Alan B. Bennett

Education: 

• Ph.D., Cornell University; Plant Biology, 1982
• B.S., University of California, Davis; Plant Physiology, 1977

Research interests and expertise: 

Molecular biology of tomato fruit development and ripening; cell wall disassembly; intellectual property rights in agriculture; university-based innovation; plant association with diazotrophic microbiomes

Current teaching: 

• Ethics in Genomics and Biotechnology; BIT 171 (winter quarter)
• Plant Genetics and Biotechnology Laboratory; BIT 161B (spring quarter)

Prizes, Awards, Honors:

• Chancellor's International Engagement Acheivement Award , 2017
• Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2005
• Senior Fellow, California Council for Science and Technology

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Keywords:

• Tomato
• Molecular biology
• Fruit ripening
• Cell wall disassembly
• Diazotrophic
• Microbiome