Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University A land-grant institution
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Spotlight
Yihui Fang, a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Plant Pathology, Physiology, and Weed Science, discusses his research on developing platforms for seed metabolic engineering in soybean at the Molecular Plant Sciences Mini-Symposium on Friday, Jan. 29. The mini-symposium brought together approximately 100 graduate students from within and outside Virginia Tech to learn about the latest in the field from internationally-renown plant scientists, watch students such as Fang take part in an oral presentation competition, and participate in a poster session. Guest speakers included Richard Sayre of the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center; Jean Greenberg, professor of molecular genetics and cell biology at the University of Chicago; and Luca Comai, professor of plant biology at the University of California at Davis. The Molecular Plant Sciences program hosted the mini-symposium with support from the Fralin Life Sciences program.
News
- Extension launches Master Food Volunteer program
- Second annual international trade workshop will focus on agriculture, March 3-4
- College of Agriculture and Life Sciences appoints leader for agricultural technology program
- Short course offered for landowners on sustainable timber harvesting and marketing
- Mary Leigh Wolfe Named ABET Fellow
