Abstract
Rapid advances in DNA sequencing technology, especially long read sequencing and spatial omics are advancing knowledge of plant biology and accelerating plant improvement and conservation of biodiversity. Discoveries of the molecular basis of nutritional and functional quality support both food security and human health. Examples of research providing insights advancing food and bioenergy production and biodiversity will be discussed.
Emeritus Professor Robert Henry
Emeritus Professor Robert Henry conducts research on the development of new products from plants. He was Professor of Innovation in Agriculture and foundation Director of the Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI), a Research Institute of the University of Queensland established in collaboration with the Queensland Government. He is a Chief Investigator in the ARC Centre of Excellence for Plant Success in Nature and Agriculture and foundation Director of the ARC Research Hub for Engineering Plants to Replace Fossil Carbon. He was previously Director of the Centre for Plant Conservation Genetics at Southern Cross University, Research Director of the Grain Foods CRC and Research Program Leader in the Queensland Agricultural Biotechnology Centre. His current research targets plant genome sequencing for the capture of novel genetic resources for diversification of food crops and to deliver improved food products and biomaterials.
Emeritus Professor Robert Henry, Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Agriculture and Food Innovation E: robert.henry@uq.edu.au
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Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation hosts science seminars across the disciplines of animal, horticulture, crop, food and nutritional sciences.
With a range of speakers from Australia and abroad, the series explores how high-impact science will significantly improve the competitiveness and sustainability of the tropical and sub-tropical food, fibre and agribusiness sectors.
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The Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation is a research institute at The University of Queensland, established with and supported by the Queensland Department of Primary Industries.
