The Plant Sciences Graduate Student Council hosted a Symposium in the Fall of 2011 titled Modern Tools for Plant Genetic Improvement. There were several distinguished speakers, Â discussions about plant genetics, and catered food.
The Symposium was held on Friday, October 28, 2011 in the Forum room at the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery at UW-Madison.
Check out the photos of the event here
Speakers:
Dr. Daniel Gianola, University of Wisconsin – Madison.
Dr. Jianming Yu, Kansas State University.
Dr. Philipp Simon, University of Wisconsin – Madison.
Dr. Karen McGinnis, The Florida State University.
Dr. Radu Totir, Pioneer Hi-Bred International.
With an introduction by Dr. David Miller, Director of Alfalfa Research at Pioneer Hi-Bred International.
For more information about our speakers and the talks they will be giving, visit our speakers page.
Acknowledgements:
The 2011 Plant Sciences Symposium was organized by the Plant Sciences Graduate Student Council at UW-Madison. 
Although it is a student-run event, we would not be able to accomplish this without help from many others.
Funding for this symposium has been graciously provided by Pioneer Hi-Bred International, a DuPont Business.
We would also like to acknowledge the support of the faculty in our various departments.
