On October 21 at noon Central, Consortium member center ATP-Bio will host Terrence Tiersch, PhD, as part of its public webinar series. Prof. Tiersch's presentation is entitled "Community-Level Approaches to Safeguard Aquatic Genetic Resources," and the session will be moderated by Consortium Chair Susan M. Wolf, JD. The event is open to all.
Prof. Tiersch is Professor in the School of Renewable Natural Resources and Director of the Aquatic Germplasm and Genetic Resources Center (AGGRC) at Louisiana State University. His research addresses technology development for the study, maintenance, and distribution of genetic resources of aquatic species — including the areas of reproduction and genetic improvement for aquaculture species and germplasm repository development for aquatic species relevant to culture, wild fisheries, biomedical models, and imperiled species. Dr. Tiersch is also a member of the ATP-Bio Ethics & Public Policy Panel (EP3).