Conference Speakers
Meet the distinguished scientists and experts who will be presenting at the International Forum on Maize Biology 2025
Our Distinguished Speakers
Leading experts from around the world will share cutting-edge research and insights in maize biology.
Sorted alphabetically by lastname (A-Z)
Madelaine Bartlett
Professor
EuropeUniversity of Cambridge, UK
Filipe Borges
Research Scientist
EuropeINRAE, France
Alain Charcosset
Research Scientist
EuropeINRAE, France
Alisdair R Fernie
Professor
EuropeMPI-MP, Germany
Andrea Gallavotti
Professor
North AmericaRutgers University, USA
Sarah Hearne
Assistant Professor
North AmericaMexico
Matthew Hufford
Professor
North AmericaIowa State University, USA
David Jackson
Professor
North AmericaCold Spring Harbor laboratory, USA
Thomas Lübberstedt
Professor
North AmericaIowa State University, USA
Blake Meyers
Professor
North AmericaUC Davis, USA
Hilde Nelissen
Professor
EuropeGhent University, Belgium
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Judith Nicholson
Editor
EuropeCell & Cell Genomics, UK
Magnus Nordborg
Research Scientist, Fellow of AAAS and EMBO Member
EuropeGMI, Austria
Ruben Rellan-Alvarez
Associate Professor
North AmericaNorth Carolina State University, USA
Jeffrey Ross-Ibarra
Professor
North AmericaUC Davis, USA
Michelle Sitzer
Research associate
North AmericaCornell University, USA
Kelly Swarts
Assistant Professor
EuropeUmeå Plant Science Centre, Sweden
Jinliang Yang
Associate Professor
North AmericaUniversity of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA
Xiaofeng Cui
Executive Chief Editor
ChinaMolecular Plant, China
Jinsheng Lai
Professor
ChinaChina Agricultural University
Xinhai Li
Researcher
ChinaDSTM, CAAS, China
Wenxue Li
Professor
ChinaInstitute of Crop Sciences, CAAS
Peijin Li
Professor
ChinaAnhui Agricultural University
Jun Lv
Senior Editor
ChinaNature Plants, China
Wenjing She
Senior Editor
ChinaGenome Biology, China
Guangchao Sun
Professor
ChinaSichuan Agricultural University
Baocai Tan
Professor
ChinaShandong University
Xiangyuan Wan
Professor
ChinaUniversity of Science and Technology Beijing
Wenjia Wang
Senior Editor
ChinaNature Communications
Haiyang Wang
Professor
ChinaYazhouwan National Laboratory
Guifeng Wang
Professor
ChinaHenan Agricultural University
Yongrui Wu
Research Scientist
ChinaInstitute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, CAS
Fang Yang
Professor
ChinaSun Yat-sen University
Qin Yang
Professor
ChinaNorthwest A&F University
Qifa Zhang
Professor
ChinaHuazhong Agricultural University
Xiangyu Zhao
Professor
ChinaShandong Agricultural University
Jiankang Zhu
Professor
ChinaSouthern University of Science and Technology, USA
Speaker Distribution by Workplace Region
Our speakers represent leading institutions from around the world, categorized by their workplace locations.