Guest Lectures by Tree Biotechnology Pioneer Prof. Chung-Jui Tsai at the University of Tartu

In early October 2025, Prof. Chung-Jui (CJ) Tsai, W.N. Haynes Professor of Forest Biotechnology at the University of Georgia, delivered two guest lectures at the Institute of Bioengineering, University of Tartu, at the invitation of the TreeBioTEC ERA Chair team.

Her lectures addressed cutting-edge approaches in tree biotechnology, focusing on in vitro flowering systems for reproductive trait engineering in poplar and on the promises and challenges of multiplex genome editing in forest trees.
The visit contributed to knowledge exchange in advanced tree bioengineering and strengthened international scientific connections within the TreeBioTEC project.