Davis, California
July 16, 2007
 The
ability to modify seeds with specific developmental and
compositional changes provides enormous potential to meet the
growing global demand for food, but only if those discoveries
can be adapted to the biological requirements of seeds as
propagules and the pragmatic and economic demands of the
marketplace. Thus, the objective of the symposium is to bring
together leading public- and private-sector scientists across
all aspects of seed biology in a format that emphasizes the
connections between fundamental discoveries and their
applications in agriculture. Crop scientists will be motivated
by the progress being made in model systems, and basic
scientists will gain an appreciation of the challenges
associated with bringing a concept into practice. A further
objective of the symposium is to identify high priority
challenges or opportunities that can be targeted by
complementary research in model systems, crops and ecological
settings. This focus on translational seed biology will
demonstrate how public and private funding of fundamental work
in model systems is being applied to benefit producers,
consumers and the environment, particularly for applications in
the regions of the world where the needs are greatest.
This international symposium focusing on the transfer of
knowledge of seed biology developed through studies of model
systems to improve the agricultural and nutritional value of
crops is at the University of
California, Davis, California from September 17-20, 2007.
For more information go to:
http://www.plantsciences.ucdavis.edu/seedsymposium2007/index.htm.
Early registration is available
through July 31, 2007.
Biotechnology Regulation: Provide Your Opinion
 The
Public Research and Regulatory Initiative is organizing this
event to introduce public researchers to the Cartagena Protocol
on Biosafety (CPB) and the Convention on Biological Diversity
(CBD) and to seek their input on the topics on the agenda of the
4th Meeting of the Parties to the CPB and the 9th Conference of
the Parties to the CBD. The meeting will be held in conjunction
with the Symposium (see above) on September 17, 2007.
For more information go to:
http://www.plantsciences.ucdavis.edu/seedsymposium2007/) and
choose “Biotechnology Regulatory Meeting.”
Please contact Susan C. (Webster) DiTomaso at:
scwebster@ucdavis.edu
for questions or comments. |
