Tony Conner

Biography

Contact info

Position: 

Co-Leader: Plant Bioprotection Systems Biology Theme

Phone: 

+64 3 325 9489

Fax: 

+64 3 325 3864

Location: 

Plant & Food Research, Lincoln

Division: 

Executive Management Group

Division: 

Principal & Honorary Researchers

Division: 

Plant bio-protection systems biology

Contact: 

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Academic and Professional Background

Academic and Professional Background: 

BSc (Hons)

PhD

CRSNZ

Professor of Plant Biotechnology

Personal Resume: 

Professor Tony Conner is the Centre's Theme Leader for Plant Bio-protection Systems Biology, a role that involves guiding and facilitating research carried out within the theme.

Tony's research activities focus on:

• integration of biotechnology and genomics into breeding programmes of arable and vegetable crops
• genetic manipulation of plant cells, especially potatoes, for resistance and quality traits
• design and development of gene transfer vectors
• genetic recombination in plants
• environmental and food biosafety of genetically-improved crops.

He is a member of:

• New Zealand Ecological Society
• International Association for Plant Tissue Culture & Biotechnology
• New Zealand Botanical Society
• New Zealand Institute of Agricultural & Horticultural Science Inc
• New Zealand Society for Plant Biology
• The Royal Society of New Zealand
• Society for the Advancement of Breeding Researches in Asia and Oceania (Regional Secretary for New Zealand, 1998-present)
• International Society for Biosafety Research
• Asia Pacific Association of Plant Tissue Culture and Agribiotechnology (New Zealand correspondent, 2007-present).

Board membership:

• Editorial board of Euphytica
• Editorial board Plant Biotechnology Reports
• Editor-in-Chief The Open Plant Science Journal
• Advisory Board of the International Society of Biosafety Research.