Prepare to Be Inspired by the World’s Leading Experts in Plant-Microbe Science
The 2025 IS-MPMI Congress is proud to announce an unparalleled lineup of keynote and plenary speakers who will shape the scientific narrative of this year’s congress. These visionary scientists and thought leaders are at the forefront of plant-microbe interaction research, driving innovation, tackling global agricultural challenges, and exploring the hidden complexities of plant and microbial ecosystems.
Keynote Speakers
Maria Harrison Cornell University
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Rotem Sorek
Weizmann Institute
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Plenary Speakers
Plenary Session 1 – Sunday, 13 July
Thorsten Nürnberger University of Tübingen
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Wenbo Ma The Sainsbury Laboratory
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Ryohei Terauchi Kyoto University
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Plenary Session 2 – Monday, 14 July
Macarena Marín University of Lausanne
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Wolf Frommer Heinrich Heine University Düsselforf
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Núria Sanchez-Coll CRAG | Yan Liang
Zhejiang University
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Plenary Session 3 – Monday, 14 July
Hailing Jin University of California
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Stéphane Hacquard MPIPZ
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Julia Vorholt ETH Zürich
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Vivianne Vleeshouwers Wageningen University & Research
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Plenary Session 4 – Tuesday, 15 July
Xin Li Michael Smith Laboratories
| Tolga Bozkurt Imperial College
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Rosa Lozano-Durán University of Tübingen
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Dapeng Li Chinese Academy of Sciences
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Plenary Session 5 – Wednesday, 16 July
Satoko Yoshida Nara Institute
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Talia Karasov University of Utah
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Daniel Croll University of Neuchâtel
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Guangcun He Wuhan University
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Plenary Session 6 – Wednesday, 16 July
Simon Krattinger KAUST
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James Dale Queensland University of Technology
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Stella Cesari INRAE France
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Fang Xie CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences
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Plenary Session 7 – Thursday, 17 July
Renier van der Hoorn University of Oxford
| Libo Shan University of Michigan
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Evans Lagudah CSIRO Agriculture and Food
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Oswaldo Valdés-López UNAM
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Plenary Session 8 – Thursday, 17 July
Alga Zuccaro University of Cologne
| Corné Pieterse Utrecht University
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Bart Thomma University of Cologne
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