Corvallis, Oregon, USA
July 31, 2009
Floragenex co-founder
and Chief Technology Officer Dr. Eric Johnson presented an
overview of Floragenex RAD marker technology to the 2009
International Society for Horticultural Science, Molecular
Markers in Horticulture Symposium, a gathering of horticultural
scientists from around the globe.
The presentation introduced the Restriction site Associated DNA
(RAD) technology to researchers working to preserve and improve
horticultural crops across a diverse group of species ranging
from Eastern European apples to Oregon Hazelnuts and
Marionberries.
"The opportunities for horticultural researchers to advance
their efforts are unprecedented," said Dr. Rick Nipper, VP of
Research at Floragenex. "Recent developments in sequencing and
genotyping technology are reducing the costs for discovery and
application of molecular markers to levels that make advanced
genomic technology available to a greater number of researchers
in these species," said Dr. Nipper.
"As a title sponsor of this event, it's exciting to see so many
different crop species and regions of the world represented here
in Corvallis," said Nathan Lillegard, co-founder and CEO of
Floragenex. "Horticultural crops have a huge impact on the
average consumer. The work being done by the researchers here
often goes unnoticed, but is critical to the safety and quality
of the food supply for the expanding global population,” says
Lillegard.
The proceedings of the conference can be found at
http://oregonstate.edu/conferences/molecularmarkers2009/
Dr. Johnson’s presentation on RAD
technology is available for download at
http://www.floragenex.com/technology/publications/
Floragenex develops and delivers innovative, flexible,
applications of emerging genomic tools and technology to
researchers and companies working to advance science, create
value, and solve problems in agriculture, basic research, and
human health. Founded in 2006 as a spinout of the University of
Oregon, Floragenex is engaged with a range of academic,
government, and commercial customers around the world on
research projects in species ranging from food crops to model
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