**[Mattoo - PROFESSIONAL INVITATIONS & ADVISORY]{.underline}**

**[1993]{.underline}:**

**Co-Chair, session on Phosphorylation Dephosphorylation Regulation of
Photosystems, XV Intl Botanical Congress, Japan.**

**[1994]{.underline}:**

**Chair of session on Ethylene Biosynthesis & Action, Gordon Research
Conference, New Hampshire.**

**Chair, session on Molecular Biology at the Intnl. Postharvest
Symposium, Agadir, Morocco.**

**Chair, session on Engineering Postharvest Quality at Biotechnology
applications in floral and nursery plant improvement, Beltsville.**

**Co-Chair, session on \'Ethylene interactions with other plant growth
substances\' at Symposium on Molecular Aspects of Hormone Action in
Plants, Okazaki, Japan.**

**Co-Chair and Plenary Lecturer, session on Damage-Repair Cycle of D1
Protein Photoinhibition at 34th NIBB Conference on Response of the
Photosynthetic Apparatus to Environmental Light Conditions, Okazaki,
Japan.**

**Co-Chair and Plenary Lecturer, session on Biotechnology at the
UNIDO/ICGEB International Conference on Plant Molecular Biology and
Biotechnology, New Delhi, India.**

**[1995]{.underline}:**

**Plenary Lecturer. (Molecular Approaches to Control Fruit Ripening)
16th Intl Congress of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (International
Union of Biochemistry), Delhi, India.**

**Discussant in a special session on industry-scientist interface on
improvement of crop plants by genetic engineering.**

**Invited representative from USDA/ARS to speak at the Choice\'s Day,
Michigan State University, East Lansing. Oct 29/30.**

**Special invitee, IRRI (Philippines) Workshop, Working Group for the
Frontier Project on N~2~ fixation and N metabolism. May 2-4, 1995.**

**[1996:]{.underline}**

**Discussion Leader and Plenary Lecturer, UNIDO/ICGEB International
Conference on Plant Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, New Delhi,
India.**

**Discussion Leader and Lecturer, 1996 Intl Symposium on Biology &
Biotechnology of Ethylene, Chania, Greece.**

**USDA-NRI Panel member, 5-19-96 to 5-24-96.**

**Gordon Research Conferences - advisory to nominate Vice Chair, and
invited lecturer, New Hampshire, July 96.**

**[1997-1998:]{.underline}**

**Keynote Speaker, Asia-Pacific Workshop on Biosafety, Enviromental
Impact Analysis of Transgenic Plants, Chennai (Madras), India, July
21-26, 1997.**

**Congress Symposium Speaker, and Discussant, IX IAPTC International
Congress on Plant Tissue and Cell Culture: Plant Biotechnology and In
Vitro Biology in the 21st Century, Jerusalem, Israel, June 14-19,
1998.**

**Symposium Speaker and Chair of a Session, Euchem Meeting on Protein
Phosphorylation in Photosynthesis, Sigtuna, Sweden, August 1-5, 1998.**

**Symposium Speaker, NATO-FESPP International Meeting on The
Chloroplast: From Molecular Biology to Biotechnology, Kolymbari-Chania,
Greece, August 10-15, 1998.**

**Symposium Speaker and Chair of a Session, International Symposium on
Biology and Biotechnology of the Plant Hormone Ethylene II,
Santorini-Cyclades, Greece, September 5-8, 1998.**

**[1999]{.underline}:**

**Chair, Selection Panel for 1999 Beltsville Area Senior Scientist of
the Year and Early Career Scientist of the Year.**

**Symposium Speaker, Vth International Symposium on Biochemical Roles of
Eukaryotic Cell Surface Macromolecules, Bangalore, India, January 4-8,
1999.**

**[2000:]{.underline}**

**Member, Selection Panel for 2000 Beltsville Area Senior Scientist of
the Year and Early Career Scientist of the Year.**

**Speaker, ARS New RL Training Program, April 11, 2000.**

**Symposium Speaker, Potato Biotechnology Session, Global Conference on
Potato. 1999 New Delhi, India - December 3-12, 1999.**

**Seminar Speaker, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan. January 29-February
6, 2000.**

**Symposium Speaker, 4th International Conference on Postharvest
Science, Jerusalem, Israel**

**Seminar Speaker, Weizmann Inst. of Science, Rehovot, Israel. Analysis
of transgenic tomatoes that accumulate polyamines during ripening. April
2, 2000.**

**Earth Day Speaker, University of Minnesota, Duluth, Minnesota. April
19-22, 2000.**

**Seminar Speaker, International Food Policy Research Institute,
Washington, D.C. June 14, 2000.**

**Member of Review Panel, External Review of the CEEM (Cornell-Eastern
Europe-Mexico) International Collaborative Project on Potato Late Blight
Control, Toluca, Mexico. August 26-29, 2000.**

**Seminar Speaker, University of Western Ontario, Department of Plant
Sciences Seminar Series, in London, Ontario, Canada. October 15-17,
2000.**

**Symposium Speaker, ISHS International Symposium on Tropical and
Subtropical Fruits, Cairns, Australia: November 2000.**

**Seminar Speaker, Life Sciences Dept., University of Adelaide, South
Australia and the Waite Agricultural Research Institute, Glen Osmand,
South Australia. November 24-December 7, 2000.**

**[2001:]{.underline}**

**Seminar Speaker, Plant Biology Program, Purdue University, West
Lafayette, Indiana. January 29-31, 2001.**

**Seminar Speaker, Life Sciences Department, Virginia State University,
Petersburg, Virginia. February 26, 2001.**

**Seminar Speaker, Department of Environmental, Population, and
Organismic Biology, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado. March
14-17, 2001.**

**Seminar Speaker, Plant Biology Group, Rutgers University, New
Brunswick, New Jersey. March 23, 2001.**

**Invited Participant, Washington Potato Industry Research Tour, Moses
Lake, Washington. July 31 - August 5, 2001.**

**Session Chairperson and Keynote Speaker, International Satellite
Meeting on Chloroplast -- Development and Function, New Delhi, India.
August 12-15, 2001.**

**Symposium Speaker -- Video Conference, III Asia Pacific Crop
Protection Conference, New Delhi, India. September 6, 2001.**

**DVC Special Presentation on Agricultural Biotechnology, US Embassy,
Manila, Philippines and US Department of State. October 26, 2001.**

**[2002]{.underline}:**

**Keynote Lecturer, Cornell-in-India Conference on Biotechnology,
Chennai, India. January 3-6, 2002.**

**Lecture, 'Changing political and social realities: biotechnology,
conceptual science and agriculture in the 21^st^ century', A Roundtable
Discussion on BARD's Goals for the New Millennium, Alexandria, VA, Jan
29, 2002.**

**Symposium speaker, Alternative Technologies to Develop Pest Resistant
Crops, Lille, France, March 3-6, 2002.**

**Invited seminar speaker, ENSAT, Toulouse, France, March 7-9, 2002.**

**U.S.-Israel BARD Technical Advisory Meeting, College Park, MD, April
20-23, 2002.**

**Symposium speaker, Biology & Biotechnology of the Plant Hormone
Ethylene, Murcia, Spain, April 24-29, 2002.**

Member, Altered Ripening Case Study Group, Workshop on Criteria for
Field Testing of Plants with Engineered Regulatory, Metabolic and
Signaling Pathways, Washington, D.C., June 3-4, 2002.

Invited Guest Participant, BIO 2002, Toronto, Canada, June 8-12, 2002.

**Invited Symposium speaker, "Unveiling basic principles in natural
tolerance to microbial pathogens in cover crop grown vegetables ".
International Horticultural Congress, Toronto, Canada, August 2002**

US Department of State International Speaker, Philippines, Sept. 21-25,
2002:

> Roundtable on Biotechnology, PhilRice, Philippine Rice Research
> Institute, Munoz, Nueva Ecija, September 22, 2002
>
> Roundtable on Agriculture, Philippines Department of Agriculture,
> Sept. 23.

Lecture on 'Biotechnology for the consumer', National Institute of
Molecular

Biology and Biotechnology, University of Philippines, Sept. 23.

Address on 'Biotechnology and its benefits', Philippine Congressional

> Staffers, the Senate of Philippines, Sept 24.
>
> Luncheon address, Philippines Press Club, Philippines Media, Sept. 24.
>
> Roundtable Discussion on Food Safety Issues, Biotech Coalition of the
>
> Philippines/Philippines Chamber of Food Manufacturers
>
> Lecture at the reception hosted by the Philippine American Educational
> Foundation and Alumni of the Fulbright Agriculture Program, Sept 24,
> 2002.

**US Department of State International Speaker, Thailand, Sept 25-29,
2002 - \"Exploiting the Knowledge Industry: Competitiveness and
Development in Thailand\"**

**Lecture, The applications of biotechnology in delaying fruit ripening,
developing**

**drought tolerance and creating disease resistance, Songkhla
University, Hat**

**Yai Campus, Sept. 26.**

**Deliberations and presentation on Biotechnology, Pattani Campus of
Songhkhla**

**University, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, Sept. 26.**

Lecture on Fruit Ripening, Institute of Agricultural Technology,
Walailak

University, Nakorn Sri Thammarat, Sept. 27.

Lead speaker, Bio-Malaysia 2002, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, October, 2002.

Keynote Speaker and Chair of Session, Intl. Conference on Photosynthesis
and Crop Production, Kiev, Ukraine, October 7-11, 2002.

**[2003:]{.underline}**

**Keynote Speaker, 2^nd^ Int'l Congress of Plant Physiology, New Delhi,
India,**

**January 8-12, 2003**

**Seminar Speaker, Biochemistry and Biotechnology Forum, Virginia
Technology Institute, Blacksburg, VA, March 13-14, 2003**

**Chair, GMO Committee to develop an Action Plan to respond to
unintentional release of GM plants from BARC facilities.**

**Addressed BIO2003 in the session "Functional Foods: Can You Get Too
Much of a Good Thing? June 25, 2003**

**Collaborative Potato Workshop deliberations, December 2-3, 2003.**

Invited Speaker, Bangladesh Association of Biotechnology and Bangladesh
University of Agriculture, Mymensingh: presented with a plaque at the
end of a University/City-wide lecture delivered in Mymensingh, December
13, 2003.

Foreign Expert, Mid-Term Review Panel, FAS-USDA sponsored projects on
Natural Sciences, Bangladesh, December 2003.

[2004:]{.underline}

Speaker, 50^th^ ARS Celebration, Proud Past and Promising Future,
National Scientific Leadership Conference, New Orleans. January 21-23,
2004.

Invited Lecturer, Course on Biotechnology, University of Victoria, B.C.,
Canada. March 8-11, 2004

Invited Seminar Speaker, Polyamines in Biology -- New Growth Regulators,
University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA. March 17-18, 2004

Invited Seminar Speaker, Transgenic Approach to Decipher Role of
Polyamines in Tomato Fruit Ripening, Auburn University, Alabama. April
9, 2004.

Invited to Chair a session and also give a talk in another session at
the International Satellite Meeting on Photosynthesis & Post-Genomic
Era, Quebec, Canada, August 2004.

US State Dept International Visiting Lecturer as Agricultural
Biotechnology Expert, India. Gave lectures to Academia, Industry Chamber
of Commerce, and Public Institutions in Western India, Eastern India,
North India and South India. August 29-September 20, 2004.

# Lecture, "Agricultural Biotechnology and its Interface with Information Technology." International Institute of Information Technology (I2IT), P-14 Infotech Park, Hinjawadi, Pune, India, August 30, 2004

i.  **Lecture, "Bio-Safety and GM Crops." Department of Science &
    Technology Park, University of Pune, India. Around 50 biotech
    entrepreneurs, faculty and students. August 30, 2004**

ii. **Annual Dinner speaker, "Biotechnology Commercialization - Plant
    Biotechnology for the End User, the consumer." Members of the
    Indo-American Chamber of Commerce, (IACC), Pune Chapter. Cosponsor:
    IACC, 303, \'Amit-Samruddhi\', Behind Pizza Hut, J.M. Road, Pune,
    India. Included 50 bio-tech entrepreneurs. August 30, 2004**

iii. **Lecture, "Physiology and Molecular Biology of Fruit Ripening."
     Agharkar Research Institute, G.G.Agarkar Road, Pune, India. August
     31, 2004**

iv. **Lecture, "Science and Economics Involved in Interfacing
    Sustainable, Alternative Agriculture Practices with Genetically
    Engineered Crops.\" National Chemical Laboratory, Dr. Homi Bhabha
    Road, Pune, India. August 31, 2004**

v.  **Lecture, "Science and Economics involved in Interfacing
    Sustainable, Alternative Agriculture Practices with Genetically
    Engineered Crops.\" Indian Institute of Technology, Powai, Mumbai,
    India . Included 60 faculty and students. September 1, 2004**

vi. **Lecture, "New Designer Crops for Human Health Benefits." C.B.
    Patel Research Centre, Kelwani Mandal, Vile Parle West, Mumbai,
    India. 100 faculty and students from different science colleges.
    September 1, 2004**

vii. **Lecture, "Science and Economics involved in Interfacing
     Sustainable, Alternative Agriculture Practices with Genetically
     Engineered Crops\" at the Department of Botany, Goa University,
     Taleigao, Goa, India. Around 150 faculty and students. September 2,
     2004**

viii. **Roundtable Discussions with the Goa Chamber of Commerce and
      Industry on Agriculture Biotechnology. Audience: Around 20
      entrepreneurs. September 2, 2004**

ix. **Roundtable discussions on September 3, 2004 with the Chief
    Minister, Chief Secretary, Secretary of Industries, and Agricultural
    Minister and officers, Government of Goa, India, on the scope of
    Agricultural Biotechnology.**

x.  **Seminar, \"Agricultural Biodiversity and Food Safety\". Department
    of Environmental Sciences, Biotechnology, and Molecular Biology,
    Kalyani University. Attendees: Faculty and students from Kalyani
    University, and from the Vidhan Chandra Krishi Vidyala, Kalyani.
    September 7, 2004.**

xi. **Dinner Discussions on the scope of Biotechnology with the Chairman
    and members of the West Bengal Government\'s Biotechnology
    Board/senior scientists, Kolkata, India. September 7, 2004**

xii. **Seminar, \"Transgenic Approach to Unravel Finer Regulation of
     Aging Process in Plants: Increasing Nutritional Quality of
     Vegetables.\" Bose Institute, P 1/12 CIT Scheme VIIM, Kolkata,
     India. September 8, 2004**

xiii. **Seminar speaker, \"Agricultural Biotechnology and Food Safety.\"
      Guwahati University, Gawahati 781 014. September 9, 2004**

xiv. **Seminar speaker, \"GM Crops for Consumer and Food Safety.\" Assam
     Agricultural University, Jorhat 785 013. September 10, 2004**

xv. **Informal discussions with researchers at the Regional Research
    Laboratory, Jorhat 785 00. September 11, 2004**

xvi. **Lead Keynote, "Agricultural Biotechnology in the Context of the
     Third Millennium and Developing Nations." The Amity Institute of
     Biotechnology, Noida. Audience: 250 undergraduate and postgraduate
     students and faculty of Amity. September 13, 2004**

xvii. **Roundtable lecture & discussions, "GEO Technology in the Context
      of the Developing Nations." The Energy Resources Institute, New
      Delhi. September 13, 2004.**

xviii. **Theme Address, "New designer crops for Human Health Benefits"
       at the National Conference on Enabling Effective Development &
       Utilisation of Agri-Biotechnology organized by the Confederation
       of Indian Industry, Chandigarh, India. September 15, 2004**

xix. **Seminar speaker, "Nutritional Genomics to Improve Food Quality
     for the Consumer & Safety Issues of GM Crops." Department of
     Biochemistry & Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology, Hauz
     Khas, New Delhi. September 16, 2004**

xx. **Seminar on "Science and Economics Involved in Interfacing
    Sustainable, Alternative Agricultural Practices with Genetically
    Engineered Crops," University of Agricultural Sciences, Bellary
    Road, Bangalore, India. About 100 students/staff from the
    departments of Biotechnology, Microbiology, Genetics and Plant
    Breeding and Crop Physiology. September 17, 2004**

xxi. **Seminar, "Deciphering the Role of Polyamines in Biology with
     Special Focus on Gene Regulation and Interacting Elements." Indian
     Institute of Science, Bangalore. Audience of approximately 80
     faculty and Ph.D. students from the departments of Biological
     Sciences and Microbiology & Cell Biology. September 17, 2004.**

Invited Expert for Discussions and Building Collaborations, The Hong
Kong University of Science & Technology, Clear Water Bay, Hong Kong.
September 24-30, 2004.

Invited Agricultural Biotechnology Expert, Ohio Plant Biotechnology
Consortium meeting, MCO Campus, Toledo, Ohio. October 22-24, 2004.

[2005]{.underline}:

Symposium speaker, Plant Positive, Eco-Farm Conference, Asilomar, CA.
January 19-22, 2005.

Invited speaker, Tele-Prompter Conference (TPC) on Biotechnology,
American Consulate, Kolkata, India, May 6, 2005.

Invited speaker, Digital Video Conference (DVC) on Biotechnology -- New
Trends and Safety Issues, American Consulate, Kolkata, India, May 13,
2005. Recorded at the US State Dept, Washington, D.C.

Keynote speaker, Purdue University Horticultural & Landscape
Architecture Retreat, West Lafayette, IN 47906 - Toward
Bio-Sustainability: Integrating Genetically Engineered, Value-Added
Produce with Sustainable, Alternative Agriculture Systems. May 23-25,
2005:

Symposium speaker, PlantCanada2005, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, June
14-18, 2005: An Alternative Agriculture Approach Opens a New Door for
Enabling Sustainable Disease Tolerance in Crops.

Invited speaker, Solanaceae Genome Workshop 2005, Ischia, Italy, Septe.
25-29, 2005: Metabolite-Profiling and Transcriptome Analysis of
Transgenic Tomato Fruit Reveal Role of Spermidine/Spermine in C
Signaling and Anabolic Metabolism.

Invited seminar: Istituto di Metodologie Chimiche, CNR, Monterotondo
Stazione, Rome, Italy, September 30, 2005: Transcriptome and Metabolite
Profiling of Transgenic Tomato Fruit Reveal New Insights on the Role of
Polyamines.

Symposium speaker, 18^th^ FAOBMB Symposium, Lahore, Pakistan, November
19-23, 2005: Polyamine Biology and Hormone Cross: Genes, Proteins and
Functional Metabolites Galore.

[2006]{.underline}:

Invited speaker and discussant, Eco-Farm Conference, Asilomar, Pacific
Grove, California, January 25-28, 2006: Genetic Engineering and the
Species Barrier, Is there a line?

Invited speaker, International Symposium on Tomato Genome research,
Tsukuba, Japan, February 4-5, 2006: Transcriptome and Metabolite
Profiling of Transgenic Tomato Fruit Reveal New Insights on the Role of
Polyamines.

**Invited seminar, USDA-ARS Appalachian Fruit Research Station,
Kearneysville, WV, February 16, 2006: Molecular analysis of cover crop
mulch-grown tomato plants emphasizes hormone-mediated cross talk between
roots, leaves & fruits.**

**Overseas Standing Advisory Committee meeting, Department of
Biotechnology, Government of India, March 13-15, 2006.**

**Invited seminar, Department of Natural Resource Sciences & Landscape
Architecture Spring Seminar Series, University of Maryland at College
Park, MD, April 10, 2006: An Insight into the Role of Polyamines in
Plants: Metabolite Profiling and Limited Transcriptome Analysis of
Tomato Fruit Engineered to Overexpress Spermidine/Spermine.**

**Consultation on paradigms for sustainable agriculture, Blue Hill Farm
at Stone Barns, Pocantico Hills, New York, April 19, 2006.**

**Invited talk, Vth Annual Citrus Biotechnology Conference, Emeryville,
CA, April 26-28, 2006: Plant health and nutrition are intertwined.**

**Symposium speaker, International Crop-Science Conference -- 2006,
Bangkok, Thailand, July 27-28, 2006: Nutritional Enhancement of Crops
via Genetic Engineering: Prospects for Human Health and Future
Agriculture.**

**Invited seminar, National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotech,
Biotec Park, Bangkok, Thailand, August 1, 2006: Transcriptome and
Metabolite Profiling of Transgenic Tomato Fruit Reveal New Insights on
the Role of Polyamines.**

**Invited seminar, BRDI, Kasetsart University, Thailand, August 2, 2006:
Molecular Analysis of Cover Crop-Grown Tomato Plant Emphasizes
Hormone-Mediated Crosstalk between Plant Organs.**

**Symposium speaker, International Workshop on Tomato Genomics,
Hyderabad, India, November 12-14, 2006: Polyamines Act as Anabolic
Growth Regulators, modulating gene expression and nutritive metabolites
of tomato (*Solanum lycopersicum*) fruit.**