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The Experts List is a valuable resource for those interested in knowing more about the benefits of agricultural biotechnology. It features information on the research of leading experts in the field. Visitors to this section of our website can read about important research work on agricultural biotechnology and how it can help to solve critical food, fuel, and water shortage issues facing the world today.

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Please note, the experts are not paid by the Council for Biotechnology Information or any outside source to be included on this list. Their participation is entirely voluntary.

Dr. Randy Allen
– Professor, Sitlington Chair in Agricultural Biosciences, Oklahoma State University

Area of Expertise: Drought-tolerant crops.

Listen to a podcast from Dr. Randy Allen.

Dr. Prakash R. Arelli
– Adjunct Professor, Division of Plant Sciences, University of Missouri

Area of Expertise: Soybean germplasm.


Dr. Kent J. Bradford
– Director, UC Davis Seed Biotechnology Center
– Professor, UC Davis

Area of Expertise: Seed biology.

Dr. Bruce Chassy
– Professor, Department of Food Science & Human Nutrition, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Areas of Expertise: Food safety, safety of transgenic crops, international nutrition.

Listen to a podcast from Dr. Bruce Chassy.

Dr. Bruce Dale
– Professor, Michigan State University
– See also: The Biomass Conversion Research Laboratory

Area of Expertise: biofuels.

Listen to a podcast from Dr. Bruce Dale.

Dr. Wolf Frommer
– Carnegie Institution for Science - Dept. of Plant Biology

Area of Expertise: Transport and Signaling

Dr. Larry Heatherly
– Agronomic adviser and freelance writer
– USDA-ARS Research Agronomist (retired)

Area of Expertise: Soybean production and management.

Bill Horan
– Farmer / Board Member, Truth About Trade & Technology

Area of Expertise: Agricultural biotechnology.

Chavali Kameswara Rao
– Executive Secretary of the Foundation for Biotechnology Awareness and Education (FBAE)
– Professor

Area of Expertise: Botanical sciences and agricultural biotechnology.

Dr. Collins A. Kimbeng
– Associate Professor, Louisiana State University

Area of Expertise: The genetics of sugarcane.

Dean Kleckner
– Chairman, Truth About Trade and Technology

Area of Expertise: Agricultural biotechnology.

Dr. Ross Korves
– Economic Policy Analyst, Truth About Trade & Technology

Area of Expertise: Economic policy impacts of agricultural biotechnology.

Listen to a podcast from Dr. Ross Korves.

Dr. Joe Lauer
– Professor, University of Wisconsin, Madison

Area of Expertise: Corn agronomy and crop management.

Dr. Peggy Lemaux
– Cooperative Extension Specialist, University of California, Berkley

Area of Expertise: Plant and microbial biology.

Dr. Wayne Parrott
– Professor, College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences, University of Georgia

Area of Expertise: Plant breeding and genomics.

Dr. David Porter
– Department Head, Professor, Oklahoma State University

Area of Expertise: Pest-resistant crops.


John Reifsteck
– Farmer / Board Member, Truth About Trade & Technology

Area of Expertise: Agricultural production.


Ted Sheely
– Farmer / Board Member, Truth About Trade & Technology

Area of Expertise: Agricultural biotechnology – production.


Dr. Chris Somerville
–Director, Energy Biosciences Institute, UC Berkeley

Area of Expertise: Current research is focused on the characterization of proteins, such as cellulose synthase, implicated in plant cell wall synthesis and modification.


Dr. James M. Stewart
– Professor, University of Arkansas

Area of Expertise: Enhancement of cotton fiber.


Dr. Allen Van Deynze
– Senior Scientist, UC Davis Seed Biotechnology Center

Areas of Expertise: Transgenics, plant breeding, molecular genetics.

Terry Wanzek
– Farmer / Board Member, Truth About Trade & Technology

Areas of Expertise: Agricultural biotechnology – production.

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