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Positioning to Capture Value from Biotech’s Next Big Wave: The Role of Communities in Infrastructure and Personnel Support.

Kevin M. Folta
Professor in the Horticultural Sciences Department
University of Florida

Is internationally recognized for his efforts in science communication, training scientists and agricultural producers to be better communicators, as well as making challenging topics accessible to the public. His research programs range from light design for indoor agriculture to fruit genomics, to small molecule design for future crop protection and antibiotics. In 2016 he was recognized with the prestigious CAST Borlaug Award in Agricultural Communications and was named as the Ag Pro Person of the Year. He also hosts the weekly podcast Talking Biotech (www.talkingbiotechpodcast.com). Ph.D. from the University of Illinois at Chicago (1998).