Genome Prairie announced today the appointment of Dr. Lester Young as its new Director of Scientific Affairs.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am pleased to welcome Dr.\u00a0Young to the Genome Prairie team as Director of Scientific Affairs,\u201d said Mike Cey, Genome Prairie CEO.\u00a0\u201cLester\u00a0brings deep plant science research and management experience in both the public and private sector.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe very much look forward to his leadership in developing and guiding the genomics-based research programs and projects in Manitoba and Saskatchewan.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m excited to be joining the energetic and committed team at Genome Prairie to both continue our already established projects in Saskatchewan and Manitoba and to initiate our upcoming Challenge Driven Initiative,\u201d said Dr. Young.<\/p>\n
\u201cI look forward to working with the Genome Prairie team and the many excellent researchers in the prairie region.”<\/p>\n
Lester brings more than twelve years of experience in successfully developing and managing plant genomics projects in academic and industrial settings. He has worked at the University of Saskatchewan, Canadian Light Source, Agrisoma Biociences Inc., Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, The Horticulture and Food Research Institute of New Zealand, and the New Zealand Ministry of Agriculture and Food and was also an associate editor for\u00a0The Canadian Journal of Plant Science<\/em>.<\/p>\n Lester earned his Bachelor of Sciences (Honours) from Massey University in New Zealand and completed his MSc and PhD at the Department of Biology at the University of Saskatchewan. Lester also conducted postdoc research at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, as well as in the Department of Plant Sciences at the University of Saskatchewan.<\/p>\n