Organizing Committee Member
Shimon Gepstein
Professor
Technion-Israel Institute of Technology
Israel
Biography
Shimon Gepstein has completed his PhD at the age of 30 years from Tel-Aviv University and postdoctoral studies from University of California, Santa Cruz. He/She is the President of Kinneret College on the Sea Of Galilee and Prof.Emeritus of the Technion. Former Dean Of Biology at The Technion. The research interest of Prof. Gepstein is related to hormonal regulations associated with plant senescence and plant adaptations to abiotic stress conditions. His major recent scientific achievements are the development drought resistant crops that can grow on as little as 50% of water without any yield losses. This technology may offer a possible approach future severe predicted crises of the global food, water and energy shortages.Prof.Gepstein has published more than 65 papers in reputed journals and has been serving as an chair of the national Committee of Agro biotech of the Ministry of Agriculture
Research Area
Plant Science