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AgStart Event Center
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Thu, 05 Jun, 2025 at 05:30 pm to 07:30 pm (GMT-07:00)
Agstart Event Center
1100 Main Street, Woodland, United States
About Our Speaker: Dr. Fatma Kaplan, CEO and Co-Founder of Pheronym
Dr. Fatma Kaplan is the CEO and Co-founder of Pheronym. She has a Ph.D. in Plant Molecular and Cellular Biology and Postdoc in Chemistry. Dr. Kaplan discovered the first sex pheromone of the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans and found that pheromones regulate other behaviors in both parasitic and beneficial nematodes. Recently, Dr. Kaplan conducted the first agricultural biocontrol experiment in Space at the International Space Station in 2020. Dr. Kaplan worked at NASA, the National Magnetic Field Laboratory and the USDA-ARS.
About Pheronym
Award-winning Pheronym is an ag-biotech pest management company that enables sustainable farming through its novel platform of nematode pheromones. The company's patented solution uses a new pheromone to control plant-parasitic nematodes (microscopic roundworms) in an eco-friendly way and enhances beneficial nematodes' efficacy to manage pest insects. Learn more at http://www.pheronym.com
About The Series: Learn From a Local
Learn from a Local is an on-going speaker series hosted by AgStart, a non-profit organization supporting entrepreneurs advancing innovation in agriculture and food technology (AgriFoodTech). Typically on the 1st Thursday evening of every month, AgStart hosts a local speaker from the AgriFoodTech sector to speak on a topic relevant to our entrepreneurial ecosystem. Our goal is to offer a space to connect with local individuals and learn from leaders in our local AgriFoodTech sector on topics relevant to our AgStart community. Events take place in our AgStart Event Center: 1100 Main St., Suite 170, Woodland, CA 95775. An approximate event agenda is detailed above.
Learn more at www.agstart.org
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Tickets for Learn from a Local: Dr. Fatma Kaplan, CEO and Co-Founder of Pheronym can be booked here.
| Ticket type | Ticket price |
|---|---|
| General Admission | Free |
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