Broadcast Date: October 29th, 2025 | 12:00pm -1:00pm Central
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Gain expert insights from industry leaders
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Dr. Ray Shillito brings over 40 years of international experience in agricultural biotechnology and detection methods. He chairs key Cereals & Grains Association and ISO committees and is recognized for pioneering work in transgenic plant research.
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Carly Isaak, a cereal chemist with the Canadian Grain Commission and PhD student, offers deep expertise in wheat quality and grain testing method development.
Understand the critical role of methods development
Learn how scientifically validated methods, illustrated with real-world examples from research and industry, ensure product safety, quality, and global competitiveness.
Discover the power of standardization
See how standardized methods unify laboratory and industry practices, improving consistency, efficiency, reducing errors, supporting regulatory compliance, and facilitating trade worldwide.
Get involved with the Cereals & Grains Association’s technical committees
These specialized committees develop, validate, and continuously improve industry methods. By joining, you can:
- Influence international standards and method development
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Who Should Attend this Webinar?
Researchers, industry professionals, quality assurance specialists, regulators, and anyone passionate about advancing technical excellence in cereal and grain science.
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About the Presenters
Dr. Ray Shillito | Consultant, Shillito & Associates
Dr. Ray Shillito is a consultant with Shillito & Associates and an internationally recognized expert in Agricultural Biotechnology with more than 40 years of experience. He began his career studying Plant Tissue Culture in England and carried out pioneering postdoctoral work on transgenic plants in the Netherlands and Switzerland before moving to the United States in 1986 to work on transformation of Zea mays.
Ray spent many years as a Senior Expert at BASF in North Carolina, contributing to advances in biotechnology and representing the company in scientific and industry forums. He has published over 60 papers, has extensive expertise in detection methods, sampling, and standards development, and currently chairs ISO’s TC34/SC16 committee on biomarkers as well as the Molecular Biomarkers Technical Committee of the Cereals and Grains Association, which honored him with the Edith A. Christensen Award in 2018.
Most recently, he co-edited a book for the Cereals & Grains Association on detection methods for plant biotechnology, including genome editing, and published a review on the detection of gene edits in plants.
Carly Isaak | Canadian Grain Commission
Carly Isaak is a Chemist in the Bread Wheat and Durum Research program, Grain Research Laboratory (GRL) at the Canadian Grain Commission, where she works to provide scientific support for the Canadian bread wheat and durum quality assurance system. Her activities fall under two categories: research on wheat quality from biochemical components to baking quality, and quality assurance from harvest quality to export cargo monitoring. Carly obtained her MSc degree in Foods and Nutritional Sciences, focused on wheat quality and utilization, and is currently pursuing a part-time PhD at the University of Manitoba in the field of cereal chemistry. With 8 years of experience in the food and grain industry, Carly's expertise and ongoing commitment to advancing and standardizing grain-testing methodologies make her a valuable contributor to effectively improving and evolving test methods for the grain industry.
