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Dr KK Sharma, Deputy Director General- Research, ICRISAT delivering closing remarks during Symposium on Advanced Genomics & Breeding Technologies for Accelerating Genetic Gains on December 20, 2018

Rajeev Varshney shares his views on some important and frequently asked questions in the area of genomics, conventional breeding and molecular breeding in "100Voices" series of ICRISAT

Dr HS Gupta, Former DG BISA & Former Director, ICAR-IARI delivering inspirational address during Symposium on Advanced Genomics & Breeding Technologies for Accelerating Genetic Gains on December 20, 2018

Felt humbled and privileged with felicitation by Ch Charan Singh University Meerut (my Alma Mater) for winning Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award-2015 (Biological Sciences) on 28th March, 2016. Many thanks to my teacher & mentor Professor PK Gupta, HOD Genetics & Plant Breeding & Dean Faculty of Agriculture, Professor PK Sharma, and other faculties like Professor HS Balyan, Dr Sachin Kumar, Dr S Gaurav and their team for organizing the felicitation. A video clip covering my journey for last 20 years from Meerut to Hyderabad was presented there and I am uploading the same here. Enjoy!

Panel Discussions on Policy Interventions during Symposium on "Advanced Genomics & Breeding Technologies for Accelerating Genetic Gains" organized at ICRISAT's' Center of Excellence in Genomics & Systems Biology on December 20, 2018

Rising temperatures and frequency of extreme climate events like heat waves in many parts of the world will lead to a drop in major staple crop production. Now, the decoding and sequencing of the pearl millet genome by a global team of 65 scientists from 30 research institutions has revealed critical coping strategies. The analysis of genetic variability among a thousand pearl millet lines has led to a better understanding of the ability of this dryland cereal to survive soaring temperatures (over 42oC) and its exceptional drought tolerance. This discovery published in Nature Biotechnology (doi:10.1038/nbt.3943), on September 18, 2017 may also help develop climate adaptation strategies in other important cereal crops.

Dr Lee Hickey, from University of Queensland, Australia delivers keynote lecture on "Integration of rapid cycling system with GS and other breeding tools?" during Symposium on Advanced Genomics & Breeding Technologies for Accelerating Genetic Gains on December 20, 2018