From Tree Genomes to Future forest
Lectures given at the 2025 Marcus Wallenberg Prize Symposium held in Stockholm on 4 November 2025
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PART 1 TREE GENOMES, moderated by Mike Wingfield, Professor University of Pretoria
Welcome and opening Remarks
Mr. Marcus Wallenberg, Chairman of the Marcus Wallenberg Foundation
Forest biotechnologies: Four+ decades of rapid change
Steve Strauss, Professor, Oregon State University
Tree Genomics: Past Triumphs, Present Frontiers, Future Possibilities
2025 MWP Laureate Gerald Tuskan
Regulatory context – New Genomic Techniques: Driving Innovation and Competitiveness
Jessica Polfjärd, EU Parliament
Announcement of Winner of the Young Researchers’ 3MT presentations
Presenter: Tahani Kaldéus, The Marcus Wallenberg Foundation
PART 2 Moderated by Mike Wingfield, Professor University of Pretoria
Genomics and quantitative genetics converge to predict complex traits in industrial Eucalyptus breeding of future forests
Dario Grattapaglia, Research Scientist at Embrapa Genetic Resources and Biotechnology
Poplar genome engineering for tomorrow’s bioeconomy
Chung-Jui Tsai, Professor of Forest Biotechnology, University of Georgia
Harnessing the power of genomics to enhance tree resistance
Sanushka Naidoo, Professor, University of Pretoria
Transformative changes in poplar breeding thanks to genomic information
Catherine Bastien, Research Director at INRAE French National Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment
Genomic Breeding in the Nordics Conifers
Harry Wu, Faculty (Chair) Professor of Forest Genetics and Breeding, Swedish University of Agriculture Sciences
Summary
Mike Wingfield, Professor University of Pretoria
