Day 1 (21 Oct 2024): Welcome day

8:00-13:00

• Pick up at Noi Bai International Airport

• Visit Hoa Lo Prison Relic, Hanoi

• Lunch at restaurant

14:00-14:30

• Hotel check-in at Danly Hotel (22 Dao Tan St., Ba Dinh Dist., Hanoi)

Day 2 (22 Oct 2024): Opening day

8:00-9:00

Registration

9:00-10:00

OPENING CEREMONY

• Introduction to VAST – CNRS partnership: Dr. Lien Quynh Le

• Speaker from VAST – Prof. Chu Hoang Ha

• Speaker from CNRS-Paris – Dr. Cécile Bousquet-Antonelli

• Speaker from CNRS-ASEAN – Prof. Dominique Baillargeat

• Introduction about French Group: Dr. Doan Trung Luu

• Introduction about Vietnamese Group: Dr. Phat Tien Do

• Group photos

10:00-11:00

Invited talk 1: Croplife – “The importance and achievements of plant genomic research for crop improvement and food security”.

11:00-12:00

Lecture 1: Doan Trung Luu (IPSIM) – “Beneficial interactions between rice and microorganisms of the soil – sustainable solution to improve plant growth and salt stress tolerance”.

12:00-14:00

Lunch break

14:00-15:00

Lecture 2: Phat Tien Do – “ Achievements in utilizing CRISPR/Cas systems for fundamental research and crop improvement at VAST”.

15:00-16:00

Postdoc/PhD projects introduction (10 minutes presentation + 3-5 minutes Q&A)

16:00-16:30

Coffee break

16:30-17:30

Postdoc/PhD projects introduction (10 minutes presentation + 3-5 minutes Q&A)

1. Cannelle Armengaud (IPSIM – Modelling and Systemic Signalling team) – Strategies of adaptation of the root acquisition system in a heterogeneous nitrate environment in Arabidopsis

2. Charlotte Lecuyer (IPSIM – Nitrate signaling and regulation by the environment team) – The role of chromatin in the regulation of transcriptional variability in plants

3. Duong Thuy Thi Dang (USTH) – Functional characterization of osgdpd13 – a potential gene for enhancing the phosphorus-use efficiency in rice using crispr/cas9 technology

4. Nhung Hong Nguyen (Institute of Biotechnology) – Inducing targeted mutations of slbzip-uorf by crispr/cas9 system to improve tomato fruit quality

5. Mattia Adamo (IPSIM – Nitrate Signalling and environmental regulation team) – Impact of NRT2.1 post-translational regulatory mechanisms on nitrate uptake and nitrate sensing (IMPACT)

6. Laura Morales de los Rios Martin (IPSIM – Hormones, Nutrients, and Development team) – Unravelling the mechanisms of potassium sensing in Arabidopsis thaliana

7. Trung Thanh Thi Do (Institute of Genome research) – Research on genetic diversity and identification of some bioactive compounds from seaweed species of the sargassum genus in Vietnam

8. Nastassja Dugout (IPSIM – Nitrate Signalling and environmental regulation team) – Role of type III Glutaredoxin like proteins in regulating NO₃-root responses

9. Timothy Mozzanino (IPSIM – Nitrate Signalling and environmental regulation team) – The GATA4 transcription factor is a potential integrator of C/N signaling under elevated CO₂ in Arabidopsis thaliana

10. Tuong Manh Ho (Institute of Biotechnology) – The use of plant growth promotion rhizobacteria (PGPR) to enhance growth and mitigate the biotic and abiotic stresses in various crop plants

11. Van Tru Nguyen (Institute of Biotechnology) – Medicinal plants in neurodegenerative diseases

12. Virginia Proto (IPSIM – Modeling and Systemic Signalling team) – Shoot molecular mechanisms involved in root responses to nitrate heterogeneity

Day 3 (23 Oct 2024)

8:30-9:30

Lecture 3: Anne-Aliénor Very (IPSIM) – “Functional studies to decipher the ionic mechanisms of salinity tolerance in rice”.

9:30-10:30

Lecture 4: Eric Ruelland (UTC) – « Lipid signaling in plants ».

10:30-11:00

Coffee break

11:00-12:00

Lecture 5: Michael Hodges (IPS2) – “Photorespiration and Improving Photosynthesis” and “A short overview of The Plant Act initiative”.

12:00-14:00

Lunch break

14:00-15:00

Lecture 6: To Thi Mai Huong – “Unraveling Mechanisms of Abiotic Stress Response in Rice: From GWAS to Functional Genomics study”

15:00-16:00

Lecture 7: Jean Alric (BIAM) – “Plant photosynthesis: molecular mechanisms and regulations, potential for breeding more efficient, more resilient crops”.

16:00-16:45

Networking activities + Coffee break

16:45-17:30

Group working activities – Discussion on potential research proposals for co-funding project/ international project (3-4 groups).

Day 4 (24 Oct 2024): Closing day

8:30-9:30

Lecture 8: François Barbier (IPSIM) – “Environmental control of plant development by sugar signaling”.

9:30-10:30

Lecture 9: Hélène Pidon (IPSIM) – “Genetics and genomics to strengthen crop responses to the environment”

10:30-11:00

Coffee break

11:00-12:00

Lecture 11: Axel De Zelicourt (IPS2) – “Screen and Characterization of plant beneficial microbes to increase crop yields”.

12:00-14:00

Lunch break

14:00-15:00

Visit of the Institute of Biotechnology

15:00-15:45

Proposal presentation

15:45-16:45

Closing Ceremony

• Summary & Award of certificates

• Sharing of Professors and Students

15:00-21:00

Gala dinner at Jacaranda Valley Ecofarm, Ba Vi, Hanoi (~50 km from VAST)

• Campfire and entertainment activities

Day 5 (25 Oct 2024): Open tour day

8:00-11:30

Free to visit local attractions.

11:30-14:00

Hotel Check-out – Lunch – Return to Hanoi by bus