This event, the second in the series entitled Added Value Products from Plants, will look at the application of cell wall components in a wide range of areas including texture and processibility of plant based foods through to the production of paper and textiles.

The meeting will address all aspects of generating novel traits related to cell walls that could potentially add market value to plant products.  There will be particular emphasis on lignin, pectin, cellulose, proteins and algal cell walls. 

 Within each area, topics covered will include genetic and metabolic engineering, structural biology, novel expression systems, processing and commercialisation.

 The meeting will span 3 days and will take the form of a series of presentations covering

• Lignins
• Celluloses
• Proteins
• Pectins
• Cereal Cell Walls
• Algal Cell Walls

Confirmed speakers
Tony Bacic (University of Melbourne)
Alain Boudet (UPS, CNRS)
Janet Braam (Rice University)
Malcolm Campbell (University of Oxford)
Debbie Delmer (University of California, Davis)
George Jeronimidis (University of Reading)
Marcia Kieliszewski (Ohio University)
Bernard Kloareg (CNRS)
Paul Knox (University of Leeds)
Maureen McCann (John Innes Centre)
Simon McQueen-Mason (University of York)
Jorn Mikkelsen (Danisco Biotechnology, Copenhagen)
John Ralph (US Dairy Forage Research Center)
Keith Roberts (John Innes Centre)
Keith Waldren (Institute of Food Research)

Organizing committee
Dianna Bowles (University of York) 
Paul Knox (University of Leeds)
Simon McQueen-Mason (University of York)
John Ralph (US Dairy Forage Research Center)
Peter Shewry (IARC)

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