The Pears Foundation
Alumni Workshop in Plant Sciences
September 6 – 12, 2009
Symposia
Three of the Workshop days will deal with topics currently at the forefront of international concern:
Symposium 2:
Designing Crops for Functional Foods
SCHEDULE FOR SYMPOSIUM 2
The Millenium Goals - alleviating hunger and fighting malnutrition - have become the buzzwords for ambitious aims set for the developing world by the international community.
To meet these goals, more nutritious food must be delivered to increasing numbers of people in economically and locally viable ways.
Plant scientists can play a major role in this process, particularly in projects integrating agriculture and nutrition, and the plant and food sciences.
On Thursday, September 10, lectures and presentations by experts from Israel and abroad will focus on this issue.
Organizing Committee for Symposium 2:
Prof. Alexander Vainstein,
Dr. Naomi Ori,
Prof. Moshe Coll
PARTICIPANTS
The Symposia are part of the Alumni Workshop.
They are open to M.Sc. students and to interested Faculty staff and students.
Other professionals wishing to participate, whether from Israel or abroad, are welcome to contact our Division.