A symposium on “Alternative Paths to Agricultural Sustainability,” looking at potential beneficial uses of genetically modified plants, will be held at 11:30 a.m.
on Friday, April 25, in Rm. 305 of Bass Hall, 266 Whit-ney Ave.
T H I S
The event, which is free and open to the public, will focus on the role that
genetically modified plants might play in solving issues related to land and
water use, soil remediation, renewable sources of fuels, and environmental
problems of weeds and pathogens that affect crop yields.
There will be three featured talks:
• 11:30 a.m. — “Biotechnology and Science Diplomacy” by
Nina Fedoroff, the Evan Pugh Professor of Biology at Pennsylvania State University
and technology adviser to U.S. Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice. Federoff is
a leading geneticist and molecular biologist who has contributed to the development
of modern techniques used to study and modify plants. Her book “Mendel
in the Kitchen: A Scientist’s View of Genetically Modified Foods” examines
the scientific and societal issues surrounding the introduction of genetically
modified crops.
• 1:30 p.m. — “The Impact of Improved Genetics and Traits on
Biofuel Production” by Michael Edgerton, technical lead for the Division
on Corn Ethanol and Quality Traits at Monsanto Corporation. Edgerton is responsible
for supporting the ongoing business initiatives in “processor preferred” breeding
traits and developing new opportunities for quality traits in the ethanol and
feed markets.
• 2:30 p.m. — “Will the Gene Revolution Reach the Poor? Lessons
from the Green Revolution” by Prabu Pingali, director of the Agricultural
and Developmental Economics Division of the United Nations Food and Agricultural
Organization. Pingali, who also recently joined the Gates Foundation, has over
25 years experience in assessing the extent and impact of technical change in
developing country agriculture in Asia, Africa and Latin America.
The “Alternative Paths to Agricultural Sustainability” event is
sponsored by the University’s Interdisciplinary Center for Bioethics,
the Yale Center for Genomics and Proteomics, the Yale Partnership in the Chemical
and Biological Sciences and Monsanto Corporation.
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