Cibus Global Promotes Dr. Christian Schöpke
14 March 2011 San Diego, Calif. — Cibus Global, a plant trait development firm, has promoted Dr. Christian Schöpke to senior research fellow and head of the Cell Biology Department, according to a press release.
Dr. Schöpke, who has been working at Cibus for over 10 years, previously served as the company’s research director.
“Throughout his tenure, Christian has been an integral part of building the Cibus team to its present position, and has played a critical role in successfully applying the RTDS technology to projects in different stages of the Cibus pipeline,” said Peter Beetham, senior vice president of research, Cibus Global in a prepared statement. “As Cibus continues to expand its trait development activities, Christian will be instrumental in directing the application of the RTDS technology to a variety of diverse crops and other plant species.”
RTDS (Rapid Trait Development System), Cibus’ proprietary gene conversion technology, enables seed producers to develop plants that are quicker to market with less regulatory expense, according to Cibus.
In his newly-appointed position, Dr. Schöpke will serve as the senior scientific manager for all of Cibus’ cell biology research. Based in San Diego, at Cibus’ main laboratory, he is currently involved in the development of efficient regeneration systems in a variety of crops, in the optimization of RTDS, and in GRON (Gene Repair Oligonucleotide) delivery into plant cells, with a major emphasis on canola, according to the company.
Dr. Schöpke was awarded a Ph.D. in Biology for his work on regeneration of coffee protoplasts to plants from J.W. Goethe-University in Frankfurt, Germany, where he also obtained an M.Sc.
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