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Visionary Seminar Series

The Visionary Seminar Series aims to explore the vision of a variety of experts on the future of education and research in the scientific areas encompassed by the College of Life Sciences and Agriculture and is sponsored by the COLSA Entrepreneurial Faculty Development Fund.

Translating Plant Genomics for Feed, Fuel and Health

Richard A. Dixon, M.A., D. Phil., DSC; Senior Vice President, Professor and Director, Plant Biology Division, Noble Foundation, Inc.

Thursday, April 10th 12:40 - 2:00 PM in Kingsbury Hall, N101

Approximately 10 years ago, the Noble Foundation began to invest in the development of Medicago truncatula as a model system for legume genomics. This talk will outline the development and integration of the science efforts at the Noble Foundation, and provide illustrations of how its investment in genomics has facilitated the development of a pipeline from basic science through to the field, as well as unexpected applications in emerging technologies.

The Dixon laboratory takes multidisciplinary approaches to research the biosynthesis and genetic manipulation of plant natural products. We are interested in both basic and applied aspects of the molecular biology of secondary metabolism. Much of our work centers on the use of molecular genetic and genomics approaches to identify genes that will be valuable for improvement of natural product-based plant traits. The traits targeted are ones that improve: the health of the plant; the health of ruminant animals that consume forage crops; human health (nutraceuticals and botanicals); the environment.

The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, Inc. influences agriculture by exploring and improving production agriculture techniques and advancing plant science through research and discovery.

Seminars are free and open to the public. No reservations required.