[Ccbseeds] [IIGB_All] FW: Interested in opportunities in at a seed company? Informational meeting with Jonathan Kressin (East-West Seeds) tomorrow!

[Annika Rose-Person]

Hi all,

This event (today, Oct 12 at 11-12:30) sounds like a great opportunity to
learn more about seed production!

Best,
Annika

On Wed, Oct 11, 2023 at 3:04 PM Benjamin K Terao <benjamin.terao at ucr.edu>
wrote:

> Correction: the event is *tomorrow Oct 12*
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> *From:* Botanyemail <botanyemail-bounces at lists.ucr.edu> *On Behalf Of *Jackelyn
> R Quinonez
> *Sent:* Wednesday, October 11, 2023 9:37 AM
> *Subject:* [Botanyemail] Interested in opportunities in at a seed
> company? Informational meeting with Jonathan Kressin (East-West Seeds)
> tomorrow!
>
>
>
> Greetings All,
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>
> Check out this great opportunity that Tim Close set up for UCR trainees
> and students to learn more about opportunities in plant biotech, modern ag,
> and farmer education - happening this week!
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> Jonathan Kressin, PhD, will be in Keen Hall Rm 2018 from 11-12:30 on
> Thursday, October 12 for a discussion about career, internship, and
> research collaboration opportunities with East-West Seeds. There will be an
> introductory presentation about East-West, followed by an open discussion
> time. There are additional opportunities for discussions on Thursday and
> Friday afternoons, per request.
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> East-West Seed is one of the leading vegetable seed companies in the
> tropics (www.eastwestseed.com). We are focused on both modern breeding
> methods and farmer education. East-West is a mission-oriented company
> working to improve the lives of especially small-holder farmers, which are
> the majority of farmers in the tropics. Recently, our founder Mr. Simon
> Groot was awarded the World Food Prize in 2019, and East-West dominantes
> the periodic Access to Seeds Index rankings put out by the Gates
> Foundation.
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> We have 20 R&D centers across 9 countries (Thailand, Philippines, India,
> Indonesia, Tanzania, Benin, Guatemala, Brazil, and the US). And we sell
> varieties in 80 crops to 23 million farmers. Our top 10 crops include
> bitter gourd/melon, onion, tomato, yardlong bean, hot pepper, and corn
> (sweet and waxy types). On a day-to-day basis, we develop high-quality
> genomic resources, practice marker-assisted selection, and work on the
> discovery of added-value traits through gene mapping, wild species
> introgressions, TILLING, etc. We also explore and adapt proven technologies
> to our germplasm development pipeline, like genomic selection, automated
> image analysis, light-based sensor phenotyping, and doubled-haploid
> technology. We have large breeding, pathology, and biotech departments, as
> well as cell-biology.
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> R&D at East-West is growing, and we are always looking for new talent in a
> variety of disciplines. Our SEED international internship program is
> designed to give students an on-the ground experience in a modern seed
> company, as well as highlight the unique opportunities and challenges of
> tropical agriculture. This is typically geared for recently completed
> bachelor degrees, and MS and PhD students in the middle of their programs.
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> If you can’t make time to attend this week’s meeting, please reach out to
> Jonathan Kressin, jonathan.kressin at eastwestseed.com, for more
> information.
>
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>
> Jaimie
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>
> *Jaimie M. Van Norman, Ph.D. ▪ Associate Professor ▪ Center for Plant Cell
> Biology ▪ Department of Botany & Plant Sciences ▪ University of
> California, Riverside ▪ 4202A Genomics ▪ Lab: (951) 827-2133, Office: (951)
> 827-2134 ▪ FAX: (951) 827-5155*
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