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SUMMARY:The GMO Controversy  - Kate Creasey\, Grow More Foundation
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CONTACT:Ian Henderson
DESCRIPTION:Our ability to bioengineer insect and viral resistance\, biofo
 rtify crops for enriched nutrition\, create edible vaccines and enhance ph
 otosynthesis for greater yield\, is being hindered by one controversial ap
 plication of genetic engineering: herbicide tolerance. Grow More Foundatio
 n’s mission is to provide education\, promote awareness and establish tr
 ansparency of biotechnology in agriculture. Unlike technological and biome
 dical advances\, biotechnological innovations are not so readily accepted 
 by society. We believe that an independent review of each application of g
 enome editing and genetic engineering is not only important for public und
 erstanding\, but also necessary. We are 501(c)(3) non-profit organization 
 comprised of internationally recognized scientists that aim to scientifica
 lly evaluate safety\, assess the environmental impact and transparently re
 view bioengineered traits\, publishing the data for all to see. We engage 
 the public\, regulatory bodies and industry world-wide to enable and encou
 rage an open dialogue to ensure food safety and security for all.\n \nDr. 
 Kate M. Creasey was born and grew up in the countryside of Lincolnshire\, 
 England. She read Immunology at The University of Leicester (‘05) and ea
 rned her Ph.D. in Cellular and Molecular Biology from The University of Ed
 inburgh (‘09). In the Spring of ’09 she joined Cold Spring Harbor Labo
 ratory and pursued postdoctoral research in molecular genetics. Notably\, 
 Creasey and colleagues discovered a novel pathway for transposon regulatio
 n in plants. In the fall of 2016 she joined the faculty of Stony Brook Uni
 versity and is a Professor of Statistics and Molecular Biology. In 2017 sh
 e became President of Grow More Foundation\, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organi
 zation based on Long Island\, NY.
LOCATION:Department of Plant Sciences\, Large Lecture Theatre
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