2019 Presentations
December 12, 2019
Development of advanced biotechnologies to improve the efficiency of animal agriculture
Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E), Davis, CA
December 6, 2019
Regulation of genome editing in animal agriculture: Promises and Policy
Genome Editing in Agricultural Research: Applications and Emerging Regulatory Approaches”, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
December 5, 2019
Alternative Meats and Alternative Statistics: What do the Data Say?
California Cattlemen's Association Annual Convention, Cattlemen's College, Reno, NV
November 21, 2019
The Interdependence of Sustainability, Innovation, and Science
Ontario Association of Bovine Practitioners (OABP), Guelph, ON, Canada
November 19, 2019
Alternative Meats and Alternative Statistics: What do the Data Say?
The Range Beef Cow Symposium, Mitchell, NE
November 14, 2019
Genome Editing in Cattle: Recent Developments and Prospects
2019 Dairy Cattle Reproduction Council Conference, Pittsburg, PA
November 11, 2019
The Importance of Innovation to the Sustainability of Animal Agriculture
BBSRC Cross-Institute Workshop: The future role of livestock in food production, Roslin Institute, Edinburgh, Scotland
October 28, 2019
Improved Rate of Targeted Gene Knock-In of In Vitro Fertilized Bovine Embryos
Association for the Advancement of Animal Breeding and Genetics Meeting, Armidale, NSW, Australia
October 23, 2019
Genome Editing in Cattle: Recent Developments and Prospects
National Beef Cattle Evaluation Consortium Brown Bagger Internet Series, Teleconference
October 14, 2019
Alternative Meats and Alternative Statistics: What Do The Data Say?
Animal Science Departmental Seminar Series, Davis, CA
September 27, 2019
Genetic Improvement in Food Animals: Prospects, Policy and Public Engagement
Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, Zurich, Switzerland
September 17, 2019
Science Communication: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
Cornell Alliance for Science 2019 Global Leadership Fellows Training Program, Ithaca, NY
September 17, 2019
Genetic Improvement in Food Animals: Prospects, Policy and Public Engagement
Cornell Alliance for Science 2019 Global Leadership Fellows Training Program, Ithaca, NY
September 9, 2019
Use of Biotechnology and Genomics in Sustainable Livestock Systems
Global Agenda for Sustainable Livestock (GASL) Multi Stakeholder Partnership (MSP) Meeting, Manhattan, KS
August 13, 2019
Detection and Characterization of Unintended Alterations in The Offspring of a Genome Edited, Hornless Bull
Transgenic Animal Research Conference, Tahoe City, CA
July 31, 2019
Enabling Innovation: Genome Editing in Plant and Animal Breeding Programs
Illinois Farm Bureau's Farm Income and Innovations Conference, Normal, IL
July 30, 2019
Keynote Speaker: How Misinformation in Agriculture Threatens Sustainability and Innovation
Illinois Farm Bureau's Farm Income and Innovations Conference, Normal, IL
July 11, 2019
Invited Awardee Presentation, Rockefeller Prentice Award. The Importance of Genetic Improvement to the Sustainability of Animal Agriculture
American Society of Animal Science Meeting, Austin, TX
July 9, 2019
What’s a nice girl like you doing in a documentary movie about GMOs
American Society of Animal Science Meeting, Austin, TX
June 25, 2019
Invited Keynote Speaker. Importance of Innovation to Agricultural Sustainability
University of Guelph Agri-Food Excellence Symposium, Guelph, Canada
June 19, 2019
Invited Plenary Speaker. Update on Gene Editing in Cattle
Beef Improvement Federation Annual Meeting and Research Symposium, Brookings, South Dakota
June 12, 2019
Invited Keynote speaker. Genome Editing in Agriculture: Prospects and Potential Pitfalls
Ospraie Management Biennial Symposium, Deer Valley, UT
June 11, 2019
The Social Challenge - Communicating the role of technology to the public
Western Section of American Society of Animal Science Annual Meeting, Boise, ID
June 6, 2019
Comparative Evaluation of the Phenotype, Genome and Animal Products Derived from Offspring of a Genome Edited, Hornless Bull and Controls
USDA Biotechnology Risk Assessment Grants Program PD Meeting, Washington, DC
May 29, 2019
CRISPR and Genetics and Welfare
Dairy Cattle Welfare Symposium, Orlando, FL
May 23, 2019
Gene editing for Polled
Nuffield Council on Bioethics fact-finding meeting, Internet conference
May 20, 2019
Status of Genome Editing in Food Animals
National Coalition Food and Agricultural Research (NCFAR) Lunch and Learn Session to both Senate and House staff, Washington, DC
May 1, 2019
Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef Update
2019 U.S. Roundtable for Sustainable Beef General Assembly Meeting, Fresno, CA
April 30, 2019
Enabling Innovation in Agricultural Breeding Programs: Promises and Policy
One Health Symposium, University of Delaware, Newark, DE
April 25, 2019
Regulation of genome editing in animal agriclture: Promises and Policy
PBS (Program for Biosafety Systems), Internet video conference to Kenya
April 25, 2019
Genome Editing in Food Animals: Prospects, Public Engagement, and Policy
UC Davis College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences (CAES) Dean’s Advisory Council Meeting, Davis, CA
April 18, 2019
Does the Animal Drug Rubric Make Sense?
University and Industry Consortium, Madison, WI
April 17, 2019
Genetic Improvement in Food Animals: Prospects, Policy, and Public Engagement
University and Industry Consortium, Madison, WI
April 16, 2019
Gene Editing in Cattle: Recent developments and prospects
Innovative Genomics Institute, UC Berkeley, Berkeley
April 12, 2019
Genetics, genomics and transgenesis: Impact in Animal and food productions
How biotechnology can vanish world hunger workshop: Great challenges to Science, Pirassununga, São Paulo, Brazil
April 4, 2019
Enabling Innovation in Agricultural Breeding Programs: Promises and Prospects
The International Society for Biosafety Research Conference, Tarragona, Spain
April 1, 2019
Risk Assessment vs Precautionary Principle, Putting Hazard and Perception in their Proper Place for GE Organism Assessments
The International Society for Biosafety Research Conference, Tarragona, Spain
March 29, 2019
Gene Editing in Cattle: Recent Developments and Prospects
Invited Lecture, INRA, Jouy-en-Josas, France
March 28, 2019
Gene Editing in Food Animals: Prospects and Policy
French Academy of Agriculture, Paris, France
March 26, 2019
Genome editing approaches to augmenting livestock breeding programs
JEB symposium on ‘Genome editing for comparative physiology', Massa Marittima, Italy
March 21, 2019
Gene Editing in Agrifood: Its Promises and Prospects
The Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) Hill Class: Tech Policy 202, Internet Presentation
March 20, 2019
Genetic Improvement of Beef Cattle: Current Practice and Future Prospects
2019 March Cattlemen's Meeting - Placer County, Lincoln, CA
March 19, 2019
A Deep Dive into Next Generation Breeding Technologies
Panel, World Agri-Tech Innovation Summit, San Francisco, CA
March 18, 2019
Gene Editing: Designing the Farm Animals and Fish of Tomorrow
Panel, Animal AgTech Innovation Summit, San Francisco, CA
March 15, 2019
The importance of genetic innovations to sustainability
The Next New Food Panel, 42nd Annual National Food Policy Conference Consumer Federation of America Conference, Washington DC
March 7, 2019
Genetic Improvement of Beef Cattle: Current Practice and Future Prospects
2019 UCCE Southern San Joaquin Livestock Symposium, Oakdale, CA
March 5, 2019
Were Those the Days? Animal Agriculture Then and Now
Northeast Agribusiness and Feed Alliance 2019 Annual Meeting and Forum, Orlando, FL
February 28, 2019
Genetic Improvement of Beef Cattle: Current Practice and Future Prospects
2019 UCCE Southern San Joaquin Livestock Symposium, Bakersfield, CA
February 27, 2019
Genetic Improvement of Beef Cattle: Current Practice and Future Prospects
2019 UCCE Southern San Joaquin Livestock Symposium, Visalia, CA
February 27, 2019
Genetic Improvement of Beef Cattle: Current Practice and Future Prospects
2019 UCCE Southern San Joaquin Livestock Symposium, Cathey’s Valley, CA
February 26, 2019
Dairy – where biology meets social science
2019 Western Dairy Management Conference, Reno, NV
February 22, 2019
Veterinarian’s role in Future Genetic Improvement Programs
2019 Midwest Veterinary Conference, Columbus, OH
February 22, 2019
Understanding Genomics, Genetic Engineering, and Gene Editing
2019 Midwest Veterinary Conference, Columbus, OH
February 21, 2019
Genetic Testing in Bovine Practice
2019 Midwest Veterinary Conference, Columbus, OH
February 21, 2019
The Role of Genetic Improvement on the Sustainability of Animal Agriculture
2019 Midwest Veterinary Conference, Columbus, OH
February 15, 2019
Food Animal Species: The Importance of Product Risk-based Regulation of Breeding
Session on Gene Edited Livestock and Regulatory Stalemates. American Associaton for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Annual Meeting, Washington DC
February 12, 2019
Communicating Science in a Networked World
AARES Pre-conference Workshop on Evidence-based Farm and Food Policy in an Era of Fake News University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
January 23, 2019
Were Those the Days? Anima Ag Then and Now
Iowa Pork Producers Association Annual Meeting, DesMoines, IA
January 22, 2019
Food Myths
Iowa Soybean Producers Association Public Influencers Meeting, Urbandale, IA
January 22, 2019
Science and Public Perception About Technology and Food Production
Iowa Soybean Producers Association Annual Meeting, Altoona, IA
January 16, 2019
What are Genetically Modified Foods (GMOs)? And why are they so controversial?
"Our World" Lecture Series, Casa de las Campanas Retirement Community, San Diego, CA