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first learners webinar series 2023 CIOPORA Academy’s new First Learners Webinars are an exciting educational program designed to cater to students and professionals who are entering the world of Intellectual Property for plants. This webinar series aims to provide basic training on Plant IP, a …
The ciopora Breeding academY 2023 The CIOPORA Breeding Academy is an education program designed specifically for plant breeders and R&D departments of breeding companies. It provides advanced training in the latest breeding technologies, including New Breeding Techniques (NBT). Our speakers are highly qualified professionals in …
We’re excited to announce that the CIOPORA Breeding Academy is returning in November 2023 with an online webinar series.
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The ciopora Breeding academY 2022: Applying CRiSpR/CAS to Plants: From Gene Editing to Chromosome engineering The CIOPORA Breeding Academy is an education program designed specifically for plant breeders and R&D departments of the breeding companies. It provides advanced training in the latest breeding technologies, including …
The ciopora Breeding academY 2022: Predictive breeding: machine learning technologies for future plant varieties The CIOPORA Breeding Academy is an education program designed specifically for plant breeders and R&D departments of the breeding companies. It provides advanced training in the latest breeding technologies, including New …
Smart strategies to implement a successful breeding program in vegetatively propagated crops – A practical case study approach: predictive breeding in octoploid strawberry, towards a more sustainable green revolution
The CIOPORA Breeding Academy is an education program designed specifically for plant breeders and R&D departments of the breeding companies. It provides advanced training in the latest breeding technologies, including New Breeding Techniques (NBT).
Average session duration: approx. 75 min
10 am Los Angeles, US (Speaker’s time zone)
1 pm Washington D.C., US
6 pm London
7 pm CET/Europe
7am (Dec. 2) Auckland, NZ
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Option 1: WEBINAR TICKET
Our flexible single-webinar registration option:
EUR 99.00/198.00 (member/guest)
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Save 15% and join all three webinars in the
Breeding Academy Webinar Series:
EUR 249.00/498.00 (member/guest).
By registering you are agreeing to our Terms & Conditions (November 2022).
Prof. Steven J. Knapp
UC Davis
Steven J. Knapp is Distinguished Professor and Director of the Strawberry Breeding Program , Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis. He is an expert on plant breeding, quantitative genetics, and genomics and has extensive experience with single-cross hybrid breeding systems in heterotic species. His past research primarily focused on the breeding, genetics, and genomics of sunflower, peanut, and industrial oilseeds. His current research focuses on strawberry, with emphases on developing high-yielding disease resistant cultivars, breeding and genetics of fruit quality and shelf-life traits, the development of genomic and bioinformatic resources, and the application of genome-informed breeding approaches in strawberry. He was previously Global Director of Vegetable Breeding Technology at Monsanto (2009-2015), Professor and Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar and Graduate Program Coordinator in the Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics, and Genomics at the University of Georgia (2004-2009), and Professor and Paul C. Berger Endowed Chair at Oregon State University (1985-2004). He teaches Quantitative Genetics at UC Davis (2015-Present) and previously taught Advanced Plant Breeding and Quantitative Genetics at OSU (1985-2004).
Webinar Syllabus:
The strawberry breeding program at the
University of California, Davis (UCD) has been the driving force behind a Green
Revolution in California. Using archaeogenomic prediction (tracking the
timing and order of the occurrence and subsequent selection of mutations) and
extensive on-farm testing of modern cultivars, we show that genetic gains for
yield have been in the 636 to 2,974% range in the UCD breeding program.
These genetic gains were achieved, however, using chemically intensive
high-input production practices, e.g., losses to diseases caused by soil-borne
pathogens were virtually eliminated following the introduction of the
ozone-depleting fumigant methyl bromide (now banned). A second Green
Revolution is needed to create a more environmentally friendly and sustainable
path forward for the strawberry industry. With this lecture you will
learn from a practical approach how genome-informed and other predictive
breeding methods are being used to develop a new generation of highly
productive, disease resistant cultivars to achieve that goal.
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In November 2019, the CIOPORA Academy education program on IP for plants was expanded with the distance learning offerings in form of Webinars.
All CIOPORA Academy Webinars are broadcasted live in Livestorm, an online webinar platform, which allows participation for registered persons via internet browser with no prior installation. Please see our User Manual for more information on the technical requirements.
The ciopora Breeding academY 2022 The CIOPORA Breeding Academy is an education program designed specifically for plant breeders and R&D departments of breeding companies. It provides advanced training in the latest breeding technologies, including New Breeding Techniques (NBT). Our speakers are highly qualified professionals in …
The ciopora Breeding academY 2021: Biotechnological Approaches in Asexually Reproduced Crops Date & Sessions Average session duration: ca. 75 min Session 1: Nov 18, 2021 – 9 am CET Recommended for participants from Europe, Africa, Middle-East, Asia, Australia, New Zealand 8 am London 9 am …
Average session duration: ca. 75 min
Recommended for participants from Europe, Africa, Middle-East, Asia, Australia, New Zealand
8 am London
9 am CET/Europe (Speaker’s time zone)
4 pm Beijing, CN
7 pm Sydney, AUS
9 pm Wellington, NZ
Check the FULL LIST OF TIME ZONES.
Recommended for participants from Europe, Africa and the Americas
9 am US Pacific
11 am US Central
12 pm US Eastern
6 pm CET/Europe (Speaker’s time zone)
Check the FULL LIST OF TIME ZONES.
After studying biology in Freiburg i. Breisgau (1988-1994), Robert Boehm obtained his Ph.D. at the Institute of Pharmaceutical Biology, the University of Tübingen (Prof. Dr. Lutz Heide, 1999). He wrote his dissertation on metabolic engineering approaches to plant-derived therapeutic substances. In 1999, he joined Prof. Heide Schnabl’s group at the Institute of Plant Molecular Physiology and Biotechnology, Bonn University, to develop duckweed as an expression system for recombinant therapeutic proteins (molecular farming). To expand his expertise in plant biotechnology, he then spent some time at the Institute of Glycobiology at Oxford University as well as at the Institute of Agricultural Genetics in Hanoi/Viet Nam. Dr. Boehm is an expert in plant transformation and in vitro-culture and has worked as a lecturer at the Universities of Bonn and Dortmund.
In 2007, Dr. Robert Boehm joined Ornamental Bioscience GmbH as an R&D Manager. The company aimed to develop genetically engineered ornamental plants with improved tolerances against biotic and abiotic stress. In 2012, the company was taken over by Klemm + Sohn GmbH, a part of the Selecta one group. Selecta one is a leading breeder, producer, and marketer of vegetatively propagated ornamental plants worldwide. Here, Robert Boehm is heading the group´s central laboratory facility in Stuttgart, which includes plant pathogen diagnostic, in vitro culture, and biotechnological research.
The CIOPORA Breeding Academy is an education program designed specifically for plant breeders and R&D departments of the breeding companies. It provides advanced training in the latest breeding technologies, including New Breeding Techniques (NBT).
Webinar Syllabus: Climate change has become a reality that impacts especially agriculture and the generation of food and feed. But also in the horticultural sector, there is a growing demand to prepare for the consequences of climate change.
This webinar will provide an overview of existing activities and future strategies to cope with climate change in the breeding of ornamentals. This encompasses not only the intensified breeding efforts for abiotic stress tolerance but also the development and selection of naturally stress-adapted plant species as new players on the market. In addition to crop adaptation to climate change, breeding companies can also contribute by implementing innovative technologies to reduce their CO2 footprint, finally becoming climate neutral.
Option 1: WEBINAR TICKET
Our flexible single-webinar registration option:
EUR 99.00/199.00 (member/guest)
Option 2: WEBINAR SAVINGS PACKAGE
Save 15% and join both webinars in the
Breeding Academy Webinar series:
EUR 169.00/339.00 (member/guest).
The offer expires on November 11.
By registering you are agreeing to our Terms & Conditions (Sept 2020).
We are maintaining the reduced CIOPORA Academy webinar rates as a part of our commitment to providing continued education opportunities to horticulturalists in 2021!
For your convenience, we have compiled a Webinar User Manual to help you prepare for the webinar participation.
Please download and read this document carefully prior to participation in the webinar.
Our webinar platform Livestorm does not require any prior installation. Instead, it enables you to join the webinar via browser. Use one of the following for the best webinar experience:
In November 2019, the CIOPORA Academy education program on IP for plants was expanded with the distance learning offerings in form of Webinars. Each webinar is conducted in two sessions to cover all time zones, enabling participation from all locations worldwide.
All CIOPORA Academy Webinars are broadcasted live in Livestorm, an online webinar platform, which allows participation for registered persons via internet browser with no prior installation. Please see our User Manual for more information on the technical requirements.
The ciopora academy 3/2021: Landmark case law of the EPO in plant related inventions Date & Sessions Average session duration: ca. 75 min Session 1: Sept 30, 2021 – 9 am CEST Recommended for participants from Europe, Africa, Middle-East, Asia, Australia, New Zealand 8 am …
