6 May –
 7 May

room Audhumbla, VHC building, campus Ultuna, Uppsala

SLU Breeding Network meeting "Breeding 360: Collaboration across disciplines"

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Join us for the SLU Breeding Network Meeting on May 6-7 in Ultuna to connect with colleagues, exchange ideas, and explore new opportunities for collaboration in breeding research.

Under the theme “Breeding 360: Collaboration across disciplines,” this year’s meeting highlights the synergies between plant, tree, and animal breeding. We will also explore the future direction of breeding research, addressing emerging challenges and innovative approaches shaping the next generation of breeding. Through keynote talks, panel discussions, interactive sessions, and networking opportunities, we aim to foster interdisciplinary dialogue and strengthen breeding research at SLU. See the full programme below.

The meeting is open to anyone at SLU interested in animal, plant, or tree breeding. Young researchers, PhD students, and postdocs are encouraged to apply for a poster session or flash talk! To participate, please register and submit a 250-word abstract by 28 March to anna.manourova@slu.se.

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Facts

Time: 2025-05-06 - 2025-05-07
City: Uppsala
Location: room Audhumbla, VHC building, campus Ultuna
Organiser: SLU Breeding Network
Last signup date: 23 April 2025
Additional info:

Coordinator SLU Breeding Network Anna Manourova

More information on the SLU Breeding Network can be found here: www.slu.se/breedingnetwork


Programme

Programme

6 May, room Audhumbla, VHC building

13:00 Registration and lunch

14:00 Welcome, Rosario García Gil, vice-chair of the SLU Breeding Network and senior Lecturer at the Department of Forest Genetics and Plant Physiology

14:10 Keynote: Synergies between plant and animal breeding, John Hickey, Corn Germplasm Product Unit Lead at Bayer Crop Science 

15:05 Poster session & coffee break

16:10 Module 1: Genomic resources in breeding

17:15 Seed Money flash talks: Ronja Wonneberger, Irene Merino & Jens Sundström

17:35 Breeding initiatives SLU Grogrund and SLUBI at SLU

18:00 Dinner, Ulls restaurang

7 May, room Audhumbla, VHC building

08:30 Young researchers’ flash talks and winning poster announcement

09:15 Module 2: Phenomics, AI and machine learning

10:10 Interactive roundtable: breeding at SLU & networking café

11:00 Interactive roundtables evaluation and closing remarks, Erling Strandberg, Professor in animal breeding and genetics

11:00 Excursion to Lövsta (optional), lunchbox for those attending the excursion

13:30 Drop off at Uppsala C or campus Ultuna for those attending the excursion

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Contact

SLU Breeding Network

Rodomiro Octavio Ortiz Rios (chair)
Department of Plant Breedig, Alnarp
Rodomiro.Ortiz@slu.se

María Rosario García Gil, (vice chair)
Department of Forest Genetics and Plant Physiology, Umeå
M.Rosario.Garcia@slu.se

Anna Maňourová (coordinator)
Department of Plant Breeding, Alnarp
Anna.Manourova@slu.se