Concurrent Session: RNA on the move: Advances in Cross-Species Communication & Translational Research

Tuesday, July 15, 2025

11:30 - 13:00

Location: Room P+Q

With Sponsorship Support From

Co-Chair(s)

MT

Mahmut Tör

Professor
University of Worcester
Worcester, England, United Kingdom
RI

Roger Innes, PhD (he/him/his)

Distinguished Professor
Indiana University Bloomington
Bloomington, Indiana, United States

Presentations:

11:30 - 11:50

RNA-Based Control of Downy Mildew Pathogens in Plants
Presenting Author: Mahmut Tör – University of Worcester
Author: Deniz Gol
Author: Gizem Unal
Author: Anne Webb – NIAB
Author: Tom Wood
Author: Yiguo Hong – University of Worcester
Author: Sherif Sherif – Virginia Agricultural Research and Extension Centers
Author: David Studholme
11:50 - 12:10

Sprayable RNAi-Based Crop Protection: From Discovery to Field Applications
Presenting Author: Francis Fang – GreenLight Biosciences
Author: Esther Gachango
Author: Kestrel McCorkle
Author: Kestrel McCorkle
Author: Joanna Polko
Author: Lindsey Tolhurst
Author: Valeria Velasquez-Zapata
Author: Upendra Devisetty
Author: Jason Gillian
Author: Alejandro Arevalo
Author: Alexandra Rosenmund
12:10 - 12:30

Extracellular proteins facilitate fungal EV entry into plant cells to induce cross-kingdom RNA interference
Presenting Author: Lorenz Oberkofler – Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
Author: Constance Tisserant – Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
Author: Chantal Krüger – Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
Author: Monica Berenice Rodriguez-Rendon – Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
Author: Andreas Klingl – LMU Munich
Author: An-Po Cheng – University of Munich (LMU)
Author: Arne Weiberg – University of Munich (LMU)
12:30 - 12:40

Cross-Kingdom RNAs in Insect-Plant Interactions: Discovery, Functions, Visualization, and Applications
Presenting Author: Yazhou Chen – Huazhong Agricultural University
12:40 - 12:50

Functional analysis of secreted long non-coding RNAs contributing to the virulence of the corn smut fungus Ustilago maydis
Author: You Tanaka – Setsunan University
Author: Hinata Ohtani – Setsunan University
Author: Fumiko Ishida – Setsunan University
Author: Miyuki Yamaguchi – Setsunan University
Author: Rei Yoshimoto, PhD – Setsunan University
Presenting Author: Shigeyuki Tanaka – Setsunan University
12:50 - 12:55

Cross-kingdom RNAi in AM symbiosis
Presenting Author: Manisha V. Haag, MA (she/her/hers) – Max-Planck-Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology
Author: Annika Usländer – Max-Planck-Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology and TUM School of Life Sciences
Author: An-Po Cheng – University of Munich (LMU)
Author: Bernhard Lederer – University of Munich (LMU)
Author: Jin Yan Khoo – University of Munich (LMU)
Author: Florian Dunker – University of Munich (LMU)
Author: Ivan Acosta – Max-Planck-Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology
Author: Arne Weiberg – University of Munich (LMU)
Author: Caroline Gutjahr – Max-Planck-Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology
12:55 - 13:00

Hfq-mediated delivery of extracellular sRNAs supports bacterial transcriptional coordination and plant immune system targeting
Presenting Author: Alessa Ruf (she/her/hers) – LMU Munich
Author: Patrick Blumenkamp – Justus Liebig University Giessen
Author: Christina Ludwig – TU Munich
Author: Anne Lippegaus – Friedrich- Schiller University
Author: Andreas Brachmann – LMU Munich
Author: Andreas Klingl – LMU Munich
Author: Alexander Goesmann – Justus Liebig University Giessen
Author: Karina Brinkrolf – Justus Liebig University Giessen
Author: Kai Papenfort – Friedrich- Schiller University
Author: Silke Robatzek – LMU Biocentre
Author: Elif Olkun – LMU Munich
Author: Vincent Ohlhauser