like systems
Preliminary Program at a glance
Sun. 28th Sept. 2025, 2pm – Wed. 1st Oct. 2025, 1pm
Sunday, 28th Sept. 2025
| 12:00 | Registration & Snacks |
| 14:00 | Welcome CSCS Intro |
| 14:15 | Keynote Lecture Mike Scanlon |
| 14:45 | Session 1: Establishment of embryogenic meristems |
| 16:00 | Coffee break |
| 16:30 | Keynote Lecture Annis Richardson |
| 17:00 | Keynote Lecture Yonghong Wang |
| 17:30 | Reception Foyer Vielberth Building |
Monday, 29th Sept. 2025
| 8:30 | Keynote Lecture Hilde Nelissen |
| 9:00 | Session 2: Shoot apical meristems - maintenance and functions |
| 10:30 | Coffee break |
| 11:00 | Keynote Lecture Tom Beeckman |
| 11:30 | Session 3: Root meristems - lessons from the ground |
| 12:30 | Lunch break |
| 13:30 | Keynote Lecture Paula McSteen |
| 14:00 | Session 4: Inflorescence meristems and flower architecture |
| 16:00 | Coffee break |
| 16:30 | Keynote Lecture Madelaine Bartlett |
| 17:00 | Poster session Odd numbers |
Tuesday, 30th Sept. 2025
| 8:30 | Keynote Lecture Robert Sablowski |
| 9:00 | Session 5: Stem cells in the stem |
| 10:30 | Coffee break |
| 11:00 | Keynote Lecture Christina Ferrandiz |
| 11:30 | Session 6: Stem cells under environmental stress |
| 13:00 | Lunch break |
| 14:00 | Poster session Even numbers |
| 15:00 | Keynote Lecture Ikram Blilou |
| Transfer to city center | |
| 16:30 | Social event |
| 19:00 | Conference dinner |
Wednesday, 1st Oct. 2025
| 8:30 | Keynote Lecture Andrea Galvarotti |
| 9:00 | Session 7: Reproduction and other stem cell like systems |
| 10:00 | Coffee break |
| 10:20 | Keynote Lecture David Jackson |
| 10:50 | Poster Prices |
| 11:20 | Closing remarks |
| 12:00 | Lunch |
| Departure | |