SEARCA, in collaboration with the Philippine Genome Center-Agriculture, and the University of the Philippines Los Baños-Institute of Plant Breeding (UPLB-IPB), is pleased to invite you and your colleagues to a seminar at SEARCA, UPLB Campus, Los Baños, Laguna:
The Evolution of Plant Genomes
by Dr. Michael Purugganan
Professor, Department of Biology
New York University
28 January (Wednesday), Drilon Hall, 3:00 p.m.
The SEARCA Agriculture & Development Seminar Series (ADSS) and its special seminars are open to the public.
The ADSS is meant to encourage the presentation and discussion of development and research issues, as well as their implications for agricultural and rural development. Through the ADSS, SEARCA proactively contributes to having a vibrant scientific exchange within, and even beyond, the Los Baños Science Community.
Past ADSS speakers include *Dr. Segfredo R. Serrano* (Undersecretary for Policy and Planning, Department of Agriculture); *Dr. Serafin D. Talisayon* (Professor, UP Diliman); *Mr. David Wolf* (Acting Agricultural Counselor, US Embassy in Manila); *Atty. Marvic M. V. F. Leonen* (Dean, College of Law, UP Diliman); *Engr. Elma T. Karunungan* (Chief, Alternative Fuels and Energy Technology Division, Department of Energy); *Dr. Shinji Kaneko* (Associate Professor, Graduate School for International Development and Cooperation, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, Japan); *Dr. Thomas Elhaut,* (Director for Asia and the Pacific Division, International Fund for Agricultural Development [IFAD], Rome, Italy); *Prof. Yujiro Hayami*, (Advisor to the Graduate Faculty of the Foundation for Advanced Studies on International Development [FASID] and Visiting Professor of the National Graduate Institute of Policy Studies (GRIPS) in Japan; *Dr. Dennis P. Garrity* (Director General, World Agroforestry Center); *Dr. Cielito F. Habito* (former Director-General of the Philippines’ National Economic and Development Authority [NEDA], Professor of Economics in the Ateneo de Manila University, and Director of the Ateneo Center for Economic Research and Development [ACERD]); *Dr. Prahbu Pingali* (UN FAO); *Dr. Mahar Mangahas* (Social Weather Stations); *Dr. Rafaello Tarroni *(Representative, United Nations Industrial Development Organization); *Prof. Randolf David* (UP Diliman); *Dr. George Norton* (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University); *Dr. Donato Antiporta* (UN FAO-Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific); *Dr. Steven Rood* (Asia Foundation); *Dr. Stephan Haggard* (University of California San Diego); *Dr. Olivia Castillo* (Asia Pacific Roundtable for Cleaner Production); *Mr. Daan Boom* (Asian Development Bank); *Ms. Lisa Antonio* (Philippine Business for the Environment), *Mr. Florencio Abad* (Former Secretary, Department of Education); *Secretary Romulo Neri *(Secretary, Department of Budget and Management and Former NEDA Director General); *Mr.Cesar E.A. Virata *(Former Philippine Prime Minister); *Dr. Gerardo Sicat* (Former NEDA Director-General and Professor Emeritus, UP Diliman), *Mr. Senen Bacani *(Former Secretary, Philippine Department of Agriculture), *Dr. Benjamin Diokno *(Former Secretary, Philippine Department of Budget and Management and Professor, UP Diliman), *Dr. Amelia Ancog* (Former Undersecretary, Philippine Department of Science and Technology), *Dr. Ben S. Malayang III *(Former Undersecretary, Philippine Department of Environment and Natural Resources), and *Ms. Deborah Landey* (Former Representative, United Nations Development Programme).
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