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SNR #120: Kevin Folta, PhD - An Evidence-Based View of Genetically Modified Foods
Episode 120: Kevin Folta PhD, is a horticulture
professor at the University of Florida. Dr. Folta is passionate
about spreading the word of good science, especially on
misunderstood topics like genetic modification.
Kevin Folta is a professor and chairman of the horticultural
sciences department at the University of Florida. Dr. Folta
received his Ph.D. from the University of Illinois at Chicago
in molecular biology in 1998.
Within his lab he researches photomorphogenesis in plants
and compounds responsible for flavor in strawberries. Folta's
laboratory has two primary research areas: controlling plant traits
using light, and using genomics to identify molecular markers for
key fruit-plant traits.
Folta has been active as a science communicator since 2002,
especially relating to biotechnology and genetic
engineering. Folta has formal training in communication and
has been recognized for his skill by scholarly institutions. He
uses his experience to provide workshops to teach scientists and
farmers how to communicate science effectively. Just recently, Dr.
Folta won the 2016 Borlaug CAST Communication Award.
Folta operates the Talking Biotech podcast which is billed as "A
science-based assessment of new technology and the future of
food",[30] in which he interviews agriculture scientists and
experts in the fields of science and communication to discuss the
genetic improvement of plants, animals, and microbes and other
issues in biotechnology.
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Episode 120: Kevin Folta PhD, is a horticulture
professor at the University of Florida. Dr. Folta is passionate
about spreading the word of good science, especially on
misunderstood topics like genetic modification.
Kevin Folta is a professor and chairman of the horticultural
sciences department at the University of Florida. Dr. Folta
received his Ph.D. from the University of Illinois at Chicago
in molecular biology in 1998.
Within his lab he researches photomorphogenesis in plants
and compounds responsible for flavor in strawberries. Folta's
laboratory has two primary research areas: controlling plant traits
using light, and using genomics to identify molecular markers for
key fruit-plant traits.
Folta has been active as a science communicator since 2002,
especially relating to biotechnology and genetic
engineering. Folta has formal training in communication and
has been recognized for his skill by scholarly institutions. He
uses his experience to provide workshops to teach scientists and
farmers how to communicate science effectively. Just recently, Dr.
Folta won the 2016 Borlaug CAST Communication Award.
Folta operates the Talking Biotech podcast which is billed as "A
science-based assessment of new technology and the future of
food",[30] in which he interviews agriculture scientists and
experts in the fields of science and communication to discuss the
genetic improvement of plants, animals, and microbes and other
issues in biotechnology.
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