Biotechnology Committee

Mission Statement

To examine the impact of genetically modified organisms designed for crop protection on society, the environment, and agriculture; to educate the public on the acceptance of products of biotechnology; and to transfer ready-to-use basic knowledge to crop protection.

Committee Officers and Members

Chair Scott Soby Midwestern University Biomedical Science Dept 19555 N 59th Ave Glendale AZ 85308 USA Phone: (623) 572-3858 Fax: (623) 572-3647 Email: ssobyx@midwestern.edu Term: 08/09/2012 - 08/14/2013
Member Muhammad A. Bhatti Monsanto Co Cotton Discovery Breeding 700 Chesterfield Pkwy, West BB4C Chesterfield MO 63017 USA Phone: (314) 737-2344 Fax: (314) 737-5407 Email: muhammad.a.bhatti@monsanto.com Term: 08/12/2010 - 08/14/2013
Member James M. Bradeen Univ of Minnesota 495 Borlaug Hall - Plant Path Dept 1991 Upper Buford Circle St Paul MN 55108-0010 USA Phone: (612) 625-1211 Fax: (612) 625-9728 Email: jbradeen@umn.edu Website: http://ppg.cfans.umn.edu Term: 06/15/2011 - 08/14/2013
Member Laura A. Fleites Univ of Florida PO Box 110680 Gainesville FL 32611-0680 USA Phone: (786) 252-6002 Email: lfleites@ufl.edu Term: 08/12/2010 - 08/14/2013
Member Torey M. Gonzalez North Carolina State Univ Plant Pathology Dept 840 Method Road, Unit4 Raleigh NC 27695-7616 USA Phone: (520) 982-2882 Fax: (919) 515-7716 Email: tmgonzal@ncsu.edu Term: 08/09/2012 - 08/05/2015
Member Ganyu Gu 29236 Main Street Melfa VA 23410-2720 USA Phone: 757-414-0724 ext. 45 Email: gganyu1@vt.edu Term: 08/12/2010 - 08/14/2013
Member Li Guo Univ of Massachusetts Biochemistry & Molecular Biology 206 Fernald Hall Amherst MA 01003 USA Phone: (413) 545-1090 Email: lguo1@biochem.umass.edu Term: 08/12/2010 - 08/14/2013
Member Amanda C. Kaye 5309 Longwood Dr Durham NC 27713-8015 USA Phone: (919) 520-7351 Email: a_kaye@msn.com Term: 08/11/2011 - 08/13/2014
Member Steven J. Klosterman USDA ARS 1636 E Alisal Street Salinas CA 93905 USA Phone: (831) 755-2845 Fax: (831) 755-2814 Email: steve.klosterman@ars.usda.gov Term: 07/31/2008 - 08/14/2013
Member Dilip K. Lakshman USDA ARS Sustainable Agricultural Systems Lab 10300 Baltimore Ave, Bldg 001 Beltsville MD 20705 USA Phone: (301) 504-6413 Fax: (301) 504-5096 Email: dilip.lakshman@ars.usda.gov Term: 08/09/2012 - 08/05/2015
Member Jun-feng Liu China Agricultural Univ Plant Pathology Dept Beijing 100 193 PRC PEOPLES REP OF CHINA Phone: 86 10 6273 2037 Fax: 86 10 6273 3607 Email: jliu@cau.edu.cn Term: 08/12/2010 - 08/14/2013
Member Neha Potnis Univ of Florida Plant Pathology Dept 1453 Fifield Hall Gainesville FL 32611 USA Phone: (352) 392-3631 Email: npotnis@ufl.edu Term: 08/12/2010 - 08/14/2013
Member Alamgir Rahman Penn State Univ Plant Path & Env Microbiology Pollock Road, 107 Buckhout Lab State College PA 16802 USA Phone: (814) 863-8327 Email: azr143@psu.edu Term: 08/12/2010 - 08/14/2013
Member Josielle S. Rezende Louisiana State Univ Plant Pathology Dept 302 Life Sciences Bldg Baton Rouge LA 70803 USA Phone: (225) 578-1669 Email: jrezende@agcenter.lsu.edu Term: 08/09/2012 - 08/05/2015
Member Lindsay R. Triplett Colorado State Univ BSPM 203 Plant Sciences Bldg Fort Collins CO 80523 USA Phone: (574) 709-8701 Email: lindsay.triplett@colostate.edu Term: 08/11/2011 - 08/13/2014
Member Marcio Leizer Zaccaron Iowa State Univ Plant Pathology & Microbiology Dept 351 Bessey Hall Ames IA 50011-1118 USA Phone: (515) 450-3638 Email: zaccaron@iastate.edu Term: 08/09/2012 - 08/05/2015
Member Shujian Zhang Univ of Florida Integrated Plant Genetics Inc. 13420 Progress Blvd., Ste 100 Alachua FL 32615 USA Phone: (352) 273-4665 Email: sjzhang77@gmail.com Term: 08/12/2010 - 08/14/2013