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MSU hires world leader in cereal genetics Hikmet Budak as first Montana Plant Sciences Chair

August 13, 2015/

The head of a plant genetics and genomics team at an international university who is considered a world leader in cereal genetics has been chosen as Montana State University’s first Montana Plant Sciences Chair.

Hikmet Budak from Sabanci University in Istanbul, Turkey, was selected for the position after a national search. He will begin at MSU in January.

Jenny Lavey, MSU News Service

Full Story: http://www.montana.edu/news/15677/msu-hires-world-leader-in-cereal-genetics-as-first-montana-plant-sciences-chair

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