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As climate change hits Bangladesh, one of the most vulnerable places on earth, the environment is taking a hit with it. Rising sea levels and salinity is impacting crop and food security. Zeba Islam Seraj talks about an advanced biotechnological solution that her lab is working on.

ZEBA ISLAM SERAJ
Scientist - Biotechnologist

Dr. Zeba I. Seraj is a Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the University of Dhaka. She works on the molecular biology of salinity tolerance in rice. Her Plant Biotechnology Laboratory in collaboration with both national and international institutes, like BRRI, IRRI and ICGEB has produced saline tolerant rice using DNA-marker-assisted selection as well as genetic transformation. Some of these lines are in under trial at ACI and BRRI. Recently her team has engaged in genomic selection, with UT, Austin, using modern sequencing technologies. Her lab and ICDDRB have produced stable mucosal vaccines using rice as a delivery system.

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Recorded at TEDxDhaka http://bit.ly/TEDxDhaka2017 on 18th November, 2017, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Dr. Zeba I. Seraj is a Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the University of Dhaka. She works on the molecular biology of salinity tolerance in rice. Her Plant Biotechnology Laboratory in collaboration with both national and international institutes, like BRRI, IRRI and ICGEB has produced saline tolerant rice using DNA-marker-assisted selection as well as genetic transformation. Some of these lines are in under trial at ACI and BRRI. Recently her team has engaged in genomic selection, with UT, Austin, using modern sequencing technologies. Her lab and ICDDRB have produced stable mucosal vaccines using rice as a delivery system. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx