2026 Confirmed Speakers
Keynote Speakers
Dr. Sarah Assmann — Pennsylvania State University
Dr. Roger Innes — Indiana University
Invited Speakers
Dr. Allie Igwe — Virginia Tech
Dr. Aziz Eida — UNC–Chapel Hill
Dr. Daniel Buonaiuto, University of Maryland, College Park
Dr. Eric Lam — Rutgers University
Dr. Gwonjin Lee — West Virginia State University
Dr. Harsh Bais — University of Delaware
Dr. Hui Duan — USDA–ARS at BARC
Dr. Kiran Mysore — Oklahoma State University
Dr. Meghan Blumstein — University of Virginia
Dr. Pierre Jacob, University of Maryland, College Park
Dr. Purushothaman Natarajan — University of Maryland Eastern Shore
Dr. Umesh Reddy, West Virginia University
Dr. Wendy Ann Peer, University of Maryland, College Park
Note: Majority of the speakers will be selected from the submitted abstracts.