Corteva Symposia Series Presents:
Branching Out:
Plant Diversity from Genes to Ecosystems
on April 12th, 2024 at the UC Davis Alumni Center
Come to hear from speakers from across a diverse range of plant-related disciplines, network with academic and industry professionals, and enjoy a poster session and reception. The event will also be live-streamed to share fantastic research with attendees near and far.
Speakers
Brandon Gaut
Brandon Gaut is a plant evolutionary biologist who uses the tools of genomics to describe and quantify the processes that drive the evolution of plant genomes. In addition to research, Gaut has served as an administrator at UCI (as Chair, Interim Dean and Associate Dean), as President of the Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution, and currently as the co Editor-in-Chief of the journal Molecular Biology and Evolution.
Danelle Seymour
Danelle is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Botany and Plant Sciences at UCR. Before joining UCR, Danelle completed her NSF Postdoctoral Fellowship at UC Irvine. She obtained her Ph.D. from the Max Planck Institute of Developmental Biology (University of Tuebingen) in 2016.
Jarmilla Pitterman
Jarmila Pittermann is a Professor in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at UC Santa Cruz where she teaches plant physiology. Her research focuses on plant structure and function in the context of evolution and climate change.
Todd P. Michael
Todd Michael is a Research Professor at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies where his group focuses on the sequencing and analysis of plant genomes. His group is part of the Harnessing Plant Initiative at the Salk that aims to develop crop plants that sequester more carbon via extensive root systems containing recalcitrant carbon polymers to fight climate change.
Whitney Brim-DeForest
Whitney Brim-DeForest is the County Director for University of California Cooperative Extension Sutter-Yuba, and the UCCE Rice and Wild Rice Advisor for Sutter, Yuba, Placer, and Sacramento counties. She holds a M.S. in International Agricultural Development and a PhD in Horticulture and Agronomy from the University of California, Davis.
Program
Schedule To Be Announced
Faculty Mentor
President - Plant Biology Graduate Group
Treasurer - Ecology Graduate Group
Secretar - Plant Biology Graduate Group
Integrative Genetics and Genomics Graduate Group
Ecology Graduate Group
Horticulture and Agronomy Graduate Group
Horticulture and Agronomy Graduate Group
Horticulture and Agronomy Graduate Group
Horticulture and Agronomy Graduate Group
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