PROFESSIONAL INVITATIONS & ADVISORY



Mattoo - PROFESSIONAL INVITATIONS & ADVISORY

1993:

Co-Chair, session on Phosphorylation Dephosphorylation Regulation of Photosystems, XV Intl Botanical Congress, Japan.

1994:

Chair of session on Ethylene Biosynthesis & Action, Gordon Research Conference, New Hampshire.

Chair, session on Molecular Biology at the Intnl. Postharvest Symposium, Agadir, Morocco.

Chair, session on Engineering Postharvest Quality at Biotechnology applications in floral and nursery plant improvement, Beltsville.

Co-Chair, session on 'Ethylene interactions with other plant growth substances' at Symposium on Molecular Aspects of Hormone Action in Plants, Okazaki, Japan.

Co-Chair and Plenary Lecturer, session on Damage-Repair Cycle of D1 Protein Photoinhibition at 34th NIBB Conference on Response of the Photosynthetic Apparatus to Environmental Light Conditions, Okazaki, Japan.

Co-Chair and Plenary Lecturer, session on Biotechnology at the UNIDO/ICGEB International Conference on Plant Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, New Delhi, India.

1995:

Plenary Lecturer. (Molecular Approaches to Control Fruit Ripening) 16th Intl Congress of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (International Union of Biochemistry), Delhi, India.

Discussant in a special session on industry-scientist interface on improvement of crop plants by genetic engineering.

Invited representative from USDA/ARS to speak at the Choice's Day, Michigan State University, East Lansing. Oct 29/30.

Special invitee, IRRI (Philippines) Workshop, Working Group for the Frontier Project on N2 fixation and N metabolism. May 2-4, 1995.

1996:

Discussion Leader and Plenary Lecturer, UNIDO/ICGEB International Conference on Plant Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, New Delhi, India.

Discussion Leader and Lecturer, 1996 Intl Symposium on Biology & Biotechnology of Ethylene, Chania, Greece.

USDA-NRI Panel member, 5-19-96 to 5-24-96.

Gordon Research Conferences - advisory to nominate Vice Chair, and invited lecturer, New Hampshire, July 96.

1997-1998:

Keynote Speaker, Asia-Pacific Workshop on Biosafety, Enviromental Impact Analysis of Transgenic Plants, Chennai (Madras), India, July 21-26, 1997.

Congress Symposium Speaker, and Discussant, IX IAPTC International Congress on Plant Tissue and Cell Culture: Plant Biotechnology and In Vitro Biology in the 21st Century, Jerusalem, Israel, June 14-19, 1998.

Symposium Speaker and Chair of a Session, Euchem Meeting on Protein Phosphorylation in Photosynthesis, Sigtuna, Sweden, August 1-5, 1998.

Symposium Speaker, NATO-FESPP International Meeting on The Chloroplast: From Molecular Biology to Biotechnology, Kolymbari-Chania, Greece, August 10-15, 1998.

Symposium Speaker and Chair of a Session, International Symposium on Biology and Biotechnology of the Plant Hormone Ethylene II, Santorini-Cyclades, Greece, September 5-8, 1998.

1999:

Chair, Selection Panel for 1999 Beltsville Area Senior Scientist of the Year and Early Career Scientist of the Year.

Symposium Speaker, Vth International Symposium on Biochemical Roles of Eukaryotic Cell Surface Macromolecules, Bangalore, India, January 4-8, 1999.

2000:

Member, Selection Panel for 2000 Beltsville Area Senior Scientist of the Year and Early Career Scientist of the Year.

Speaker, ARS New RL Training Program, April 11, 2000.

Symposium Speaker, Potato Biotechnology Session, Global Conference on Potato. 1999 New Delhi, India - December 3-12, 1999.

Seminar Speaker, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan. January 29-February 6, 2000.

Symposium Speaker, 4th International Conference on Postharvest Science, Jerusalem, Israel

Seminar Speaker, Weizmann Inst. of Science, Rehovot, Israel. Analysis of transgenic tomatoes that accumulate polyamines during ripening. April 2, 2000.

Earth Day Speaker, University of Minnesota, Duluth, Minnesota. April 19-22, 2000.

Seminar Speaker, International Food Policy Research Institute, Washington, D.C. June 14, 2000.

Member of Review Panel, External Review of the CEEM (Cornell-Eastern Europe-Mexico) International Collaborative Project on Potato Late Blight Control, Toluca, Mexico. August 26-29, 2000.

Seminar Speaker, University of Western Ontario, Department of Plant Sciences Seminar Series, in London, Ontario, Canada. October 15-17, 2000.

Symposium Speaker, ISHS International Symposium on Tropical and Subtropical Fruits, Cairns, Australia: November 2000.

Seminar Speaker, Life Sciences Dept., University of Adelaide, South Australia and the Waite Agricultural Research Institute, Glen Osmand, South Australia. November 24-December 7, 2000.

2001:

Seminar Speaker, Plant Biology Program, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana. January 29-31, 2001.

Seminar Speaker, Life Sciences Department, Virginia State University, Petersburg, Virginia. February 26, 2001.

Seminar Speaker, Department of Environmental, Population, and Organismic Biology, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado. March 14-17, 2001.

Seminar Speaker, Plant Biology Group, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey. March 23, 2001.

Invited Participant, Washington Potato Industry Research Tour, Moses Lake, Washington. July 31 - August 5, 2001.

Session Chairperson and Keynote Speaker, International Satellite Meeting on Chloroplast – Development and Function, New Delhi, India. August 12-15, 2001.

Symposium Speaker – Video Conference, III Asia Pacific Crop Protection Conference, New Delhi, India. September 6, 2001.

DVC Special Presentation on Agricultural Biotechnology, US Embassy, Manila, Philippines and US Department of State. October 26, 2001.

2002:

Keynote Lecturer, Cornell-in-India Conference on Biotechnology, Chennai, India. January 3-6, 2002.

Lecture, ‘Changing political and social realities: biotechnology, conceptual science and agriculture in the 21st century’, A Roundtable Discussion on BARD’s Goals for the New Millennium, Alexandria, VA, Jan 29, 2002.

Symposium speaker, Alternative Technologies to Develop Pest Resistant Crops, Lille, France, March 3-6, 2002.

Invited seminar speaker, ENSAT, Toulouse, France, March 7-9, 2002.

U.S.-Israel BARD Technical Advisory Meeting, College Park, MD, April 20-23, 2002.

Symposium speaker, Biology & Biotechnology of the Plant Hormone Ethylene, Murcia, Spain, April 24-29, 2002.

Member, Altered Ripening Case Study Group, Workshop on Criteria for Field Testing of Plants with Engineered Regulatory, Metabolic and Signaling Pathways, Washington, D.C., June 3-4, 2002.

Invited Guest Participant, BIO 2002, Toronto, Canada, June 8-12, 2002.

Invited Symposium speaker, “Unveiling basic principles in natural tolerance to microbial pathogens in cover crop grown vegetables “. International Horticultural Congress, Toronto, Canada, August 2002

US Department of State International Speaker, Philippines, Sept. 21-25, 2002:

Roundtable on Biotechnology, PhilRice, Philippine Rice Research Institute, Munoz, Nueva Ecija, September 22, 2002

Roundtable on Agriculture, Philippines Department of Agriculture, Sept. 23.

Lecture on ‘Biotechnology for the consumer’, National Institute of Molecular

Biology and Biotechnology, University of Philippines, Sept. 23.

Address on ‘Biotechnology and its benefits’, Philippine Congressional

Staffers, the Senate of Philippines, Sept 24.

Luncheon address, Philippines Press Club, Philippines Media, Sept. 24.

Roundtable Discussion on Food Safety Issues, Biotech Coalition of the

Philippines/Philippines Chamber of Food Manufacturers

Lecture at the reception hosted by the Philippine American Educational Foundation and Alumni of the Fulbright Agriculture Program, Sept 24, 2002.

US Department of State International Speaker, Thailand, Sept 25-29, 2002 - "Exploiting the Knowledge Industry: Competitiveness and Development in Thailand"

Lecture, The applications of biotechnology in delaying fruit ripening, developing

drought tolerance and creating disease resistance, Songkhla University, Hat

Yai Campus, Sept. 26.

Deliberations and presentation on Biotechnology, Pattani Campus of Songhkhla

University, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, Sept. 26.

Lecture on Fruit Ripening, Institute of Agricultural Technology, Walailak

University, Nakorn Sri Thammarat, Sept. 27.

Lead speaker, Bio-Malaysia 2002, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, October, 2002.

Keynote Speaker and Chair of Session, Intl. Conference on Photosynthesis and Crop Production, Kiev, Ukraine, October 7-11, 2002.

2003:

Keynote Speaker, 2nd Int’l Congress of Plant Physiology, New Delhi, India,

January 8-12, 2003

Seminar Speaker, Biochemistry and Biotechnology Forum, Virginia Technology Institute, Blacksburg, VA, March 13-14, 2003

Chair, GMO Committee to develop an Action Plan to respond to unintentional release of GM plants from BARC facilities.

Addressed BIO2003 in the session “Functional Foods: Can You Get Too Much of a Good Thing? June 25, 2003

Collaborative Potato Workshop deliberations, December 2-3, 2003.

Invited Speaker, Bangladesh Association of Biotechnology and Bangladesh University of Agriculture, Mymensingh: presented with a plaque at the end of a University/City-wide lecture delivered in Mymensingh, December 13, 2003.

Foreign Expert, Mid-Term Review Panel, FAS-USDA sponsored projects on Natural Sciences, Bangladesh, December 2003.

2004:

Speaker, 50th ARS Celebration, Proud Past and Promising Future, National Scientific Leadership Conference, New Orleans. January 21-23, 2004.

Invited Lecturer, Course on Biotechnology, University of Victoria, B.C., Canada. March 8-11, 2004

Invited Seminar Speaker, Polyamines in Biology – New Growth Regulators, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA. March 17-18, 2004

Invited Seminar Speaker, Transgenic Approach to Decipher Role of Polyamines in Tomato Fruit Ripening, Auburn University, Alabama. April 9, 2004.

Invited to Chair a session and also give a talk in another session at the International Satellite Meeting on Photosynthesis & Post-Genomic Era, Quebec, Canada, August 2004.

US State Dept International Visiting Lecturer as Agricultural Biotechnology Expert, India. Gave lectures to Academia, Industry Chamber of Commerce, and Public Institutions in Western India, Eastern India, North India and South India. August 29-September 20, 2004.

1 Lecture, “Agricultural Biotechnology and its Interface with Information Technology.” International Institute of Information Technology (I2IT), P-14 Infotech Park, Hinjawadi, Pune, India, August 30, 2004

i. Lecture, “Bio-Safety and GM Crops.” Department of Science & Technology Park, University of Pune, India. Around 50 biotech entrepreneurs, faculty and students. August 30, 2004

ii. Annual Dinner speaker, “Biotechnology Commercialization - Plant Biotechnology for the End User, the consumer.” Members of the Indo-American Chamber of Commerce, (IACC), Pune Chapter. Cosponsor: IACC, 303, 'Amit-Samruddhi', Behind Pizza Hut, J.M. Road, Pune, India. Included 50 bio-tech entrepreneurs. August 30, 2004

iii. Lecture, “Physiology and Molecular Biology of Fruit Ripening.” Agharkar Research Institute, G.G.Agarkar Road, Pune, India. August 31, 2004

iv. Lecture, “Science and Economics Involved in Interfacing Sustainable, Alternative Agriculture Practices with Genetically Engineered Crops." National Chemical Laboratory, Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pune, India. August 31, 2004

v. Lecture, “Science and Economics involved in Interfacing Sustainable, Alternative Agriculture Practices with Genetically Engineered Crops." Indian Institute of Technology, Powai, Mumbai, India . Included 60 faculty and students. September 1, 2004

vi. Lecture, “New Designer Crops for Human Health Benefits.” C.B. Patel Research Centre, Kelwani Mandal, Vile Parle West, Mumbai, India. 100 faculty and students from different science colleges. September 1, 2004

vii. Lecture, “Science and Economics involved in Interfacing Sustainable, Alternative Agriculture Practices with Genetically Engineered Crops" at the Department of Botany, Goa University, Taleigao, Goa, India. Around 150 faculty and students. September 2, 2004

viii. Roundtable Discussions with the Goa Chamber of Commerce and Industry on Agriculture Biotechnology. Audience: Around 20 entrepreneurs. September 2, 2004

ix. Roundtable discussions on September 3, 2004 with the Chief Minister, Chief Secretary, Secretary of Industries, and Agricultural Minister and officers, Government of Goa, India, on the scope of Agricultural Biotechnology.

x. Seminar, "Agricultural Biodiversity and Food Safety". Department of Environmental Sciences, Biotechnology, and Molecular Biology, Kalyani University. Attendees: Faculty and students from Kalyani University, and from the Vidhan Chandra Krishi Vidyala, Kalyani. September 7, 2004.

xi. Dinner Discussions on the scope of Biotechnology with the Chairman and members of the West Bengal Government's Biotechnology Board/senior scientists, Kolkata, India. September 7, 2004

xii. Seminar, "Transgenic Approach to Unravel Finer Regulation of Aging Process in Plants: Increasing Nutritional Quality of Vegetables." Bose Institute, P 1/12 CIT Scheme VIIM, Kolkata, India. September 8, 2004

xiii. Seminar speaker, "Agricultural Biotechnology and Food Safety." Guwahati University, Gawahati 781 014. September 9, 2004

xiv. Seminar speaker, "GM Crops for Consumer and Food Safety." Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat 785 013. September 10, 2004

xv. Informal discussions with researchers at the Regional Research Laboratory, Jorhat 785 00. September 11, 2004

xvi. Lead Keynote, “Agricultural Biotechnology in the Context of the Third Millennium and Developing Nations.” The Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Noida. Audience: 250 undergraduate and postgraduate students and faculty of Amity. September 13, 2004

xvii. Roundtable lecture & discussions, “GEO Technology in the Context of the Developing Nations.” The Energy Resources Institute, New Delhi. September 13, 2004.

xviii. Theme Address, “New designer crops for Human Health Benefits” at the National Conference on Enabling Effective Development & Utilisation of Agri-Biotechnology organized by the Confederation of Indian Industry, Chandigarh, India. September 15, 2004

xix. Seminar speaker, “Nutritional Genomics to Improve Food Quality for the Consumer & Safety Issues of GM Crops.” Department of Biochemistry & Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology, Hauz Khas, New Delhi. September 16, 2004

xx. Seminar on “Science and Economics Involved in Interfacing Sustainable, Alternative Agricultural Practices with Genetically Engineered Crops,” University of Agricultural Sciences, Bellary Road, Bangalore, India. About 100 students/staff from the departments of Biotechnology, Microbiology, Genetics and Plant Breeding and Crop Physiology. September 17, 2004

xxi. Seminar, “Deciphering the Role of Polyamines in Biology with Special Focus on Gene Regulation and Interacting Elements.” Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. Audience of approximately 80 faculty and Ph.D. students from the departments of Biological Sciences and Microbiology & Cell Biology. September 17, 2004.

Invited Expert for Discussions and Building Collaborations, The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, Clear Water Bay, Hong Kong. September 24-30, 2004.

Invited Agricultural Biotechnology Expert, Ohio Plant Biotechnology Consortium meeting, MCO Campus, Toledo, Ohio. October 22-24, 2004.

2005:

Symposium speaker, Plant Positive, Eco-Farm Conference, Asilomar, CA. January 19-22, 2005.

Invited speaker, Tele-Prompter Conference (TPC) on Biotechnology, American Consulate, Kolkata, India, May 6, 2005.

Invited speaker, Digital Video Conference (DVC) on Biotechnology – New Trends and Safety Issues, American Consulate, Kolkata, India, May 13, 2005. Recorded at the US State Dept, Washington, D.C.

Keynote speaker, Purdue University Horticultural & Landscape Architecture Retreat, West Lafayette, IN 47906 - Toward Bio-Sustainability: Integrating Genetically Engineered, Value-Added Produce with Sustainable, Alternative Agriculture Systems. May 23-25, 2005:

Symposium speaker, PlantCanada2005, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, June 14-18, 2005: An Alternative Agriculture Approach Opens a New Door for Enabling Sustainable Disease Tolerance in Crops.

Invited speaker, Solanaceae Genome Workshop 2005, Ischia, Italy, Septe. 25-29, 2005: Metabolite-Profiling and Transcriptome Analysis of Transgenic Tomato Fruit Reveal Role of Spermidine/Spermine in C Signaling and Anabolic Metabolism.

Invited seminar: Istituto di Metodologie Chimiche, CNR, Monterotondo Stazione, Rome, Italy, September 30, 2005: Transcriptome and Metabolite Profiling of Transgenic Tomato Fruit Reveal New Insights on the Role of Polyamines.

Symposium speaker, 18th FAOBMB Symposium, Lahore, Pakistan, November 19-23, 2005: Polyamine Biology and Hormone Cross: Genes, Proteins and Functional Metabolites Galore.

2006:

Invited speaker and discussant, Eco-Farm Conference, Asilomar, Pacific Grove, California, January 25-28, 2006: Genetic Engineering and the Species Barrier, Is there a line?

Invited speaker, International Symposium on Tomato Genome research, Tsukuba, Japan, February 4-5, 2006: Transcriptome and Metabolite Profiling of Transgenic Tomato Fruit Reveal New Insights on the Role of Polyamines.

Invited seminar, USDA-ARS Appalachian Fruit Research Station, Kearneysville, WV, February 16, 2006: Molecular analysis of cover crop mulch-grown tomato plants emphasizes hormone-mediated cross talk between roots, leaves & fruits.

Overseas Standing Advisory Committee meeting, Department of Biotechnology, Government of India, March 13-15, 2006.

Invited seminar, Department of Natural Resource Sciences & Landscape Architecture Spring Seminar Series, University of Maryland at College Park, MD, April 10, 2006: An Insight into the Role of Polyamines in Plants: Metabolite Profiling and Limited Transcriptome Analysis of Tomato Fruit Engineered to Overexpress Spermidine/Spermine.

Consultation on paradigms for sustainable agriculture, Blue Hill Farm at Stone Barns, Pocantico Hills, New York, April 19, 2006.

Invited talk, Vth Annual Citrus Biotechnology Conference, Emeryville, CA, April 26-28, 2006: Plant health and nutrition are intertwined.

Symposium speaker, International Crop-Science Conference – 2006, Bangkok, Thailand, July 27-28, 2006: Nutritional Enhancement of Crops via Genetic Engineering: Prospects for Human Health and Future Agriculture.

Invited seminar, National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotech, Biotec Park, Bangkok, Thailand, August 1, 2006: Transcriptome and Metabolite Profiling of Transgenic Tomato Fruit Reveal New Insights on the Role of Polyamines.

Invited seminar, BRDI, Kasetsart University, Thailand, August 2, 2006: Molecular Analysis of Cover Crop-Grown Tomato Plant Emphasizes Hormone-Mediated Crosstalk between Plant Organs.

Symposium speaker, International Workshop on Tomato Genomics, Hyderabad, India, November 12-14, 2006: Polyamines Act as Anabolic Growth Regulators, modulating gene expression and nutritive metabolites of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) fruit.

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