PhD Summer School 2026 - Biotechnological advances for future crop production

Picture of the Keynote Speakers
From left to right: Sanu Arora, Markus Setter & Thomas Jacobs

Exploring the latest advances in genomics and genome editing in the context of crop improvement

Keynote Speakers

Sanu Arora JIC (UK)
Markus Setter U Cologne (DE)
Thomas Jacobs U Ghent (BE)

Course Highlights

  • Genetic resources for crop improvement

  • Overview of mapping of agronomic traits

  • Omics-based gene discovery

  • Transformation of wild and semi-domesticated crops

  • Update on the CRISPR-based toolbox for gene editing

  • Intellectual property rights

  • Social event and participation in 1-day international symposium

  • Scientific communication, coaching on poster preparation and delivery

Course load

2.5 ECTS points

Courses fee
1.800 DKK for PhD student from Danish PhD school
4.800 DKK for PhD student from foreign university

includes lunch, coffee, social event, poster printing, and 1-day symposium participation

Registration

Apply for the course here, and follow us on www.novocrops.com

Travel grant recommendation: PhD students from Nordic countries are encouraged to apply for a travel grant from SPPS. More information is available here

Organizers

Rosa Laura Lopez Marques
(rlo@plen.ku.dk

Elizabeth Heather Jakobsen Neilson
(en@plen.ku.dk