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Jun 04

Desert Research and Innovation from the Negev


Haverford, Pennsylvania

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Region
Co-Sponsor
Rotary Club of Ardmore
Presentation
On a Dark Desert Highway...Research and Innovation from the Negev
Prof. Simon Barak
French Associates Institute for Agriculture and Biotechnology of Drylands, Jacob Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research
Date
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Thursday, June 04, 2015

12:15 p.m.
Location
Merion Cricket Club
325 Montgomery Avenue
Haverford, Pennsylvania
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R.S.V.P. to 215-884-4510 or [email protected]

Prof. Simon Barak received his Ph.D. from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and did a post-doctorate at UCLA, studying the circadian clock of plants. His research focuses on identifying genes that allow plants to tolerate the harsh environmental stresses characteristic of arid regions. Prof. Barak’s team has found that, by removing two different genes from the Arabidopsis plant, its tolerance to heat, salt, and drought could be increased. An agreement between BGN Technologies, BGU’s technology-transfer company, and Bayer Crop Science, will allow Prof. Barak’s team to identify additional genes that have an effect on making plants more “stress-resistant.”