BCPC Diseases Review 2023

Theme – Balancing Food Security & Environmental Responsibility

Venue – Sophi Taylor Building, NIAB, Cambridge will take place 17 October 2023.
Event by Invitation Only.

Chair: Rosie Bryson, CHAP – Head of Marketing and Communications

Registration 0930-10.15

Speakers at this year’s event will include:

  • 10.20: Introduction – Rosie Bryson
  • 1030: Uwe Conrath, Professor of Plant Biochemistry and Molecular Biology – Plant defence signalling
  • 1105: Henry Creissen, Applied Plant Pathologist in the Crop Protection SRUC – Putting a value on IPM
  • 1140: Aoife O’Driscoll, Senior Specialist-Plant pathology NIAB – Wheat blends
  • 1215 – PhD Presentations: Morgan Wodring (Fera), Laura Sapelli (Uni of Herts), Elin Falla (Cambridge Uni), Lisa Hunbring (Rothamsted)
  • 1240: Lunch
  • 1340: Tamara Fitters, ADAS – Disease control and GHG emissions
  • 1415: Martin Lines – Environmentally responsible disease control
  • 1450: Discussion
  • 1530: Closing Remarks