The following is a tentative schedule for the 2024 International Plant Lipids Conference. Information will continue to be added as it becomes available.
Sunday, July 14
| 15:00-18:00 | Registration |
| 18:00-20:00 | Mixer |
Monday, July 15
| 08:00-08:45 | Registration |
| 08:45-09:00 | Welcome |
| 09:00-09:30 | Session 1: Fatty acids and glycerolipids: biosynthesis, modification, biosynthetic evolution Michael Burkart: Fatty acid synthase chemical biology Speakers chosen from abstracts |
| 10:45-11:15 | Session 2: Extra-plastidic membrane lipids: phospholipids, sterols, sphingolipids Teresa Dunn: Structure-guided understanding of sphingolipid homeostasis regulation Speakers chosen from abstracts |
| 12:15-13:30 | Lunch |
| Session 3: Plastidic lipids: glycolipids, phospholipids, isoprenoids | |
| 13:30-14:00 | Christoph Benning: Chloroplast lipids as stress mitigators and sensors Speakers chosen from abstracts |
| 15:20-15:50 | Koichi Kobayashi: Thylakoid biogenesis and photosynthetic activation driven by plastid lipid biosynthesis Speakers chosen from abstracts |
| 16:50-18:30 | Poster Session 1 (Even number) |
Tuesday, July 16
| Session 4: Trafficking of lipids within and among cells and tissues | |
| 08:45-09:15 | Michael Henne: Exploring the functional and biophysical diversity of lipid droplets Speakers chosen from abstracts |
| 10:30-10:55 | Special topic: Gerhard Liebisch -- The lipidomics checklist -- current status |
| Session 5: Emerging methods for lipid research and crop design | |
| 10:55-11:25 | Sandra Correa Córdoba: A modular concept for the modeling of plant lipids metabolism Speakers chosen from abstracts |
| 12:05-12:25 | Kim Ekroos: Orthogonal high resolution mass spectrometry for characterizing content and localization of complex ganglioside phenotypes in Parkinson’s disease |
| 12:25-13:40 | Lunch |
| Session 6: Surface lipids: biosynthesis and regulation of plant protection | |
| 13:40-14:10 | Lucas Busta: Citizen science-assisted exploration of lineage-specific epicuticular wax blooms Speakers chosen from abstracts |
| Session 7: Lipid signaling: molecules, metabolism, mechanisms | |
| 15:30-16:00 | Amélie Bernard: Lipid/protein interplay in membrane formation and remodelling during plant autophagy Speakers chosen from abstracts |
| 17:00-18:30 | Poster session 2 (odd number) |
Wednesday, July 17
| 09:00-09:30 | Special Topic: James Letts -- Structural perspectives on plant mitochondrial respiratory complexes |
| 09:30-10:00 | Short poster presentations (Even number; 1 min, 15 posters) |
| 10:20-11:00 | Stumpf Award lecture |
| 11:00-11:55 | Galliard Medal lecture |
| 11:55-12:00 | Conference photo |
| 12:00 | Excursions |
Thursday, July 18
| Session 8: Triacylglycerol: metabolism, biosynthetic regulation, and storage | |
| 09:00-09:30 | Till Ischebeck: The role of lipid droplets in central and specialized metabolism Speakers chosen from abstracts |
| 11:50-12:20 | Short poster presentations (Odd number; 2 min, 15 posters) |
| 12:20-13:30 | Lunch |
| Session 9: Plant lipids in abiotic and biotic stress resilience | |
| 13:30-14:00 | Rebecca Roston: Cold resilience: oligogalactolipids, rhythms, and TAG Speakers chosen from abstracts |
| 16:20-17:20 | Poster viewing |
| 18:00-21:30 | Gala Dinner |
Friday, July 19
| Session 10: Lipid biotechnology: oilseeds, algae, vegetative organs, emerging platforms | |
| 09:00-09:30 | Laura Wayne: Increasing oil in soybean Speakers chosen from abstracts |
| 11:25-11:55 | Closing Ceremony Presentation of potential venues for ISPL 2026 |