10:55 AM
11:00 AM
Plenary talk II: Joyce van Eck (Cornell University - Gene editing, Underutilized crops)
11:55 AM
Break
12:00 PM
Session III: Traits and Tools
12:00 pm - 12:35 pm : Amanda Cavanagh (University of Essex - Improving photosynthetic efficiency and heat tolerance) 12:35 pm - 1:55 pm: Student presentations
2:05 PM
Session IV: From Lab to Grocery Store Shelves
2:05 - 2:40 pm: Jaylee Demond (Simplot - Getting biotech-derived crops to market) 2:40 - 3:15 pm : Marc-Andre D’Aoust (CSO, Aramis Biotechnologies - Production of vaccines in plants) 3:15 - 3:50 pm: Jennifer Hubert (CropLife)