Meetings
May 21 Meeting: An Exploration of Citrus Genetics
In this talk, Steve Jackson will cover the basics of how variation of plant traits is affected by DNA, use this introduction as a basis for discussing how the different types of citrus fruit evolved, and introduce how variegated varieties arise. Finally, he will introduce how genome modifications can be used to improve crop health.
Steve Jackson has devoted his professional life to understanding how DNA influences the development of biological traits. Currently, he is working at Thermo Fisher Scientific, helping researchers use DNA sequence analysis tools to benefit health care research, forensics, agricultural science, and environmental stewardship. Before that, he worked for a small DNA analysis startup company in Seattle. And before that, he was an Acting Assistant Professor at University of Washington, Department of Genome Sciences. He taught undergraduate genetics and ran a small lab investigating developmental genetics and human neurodegenerative diseases using fruit flies (Drosophila melanogaster) as a model system.
This meeting will be on Zoom only. We will NOT be meeting at Red Hill Lutheran Church.Join the meeting on Zoom at 7:00 pm (PST) with the following link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82443215245?pwd=bjlaQndVM21DRkJEaVdlcGxUSWR6UT09