Program Committee

The Program Committee is responsible for the educational content of the Plant Biology meeting including plenaries, concurrent sections, workshops, poster sessions, and networking events. Working throughout the year, the Program Committee produces a carefully curated program featuring global experts and rising stars in all aspects of plant biology. We thank them for their hard work and dedication.
Judy Brusslan


Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, California State University, Long Beach

Secretary, Chair
(2025-2027)

Tessa Burch-Smith


ASPB, President-elect
(2025-2026)

Ian Wallace


Past Secretary
(2025-2026)

Yangnan Gu


Associate Professor, Department of Plant & Microbial Biology, University of California, Berkeley

(2025-2029)

Juan Dong


Sadie Hatfield Professor
(2024-2028)

Virginia Miguel


 Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Biology, Queen’s University, Canada

ECR Representative
(2024-2026)

David Horvath


Research Plant Physiologist
(2023-2027)

Kevin Cope


Plant Physiology Scientist II, Bayer Research and Development Services LLC
(2025-2026)

Toyosi Ijato


Nursery Success and Optimization Lead, Bayer - Crop Science
(2025-2029)

Ling Li


Associate Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, Mississippi State University
(2025-2029)

Hugo Zheng


Professor, Department of Biology, McGill University
CSPB Representative

Shelley Hepworth


Professor, Department of Biology | Institute of Biochemistry, Carleton University
CSPB Representative

Gurleen Kaur


Early Career Professional Representative
(2025-2027)