Davis, California
May 6, 2009
The
Seed Biotechnology Center
at the University of California, Davis, will celebrate its 10th
anniversary with a May 11-12 symposium titled "Seed
Biotechnologies: Filling the Gap between the Public and Private
Sector."
The free, public symposium is designed to bring together
scientists from universities, government and private industry to
discuss technological advancements in plant breeding, seed
biology and their applications in agriculture, and the need for
increased education of plant breeders to continue the
development of improved crop varieties.
Keynote speakers will be
- Rob Dirks of Rijk
Zwaan, a vegetable breeding and seed production firm based
in the Netherlands;
- Molly Jahn, a plant
geneticist and dean of the University of Wisconsin --
Madison's College of Agricultural and Life Sciences; and
- Mathilde Causse,
head of the fruit and vegetable genetics and breeding unit
at the National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA)
in France.
"Expanding partnerships between
the public and private sectors can provide mutual benefits for
research, product development and education," said Kent
Bradford, director of the Seed Biotechnology Center. "This
symposium will provide scientists from the public and private
arenas with the opportunity to share research findings and
develop collaboration to bring plant science discoveries from
the lab to the farm and, eventually, to the consumer."
Additional information and registration for the conference are
available at <http://sbc.ucdavis.edu/About_the_Center/Symposium.htm>.
For more information, contact Jamie Miller, Seed Biotechnology
Center, (530) 752-9985,
jkmiller@ucdavis.edu. |
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