How can CRISPR gene editing enhance food security and resilience to climate change?
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Join us to discover how CRISPR technology is changing health, food systems and conservation to address food security and climate change worldwide. Featuring Gairdner laureates and experts on genetic modification of crops and the environment.
Schedule
Dr. Feng Zhang: “Exploration of Biological Diversity”
Prof. Caixia Gao: “Genome-edited powdery mildew resistance in wheat without growth penalties”
Armand Séguin: “Perspectives and challenges of tree gene editing in the context of carbon sequestration.”
Dr. Peter Phillips: “Will gene editing create a resilient global agrifood system?”
Dr. Rodolphe Barrangou: “The roles for gene editing in promoting sustainability and resilience to climate change”
Guest Speakers
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Rodolphe Barrangou
Associate Professor, Department of Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences; Todd R. Klaenhammer Distinguished Scholar in Probiotics Research North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USARodolphe Barrangou is an Associate Professor in the Departme... -
Caixia Gao
Principal Investigator at the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology (IGDB), Chinese Academy of SciencesCaixia Gao is a Principal Investigator at the Institute of G... -
Peter Phillips
Distinguished Professor of Policy and Founding Director of the Center for the Study of Science and Innovation Policy at the Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy at the University of SaskatchewanDr. Phillips is Distinguished Professor of Policy and Foundi... -
Armand Séguin
Research Scientist at Natural Resources CanadaArmand Séguin is a microbiologist by training and working in... -
Feng Zhang
Core Member, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard; Robertson Investigator, New York Stem Cell Foundation; Investigator, McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; W. M. Keck Career Development Professor in Biomedical Engineering, Departments of Brain and Cognitive Sciences and of Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Cambridge, Massachusetts, USAFeng Zhang is a Core Member at the Broad Institute of MIT an...
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