Amidst pressing global challenges—population growth, climate change, and diminishing arable land—sustainable agriculture demands transformative scientific breakthroughs. Plant organelles, as fundamental units of cellular life, play a pivotal role in enhancing crop yields, improving stress tolerance, and optimizing resource efficiency. Rapid advances in gene editing, synthetic biology, and multi-omics technologies now offer unprecedented opportunities to revolutionize plant organelle research.
To foster international collaboration and bridge fundamental research with agricultural applications, Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) and South China Agricultural University (SCAU) will co-host the “2025 International Symposium on Plant Organelles: Frontiers and Future Agriculture” in Shanghai, mid-November 2025.
The symposium will gather distinguished scholars, outstanding young scientists, and leading journal editors worldwide to discuss the latest advances in plant organelle research and its transformative applications in future agriculture. We cordially invite your participation!
I. Conference Dates and Venue
Dates: November 13–16, 2025
Schedule:
November 13:
• Registration (All day)
• Early-Career Researchers Forum (Afternoon )
November 14–15:
• Plenary Sessions
November 16:
• Departure
Venue: Minhang Campus, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
II. Organizer
• Overseas Expertise Introduction Center for Plant Cell and Developmental Biology to Future Agriculture, SJTU
• Overseas Expertise Introduction Center for Subtropical Agro-Bioresources Development and Germplasm Innovation, SCAU
III. Local Host
• School of Agriculture and Biology, SJTU
• Shanghai Collaborative Innovation Center of Agri-Seeds
• Shanghai Future Agriculture Research Center
• College of Agriculture, SCAU
• College of Life Sciences, SCAU
• Molecular Horticulture
IV. Conference Theme
Deciphering Organelle Functions, Powering Sustainable Agriculture Innovation
V. Conference Speakers
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11/14 |
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Opening Ceremony |
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Organelle Biogenesis and Biotechnology |
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Ralph Bock |
Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Germany |
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Paul Jarvis |
University of Oxford, UK |
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Liwen Jiang |
The Chinese University of Hong Kong, China |
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Zhaosheng Kong |
Shanxi Agricultural University, China |
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Tea Break |
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Hakim Mireau |
French National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food, and Environment |
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Jiang Zhang |
Agricultural Genomes Institute at Shenzhen, CAAS |
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Journal Forum |
Molecular Plant/Plant Communications（Xiaofeng Cui） |
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Intra and Inter Cellular Communication |
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Katayoon Dehesh |
University of California, Riverside, USA |
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Baocai Tan |
Shandong University, China |
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Ying Fu |
China Agricultural University, China |
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Guo-zhang Wu |
Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China |
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Teva Vernoux |
French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) |
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Tea Break |
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Xuemei Chen |
Peking University, China |
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Jianming Li |
Hong Kong Baptist University, China |
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Chanhong Kim |
CAS Centre for Excellent in Molecular Plant Sciences, China |
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Hussam Nour-Eldin |
University of Copenhagen, Denmark |
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Journal Forum |
Advanced Science（Lei Lei） |
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11/15 |
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Molecular Breeding and Organelle Genome Editing |
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Barry Pogson |
Australian National University, Australia |
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Lixin Zhang |
Henan University, China |
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Wenbin Zhou |
Institute of Crop Science, CAAS |
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Youshun Lin |
Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China |
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Tea Break |
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Ian Small |
University of Western Australia |
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Jin-Soo Kim |
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology，Korea |
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Shin-ichi Arimura |
University of Tokyo, Japan |
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Yongyao Xie |
South China Agricultural University (SCAU), China |
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Journal Forum |
Nature Communications（Congyao Xu） |
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Cross Displine Advances Power Organelle Research |
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Yu Zhang |
CAS Centre for Excellent in Molecular Plant Sciences, China |
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Zhenfeng Liu |
Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China |
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Klaas van Wijk |
Cornell University, USA |
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Hao Wang |
South China Agricultural University (SCAU), China |
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Tea Break |
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Xiaofeng Fang |
Tsinghua University, China |
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Wei Wang |
Peking University, China |
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Pengwei Wang |
Huazhong Agricultural University, China |
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Monika Chodasiewicz |
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Saudi Arabia |
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Ying Gu |
Pennsylvania State University, USA |
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Closing remark |
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