Invited speakers
Andreas Schaller
University of Hohenheim, Germany
Pitter Huesgen​
University of Freiburg, Germany
Moritz Nowack
VIB, Belgium
Mariana Schuster
IPB Halle, Germany
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Elfriede Dall
Salzburg University, Austria
Ari Sadanandom
Durham University, UK
Yet-Ran Chen
ABRC, Taiwan
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Renier Van Der Hoorn
University of Oxford, UK
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Anna Linusson
Umeå University, Sweden
Program
Sunday 31st May 2026
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15:00 18:00 Registration
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18:00 18:15 Opening (Alyona Minina)
18:15 19:15 Keynote lecture by Elfriede Dall (University of Salzburg)
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19:15 Dinner
Monday 1st June 2026
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Session 1: Proteases in Plant Immunity I (Chair: Frank Van Breusegem)
09:00 09:40 Yet-Ran Chen (Academia Sinica / National Taiwan University)
09:40 10:00 Giuliana Hessler (University of Zurich)
10:00 10:20 Hermanyanto Laia (University of Cologne)
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10:20 10:40 Coffee break
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Session 2: Proteases in Development (Chair: Shamik Mazumdar)
10:40 11:20 Andreas Schaller (University of Hohenheim)
11:20 11:40 Shuning Qi (Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences)
11:40 12:00 Bo Yang (University of Hohenheim)
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12:00 14:00 Lunch
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Session 3: A focus on subcellular and membrane roles of proteases (Chair: Shuning Qi)
14:00 14:40 Mariana Schuster (Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry)
14:40 15:00 Inge De Clercq (VIB-UGent Center for Plant Systems Biology)
15:00 15:20 Dikran Tsitsekian (Agricultural University of Athens)
15:20 15:40 Dominika ÄŒmielová (Palacký University)
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15:40 16:00 Coffee break
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Poster Session 1
16:00 18:00 Poster session
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19:00 20:00 Dinner
Tuesday 2d June 2026
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Session 4: Proteases in Cell Death and Aging Control (Chair: Maxence James)
09:00 09:40 Moritz Nowack (VIB-UGent Center for Plant Systems Biology)
09:40 10:00 Patrick Gallois (University of Manchester)
10:00 10:20 Shamik Mazumdar (Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences)
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10:20 10:40 Coffee break
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Session 5: Protease Regulation and Action Mechanisms (Chair: Yong Zou)
10:40 11:20 Anna Linusson (Umeå University)
11:20 11:40 Christian Wall (Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg)
11:40 12:00 Thilde Andersson (Umeå University)
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12:00 14:00 Lunch
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14:00 19:00 Excursion and free time
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19:00 Dinner and music by JaBaDo
Wednesday 3d June 2026
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Session 6: Tools and biotechnological applications of proteases (Chair: Alessia Suriano)
09:00 09:40 Pitter Huesgen (University of Freiburg)
​09:40 10:00 Alexander Ciattoni (Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry)
​10:00 10:20 Qun Yang (Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences)
10:20 10:40 Coffee break
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Session 7: Proteostasis (Chair: Qun Yang)
10:40 11:20 Ari Sadanandom (Durham University)
11:20 11:40 Yong Zou (Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences)
11:40 12:00 Callum Holmes (University of Manchester)
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12:50 14:00 Lunch
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Session 8: Proteases in Plant Immunity II (Chair: Panagiotis Moschou)
14:00 14:40 Renier van der Hoorn (University of Oxford)
14:40 15:00 Maxence James (Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences)
15:00 15:20 Rita B. Santos (University of Lisbon)
15:20 15:40 Katarina Petra van Midden (University of Oxford)
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15:40 16:00 Coffee break
16:00 17:00 Closing remarks
18:00 21:00 Conference Dinner
19:00 21:00 Conference Dinner
Thursday 4th June 2026
Departure
Special Edition
Proteases in Cell Fate Regulation
we invite submissions of original research, review, and expert view manuscripts on the topic of the conference.
The deadline is the 31st of October, 2026.
Registration
Registration deadline is April 19th 2026
The registration fee includes attendance, daily meals, and the conference dinner. Attendees have three registration options:
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Full board single room. 12,000 SEK/person, max 37 people
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Full board double room. 10,000 SEK/person, max 20 people
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Meals only. 5,800 SEK/person, max 10 people
A 1,100 SEK discount is offered to members of SPPS.
Abstract submission deadline is April 19th 2026.
Abstract length should not exceed 1500 characters.
Main organizers
Daniela Sueldo
NTNU, Norway
Peter Bozhkov
SLU, Sweden
Simon Stael
SLU, Sweden
Alyona Minina
SLU, Sweden
Panos Moschou
Uni of Crete, Greece
Sigtuna Stiftelsen
Venue
Address
Manfred Björkquists allé 4, Sigtuna
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GPS-coordinates
Latitud: N 59º 36.952′ Longitud: E 017º 42.597′
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From Arlanda Airport:
From Arlanda 15 minutes by taxi. Phone +46 20 20 20 20 taxi020/sverigetaxi.se
By public transportation, bus SL 583 at Märsta Station change bus, for timetables see sl.se or bus UL 803 see ul.se
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