Jane was the fifth person to join in the dinner that would become the Women in Genomics network.
For many years, she continued to participate in the long tradition of gathering women in genomics for networking and friendship during the Plant and Animal Genome Conference.
Dr Janet Fulton is a Molecular Geneticist for Hy-Line International. She received her BS from the Department of Poultry Science at the University of British Columbia, Canada, her MS from the Department of Animal and Poultry Science at the University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada and her PhD in Immunobiology with a minor in genetics from Iowa State University, USA.
This interview was originally published in “Women in Agriculture: Fourth Edition” and is reproduced here with permission of the authors. Women in Agriculture is a publication launched by Global BioAg Linkages in 2019 to highlight the achievements and various roles of women in agriculture, especially in the BioAgriculture segment. Read more…
Read this blog post on the ASPB website about the career of Machi Dilworth, a founding member of the Women in Genomics dinner.
Women scientists and the genomics community lost a long-time advocate on 9 December 2019 when Dr. Mary E. Clutter passed away. She was a prominent advocate for women in science throughout her career and a founding member of the annual Women in Genomics dinner. She frequently said “there is nothing Read more…