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Texas A&M Plant Breeding Symposium

The Omics Era - A New Page in Plant Breeding

A DuPont Plant Sciences Symposia Series Event

Thursday, February 22, 2018

Memorial Student Center

 

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Keynote Speakers:

 

Aaron Lorenz

Minnesota

 

Duke Pauli

Arizona

Sindhuja Sankaran

Washington State

Keerti Rathore

Texas A&M

John Van Hemert

DuPont Pioneer

 

Travel Scholarship

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Three scholarships will be awarded to fund graduate students from other universities to attend the 2018 Texas A&M Plant Breeding Symposium: "The Omics Era- A New Page in Plant Breeding ". Scholarship recipients will be required to present their personal research as a 5-minute presentation and academic poster. The deadline to apply for travel scholarships is December 18, 2017.

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Student Research

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The Texas A&M Plant Breeding Symposium will be hosting the fourth annual  Student Research Competition. The competition will take place in conjunction with the  Symposium. Awards up to $250 per individual will be given to Texas A&M students. The deadline to apply for 5-minute oral presentations + poster is February 2, 2018.


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Evening Social

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Besides just listening to world-renown scientists speak on the topic of plant breeding, there will be an evening social at local restaurant (Cafe Eccell). It will your opportunity to network with the guest lecturers in a casual atmosphere over food and drink. It is also the one evening to unite plant breeders from different departments and crops
 

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Panel Discussion with keynote speakers at PBC. Organized by @pbsymposium
Panel Discussion with keynote speakers at PBC. Organized by @pbsymposium
An dedicated Q&A session underway for the symposium speakers, with standing room only audience #tamupbs20 #plantscisymposia
An dedicated Q&A session underway for the symposium speakers, with standing room only audience #tamupbs20 #plantscisymposia
The last keynote speaker of this year, Dr. William Tracy (@bill_tracy) has just started! Let’s hear his research about sweet corn breeding in public sector!
The last keynote speaker of this year, Dr. William Tracy (@bill_tracy) has just started! Let’s hear his research about sweet corn breeding in public sector!
Dr. Vales is presenting her potato breeding program now!
Dr. Vales is presenting her potato breeding program now!
Cynthia Sias is now sharing her research in understanding interspecific hybridization between grain sorghum and Johnson grass She is also a 5 min rapid oral speaker/winner #tamupbs20 #plantscisymposia
Cynthia Sias is now sharing her research in understanding interspecific hybridization between grain sorghum and Johnson grass She is also a 5 min rapid oral speaker/winner #tamupbs20 #plantscisymposia
Panel Discussion with keynote speakers at PBC. Organized by @pbsymposium An dedicated Q&A session underway for the symposium speakers, with standing room only audience #tamupbs20 #plantscisymposia The last keynote speaker of this year, Dr. William Tracy (@bill_tracy) has just started! Let’s hear his research about sweet corn breeding in public sector! Dr. Vales is presenting her potato breeding program now! Cynthia Sias is now sharing her research in understanding interspecific hybridization between grain sorghum and Johnson grass She is also a 5 min rapid oral speaker/winner #tamupbs20 #plantscisymposia