Kevin M. Folta | |
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 Speaking at CSICon 2016 | |
| Born | |
| Alma mater | Northern Illinois University, University of Illinois at Chicago |
| Known for | Light control of plant traits, novel genomics approaches, science communication |
| Awards | National Science Foundation CAREER Award (2008), Howard Hughes Medical Institute Distinguished Mentor Award (2007), Borlaug CAST Communication Award (2016) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Molecular biology, horticulture, agricultural science |
| Institutions | University of Florida |
| Thesis | Blue light regulation of the pea Lhcb1*4 gene in transgenic Arabidopsis thaliana (1998) |
| Doctoral advisor | Lon S. Kaufman |
| Other academic advisors | Edgar Spalding |
| Website | www |
Kevin M. Folta is a professor of the horticultural sciences department at the University of Florida. From 2007 to 2010 he helped lead the project to sequence the strawberry genome, and continues to research photomorphogenesis in plants and compounds responsible for flavor in strawberries. Folta has been active as a science communicator since 2002, especially relating to biotechnology. He has faced controversy over what his critics say are his industry connections.[2][3] In 2017 he was elected as a fellow of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry.[4]
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