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Welcome to the second annual AgriGenomics World Congress, which was held in the vibrant city of London.
AgriGenomics is the detailed study of the genetic makeup of plants and how all the genes work together to produce the crop. Recently there has been great interest in genetically engineering plants to optimize yields and their use in bio-fuels. There is also focus on the alteration of certain genes to increase plant resistance towards disease and infection. So, now is a good time for scientists, business people, bio-ethicists and patent experts from around the globe to come together and catch up with the latest developments in this fast expanding field.
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 Martin B Dickman
Professor and Director,
Institute for Plant Genomics and Biotechnology
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 Dr Richard Flavell, FRS, CBE
Chief Scientific Officer,
Ceres
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 Johnathan Napier
Research Leader,
Rothamsted Research
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 Brian Staskawicz
Chair of Plant and Microbial Biology,
University of California
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Sponsorship and Exhibition Opportunities
Aaron Woodley, Exhibition Manager
a.woodley@selectbiosciences.com
+44 (0)1787 315129 |
Free Workshop
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Confirmed Speakers |
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Jim Dunwell Professor, University of Reading
Georg Haberer Staff Scientist, Munich Information Centre for Protein Sequences
Paul Larsen Associate Professor, University of California, Riverside
Caius Rommens Director of R&D, J. R. Simplot
Yiguo Hong Principal Investigator, University of Warwick
Howard Davies Director of Science Co-ordination, Scottish Crop Research Institute
Yunbi Xu Senior Scientist, International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre (CIMMYT)
Gail Taylor Professor of Plant Biology, University of Southampton
Gotz Hensel Research Leader, Leibniz-Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK)
John Turner Research Leader, University of East Anglia
Vincent Klink Assistant Professor, University of Mississippi
Roberto Tuberosa Professor, University of Bologna
Bret Cooper Research Plant Pathologist, USDA-ARS
Igor Kovalchuk Associate Professor, University of Lethbridge | |