An interdisciplinary Network to Combat Fusarium Mycotoxin Contamination in Nordic Cereals

Amr Kataya , Mohamed Fathi Abdallah , Ingerd Skow Hofgaard , Hanna Friberg , Salim Bourras , Xiang Su , Mallikarjuna Rao Kovi , Kristiina Mäkinen , Ville-Petri Friman , Kristiina Himanen , Baoru Yang , Gunnar Andersson , Sari Rämö , Espen Sannes Sørensen , Rebecca Sim , Natasa Desnica & Jens Laurids Sørensen

The LIPFUSA_NORDIC network will foster knowledge exchange, enable methodological alignment across disciplines, and support the development of competitive international joint research proposals. The network aims to discuss the possibilities to integrate subcellular and cellular host-pathogen interactions with genomic-enabled cultivar comparisons, ecological engineering, AI/ML-assisted data integration, advanced analytical chemistry, and mycological expertise to dissect regulatory and metabolic networks governing host-pathogen interactions. The network aims to identify key mechanisms driving fungal virulence and the in-planta formation of these toxins and their masked/modified forms. Such potential mechanistic insights, spanning molecules to cultivars, are currently lacking but are essential for advancing both fundamental understanding and enabling predictive, resistance-oriented breeding and sustainable disease management strategies.Description

01/03-2026 → 01/03-2028

CellFood SafeCM: Safety Evaluation of Cultivated Meat Allergens

Martin Krøyer Rasmussen , Mohamed Fathi Abdallah & Edzard Spillner

01/04-2026 → 01/04-2027