Dr. Ajay Kumar's seminar will be held tomorrow, August 7.

Please note that we may be unable to record and distribute this seminar.

From: plants-all-bounces@lists.umanitoba.ca plants-all-bounces@lists.umanitoba.ca On Behalf Of Bev Godard Sent: Friday, July 24, 2020 4:12 PM To: plants-all@lists.umanitoba.ca; 'plants-grads@lists.umanitoba.ca' plants-grads@lists.umanitoba.ca; 'Agriculture-all@lists.umanitoba.ca' Agriculture-all@lists.umanitoba.ca Subject: Seminar announcements - candidates for the Cereal Breeding & Genetics Assistant/Associate Professor position in the Department of Plant Science Importance: High

Attached are the seminar announcements for the Cereal Breeding & Genetics Assistant/Associate Professor position in the Department of Plant Science.

Tuesday, August 4, 2020 - Dr. Kassa Fentaye, Senior Scientist/Plant Geneticist (Consultant), Africa Rice Biodiversity Center, AfricaRice "Effectiveness of Genomic Selection in Different Breeding Populations and Environments in Maize"

Friday, August 7, 2020 - Dr. Ajay Kumar, Post-doctoral Research Scientist, Durum Wheat Breeding and Genetics Program in the Department of Plant Sciences at NDSU, Fargo, USA "Wheat Breeding for Future Food Security: A Multi-disciplinary and Collaborative Approach"

Thursday, August 13, 2020 - Dr. Curt McCartney, Research Scientist (Cereal Crop Genetics), AAFC-Morden Research and Development Centre, Morden, MB "Accelerating Wheat Breeding through Genetic Research"

Friday, August 14, 2020 - Dr. Gurcharn Brar, Assistant Professor the University of British Columbia (UBC), Vancouver, BC "From Head to Toe, Dealing with the Foes: Breeding Wheat for Disease Resistance"