Advancements in Genetic Engineering
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Kathleen Laura Hefferon

Biography

Kathleen Hefferon received her PhD in Molecular Virology at the University of Toronto. She worked as a post-doc at the Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research and later as the Director of the Human Metabolic Research Unit in the Division of Nutritional Science at Cornell University. Most recently, Kathleen has written two books on agricultural biotechnology and is currently teaching Virology at the University of Toronto.

Research Interest

virology, biotechnology, vaccines, nutrition, global health