[Plsgs] FW: 2017 UC Davis Plant Science Symposium: Registration Open

[Lambert, Georgina M - (glambert)]

From: Gitanshu Munjal [mailto:grmunjal at gmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2017 2:49 PM
To: Gitanshu Munjal <gmunjal at ucdavis.edu>
Subject: 2017 UC Davis Plant Science Symposium: Registration Open


We are pleased to announce that registration is now open for the student-organized UC Davis Plant Science Symposium<http://plantsciencesymposium.ucdavis.edu/>, an annual event which brings together researchers in academia, industry, and the non-profit sector to discuss the latest advances in the field of plant sciences. Please mark your calendars for:


6th Annual UC Davis Plant Science Symposium:

April 24th, 2017

UC Davis Conference Center


Keynote Speakers:

-Rex Bernardo (University of Minnesota)

-Maureen Hanson (Cornell University)

-Christopher Topp (Donald Danforth Plant Science Center)

-Sean Myles (Dalhousie University)

-Sarah Hearne (CIMMYT)

-Jillian Foerster (DuPont Pioneer)



+Catered Lunch

+UC-Davis Faculty Spotlight

+Poster Session


Register for free today at: http://plantsciencesymposium.ucdavis.edu<http://plantsciencesymposium.ucdavis.edu/>


Call for abstracts: graduate students and post-doctoral researchers are invited to submit poster abstracts on their plant science related research. Four outstanding abstracts will be selected for a 20-minute oral presentation. Please submit your abstracts by March 15 here: http://plantsciencesymposium.ucdavis.edu/abstracts.html


Travel grants: we are pleased to offer 4 x $500 travel grants for researchers outside of the Davis area to attend and present at our symposium. To apply, simply submit your abstract and register by February 28.


The symposium is made possible through sponsorship from DuPont Pioneer, the UC Davis Department of Plant Sciences, the UC Davis Plant Breeding Center, and the UC Davis Graduate Student Association.
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