ACT Division — Annual Meeting & Presentation
Event description
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AGM — OPEN TO ATSE ACT DIVISION FELLOWS ONLY
PRESENTATION — OPEN TO ATSE FELLOWS & FRIENDS
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Annual Meeting & Presentatoin
Annual Meeting
Wednesday 30 September 2020
5.20pm—6.00pm AEST
ZOOM MEETING
AGENDA
> Welcome and Apologies
> Chair's Report on 2019/2020 activities and Financial Report
> Update of ATSE Governance Review
> Move of ATSE Secretariat to Canberra
> Confirmation of Division Committee for 2020/21
> Any other business
REGISTRATION
> Essential
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Presentation
Wednesday 30 September 2020
6.00pm—6.45pm AEST
Biotechnology for food security in Africa
Dr TJ Higgins
Dr TJ Higgins
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Presentation
Dr Higgins' major research focus is the application of gene technology for plant improvement. He is particularly interested in protecting food legumes from insect pests and enhancing the nutritional quality of plant products for feed and food uses. Most of his current work is aimed at increasing food security in Africa and South Asia.
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Originally from Ireland, Higgins’ first degrees were in agricultural science from the National University of Ireland. He gained a PhD from the University of California, Davis and moved to Australia as a Post-doctoral Fellow at the Australian National University. Shortly after, he joined CSIRO Plant Industry, from which he retired as a Chief Research Scientist and Deputy Chief.