30th Annual Queenstown Molecular Biology Meeting (QMB) 

1-2 September 2020, Rydges Hotel, Queenstown

Part of Te Wiki Rangahau ki Tahuna 

Organising Committee:
Convenor: Dr Maren Wellenreuther, Plant and Food Research
Amali Thrimawithana, Plant and Food Research
Bjorn Oback, AgResearch
Xavier Pochon, Cawthron
Heidi Dungey, Scion
Manpreet Dhami, Landcare

QMB 2020: Sessions
1. Gene-edited livestock for agribiotech and biomedicine (Session lead: Bjorn Oback)
2. Selective breeding for agriculture and aquaculture (Session lead: Maren Wellenreuther)
3. Public and Māori engagement, and indigenous data sovereignty’ (Session lead: Manpreet Dhami & AmaliThrimawithana)
4. Environmental DNA/RNA monitoring to inform ecosystem management (Session lead: Xavier Pochon)
5. Host biology in light of the microbiome: advances towards understanding the hologenome (Session lead: Amali Thrimawithana & Manpreet Dhami)
6. Genetics and genomics of forest (Session lead: Heidi Dungey)
7. Molecular biology of climate change (Session Lead: Maren Wellenreuther & Bjorn Oback)

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Key Dates:

Friday 19 July, 2019

QRW Earlybird Registration Deadline

Friday 19 July, 2019

QRW Abstract Submission Deadline

Friday 19 July, 2019

AWCBR Early Bird Registration. NOTE: Abstract Submission Deadline 12th July.

Friday 26 July, 2019

Major Awards Application Deadline

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