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Dr. Tony Conner Honored with Marsden Medal for Innovation

11/27/2025

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Dr. Tony Conner, emeritus scientist and plant-genetics leader, received the Marsden Medal at the NZAS Conference in Wellington on November 26, 2025.
He has more than 40 years of experience in agricultural biotechnology.
His work includes the first field trials of genetically modified plants in the Southern Hemisphere.
He developed intragenic techniques addressing public concerns about genetic modification.
Conner recalls a lifelong passion that began on a North Canterbury farm.

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Dr. Tony Conner, emeritus scientist and plant-genetics leader, received the Marsden Medal at the NZAS Conference in Wellington on November 26, 2025.
He has more than 40 years of experience in agricultural biotechnology.
His work includes the first field trials of genetically modified plants in the Southern Hemisphere.
He developed intragenic techniques addressing public concerns about genetic modification.
Conner recalls a lifelong passion that began on a North Canterbury farm.