Conference Agenda
Agenda
Saturday, February 7, 2026 - all day
Bayer Hackathon (requires separate registration)
Sunday, February 8, 2026 - all day
Bayer Hackathon (requires separate registration)
Monday, February 9, 2026 - all day
Pre-conference workshops (open to registered attendees)
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM: Opening Reception, Kellogg Center
Tuesday, February 10, 2026 8:00 AM - 8:00 PM
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM: Registration Open
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM: Session 1: Katie Murphy
9:30 AM - 9:45 AM: Session 1: Sai Manogna Adapa
9:45 AM - 10:00 AM: Session 1: William LaVoy
10:00 AM - 10:15 AM: Session 1: Alan Cervantes-Pérez
10:15 AM - 11:00 AM: Break / Exhibitors
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM: Fast-Forward Talks
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM: Lunch / Posters / Exhibitors
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM: Session 2: Dirk Colbry
2:00 PM - 2:15 PM: Session 2: Huy Cong Khanh Le
2:15 PM - 2:30 PM: Session 2: Malia Gehan
2:30 PM - 2:45 PM: Session 2: Heather Manching
2:45 PM - 3:45 PM: Poster Session 1
3:45 PM - 4:15 PM: Session 3: Miranda Todd-Woerther
4:15 PM - 4:30 PM: Session 3: James Fischer
4:30 PM - 4:45 PM: Session 3: Chimdi Walter Ndubuisi
4:45 PM - 5:00 PM: Session 3: Kabir Hossain
5:00 PM - 5:45 PM: Break
5:45 PM - 8:00 PM: Showcase and Tours Reception, Molecular Sciences Building
Wednesday, February 11, 2026 9:00 AM - 8:00 PM
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM: Session 4: Steve Shirtliffe
9:30 AM - 9:45 AM: Session 4: Venkata Hemanth Limmada
9:45 AM - 10:00 AM: Session 4: Jensina Davis
10:00 AM - 10:15 AM: Session 4: Jonathan Concepcion
10:15 AM - 11:15 AM: Break / Exhibitors
11:15 AM - 12:00 PM: Fast-Forward Talks
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM: Lunch / Posters / Exhibitors
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM: Session 5: Chris Topp
2:00 PM - 2:15 PM: Session 5: Elohim Bello Bello
2:15 PM - 2:30 PM: Session 5: Steven Binder
2:30 PM - 2:45 PM: Session 5: Tarandeep Singh
2:45 PM - 3:45 PM: Poster Session 2
3:45 PM - 4:15 PM: Session 6: Julian Cooper
4:15 PM - 4:30 PM: Session 6: Erin Farmer
4:30 PM - 4:45 PM: Session 6: Anuradha Singh
4:45 PM - 5:00 PM: Session 6: Seth Murray
5:00 PM - 5:45 PM: Break
5:45 PM - 8:00 PM: Conference Banquet
Thursday, February 12, 2026 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM: NAPPN General Assembly
9:45 AM - 10:30 AM: NAPPN Awards
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM: Break / Exhibitors
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM: Session 7: John Lagergren
11:30 AM - 11:45 AM: Session 7: Ismael Mayanja
11:45 AM - 12:00 PM: Session 7: Joseph Crawford
12:00 PM - 12:15 PM: Session 7: Katrin Jakob
12:15 PM - 2:00 PM: Lunch / Posters / Exhibitors
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM: Session 8: Sarah Dohle
2:30 PM - 2:45 PM: Session 8: Yonghyun Kim
2:45 PM - 3:00 PM: Session 8: Clay Elzinga
3:00 PM - 3:15 PM: Session 8: Elizabeth Okinedo
3:15 PM - 5:00 PM: Community Activity / Networking / Conference Closing
Keynote Speakers
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Dirk Colbry
Michigan State University
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Julian Cooper
WinField United
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Sarah Dohle
USDA Agriculture Research Service
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John Lagergren
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
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Katie Murphy
Donald Danforth Plant Science Center
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Steve Shirtliffe
University of Saskatchewan
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Miranda Todd-Woerther
Bayer Crop Science
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Chris Topp
Michigan State University
Speakers
Sai Manogna Adapa, Colorado State University
Muluken Demelie Alemu, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Steven Binder, University of Georgia
Keely Brown, Donald Danforth Plant Science Center
Jonathan Concepcion, Michigan State University
Joseph Crawford, University of Illinois Urbana-Champagne
Jensina Davis, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Clay Elzinga, Acadia University
Erin Farmer, Cornell University
James Fischer, University of Illinois Urbana-Champagne
Kabir Hossain, West Virginia State University
Katrin Jakob, Phenospex
Yonghyun Kim, George Washington University
William LaVoy, University of Arizona
Huy Cong Khanh Le, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Venkata Hemanth Limmada, Purdue University
Heather Manching, North Carolina State University
Ismael Mayanja, University of California, Davis
Seth Murray, Texas A&M University
Chimdi Walter Ndubuisi, University of Missouri-Columbia
Elizabeth Okinedo, University of Massachusetts Boston
Anuradha Singh, Michigan State University
Tarandeep Singh, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Program Committee
Gabrielle Berger, Washington State University
Elizabeth Buescher, NAPPN/WinField United
Noah Fahlgren, NAPPN/Danforth Center
Miranda Haus, Michigan State University
Valerio Hoyos-Villegas, Michigan State University
Katie Murphy (chair), Danforth Center
Sandesh Neupane, University of Saskatchewan
Rubi Quiñones, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Muhammad Rizwan, University of Saskatchewan
Oliver Scholz, Fraunhofer IIS
Addie Thompson, Michigan State University
Sara Tirado Tolosa, Corteva Agriscience
Jose Tovar, NAPPN/Bayer Crop Science