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Professional Plant Breeding LecturesTo view podcasts of some of the Professional Plant Breeding Lectures, as well as other Agronomy seminars, visit the Agronomy Department's site here. This lecture series will begin again in the fall of 2010.
Previous Lectures in this SeriesNovember 18, 2009
Dr. Michael Martin Redesigning a crop species: The hybrid canola story
Michael Martin is Director of Specialty Crop Breeding for Monsanto. This includes spring and winter Canola, Sugarcane, Sorghum, and Wheat. He was the Director of Corn Breeding for Monsanto’s license customers prior to his current role. Prior to coming to Monsanto, Michael held various positions at Garst, ICI, Zeneca and Advanta seeds including Director of R & D (1990-1996) of North America and Global Corn Lead (1996-1999) which included responsibilities for Breeding, Applied Bioscience, IP and Production. He holds a BS in Agronomy from Alabama A&M University and MS and PhD degrees in Plant Breeding and Cytogenetics from Iowa State University. He has spent his entire career in the private sector, including five years operating his own consulting and contract research business.
Monday, November 2, 2009
Dr. Bruno Studer Genotyping by high resolution melting — Practical applications
Dr. Bruno Studer is a project scientist with the Department of Genetics and Biotechnology at the University of Århus in Denmark.
Monday, November 2, 2009
Development and application of molecular genetic methods in ryegrass for improved forage and turf breeding
Dr. Torben Asp is a senior scientist with the Department of Genetics and Biotechnology at the University of Århus in Denmark.
November 9, 2009
Dr. Toshihiko Yamada Miscanthus genetic resources and its potential as an energy crop
Dr. Toshihiko Yamada is a Professor at Hokkaido University in Japan and a researcher within the Hokudai Network for Global Sustainability. His research focuses on breeding Miscanthus sinensis and cover crops. Thursday, October 22, 2009
Flowering time control and application in plant breeding
Dr. Christian Jung is professor in plant breeding and the Director of the Plant Breeding Institute at the University of Kiel in Germany. His research has included breeding for nematode resistance in sugar beets and investigating the interaction between wheat and rye genomes in triticale. In 2005, he received the Leibniz Award from the German Research Foundation.
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Dr. Mike Hawbaker Building SmartStax: The newest in corn hybrids
Dr. Mike Hawbaker received his B.S. in Agronomy and M.S. in Plant Breeding from Iowa State University. After receiving his Ph.D. in Crop Science and Genetics from North Carolina State University in 1995, Mike joined Asgrow Seed Company. While with Asgrow, Mike managed a corn breeding program in Galena, MD which focused on the introgression of tropical corn genetics into temperate North American germplasm. Mike’s role with Asgrow evolved and led him from the corn program at Galena to a more traditional corn breeding program in Ames, IA. In 1999, Mike transitioned from corn into soybean breeding management by assuming the role of Southern Soybean Breeding Region Lead in Marion, AR. In 2004, Mike assumed the responsibility of leading the North American Varietal Development Soybean Breeding group and coordinated development of the initial commercial Roundup Ready to Yield varieties from his current location in Ankeny, IA. Mike currently is the North America Corn Trait Integration Lead within Monsanto. In that role, Mike is responsible for leading corn trait integration breeders in evaluating and incorporating an expansive corn trait pipeline into Monsanto commercial products. December 2, 2009
Dr. Lizhi Wang An operations research approach to a plant breeding problem
Lizhi Wang is an assistant professor in Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering at Iowa State University. He also has a courtesy joint appointment with Electrical and Computer Engineering. He joined Iowa State in 2007, prior to which, he received his PhD in Industrial Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh. His research interests include optimization and its applications in power systems and plant breeding problems. January 6, 2010Dr. Jason Gillman Marker-assisted soybean breeding: Pushing the envelope or tilting at windmills?
Dr. Gillman is part of the research team of the USDA-ARS at the Univ. of Missouri - Columbia that has discovered the DNA sequence of major genes in soybean that control seed composition for fatty acids, lipoxygenase, and phytate. As part of their pioneering research, they have developed protocols for direct markers that are valuable for selection in a cultivar development program. Dr. Gillman received his BS degree in botany and biochemistry from Colorado State University and his PhD in molecular biology and genetics from Cornell University. He has been part of the USDA-ARS plant genetics unit at the Univ. of Missouri - Columbia since 2008. His role in the unit has been to apply his molecular biology and biochemistry background to interpret and apply the newly available genomic information towards gene discovery and marker development, as well as developing novel value-added soybean germplasm. January 20, 2010
Dr. William Beavis Discovery and optimization for marker assisted breeding
Dr. William Beavis is a professor in the Agronomy Department at Iowa State University. He holds the George F. Sprague Endowed Chair and is currently serving as Interim Director of the Plant Sciences Institute. He is a leading expert in bioinformatics and has served as chief scientific officer at the National Center for Genome Resources in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Dr. Beavis is recognized by colleagues as discovering the statistical irregularity that overestimates the genetic effects of quantitative trait loci (QTL) when searching for genes carrying particular traits. This effect is known as the ‘Beavis Effect.’ January 27, 2010
Dr. Linda Pollak The road to commercialization: Altered fatty acids in corn
Dr. Linda Pollak is an Associate Professor in the Iowa State University Agronomy Department and a Research Geneticist with USDA-ARS. She leads projects to breed corn for low-input, sustainable farming systems and to develop maize germplasm for value-added traits, including starch and oil quality. February 10, 2010
Dr. Qing Ji Genetic analysis of SCMV resistance in Maize 3140 Agronomy Hall 4:10 PM Dr. Qing Ji is a research associate of Agronomy Department in Iowa State University, working with Dr. Thomas Lübberstedt. She received her PhD degree in plant genetics and breeding from China Agricultural University in China. Her research project at ISU focuses on isolating and, eventually, cloning resistance genes against Sugarcane Mosaic Virus in maize.
February 22, 2010
Dr. David Bergvinson Feeding Africa and South Asia: The Role of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Sun Room, Memorial Union 8 PM Information about Dr. Bergvinson and his work can be found at the ISU Lectures Program site at http://www.lectures.iastate.edu/lecture/20384.
March 3, 2010
Dr. Jack Dekkers Fundamentals of whole genome selection 3140 Agronomy Hall 4:10 PM Dr. Jack C.M. Dekkers is a Professor of Animal Science at Iowa State University. Dr. Dekkers' areas of research are quantitative genetics and animal breeding with application to swine and poultry genetics, including utilization of molecular genetic and genomic information, QTL detection, gene expression data analysis, marker-assisted selection, design, optimization and economic aspects of breeding strategies, and genetic aspects of residual feed intake in pigs.
March 10, 2010
Dr. Geoff Graham Exploitation of heterosis for 80 years in a commercial hybrid breeding program of maize 3140 Agronomy Hall 4:10 PM Dr. Geoff Graham has been working to apply new and conventional technologies to improve plant breeding systems for the past 13 years. In 2000, he joined Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc., as a research scientist and was promoted to senior research scientist in 2004. Geoff accepted a position as director of Molecular Breeding in 2006. In January 2008, he was named senior director of North America Maize Product Development. In his current role, Geoff has responsibility for maize research and development in North America, including inbred and hybrid creation and evaluation; hybrid characterization and advancement; and breeding technologies. Prior to joining Pioneer, Geoff was a research scientist with Monsanto/Asgrow Seed Company for three years. He received his bachelor’s degree in agronomy and master’s degree in genetics and plant breeding from the University of Minnesota. He went on to receive his doctorate in genetics and plant breeding from North Carolina State University. March 19, 2010
Dr. Odd Arne Rognli Genetics of climate adaptation in Arabidopsis and forage grasses (Abstract PDF) 3140 Agronomy Hall 11 AM Dr. Odd Arne Rognli is a professor in the the Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences, UMB. His research focuses on classical population and quantitative genetics, molecular markers, gene flow, and linkage and quantitative trait loci (QTL) mapping. His research group is particularly interested in the genetics of the adaptation of plants to abiotic stress and genetic variations that determine climatic adaptation in natural populations.
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