LFS Scholar Series: Next speaker is Thursday, Feb. 20 (register by Feb. 17)

 

Speaker: Dr. Michele Morgante, Professor of Genetics, University of Udine/Institute of Applied Genomics (Italy)

Topic: Genomics in agriculture: Between sustainability and societal acceptance

Time:  11:30-noon (light lunch) | noon-1 pm (presentation)

Host: Dr. Simone Castellarin, Associate Professor, Wine Research Centre, Faculty of Land and Food Systems

Location:  FNH Building, Room 60

Dr. Michele Morgante will address genomics in plant and food production. Dr. Morgante has been President of the Italian Society of Agricultural Genetics (SIGA) and is a member of the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei and Academia Europaea. His research group has been instrumental in establishing a number of genetic technology platforms that are now being widely deployed in plant genomic research. He has received the 2005 Medal for Physical and Natural Sciences of the Accademia Nazionale delle Scienze.

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Please register by Feb. 17 at the LFS Scholar Series webpage: https://www.landfood.ubc.ca/lfs-scholar-series/

 

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