Eighth EpiSeedLink Newsletter

EpiSeedLink Newsletter 8 – February 2026 🌱

We are pleased to announce the release of the eighth edition of the EpiSeedLink Newsletter.

🥳🚀 EpiSeedLink is reaching an exciting milestone! In February 2026, we have hosted our first public international conference, bringing together the consortium and the broader scientific community to explore the latest advances in:

🌱 Seed‑to‑seedling transition

🌿 Environment & stress responses

🧬 Epigenetic memory & chromatin regulation

🌾 Crop breeding & priming strategies

In this 8th EpiSeedLink Newsletter, we introduce the eight invited speakers who have joined us at the conference:

▶️ Björn Usadel — Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, DE
▶️ Isabel Bäurle — University of Potsdam, DE
▶️ Julia Qüesta — Centre for Research in Agricultural Genomics, ES
▶️ Leonie Bentsink — Wageningen University, NL
▶️ Pablo Manavella — Institute of Subtropical and Mediterranean Horticulture, ES
▶️ Salma Balazadeh — University of Göttingen, DE
▶️ Stefan Scholten — University of Göttingen, DE
▶️ Steve Penfield — John Innes Centre, UK

The event  has also featured poster sessions and presentations from our fellows, showcasing the results of three years of PhD research, along with contributions from external scientists. We welcomed more than 150 participants from the scientific community around the world.

📩 Discover more in the new EpiSeedLink Newsletter.

Read the full Newsletter 8 here

Stay tuned for more updates as we continue the journey of EpiSeedLink!

If you would like to receive the EpiSeedLink Newsletter directly, please contact us at episeedlink@cnb.csic.es.