7th Plant GEM Albena 2008

14 April 2008

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Plant Genomics European Meetings

7th Plant GEM Albena 2008

24 - 27 September 2008, Albena, Bulgaria

The "Plant Genomics European Meeting" (Plant GEM) is an annual meeting on the subject of plant genomics in all its assets. The 7th Plant GEM will take place from September 24th till 27th 2008 in Albena, Bulgaria, Europe.

Latest developments in genome and genomics research are proceeding at an ever increasing speed. With these developments new fields of research are emerging. Integrative disciplines as systems biology or molecular ecology are only two examples. The ongoing discussions in our societies about the effects of global climate change, the need for an improvement of renewable resources, safer and healthier food are guiding the developments towards the so called “Knowledge Based Bio-Economy” where plants and therefore plant research are in the spot light.

Plant GEM is an international annual conference designed to be the platform for researchers from Europe and all over the world to discuss latest developments and to exchange new ideas for future projects and to improve cooperation. The 7th Plant Gem is the first Plant GEM meeting to be hosted by a Central and Eastern European country and will definitely assist the improvement of plant genomics activities in Central and Southern European countries and thus to increase the competitiveness of the bioeconomy in Europe.

For more information and registration visit the Plant GEM Albena 2008 website.