Applications of Biotechnology in Agriculture

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While farmers have been performing some type of genetic engineering for centuries, a detailed understanding of genes and advanced laboratory techniques has enabled agricultural science to extend beyond breeding and crossbreeding. Crops can now be created with extra-species genes to increase salinity tolerance, vitamin content, and drought-resistance, saving lives and eradicating hunger. Annual revenue from these crops exceeds $80 billion annually, and continues to grow. Further, these same techniques are poised to make plants and bacteria into micro-manufacturers of energy, drugs, and other useful products.

About the Presenter, Aki Ueda: Aki Ueda’s research focuses on the molecular mechanisms of immune cell biology and the progression of autoimmune diseases. By better understanding the way inflammatory cells develop, change, and interact with their surroundings, she hopes to contribute to improved treatments for ailments such as rheumatoid arthritis and Crohn's disease. Aki currently is a Post-Doctoral Fellow at Northwestern University in the Microbiology-Immunology department. Aki completed her PhD from Northwestern University, in Biomedical Sciences, from the Dermatology department in 2012. During this time, she was a recipient of the 2-year and 1-year Pre-Doctoral Fellowships from the American Heart Association. She completed her BA in Biology from Cornell in 2006.