Cornell Hemp Webinar Series: Novel High Oleic Acid Seed Oil Trait
Ian Graham, University of York
March 26, 2025 | 1 p.m. – 2 p.m. (EST)
Following postdoctoral fellowships at the University of Oxford and Carnegie Department Plant Biology, Stanford, California, Ian took up a faculty position and set up his own lab in the UK at the University of Glasgow, in 1994. In 1999 he moved to become the the Weston Chair of Biochemical Genetics in the Centre for Novel Agricultural Products at the University of York, where he remains, with his research focussed on biosynthesis of plant natural products and how these can be developed for various industrial applications. Representing the University of York, Ian was granted the UK Plant Breeders’ Rights for a high oleic hemp seed variety in February 2021.
Ian was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 2016, and is a Science Trustee of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Ian is also the academic lead for BioYorkshire, a partnership involving the University of York, Fera Science and Askham Bryan College that aims to deliver green economic growth, and Director of the UK Government funded High Value Biorenewables Network.
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Registering once signs you up for the entire series.
Those who register will receive the Zoom link before each webinar.
Hemp Webinar Series Schedule
Subject to change
- April 9: Hemp seed meal as a feed ingredient in animal diets – Nathalie Trottier, Cornell University
- April 23: Best agronomic practices – Bob Pearce, University of Kentucky
- May 7: Hemp products as food ingredients – Kendra Meier, HPS Food & Ingredients
The webinars will take place from 1 to 2 p.m. EST via Zoom.
If you missed one of our sessions or want to watch a session again, you can find recordings on our 2025 Cornell Hemp Webinar YouTube playlist.