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SUMMARY:Seminar: Dr. Philip Eppard &amp; Dr. Larry Gilbertson
DESCRIPTION:Please join us next week for a lecture on,


“New Technologies to Improve Agriculture - Science, Safety and Benefits”


Dr.&nbsp; Philip Eppard&nbsp;&amp; Dr. Larry Gilbertson
University Engagement Lead
Monsanto Company


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Dr. Philip Eppard is currently the Academic Engagement Lead for Monsanto.&nbsp; His extended team is responsible for outreach to universities around the world on topics of mutual interest such as Ag. biotechnology and chemistry, and sustainability.&nbsp; Prior to this role, he worked in Regulatory Affairs where his teams were responsible for global approvals for multiple agricultural biotech plant products and veterinary pharmaceutical products.&nbsp; He has authored over 25 peer-reviewed research publications.&nbsp; Dr. Eppard joined Monsanto after receiving his Ph.D. in 1985 from Cornell University and holds masters and undergraduate degrees from the University of Minnesota.&nbsp; He is a native of southeastern Minnesota where his parents were dairy farmers.&nbsp; He also was a Peace Corps volunteer during the mid-70s.&nbsp; He and his wife, Barb, have three children and reside in the St. Louis area.


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Dr. Larry Gilbertson joined Monsanto as a post-doc in 1995 and became a regular employee in 1997. He is a molecular biologist and he has spent his entire Monsanto career&nbsp;in Ag Biotech. Most of his projects have focused on enabling&nbsp;vector technology, primarily in plant transformation (finding better ways to make transgenic plants) and in RNAi.&nbsp;He moved to Cambridge in 2014 where he is currently the site lead, in&nbsp;the Enabling Technologies program.&nbsp;He also spends time in prospecting activities, and education related activities. He has been a Monsanto Fellow since 2004.


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LOCATION:206 Nesbitt Biology Building, Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Dr, Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6
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