SESSIONS AND KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

We are delighted to have nine confirmed Keynote speakers from around the world who will share their exciting current research at the ESPL 2025.

In addition, the Scientific Advisory Committee will select three group leading early career researchers from Europe to present their research activities in a plenary talk. Applications for these plenary talks can be made during abstract submission.

Session 1 – Lipids in Energy Storage and Seed Biology

Liang Guo
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Liang Guo

Huazhong Agricultural University

China

Session 2 – Membrane Lipids: Structure and Function

Koichiro Awai
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Koichiro Awai

Shizuoaka University

Japan

Session 3 – Lipid Signaling and Lipids at the Plant Environment Interface

Eliana Gonzales-Vigil
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Eliana Gonzales-Vigil

University of Toronto

Canada

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Mi Chung Shu

Sogang University

Republic of Korea

Session 4 – Lipid Transport and Lipid-Protein Interactions

Federica Brandizzi
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Federica Brandizzi

Michigan State University

USA

Session 5 – Lipid Biotechnology and Technologies in Lipid Research

Isabel Molina
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Isabel Molina

Algoma University

Canada

Session 6 – Lipids in Development and Physiology

Zhong-Nan Yang
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Zhong-Nan Yang 

Shanghai Normal University

China

Session 7 – Evolution and Diversity in lipid metabolism

Pan Liao
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Pan Liao

Hong Kong Baptist University

China

Session 8 – Non-glycerolipids: Sterols and Sphingolipids

Edgar Cahoon
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Edgar Cahoon

University of Nebraska-Lincoln

USA