July 22nd, 2007
U.S. Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice, has named Professor Nina V. Fedoroff, a member of Evogene's Scientific Advisory Board (SAB), to be her new Science and Technology Adviser.
The appointment was announced on July 18th 2007, two days after President George W. Bush announced that Prof. Fedoroff will receive the 2006 National Medal of Science and Technology, the Nation's highest honor for science and technology. The Medals will be presented by President Bush during a White House awards ceremony on July 27th, 2007.
Prof. Nina Fedoroff, the Willaman Professor of Life Sciences and Evan Pugh Professor in the Biology Department and the Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences at Pennsylvania State University, has been a member of Evogene's SAB since 2002. In order to avoid a possible conflict of interest with her new duties, Prof. Fedoroff informed the company that she is resigning from Evogene’s SAB effective immediately.
Evogene is proud to have one of its SAB members named for such a senior position, and would like to thank Prof. Fedoroff for her contribution in shaping Evogene's technology direction, and wishes Prof. Fedoroff success in her new role.
Prof. Avi Levy, Chairman of Evogene's SAB and Dr Hagai Karchi, Evogene's founder and CTO will initiate a search for a new member to replace Prof. Fedoroff in Evogene's SAB
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