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Conev Leaves Virginia TechDr. Rumen Conev has accepted a position as a Principle Investigator, Horticulture Crop Breeding at Vineland Research and Innovation Centre, Ontario, Canada Among Conev’s responsibilities will be to establish a task force group which will include university, government, and private sector partners. Rumen will manage an independent breeding research program, supervising a team of postdoctoral researchers, technicians, and graduate students, and will actively interact with the molecular biologists on campus and with international collaborators as well. His team will be developing novel germplasm and assisting in commercialization of competitive to the world markets cultivars working in partnership with various horticulture sectors in Ontario. He will collaborate primarily with grape and wine, landscape, greenhouse vegetables, and greenhouse floriculture industries in the province. Rumen will hold an Adjunct Professor status at the Department of Plant Agriculture at the University of Guelph. Vineland is an independent, not-for-profit organization targeting a status of a world-class research institution and international hub for horticulture research, innovation and commercial activity: http://www.vinelandresearch.com/Default.asp?id=1&l=1 The research is industry driven and project based, designed to solve specific problems of horticulture industry in Ontario and Canada. The Centre is supported by the federal and provincial governments, and by industry check-off system. - Roger Harris, Virginia Department of Horticulture Interim Department Head |
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