UPSC Seminar: Kazuhiro Sato

Kazuhiro Sato

Professor at the Institute of Plant Science and Resources, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan

Title: Genome editing of seed dormancy genes in wheat and barley

Host: Ove Nilsson

The Royal Swedish Academy of Science (KVA) and Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) collaborate in support of and promotion of scientific exchange between Sweden and Japan. SLU, Lund University and Umeå Plant Science Center (UPSC) have invited a distinguished Japanese scientist, Professor Kazuhiro Sato, to present lectures and discuss further collaboration in the area of plant molecular genetics and breeding. Kazuhiro Sato is a professor in genetics and plant breeding at the Institute of Plant Science and Resources, Okayama University.

Seminar series "Outside of Academina": #10 CV and job searching workshop

Do you want to know how to navigate the Swedish job market and job searching process?

Then join the workshop by Felicitas Rabiger from Grow Internationals AB (https://www.growinternationals.com).

This workshop will focus on how to navigate the Swedish job market and job searching process as an international. We will handle questions such as how to adapt your CV, how to build a network and make use of it, how to approach potential employers and how to plan a transition from academia to the business world. In order to make the most out of the workshop, please bring an updated CV and potential job ads that you would like to apply to.

Felicitas Rabiger is a career and intercultural trainer who is both German and Swedish, having lived in Sweden for the past 15 years with dual citizenship. She has extensive experience within adult education and education management, facilitating intercultural training, career coaching and partner support as well as teaching intercultural competence development within the American study abroad sector.

As there are limited spots, please register at the latest on 10.09.2024 using the following link: https://forms.gle/r5fkicdpAWLBchkY7

Schedule:

10:00 – 12:00 Workshop part I

12:00 – 13:00 Lunch break

13:00 – 14:00 Workshop part II

Contact:

For questions, please contact the organisers Tinkara Bizjak-Johansson (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) & Laura Tünnermann (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)

Information meeting for UPSC from the Vibrational Spectroscopy Facility

09:00 Introduction to OPTIR

09:30 Questions and Answers

10:00 Demonstration

Contact

Andras Gorzsas (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)

Are you new at UPSC?

We invite every newcomer at UPSC to participate in the Welcome Meeting. This meeting will be held twice per semester, four times per year and gives you important information about UPSC, how it is organised, who are your contact persons and will help you to find your way around at UPSC.

Please make sure to attend at least one meeting after your arrival at UPSC. We will serve fika for everyone participating.

We are looking forward to meeting you!

Johannes Hanson (Head of Department, UMU), Totte Niittylä (Head of Department, SLU), Ove Nilsson (Director of UPSC)

SLU Breeding Network Seminar

Jack Wang

Forest Biotechnology Group, North Carolina State University, USA

Title: Multiplex CRISPR Design and Transgene-Free Genome Editing in Forest Trees to Improve Bioenergy and Biomaterials Production

Host: Harry Wu