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Silverstein Lecture Series: Genetic Technologies . . .

  • May 03, 2018
  • 6:00 PM
  • Northwestern University, Evanston campus

Can Genetic Technologies Advance Sustainable Agriculture? Perspectives from Research and the Farm


The Center for Genetic Medicine of Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine welcomes you to attend the Silverstein Lecture Series on May 2 (Chicago) and May 3 (Evanston), featuring Pamela Ronald, PhD, Distinguished Professor in the Department of Plant Pathology and the Genome Center at the University of California, Davis and coauthor of Tomorrow’s Table: Organic Farming, Genetics and the Future of Food and Jennie Schmidt, MS, RD, farmer at Schmidt Farms Inc. and a Registered Dietician.

Professor Ronald will discuss one of the greatest challenges of our time: how to feed the world’s growing population without further destroying the environment. She’ll describe the approaches that geneticists are using to help meet this challenge. 

Jennie will discuss the current landscape of US agriculture and family farms, the farming systems they choose to use and how agricultural systems and technologies contribute to moving US family farms along the sustainability continuum.
 
Chicago Event
Wednesday, May 2, 6:00 pm
Northwestern University
Baldwin Auditorium, Robert H. Lurie Medical Research Center (map)
303 E. Superior Street, Chicago
 
Evanston Event
Thursday, May 3, 6:00 pm
Northwestern University
Abbott Auditorium, Pancoe Life Sciences Pavilion (map)
2200 Campus Drive, Evanston

Parking is available at the North Parking Garage (map) - parking is free and does not require a permit after 4:00pm. View walking route from garage to venue


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