Plant Reproduction 2022
Conference organizers

David Honys
Pollen Biology, Institute of Experimental Botany, Czech Academy of Sciences
Prague, Czech Republic
Contact:
david@ueb.cas.cz
+420-2-25106450
Research focus: Pollen development and function, male-female crosstalk
Model systems: Arabidopsis, tobacco
Prague, Czech Republic
Contact:
david@ueb.cas.cz
+420-2-25106450
Research focus: Pollen development and function, male-female crosstalk
Model systems: Arabidopsis, tobacco

Thomas Dresselhaus
Cell Biology and Plant Biochemistry, University of Regensburg, Germany
Contact:
thomas.dresselhaus@ur.de
+49-941-9433016
Research focus: Germline development, fertilization mechanisms, early embryo development
Model systems: Maize, Arabidopsis, wheat, Amborella
Contact:
thomas.dresselhaus@ur.de
+49-941-9433016
Research focus: Germline development, fertilization mechanisms, early embryo development
Model systems: Maize, Arabidopsis, wheat, Amborella
International Advisory Board

Lucia Colombo
Plant Developmental Biology, Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy
Contact:
Lucia.colombo@unimi.it
Research focus: Ovule development, Plant reproduction.
Model systems: Arabidopsis
Contact:
Lucia.colombo@unimi.it
Research focus: Ovule development, Plant reproduction.
Model systems: Arabidopsis

Ueli Grossniklaus
Plant Developmental Genetics, University of Zurich, Switzerland
Contact:
grossnik@botinst.uzh.ch
+41-44-634 82 40
Research focus: Apomixis, Germline Development, Pollen Tube Growth, Fertilization, Epigenetic Regulation
Model systems: Arabidopsis, maize, Marchantia, papaya, Boechera
Contact:
grossnik@botinst.uzh.ch
+41-44-634 82 40
Research focus: Apomixis, Germline Development, Pollen Tube Growth, Fertilization, Epigenetic Regulation
Model systems: Arabidopsis, maize, Marchantia, papaya, Boechera

Ravi Palanivelu
University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
Contact:
rpalaniv@email.arizona.edu
+1-520-626-2229
Research focus: pollen tube interactions with pistils in Arabidopsis reproduction as a model system to understand how plant cells communicate with each other.
Model systems: Arabidopsis, tomato
Contact:
rpalaniv@email.arizona.edu
+1-520-626-2229
Research focus: pollen tube interactions with pistils in Arabidopsis reproduction as a model system to understand how plant cells communicate with each other.
Model systems: Arabidopsis, tomato

Li-Jia Qu
School of Life Sciences, Peking University, China
Contact:
qulj@pku.edu.cn
+86-10-62753018
Research focus: Gametophyte development, male-female communication, early embryo development
Model systems: Arabidopsis
Contact:
qulj@pku.edu.cn
+86-10-62753018
Research focus: Gametophyte development, male-female communication, early embryo development
Model systems: Arabidopsis

Stefanie Sprunck
Cell Biology and Plant Biochemistry, University of Regensburg, Germany
Contact:
stefanie.sprunck@ur.de
+49-941-9433005
Research focus: Flowering plant gamete formation, male-female gamete interactions and the establishment of cell polarity
Model systems: Maize, Arabidopsis, wheat
Contact:
stefanie.sprunck@ur.de
+49-941-9433005
Research focus: Flowering plant gamete formation, male-female gamete interactions and the establishment of cell polarity
Model systems: Maize, Arabidopsis, wheat

Viktor Žárský
Cell Biology, Institute of Experimental Botany, Czech Academy of Sciences and Department of Experimental Plant Biology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
Contact:
viktor@natur.cuni.cz
+420-2-21951683
Research focus: plant secretory pathway regulators, cell polarity, pollen tubes, small GTPases and their effectors, exocyst complex, cytoskeleton
Model systems: Arabidopsis, tobacco, moss Physcomitrium patens
Contact:
viktor@natur.cuni.cz
+420-2-21951683
Research focus: plant secretory pathway regulators, cell polarity, pollen tubes, small GTPases and their effectors, exocyst complex, cytoskeleton
Model systems: Arabidopsis, tobacco, moss Physcomitrium patens
Local Organizing Committee

Andrea Bleckman
University of Regensburg, Germany

Jan Fíla
Institute of Experimental Botany Czech Acad Sci, Prague, Czech Republic

Wen Gong
University of Regensburg, Germany

Dagmar Haipeck
University of Regensburg, Germany

Andrea Hourová
Institute of Experimental Botany Czech Acad Sci, Prague, Czech Republic

Daniela Impe
Institute of Experimental Botany Czech Acad Sci, Prague, Czech Republic

Martin Janda
University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Czech Republic

Karina van der Linde
University of Regensburg, Germany

Anna J. Wiese
Institute of Experimental Botany Czech Acad Sci, Prague, Czech Republic