The 1st International Electronic Conference on Plant Science
the chair
It is my great pleasure to invite you to the first electronic Conference on Plant Sciences. This electronic conference will be held online at sciforum.net, a platform developed and maintained by MDPI for hosting conferences. It allows scientists from all over the world to present their latest research, receive direct feedback, and engage in discussions with the wider scientific community.
In celebration of 2020, the International Year of Plant Health (declared by the United Nations), we will highlight the importance of plant science contributions to food security, global economic development and the environment. We have planned focus sessions on plant responses to biotic and abiotic stresses, plant nutrition, and plant–soil Interactions. The conference covers research at all scales, from cell biology to ecosystems, and includes bioinformatics and modelling approaches. A session on scientific communication and outreach welcomes papers for public engagement and educational resources.
There is no charge for registration, no travel, and no need to book accommodation, thus reducing costs and the concerning carbon footprint. The accepted proceedings papers will probably be published in MDPI Biology and Life Sciences Forum journal, and selected papers (need 50% extension compared with the proceedings papers) will be considered for publication in a special issue of Plants, a high visibility open access journal, with a 20% discount on the APC.
We are committed to equality and inclusion principles, thus we ask authors to ensure that the papers and presentations are highly accessible to the wider and more diverse scientific community. We encourage submissions from scientists at all career stages and from all backgrounds, and aim for equal gender balance.
We are looking forward to receiving your submissions to this new exciting event and would like to thank you in advance for your active contribution to Plant Sciences.
Sincerely,
Dr. Yoselin Benitez-Alfonso
Conference Secretariat
Mr. Andy Yi
Ms. Stefanie Li
email: iecps2020@mdpi.com
Meet the Event Chair
Important Dates
- Abstract submission deadlineOct 10, 2020
- Abstract acceptance notificationOct 20, 2020
- Full file submission deadlineNov 10, 2020
Meet Our Speakers
Prof. Dr. Vittorio Rossi
Department of Sustainable Crop Production, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Italy;
Dr. Santa Olga Cacciola
Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment (Di3A), University of Catania, Italy;
Dr. Jurgen Engelberth
Department of Biology, The University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA;
Prof. Dr. Eric Ruelland
Institut d’Ecologie et des Sciences de l’Environnement de Paris, France;
Prof. Dr. Beatriz Ramos Solano
Plant Physiology, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences Department, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad CEU San Pablo, Spain;
Dr. Dilfuza Egamberdieva
Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF), Müncheberg, Germany;
Dr. Petronia Carillo
Department of Environmental, Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, Caserta, Italy;
Dr. Antonella Smeriglio
Department of Chemical, Biological, Pharmaceutical and Environmental Sciences (CHIBIOFARAM), University of Messina,Viale Palatucci, Messina, Italy;
Dr. Antonella Smeriglio, Research fellow at University of Messina, Department ChiBioFarAm, is graduated in Pharmacy, PhD in Toxicology and Specialized in Pharmacognosy.
Her Research activity is focused on characterization and study of the biological activities of plant extracts and their isolated bioactive compounds by several in vitro cell-free and cell-based as well as in vivo assays. She is author of 51 papers in international peer-reviewed journals, 2 patents, 3 book chapters and over 60 congress contributions, of which 3 as invited speaker and 1 as chairperson. She is Associate Editor of BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine and Plants.
Dr. Katalin Solymosi
Department of Plant Anatomy, ELTE - Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary;
Dr. Mariangela Marrelli
Department of Pharmacy, Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Calabria, Rende (CS), Italy;
Dr. Mariangela Marrelli completed a Joint-PhD in “Biochemistry and Pathology of Drug Action” and in Chemistry at the University of Salerno (Italy) and at the University Paris Descartes (France). She obtained a further PhD in “Environment, Health and Eco-Sustainable Processes” at the University of Calabria (Italy). Her research activity is focused on medicinal plants, phytochemical analysis and the evaluation of biological activities of natural products and the potential health benefits for human health.
Dr. Marrelli is author of 63 papers in peer-reviewed journals and 55 contributions to national and international congresses. She serves as Section Board Member for Plants, Review Board Editor for South African Journal of Botany and Associate Editor for Brazilian Journal of Botany.
- A. Plant Protection, Response to stress and Climate Change
- B. Plant Nutrition, Plant Physiology and Metabolism
- C. Plant Cell and Developmental Biology
- D. Phytochemistry and Bioremediation
- E. Plant Outreach and Educational Resources
Sponsors and Partners
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Keynotes
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