The goal of the Annual Trends in Agriculture Fall Symposium series, sponsored jointly by BARC and UMD, is to provide a forum for discussions of current and future trends in agriculture, and how trends may impact scientific research, agriculture, the environment, and society. The Symposium will host internationally recognized speakers and bring together regional scientists, students, policy makers, and other interested parties for an exciting look at current and emerging issues in agriculture.

An Open Science Agenda for Sustainable Food Security

Dr. Catherine Woteki
Under Secretary for USDA's Research, Education, and Economics (REE)

Dual-use models to assess the effect of nutrition on immunity and inflammation; focus on porcine genomics and transcriptomics.

Dr. Harry Dawson - Home Page

Diet Genomics and Immunology Laboratory
Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center
Beltsville, Maryland

Abstract      Short Biography

Improving Aquaculture Productivity One Gene at a Time

Dr. John Buchanan
CEO for the Center for Aquaculture Technologies

Abstract      Short Biography

• BARC, ARS, USDA
  
  
• The College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, UMD (Dean Dr. Cheng-I Wei)
  
  
• Division of Research, UMD (Vice President for Research, Dr. Patrick O'Shea)
  
  
• Friends of Agriculture Beltsville (Pres. James D. Anderson)
  
  
• TEDCO, Technology Development Corporation
  
  
• Syngenta, Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture

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