Historical Plenary Speakers

Last First  Affiliation Country Year Conference
Abecasis Gonaclo University of Michigan USA 2013 PAG
Aguzzi Adriano University Hospital of Zurich Switzerland 2003 PAG
Aiden Erez Lieberman  Baylor College of Medicine USA 2016 PAG
Andersson Leif Uppsala Biomedical Center Sweden 2000 PAG
Ashburner Michael European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI) UK 2008 PAG
Aviezer David Protalix USA 2009 PAG
Baldwin Ian Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology Germany 2007 PAG
Bartel David Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) USA 2007 PAG
Baulcombe David John Innes Centre UK 2008 PAG
Baulcombe David John Innes Centre UK 2001 PAG
Beachy Roger USDA/National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) USA 2011 PAG
Bellgard Matthew Australian Bioinformatics Facility (ABF) Australia 2014 PAG Asia
Bigwood Douglas Bayer Corporation USA 2001 PAG
Birney Ewan The European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI) UK 2009 PAG
Blackburn Elizabeth University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) USA 1997 PAG
Blundell Tom University of Cambridge UK 2002 PAG
Bobo Jack Futurity  USA 2020 PAG
Boettcher Paul Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations USA 2019 PAG Asia
Bordenstein Seth Vanderbilt University USA 2017 PAG
Borrill Philippa  John Innes Centre UK 2018 PAG Asia
Bosdet Ian British Columbia Cancer Agency Canada 2003 PAG
Bourne Phil National Institutes of Health (NIH) USA 2015 PAG
Briggs Steve University of California, San Diego USA 2009 PAG
Brown Steve Medical Research Council (MRC)  UK 2002 PAG
Buckler Edward   Cornell University USA 2018 PAG
Bustamente Carlos Stanford University USA 2012 PAG
Butler  John National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) USA 2014 PAG
Cam Maggie National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) USA 2005 PAG
Cao XiaoFeng  Chinese Academy of Sciences China 2015 PAG Asia
Chandler Vicki University of Arizona USA 2010 PAG
Chase Mark Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew UK 2000 PAG
Chen Xuewei Sichuan Agricultural University China 2019 PAG Asia
Cho Seoae C&K Genomics South Korea 2016 PAG Asia
Choi Doil Seoul National University South Korea 2018 PAG Asia
Chory Joanne Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator, Salk Institute USA 2222 PAG
Chory Joanne Salk Institute for Biological Studies USA 2010 PAG
Chourrout Daniel SARS International Centre for Marine Molecular Biology, University of Bergen Norway 2013 PAG
Church George Harvard Medical School USA 2009 PAG 
Church  George Harvard Medical School USA 2023 PAG 30
Clark Andrew Cornell Unversity USA 2009 PAG
Cockett Noelle Utah State University USA 2000 PAG
Cohen Daniel GenSet USA 1999 PAG
Cook James USDA, National Research Institute USA 1994 PG
Cooper Alan University of Adelaide Australia 2016 PAG Asia
Cooper Alan University of Adelaide Australia 2017 PAG
Cooper Kimberly University of California, San Diego USA 2020 PAG
Coruzzi  Gloria NYU Center for Genomics and Systems Biology USA 2018 PAG
Cotter Bob John Hopkins University USA 1995 PAG
Coupland George Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research Germany 2002 PAG
Cristea Ileana Princeton University USA 2023 PAG 30
Dangl Jeff University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill USA 2001 PAG
Darvasi Ariel The Hebrew University of Jerusalem Israel 2006 PAG
Davis Ronald Stanford University USA 1998 PAG
Dean Caroline John Innes Centre UK 2014 PAG
Dean Caroline John Innes Centre UK 1995 PG
DeNise Sue MMI Genomics USA 2003 PAG
Dong   Liang  Iowa State University USA 2018 PAG
Doudna Jennifer Nobel Laureate in Chemistry, Innovative Genomics Institute, University of California, Berkeley, USA USA 2222 PAG
Doudna Jennifer University of California, Berkeley USA 2022 PAG
Dubcovsky Jorge University of California, Davis USA 2016 PAG
Ecker Joe Salk Institute for Biological Studies USA 2011 PAG
Eichler Evan University of Washington USA 2010 PAG
Eisen Michael University of California, Berkeley USA 2013 PAG
Eric Green National Institutes of Health (NIH) USA 2014 PAG
Evanega  Sarah Davidson Cornell University USA 2020 PAG
Ewan Birney European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI) UK 2014 PAG
Farley Emma  University of California, San Diego USA 2023 PAG 30
Feuillet Catherine University of Zurich Switzerland 2001 PAG
Fincher Geoff The ARC Centre of Excellence for Plant Cell Walls Australia 2012 PAG
Fire Andrew Carnegie Institution for Science USA 2004 PAG
Flavell Richard Ceres, Inc. USA 2005 PAG
Flavell Richard Ceres, Inc. USA 2001 PAG
Flavell Richard John Innes Center UK 1994 PG
Fraley Robb Monsanto USA 2010 PAG
Franklin Ian The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) Australia 2002 PAG
Fraser Claire University of Maryland School of Medicine  USA 2017 PAG
Gaasterland Terry The Rockefeller University USA 2001 PAG
Galbraith David University of Arizona USA 2002 PAG
Garrick Dorian Iowa State University USA 2014 PAG Asia
Gaut Brandon University of California, Irvine USA 2000 PAG
Georges Michel University of Liège Belgium 2000 PAG
Goddard Mike University of Melbourne Australia 2015 PAG
Godwin Ian Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation, The University of Queensland Australia 2023 PAG 30
Goff Stephen Syngenta USA 2002 PAG
Graves Jenny La Trobe University Australia 2014 PAG Asia
Green Ed University of California, Santa Cruz USA 2011 PAG
Green Eric National Institutes of Health (NIH) USA 2002 PAG
Green Pamela Michigan State University USA 2000 PAG
Greenspan Ralph The Neurosciences Institute USA 2002 PAG
Groenen Martien Wageningen University and Research Netherlands 1997 PAG
Han Bin Beijing Institute of Genomics China 2013 PAG Asia
Han Bin National Center for Gene Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) China 2019 PAG
Han Jae Yong  Seoul National University South Korea 2015 PAG Asia
Hanash Samir University of Michigan USA 2004 PAG
Harris Matt Harvard Medical School USA 2016 PAG Asia
Hayes Ben University of Queensland Australia 2018 PAG Asia
Hickey John University of Edinburgh UK 2019 PAG
Hill David Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School USA 2006 PAG
Hoekstra Hopi Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Harvard University USA 2222  
Hood Lee Institute for Systems Biology USA 2009 PAG
Hood Lee Institute for Systems Biology USA 2012 PAG
Hood Lee University of Washington USA 1998 PAG
Horsch Rob Gates Foundation USA 2009 PAG
Horvath Steve University of California, Los Angeles USA 2008 PAG
Houston Ross The Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh, UK 2017 PAG Asia
Hunter Peter University of Auckland New Zealand 2007 PAG
Ideker Trey University of California San Diego USA 2015 PAG
Iwata Hiroyoshi The University of Tokyo Japan 2018 PAG Asia
Izawa Takeshi  The University of Tokyo Japan 2019 PAG Asia
Jacob Howard Medical College of Wisconsin USA 2010 PAG
Jacobson Steve University of California, Los Angeles USA 2008 PAG
Jacobson Steve University of California, Los Angeles USA 2013 PAG
Jarvis Erich Duke University Medical Center USA 2016 PAG
Johnson Alexander  The University of Melbourne Australia 2017 PAG Asia
Johnson Rebecca  Australian Museum Research Institute, Sydney Australia 2017 PAG
Jones Jonatthan John Innes Centre UK 2004 PAG
Jorgensen Rich University of Arizona USA 2001 PAG
Joung J. Keith Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), Harvard Medical School USA 2222 PAG
Karlsson Elinor University of Massachusetts Medical School, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard USA 2222 PAG
Kay Steven Scripps Research USA 1998 PAG
Kennedy Scott Black Valley Films USA 2017 PAG
Kerlavage Anthony Celera Genomics USA 1999 PAG
Kerr Elizabeth Affymetrix USA 2000 PAG
Kim Jin-Soo Center for Genome Engineering USA 2017 PAG Asia
Kim Kwan-Suk Chungbuk National University South Korea 2014 PAG Asia
King Julie University of Nottingham UK 2019 PAG
Koornneef Maarten Wageningen University and Research Netherlands 2004 PAG
Lagudah Evans  The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) Australia 2015 PAG Asia
Lamb Chris John Innes Centre UK 2005 PAG
Langridge Peter University of Adelaide,  Australian Centre for Plant Functional Genomics (ACPFC) Australia 2004 PAG
Langridge Peter University of Adelaide,  Australian Centre for Plant Functional Genomics (ACPFC) Australia 2014 PAG Asia
Larson Greger University of Oxford  UK 2013 PAG
Leach Jan Colorado State University  USA 2016 PAG
Lee Suk-Ha Seoul National University South Korea 2016 PAG Asia
Lewin Harris University of Illinois USA 2001 PAG
Li De-Zhu Chinese Academy of Sciences China 2022 PAG Asia
Li Meng-Hua China Agricultural University China 2022 PAG Asia
Li Xinyun Huazhong Agricultural University China 2017 PAG Asia
Lindblad-Toh Kerstin  Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard USA 2007 PAG
Lipman David National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) USA 2011 PAG
Lipman Zach Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL)  USA 2020 PAG
Lipschultz Robert Affymetrix USA 2000 PAG
Littlejohn Matt Sequencing, LIC USA 2015 PAG Asia
Lok Si Chinese University of Hong Kong Hong Kong 2013 PAG Asia
Long Sharon Stanford University USA 2011 PAG
Loveland Jane European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI) UK 2019 PAG Asia
Luo Jie Huazhong Agricultural University Canada 2016 PAG Asia
Lynch Michael Indiana University USA 2011 PAG
Mace Emma University of Queensland Australia 2022 PAG Asia
Mackay Trudy North Carolina USA 2014 PAG
Mardis  Elaine Washington University USA 2014 PAG
Martienssen Rob Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL)  USA 2017 PAG
Martienssen Rob Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL)  USA 2000 PAG
Martienssen robert Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL)  USA 2006 PAG
Martin Gregory Purdue University USA 1997 PAG
Masahiro Yano The Institute of Crop Science, NARO (NICS) Japan 2014 PAG Asia
McCouch Susan Cornell University USA 2008 PAG
McCouch Susan Cornell University USA 2012 PAG
McCouch Susan Cornell University USA 2013 PAG Asia
Mellon Margaret Union of Concerned Scientists USA 1999 PAG
Mercier     Raphael  Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research Germany 2020 PAG
Metheny Bradie Washington Fax USA 1997 PAG
Meyerowitz Elliot California Institute of Technology USA 2004 PAG
Michelmore Richard University of California, Davis USA 2002 PAG
Miller Guy Galileo Laboratories   2000 PAG
Mitchell-Olds Tom Max-Planck Institute of Chemical Ecology Germany 2003 PAG
Mitchell-Olds Tom Duke Center for Genomic and Computational Biology (GCB) USA 2017 PAG
Mohapatra Trilochan  Central Rice Research Institute India 2014 PAG Asia
Moore Graham John Innes Centre UK 2022 PAG Asia
Moore Graham John Innes Centre UK 2013 PAG Asia
Moore Graham John Innes Centre UK 2016 PAG Asia
Morgante Michele University of Udine Italy 2013 PAG
Muchlbauer Gary University of Minnesota USA 2013 PAG
Muranaka Toshiya Osaka University Japan 2022 PAG Asia
Naqvi Naweed Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory (TLL)  Singapore 2013 PAG Asia
O'Brien Stephen National Institutes of Health (NIH) USA 1996 PG
Olyroyd Giles John Innes Centre UK 2015 PAG
Omenn Gilbert University of Michigan USA 2008 PAG
Orban Laszlo Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory (TLL)  Singapore 2013 PAG Asia
Orlando Ludovic Centre for Anthropobiology and Genomics of Toulouse, CAGT France 2222 PAG
Ostell James National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) USA 2016 PAG
Ostrander Elaine A. National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health USA 2222 PAG
Palsson Bernhard University of California, San Diego USA 2006 PAG
Paterson Andrew Texas A&M University USA 1997 PAG
Patrinos Ari U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute USA 2006 PAG
Perakslis Eric U.S. Food and Drug Administration USA 2013 PAG
Phillips Ronald University of Minnesota USA 1996 PG
Piferrer  Francesc  Institute of Marine Sciences, CSIC Spain 2017 PAG Asia
Pritchard Jonathan  Stanford University USA 2019 PAG
Puzo Daniel Los Angeles Times  USA 1996 PG
Quackenbush John Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (DFCI),  Harvard School of Public Health USA 2016 PAG
Quake Stephen Stanford University USA 2012 PAG
Raven Peter Missouri Botanical Garden USA 2010 PAG
Relman David Stanford University USA 2002 PAG
Rieseberg Loren University of British Columbia Canada 2012 PAG
Roberts Richard New England Biolabs USA 2005 PAG
Rodi Charlie Sequenom USA 2000 PAG
Ronald Pamela University of California, Davis USA 2011 PAG
Rothschild Max Iowa State University USA 2013 PAG Asia
Rothschild Max Iowa State University USA 2017 PAG Asia
Rubin Edward   U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute USA 2008 PAG
Rubin Edward   Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory USA 2000 PAG
Ryder Oliver San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance USA 2023 PAG 30
Sambanthamurthi Ravigadevi  Malaysian Palm Oil Board Malaysia 2014 PAG Asia
Sasaki Takuji National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences  Japan 2003 PAG
Schadt Eric Pacific Biosciences USA 2010 PAG
Schulze-Lefert Paul Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research Germany 2003 PAG
Schulze-Lefert Paul Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research Germany 2019 PAG
Shapiro Beth University of California, Santa Cruz USA 2015 PAG
Shendure Jay University of Washington, Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) USA 2018 PAG
Sjolander Kimmen University of California, Berkeley USA 2006 PAG
Slon Viviane Tel Aviv University Israel 2223 PAG 30
Somerville Chris Stanford University USA 1994 PG
Somerville Shauna Carnegie Institution USA 1998 PAG
Staskawicz Brain University of California, Berkeley USA 1996 PG
Stein Nils Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics & Crop Plant Research, Germany 2022 PAG Asia
Stein Lincoln Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL)  USA 2001 PAG
Stone Anne Arizona State University USA 2020 PAG
Stubbs Lisa Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory USA 2003 PAG
Talbot William Stanford University USA 2000 PAG
Tanksley Steven Cornell University USA 1995 PG
Tanksley Steven Cornell University USA 1997 PAG
Tingey Scott DuPont USA 2004 PAG
Tingey Scott Dupont USA 2001 PAG
Tuskan Jerry Oak Ridge National Laboratory  USA 2007 PAG
Valent Barbara Kansas State University USA 2019 PAG
Van Eenennaam Allison University of California, Davis USA 2016 PAG
Varshney Rajeev K.  International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) India 2015 PAG Asia
Varshney  Rajeev  Centre for Crop & Food Innovation, State Agricultural Biotechnology Centre, Food Futures Institute, Murdoch University Australia 2023 PAG 30
Venter J. Craig The Institute for Genomic Research (TIGR) USA 1994 PG
Venter J. Craig The Institute for Genomic Research (TIGR) USA 1995 PG
Wade Claire University of Sydney Australia 2014 PAG Asia
Walbot Virginia Stanford University USA 2002 PAG
Wang Jun BGI   China 2013 PAG Asia
Wang Yanfang Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences China 2018 PAG Asia
Ware Doreen Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory USA 2018 PAG
Warinner Christina University of Oklahoma USA 2015 PAG
Warren Wes Washington University in St. Louis  USA 2004 PAG
Waterston Bob Washington University in St. Louis  USA 2002 PAG
Weigel Detlef Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology Germany 2007 PAG
Wendel Jonathan Iowa State University USA 2009 PAG
Wessler Sue University of California, Riverside USA 2014 PAG
Whitelaw Bruce The Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh UK 2018 PAG
Willerslev   Eske Lundbeck Foundation GeoGenetics Centre Denmark 2020 PAG
Williams Robert University of Tennessee  USA 2012 PAG
Wilson Melissa A.  Arizona State University USA 2018 PAG
Wincker Patrick Genoscope  USA 2014 PAG
Wing Rod A. Arizona Genomics Institute USA 2015 PAG Asia
Winzeler Elizabeth University of California, San Diego USA 2019 PAG
Xu Xun BGI    China 2018 PAG Asia
Xuemei Chen University of California, Riverside USA 2015 PAG
Yang Ning China Agricultural University China 2019 PAG Asia
Yang Tae-Jin  Seoul National University South Korea 2015 PAG Asia
Yano Masahiro National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences Japan 2005 PAG
Yates John Scripps Research USA 2004 PAG
Zamir Dani Hebrew University of Jerusalem Israel 2000 PAG
Zhang Dabing Shanghai Jiao Tong University China 2015 PAG Asia
Zhao Shuhong Huazhong Agricultural University China 2015 PAG Asia
Zhao Yaofeng China Agricultural University China 2019 PAG Asia
           
           
           

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