December | |
12/3/03 | Gave a presentation to the California Tomato Research Institute, |
12/4/03 | Arranged meeting with College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences Genome Center representative and Harris Moran |
12/5/03 | Upgraded SBC Web site to improved design |
12/8/03 | Met with field representatives of cucurbit seed producing companies to discuss isolation standards and the web-based mapping project, Colusa |
12/9/03 | Met with Pichet Choorak, newspaper journalist from |
12/19/03 | Advised California Plant Health Association regarding ballot initiative in |
January | |
1/6/04 | Interviewed with |
1/7/04 | Presented tomato mutation project at Tomato Day |
1/7/04 | Received donation of equipment from Syngenta |
1/10-11/04 | Attended Plant and Animal Genome Conference, |
1/16-17/04 | Hosted W168 Regional Research Meeting at SBC |
1/21/04 | Visited with Eric Sachs and George Gough from Monsanto |
1/27/04 | Conducted phone interview with Mike Adair, Willets News, on Mendocino County Proposition H |
February | |
2/2/04 | Attended California Crop Improvement Assn. course on web mapping |
2/2/04 | Met with George Gough, Monsanto, to discuss Mendocino County Proposition H |
2/3/04 | Visited with Clinton Neagley to advertise the workshop: "Protecting, Defending and Enforcing Plant Variety Intellectual Property Rights" |
2/4/04 | Advised American Seed Trade Association and Canadian Seed Trade Association on use of molecular markers in variety protection |
2/10-11/04 | Organized and taught "Breeding with Molecular Markers" course |
2/11/04 | Presented final report on Bakanae to Rice Research Advisory Board |
2/17/04 | Attended and gave a presentation at the Seed Advisory Board, |
2/19/04 | Met with Cargill to discuss research opportunities |
2/20/04 | Visited with Seminis to discuss research opportunities |
2/23/04 | Conducted a phone interview with |
2/26/04 | Met with SBC Advisory Council members and Neal Van Alfen, |
2/26/04 | Met with SBC Advisory Council members and Richard Michelmore, |
2/26/04 | Served as a panel member at a public education forum on Measure H and GMOs, |
2/24-25/04 | Hosted Western Seed Physiology Research Group meeting |
March | |
3/2/04 | Attended "Protecting, Defending and Enforcing Plant Variety Intellectual Property Rights" |
3/4-4/04 | Attended Keystone meeting |
3/15/04 | Visited with Harris Moran researchers to discuss research opportunities |
3/19/04 | Interviewed with television crew from |
3/21-23/04 | Attended |
3/22/04 | Organized and hosted SBC Seed Advisory Council meeting, Dana Point, CA |
3/23/04 | Visited with cooperating firm to discuss BioStar research project, |
3/24/04 | Hosted group and tour of Japanese exchange students in collaboration with |
3/29/04 | Met with Progeny Advanced Genetics to discuss research opportunities |
3/30/04 | Participated in the California Department of Food & Agriculture Teamseed workshop, |
April | |
4/9/04 | Presented information on |
4/17/04 | Developed and presented a display for UC Davis Picnic Day |
4/7/04 | Interviewed with television crew (Jennifer Olney) from KGO ABC 7 from |
4/13/04 | Interviewed with television crew ( |
4/13/04 | Presented Tomato Mutation project at |
4/14/04 | Advised |
4/16/04 | Met with six members of the German Bundestag's Committee for Consumer Protection Food and Agriculture to discuss agricultural biotechnology |
4/28/04 | Hosted director of Vegetable Institute, Quandon province, |