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AgBiotech Advisory Council

The Advisory Council is composed of a Leadership Committee and several Workgroups. The Leadership Committee is structured to consist of 18-24 persons, representing institutions and vantage points key to agricultural biotechnology development throughout the state. Workgroups are structured to gain participants from across the state who are attentive to agricultural biotechnology. The Workgroup activities will be directed to such key areas as summits, new members, marketing, economic development, public issues, and engagement of leaders, education, statewide and international partnerships, or statewide agricultural biotechnology-directed awards.

Leadership Committee Crops Workgroup Innovations Workgroup

 AgBiotech Leadership Committee
 
  • Billy Ray Hall, Co-Chair
    North Carolina Rural Economic Development Center
  • Harold Martin, Ph.D., Co-Chair
    North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
  • Warwick Arden, Ph.D.
    North Carolina State University
  • Jim Blome Bayer CropScience LP
  • Steven Burke
    Biofuels Center of North Carolina
  • Ruben Carbonell, Ph.D.
    Golden Leaf/BTEC
  • Gregory W. Cumberford
    Bent Creek Institute, Inc.
  • Dan Gerlach
    Golden Leaf Foundation
  • Scott Hellofs BASF Plant Science
  • Joe Landino
    Joe Landino Farms
  •  Susan MacIsaac, Ph.D.
    Monsanto Company
  • Buddy Murrow
    The North Carolina Green Industry Council
  • James Oblinger, Ph.D.
    David H. Murdock Research Institute
  • Gwyn Riddick
    NCBiotech
  • Giles Shih, Ph.D.
    BioResource International, Inc.
  • Sam Taylor, Esq
    North Carolina Biosciences Organization
  • Norris Tolson
    NCBiotech
  • Steve Troxler
    North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
  • William Upchurch
    Tobacco Trust Fund Commission
  • Michiel van Lookeren Campagne
    Syngenta Biotechnology, Inc.
  • Larry Wooten
    North Carolina Farm Bureau Federation
  • Johnny Wynne, Ph.D.
    North Carolina State University

AgBiotech Crops Workgroup

The Crops Workgroup is focused on coordinating commercialization and the application of agricultural biotechnology to develop niche, specialty and value‐added crops that support the agronomic and regional capabilities key to the success and development of North Carolina’s agricultural industry. 

Accelerating Crop Commercialization (pdf)
  • Kater D. Hake, Ph.D.
    Cotton Incorporated
  • Joe K. Hampton
    North Carolina Dept. of Agriculture and Consumer Services
  • Joe-Ann McCoy
    Bent Creek Institute, Inc.
  • Karin J. Shank, MS, MLS
    NCBiotech
  • Philip Sheridan
    Biofuels Center of North Carolina
  • Amber Shirley, Ph.D.
    BASF
  • David Smith, Ph.D.
    North Carolina State University
  • Paul Ulanch, Ph.D. 
    NCBiotech
  • Eric Ward, Ph.D.
    Two Blades Foundation

 

AgBiotech Innovations Workgroup

The Innovations Workgroup has set out to create and establish innovative ag biotech programs and activities for research, business and education to accelerate the interface of agriculture and biotechnology in North Carolina. 

 Accelerating Innovation Solutions (pdf)
  • Kurt Creamer, Ph.D.
    Novozymes North America, Inc.
  • Billy Houghteling
    North Carolina State University
  • Genichi Kakefuda, Ph.D.
    Syngenta Biotechnology
  • Robert A. Lindberg, Ph.D. RAC
    NCBiotech
  • Amber Niebauer
    NCBiotech
  • Jayson Punwani, Ph.D.
    UNC's Kenan-Flagler Business School
  • Phil Sheridan
    Biofuels Center of North Carolina
  • Steve Virgil, Esq.
    Wake Forest University