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Satellite Workshop

A post-conference workshop of potential interest to delegates will be held at Sydney University on 8-10 May 2011. The theme will be: "Managing recessive genetic factors in the genomics era". Click Workshop for detailed information

 

Dr John Pollak

Director
USDA Meat Animal Research Center
Clay Center, Nebraska

Topic: Value of international collaborations

Education

1975: Ph.D, Iowa State University (Animal Breeding)
M.S., Iowa State University (Animal Breeding) 1973
B.S., Cornell University (Animal Science) 1969
A.A.S., SUATC at Farmingdale, NY (Animal Science) 1967

Professional Experience

2010: Director, USDA Meat Animal Research Center, Clay Center, Nebraska
1980-2009: Assoc. & Full Professor of Animal Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York
1988: Visiting Scientist, American Simmental Association.
1975-1980: Asst. Professor of Animal Science, University of California, Davis, California.

Awards

1984: ASAS/ADSA Northeast Young Scientist Award
1993: Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching
1998: State University of New York System American Distance Education Consortium's Educational Infrastructure Builder Award
1999: Beef Improvement Federation Pioneer Award
1999: American Dairy Science Association Purina Mills Award for Teaching
2002: Golden Book Award of the World Simmental Federation
2004: President’s Award, New York Beef Producers Association
2004: The BEEF Top 40 Award
2005: Animal Breeding and Genetics Award, ASAS
2006: Edgerton Career Teaching Award, Cornell University

 
 
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