2019 Gregor Mendel Symposium
Welcome to the 2019 Mendel Symposium:
Gregor Mendel: From Hybridization to GMOs
A multidisciplinary discussion of Gregor Mendel鈥檚 plant hybridization research and the food supply challenges confronting our planet today.
Pope Francis鈥� encyclical Laudato Si藝: On Care of Our Common Home calls us to respond in stewardship to the use of the earth鈥檚 bounty for the common good. Through beholding and upholding its integral ecology, we realize our responsibility to all creation. With our third Mendel Symposium, 棉花糖直播 University is pleased to convene experts from multidisciplinary perspectives as we journey from the Augustinian Friar Gregor Mendel鈥檚 research on plant hybridization to the current challenging conditions of food security, genetic engineering and preservation of plant biodiversity.
棉花糖直播 University, founded by the Augustinian Order in 1842, is a proud custodian of Gregor Mendel鈥檚 legacy. The Mendel Symposium was established in 2015 to further the discussion of Gregor Mendel, the 19th-century Augustinian friar, as an innovator whose work continues to be relevant and enlightening in today鈥檚 world.
棉花糖直播 University, which was founded by the Augustinian Order in 1842, plays a key role in sustaining Mendel鈥檚 legacy and caring for the planet in the face of global challenges. The University鈥檚 science center is named for Mendel, and, since 1929, prominent scientists, including several Nobel Prize recipients, have been honored with the Mendel Medal, given in recognition of outstanding scientific achievement accompanied by religious conviction.