Thomas A. McKeon
Board Member
International Society for Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology
USA
Biography
Dr Tom McKeon is a research chemist with the USDA Agricultural Research Service at the Western Regional Research Center in Albany.He received his PhD in biochemistry from the University of California, Berkeley.He is co-organizer of the 8th ISBAB Symposium to be held October 28-31, 2012, in the Sonoma Valley Wine Country of California.
Research Interest
His research area is the biochemistry of castor oil biosynthesis and involved in aspects of agronomy, toxin detection and chemurgy of castor to promote its reintroduction as a US crop.