SEB Centenary Conference 2023

Mike Page

Lancaster University

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Dr Claire Holden

Assistant Editor, Journal of Experimental Botany, Lancaster University , United Kingdom

Claire Holden did her PhD at Lancaster University, where she applied mid-infrared spectroscopy and machine learning to investigate plasticity and abiotic stress in the invasive plant species, Japanese knotweed, and discriminate this plant from its hybrids and closely related species. Claire joined the Editorial Office of the Journal of Experimental Botany as an Assistant Editor in January 2023.

 

Dr Mareike Jezek

Assistant Editor, Journal of Experimental Botany [email protected] , Lancaster University , United Kingdom

Mareike Jezek studied biology, environmental management and agricultural science at Kiel University, Germany, where she did her PhD at the Institute of Plant Nutrition. During her PostDoc time at the University of Glasgow she focussed on stomatal regulation and guard cell channel activity. Mareike has been an Assistant Editor for the Journal of Experimental Botany since August 2020, where she gained expertise in image integrity analysis and publication ethics.

Professor Andrew Millar

University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Professor Andrew Millar studied the 24-hour, biological clock in plants using experiments and models. With Dr. Zieliński, he pioneered online management and analysis of clock data in Zielinski's BioDare2. He now supervises Edinburgh’s Biological Research Data Management team, BioRDM, and works in science policy. On BBSRC Council (2018-2024), he chaired the "Data-Intensive Bioscience" review group of 2020, which recommended actions on research data and software

Dr Livia Scorza

Data Curator, University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Dr Livia Scorza works as a data curator with the Biological Research Data Management (BioRDM) team at the University of Edinburgh, helping to promote Open Science and FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable) principles. Livia has extensive experience in biological research, working in several collaborative and interdisciplinary projects in the past. This gave her opportunities to learn about the different needs of research groups in terms of managing and documenting diverse data types, and preparing data for publication and sharing.

Currently she works with BioRDM assisting researchers in practical aspects of data management, such as writing data management plans and organizing and integrating research data to boost their reusability. As an example, Livia worked on the curation and release of datasets related to coronavirus in Scotland’s wastewater (https://covid-ww-scotland.github.io). As an experienced educator, she also works delivering training to researchers at all career stages.

Dr Tomasz Zieliński

Research Data Specialist, University of Edinburgh

Dr Tomasz Zieliński manages the Biological Research Data Management team - at the School of Biological Sciences at the University of Edinburgh. The team mission is to help researchers incorporate effective data management strategies into their daily research workflows, turning data management into a benefit rather than a burden. 

Tomasz is the main developer and maintainer of BioDare2, a public repository for circadian, biological data, providing a platform for data sharing and period analysis. He is an experienced software developer and he has released various software related to biological data management. He evaluated multiple platforms for sharing and organizing biological data. He has a unique insight into practical, sociological and technical challenges in data management and sharing. 

Tomasz is an advocate for Open Research and adoption of FAIR principles, he is one of the creators of a Carpentry style course: “FAIR in (biological) practice.” 

 

Dr. Liana Acevedo-Siaca

Michigan State University

Liana Acevedo-Siaca is a postdoctoral researcher at the Michigan State University-Department of Energy (MSU-DOE) Plant Research Laboratory (PRL). Her current research focuses on understanding how plants respond to fluctuating light conditions within the context of other abiotic stresses, such as heat. Furthermore, her work aims to connect the fields of plant physiology and breeding by characterizing natural variation, understanding the limitations to photosynthesis, and exploring the amenability for improvement of photosynthetic traits through selection to work towards more resilient crops.

Prior to joining MSU, Acevedo-Siaca completed her graduate studies at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where she focused on plant physiology and photosynthesis in rice in collaboration with the Realizing Increased Photosynthetic Efficiency (RIPE) Project. During graduate school she spent time at the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) in the Philippines as a U.S. Borlaug Fellow in Global Food Security. Most recently, Acevedo-Siaca worked at CIMMYT as an Associate Scientist in the Wheat Physiology division of the Global Wheat Program.

Prof. Ros Gleadow

Monash University

Ros Gleadow is Professor of Plant Sciences at Monash University where she leads the Monash Plant Ecophysiology group. She researches the effect of climate change on food security with a focus on plants that make cyanide and the impact on human and animal health. Current projects are on the effect of CO2, temperature and salinity on growth and allocation of resources in sorghum, cassava, taro and cycads working in Africa, the Pacific Islands and Australia.

She is passionate about plants and the need to communicate the issues around sustainable food production. She is Director of the Monash Agtech LaunchPad, on the board of Eucalypt Australia and the policy committee for the Royal Society of Victoria.

She is a member of the advisory board for the Agricultural Biotechnology Council of Australia and a former member of the Australian Academy of Science’s Committee for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and the Australian Plant Phenomics Facility.

Prof. Elizabeth Jakobsen Neilson

University of Copenhagen

Elizabeth H J Neilson is an assistant professor and group leader at the University of Copenhagen. She is inspired by nature and motivated by curiosity-driven science. She aims to apply state-of-the-art platforms and techniques to important ecological, forestry and agricultural systems to improve sustainable food supply and protect the environment for the generations to come.

Elizabeth’s research specifically investigates the chemical interface between plants and their environment, with specific emphasis on pathway discovery in genetically complex organisms, and the identification of new enzyme members and natural products. Her multidisciplinary approach spans molecular biology, biochemistry, ecophysiology, pathway evolution and metabolomics.

Dr. Isabel Mendoza

Global Plant Council

Isabel Mendoza Poudereux is the Chief Communications Officer at The Global Plant Council. She holds a PhD in Biotechnology and an MBI from the University of Valencia. Since 2016 she works on online science communication, especially on Social Networks. She is part of The Global Plant Council since 2018.

Dr. Geraint Parry

Global Plant Council and the Association of Applied Biologists

Geraint Parry is the President of the Global Plant Council and Executive Officer of the Association of Applied Biologists, a UK-based charity and learned society. Geraint obtained his PhD from the University of Nottingham in the UK, conducted postdoctoral research in the USA before returning to Liverpool to take up a lectureship. Geraint then transitioned to a community-facing role first through coordination of the GARNet plant science network and then as Executive Officer of the AAB.

Dr. Mary Williams

“THE PLANT CELL”, ASPB

After pursuing a traditional academic path (BS in Biochemistry at Berkeley, PhD in Plant Molecular Biology at Rockefeller, Postdoc in Plant Science at Berkeley); her research focused on transcriptional regulation, root development and phosphoinositide signaling. She spent 14 years at a liberal arts college / primarily undergraduate institution (Harvey Mudd College), rising to the rank of Full Professor.

At that point she decided to change her career, and that the best way for me to support plant science education was to step out of the classroom and start helping others to teach more effectively so she accepted the position of Features Editor of Teaching Tools in Plant Biology.