From: "Guldner, AnnMarie" <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> Subject: Plant Biotechnology for Health and Sustainability Science and Career Symposium registration is now open! Date: October 9, 2019 at 12:02:10 PM EDT To: PSM.DL.Everyone <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> Dear Dept Chairs and Grad Program Administrators and Directors, Registration is now open for the seventh annual symposium on plant biotechnology for health and sustainability, planned for 1-2 November, 2019. You can see the lineup of speakers and register by going to https://plantmetabolism.natsci.msu.edu/events/2019-symposium/. Thanks to the PBHS students, Jyothi Kumar, Greg Bonito and Bjoern Hamberger, we have a great lineup of speakers from industry, government, and academic institutions doing research and development in microbial, plant and systems biology (https://plantmetabolism.natsci.msu.edu/posts/2019-agenda/?previewid=19E40AA0-A200-287D-8FB8C6DED512D9FD). Highlights: * Friday, November 1st * Research Talks from 9 to 5:30 pm at the MSU Union * Poster session at the MSU Union from 5:40 to 6:40 pm * Dinner from 6:45 pm * Saturday, November 2 (MPS 1200) * Career talks and panel discussions from 9 to 12:15 pm Please spread the word to your colleagues and trainees and note that the career-oriented activities will be of interest to PhD and Postdoctoral trainees working in all areas of biology and biotechnology, not just those studying photosynthetic organisms. See you there!