AgriGenomics

Date: Tuesday, 4 September 2012 - Wednesday, 5 September 2012
Location: Frankfurt, Germany

Keynote Speakers

Marty Dickman
Professor/Director, Texas A&M University

Andrew Paterson
Professor/Director, University of Georgia

Jim Dunwell
Professor, University of Reading

Overview

With the ongoing heated debate on GM crops, Select Biosciences has invited a range of thought leaders to share their perspective on the unique aspects of technology required to enhance the aesthetics, yield, nutrition and disease resistance of varying crops. The next generation of epigenetics, microarrays and sequencing techniques will be discussed with reference to fascinating current research.

Other conference tracks at this event include RNAi & miRNA, Advances in qPCR and Epigenetics. Registered delegates will have access to all four meetings ensuring a very cost-effective trip.

In addition the event will also host a cutting edge training course and two business tutorials.

Agenda Topics

Disease resistance in livestock
Enhancing plant resistance to disease
Genetic engineering to increase yield from livestock
Optimisation of growth for food and biofuel
RNA silencing mechanisms in plants
The use of microarrays and bioinformatics

Sponsorship and Exhibition Opportunities

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Confirmed Speakers to date

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Ann Bruce, Research Fellow, Edinburgh University
Tamas Dalmay, Director/Professor, University of East Anglia
Bernard Dumas, Principal Investigator, University Paul Sabatier Toulouse
Nigel Halford, Programme Leader, Rothamsted Research
Goetz Hensel, Senior Scientist, Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research
Jean-François Hocquette, Director of Herbivore Unit, INRA
Johnathan Napier, Principal Investigator, Rothamsted Research
Satjana Pattanasak, Research Scientist, National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA)
Wladimir Tameling, Researcher, Wageningen University
Alexander Thiemann, Post-doc, University of Hamburg
Roberto Tuberosa, Professor, University of Bologna