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Building a Transdisciplinary Agricultural Single-Cell Genomics Community: Highlights from the AG2PI-AgBioData Workshop

On March 29–30, 2025, the AG2PI Single Cell Workshop Organizing Committee and AgBioData Single Cell Biocuration Working Group co-hosted an in-person workshop dedicated to advancing agricultural single-cell genomics. The event brought together a dynamic group of researchers, bioinformaticians, and data curators at the forefront of plant and animal single-cell biology.

AGBT Agricultural Meeting 2025: Elevating Genomic Innovation in Agriculture

The Advances in Genome Biology and Technology (AGBT) Agricultural Meeting 2025 took place from March 31 to April 2 in Orlando, Florida. This annual event convened leading genome researchers, data scientists, breeders, policy influencers, funders, and technology innovators from around the world to discuss the integration of genomics in agriculture.

CSI Seminar Aaron Kusmec, Apr 8 at 11 AM CT

The Center for Sorghum Improvement (CSI) is hosting a virtual seminar given by Aaron Kusmec, an Assistant Professor in Crop Quantitative Genetics at Kansas State University’s Department of Agronomy, on Tuesday, April 8 at 11 AM CT.  The title of the talk is, “The past is not the future: Lessons from 80 years of maize breeding for adaptation to future climates.”

CSI Seminar Haley Butler, Mar 25 at 11 AM CT

The Center for Sorghum Improvement (CSI) is hosting a virtual seminar given by Haley Butler, from the Peanut and Small Grains Research Unit at the USDA-ARS, on Tuesday, March 25 at 11 AM CT.

Chromatin, Epigenetics & Gene Expression, CSHL July 22 – Aug. 10

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory is holding the “Chromatin, Epigenetics & Gene Expression” advanced course from July 22 – August 10, 2025.

CSHL Frontiers and Techniques in Plant Science course, June 26 – July 17, 2025, Applications Due March 15

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory is offering their Frontiers and Techniques in Plant Science course from June 26 to July 17, 2025.

AG2PI Ag Single Cell Workshop Before AGBT-Ag Conference, Mar 29-31

AG2PI is hosting an Ag Single cell workshop March 29-31, immediately prior to the AGBT-Ag meeting in Orlando, Florida.

CSHL Statistical Analysis of Genome Scale Data Course, June 6-20, Applications due March 1

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory is hosting the course, “Statistical Analysis of Genome Scale Data,” from June 6-20, 2025.

CSI seminar Jackie Atim, Feb 18 at 11 AM CT

The Center for Sorghum Improvement (CSI) is hosting a virtual seminar given by Jackie Atim, from University of California Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources (UC-ANR) Kearney Research and Extension Center, on Tuesday, February 18 at 11 AM CT.  The