International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) is pleased to announce a Seminar by Prof. James Dale from Centre for Tropical Crops and Bio commodities, Queensland University of Technology|Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

D/Prof James Dale, AO FTSE

Bsc Agr (Hons), PhD Syd

Distinguished Professor James Dale is the founder of the Centre for Tropical Crops and Bio commodities (CTCB) at Queensland University of Technology (QUT) which incorporates Tropical Crop Biotechnology, and Sugar Bioprocessing. Prof Dale has been involved in biotechnology research for more than 30 years with specific interests in (i) the biofortification of bananas, (ii) molecular farming for high value medical proteins, including vaccines, in tobacco and bioethanol from sugarcane, and (iii) the development of disease resistance in genetically modified bananas, papaya and sugarcane. He has also led research and development programs in Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, India, Tonga, Fiji, PNG and, in Africa, Uganda, Malawi, Kenya and Tanzania. Prof Dale has published more than 90 research papers, reviews and book chapters. He an inventor on 9 granted patents or patent applications. Prof Dale is leading two major international projects funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to develop biofortified and disease resistant bananas for East Africa. The biofortification project was further expanded on 2012 into India through a collaboration with BIRAC. In 2004, Prof Dale was made an Officer in the Order of Australia (AO) for services to agricultural biotechnology. He was the founder of Farmacule Bioindustries which later merger with Aquacarotene to become the ASX listed Leaf Energy (ASX:LER). He is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering and, in 2015, was made a “Queensland Great”.

Topic: “Golden bananas for Africa”

Date: Tuesday, February 9th, 2016

Location: Room 720, ILRI – Nairobi, Kenya

Time : 2:00pm- 300pm

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