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Volume 4, Issue 3 (Suppl) Adv Crop Sci Tech
ISSN: 2329-8863 ACST, an open access journal Plant Genomics 2016
July 14-15, 2016
Page 84
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July 14-15, 2016 Brisbane, Australia
4th International Conference on Plant Genomics
Precision genome engineering for a bright food future
Genome editing promises to drive a new generation of crop trait products with reduced development times, low regulatory
hurdles and broad applications. The ARCUS technology platform at Precision BioSciences delivers custom meganuclease
editing agents with extremely high levels of specificity. Delivered through a rapid cell-based screening process, ARCUS
nucleases have been proven effective across a wide range of target sites for gene mutation, deletion and insertion in a variety
of crops.
Biography
John Salmeron is the Director of Plant Sciences at Precision BioSciences, Inc., in Durham NC, USA and has worked in the field of Plant Biotechnology for over 20
years. Prior to joining Precision, he has held positions in Business Development and led the agricultural R&D team at Intrexon Corporation, a Leader in Synthetic
Biology. He was a Research Portfolio Manager at Syngenta Biotechnology Inc., and held leadership roles directing teams in trait development and genomics. He
is the Founder of eiiConsulting, an early-stage biotechnology consulting firm. He has an AB degree from Washington University in St. Louis and a PhD from Duke
University.
John Salmeron
Precision BioSciences Inc., USA
John Salmeron, Adv Crop Sci Tech 2016, 4:3 (Suppl)