CESAM, in collaboration with the Department of Biology of the University of Aveiro, hosted the Aveiro Workshop 2026 on April 27–28, 2026, under COST Action CA24152 EPICROPS. The initiative was co-organized by CESAM, namely by Gloria Pinto, the local coordinator of the event, a CESAM researcher and professor at the Department of Biology of the University of Aveiro, under the theme “Epitranscriptomics & ncRNA: Building the EPICROPS Roadmap.”
This was the first workshop of the EPICROPS Action, bringing together 16 European researchers to discuss recent advances and outline future strategies in an emerging field of plant biology. The meeting contributed to strengthening international collaboration and advancing the development of a European roadmap focused on epitranscriptomics and non-coding RNA (ncRNA).
Gloria Pinto emphasized that this workshop was essential to foster collaboration among researchers from different backgrounds, enabling knowledge sharing and the definition of joint strategies to address global challenges, such as crop adaptation to climate change.
The event aligned with the mission of CESAM’s Research Cluster 2, reinforcing interdisciplinary research and international scientific cooperation, with a particular focus on climate resilience and the sustainability of agricultural systems.
The organization was led by WG1 within the framework of COST Action EPICROPS, involving Gloria Pinto (University of Aveiro) and Stéphane Maury (Université d’Orléans / INRAE), under the coordination of Jesús Pascual Vázquez (University of Oviedo). The EPICROPS 2026 International Workshop, held at the University of Aveiro, brought together European experts and contributed to advancing knowledge and innovation in a key area for the future of plant science.