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SUMMARY:ERNA  HAMBURGER PRIZE 2015
DTSTART:20150923T173000
DTSTAMP:20260407T020804Z
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CATEGORIES:Conferences - Seminars
DESCRIPTION:Every year\, the WISH holds the prestigious Erna Hamburger Pri
 ze and Conference\, an event that brings into the limelight an influential
 \, leading woman who is transforming her field and executing change. Creat
 ing role models for students and young researchers on campus\, and the pub
 lic at large.\nTo celebrate the 10th Anniversay of the Erna Hamburger we a
 re proud to welcome Prof. Jill Farrant\, a brilliant\, innovative phytolog
 ist and our laureate from South Africa. Her work on understanding the mech
 anisms employed by resurrection plants in order to tolerate desiccation ha
 s been fundamental to identifying genes of importance for improving drough
 t tolerance of crops through bioengineering.
LOCATION:Rolex Learning Center
STATUS:CONFIRMED
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