INSTITUTION : N.I. Vavilov Institute of Plant Genetic Resources (VIR)
SUBJECT : Genetic Resources
 

Evgeny Zuev, Curator of Spring Bread Wheat Collection, VIR

Evgeny Zuev defended Ph.D thesis "Agronomical and biological characteristics of wheat species - Triticum petropavlovskyi Udacz. et Migusch." in 1992. From 1995 Dr. E. Zuev has been Curator of VIR's Spring Bread Wheat Collection. In the project he is responsible for development of VIR's database on wheat, formation and field evaluation of wheat subsets in ICARDA.

INSTITUTION : N.I. Vavilov Institute of Plant Genetic Resources (VIR)
SUBJECT : Genetic Resources
 

Evgeny Zuev, Curator of Spring Bread Wheat Collection, VIR

Evgeny Zuev defended Ph.D thesis "Agronomical and biological characteristics of wheat species - Triticum petropavlovskyi Udacz. et Migusch." in 1992. From 1995 Dr. E. Zuev has been Curator of VIR's Spring Bread Wheat Collection. In the project he is responsible for development of VIR's database on wheat, formation and field evaluation of wheat subsets in ICARDA.

INSTITUTION : Hacettepe University
SUBJECT : Cereal Science &Technology
 

INSTITUTION : Hacettepe University
SUBJECT : Cereal Science &Technology
 

INSTITUTION : CIMMYT
SUBJECT : Wheat Breeding
 

Director of CIMMYT’s Global Wheat Program since 2006, Braun has an MSc from the University of Stuttgart-Hohenheim and a PhD (1984) from the University of Hohenheim (Thesis: Investigations on the suitability of locations for breeding of spring wheat cultivars in semi-tropical environments). His achievements include contributing to the development and release of 44 winter wheat varieties grown on nearly 1.5 million hectares in Central and West Asia, and he is main author or co-author on more than 120 scientific articles, including 36 in refereed journals. In 2003 he received the Chinese Friendship Award for his contributions to wheat improvement in Gansu Province.

INSTITUTION : CIMMYT
SUBJECT : Wheat Breeding
 

Director of CIMMYT’s Global Wheat Program since 2006, Braun has an MSc from the University of Stuttgart-Hohenheim and a PhD (1984) from the University of Hohenheim (Thesis: Investigations on the suitability of locations for breeding of spring wheat cultivars in semi-tropical environments). His achievements include contributing to the development and release of 44 winter wheat varieties grown on nearly 1.5 million hectares in Central and West Asia, and he is main author or co-author on more than 120 scientific articles, including 36 in refereed journals. In 2003 he received the Chinese Friendship Award for his contributions to wheat improvement in Gansu Province.

INSTITUTION : Arid Land Research Center
SUBJECT : Chromosome Engineering
 

Academic background

April 1977 - March 1981: Faculty of Agriculture, Kobe University, Japan (Genetics: Supervisor: Prof. H. Ono)

April 1981 - March 1986: Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University (Genetics: Supervisor Prof. K. Tsunewaki)

April 1986 - December 1997: Assistant Professor of Kihara Institute of Biological Research, Yokohama City University

January 1998 – March 2002:  Associate Professor of Kihara Institute for Biological Research, Yokohama City University

April 2002 – March 2011:  Professor of Tottori University (Laboratory of Plant Breeding, Faculty of Agriculture)

              (April 2005 – March 2009: Vice dean of Faculty of Agriculture)

April 2011 – Present: Professor of Tottori University (Laboratory of Molecular Breeding, Arid Land Research Center)

Degree

Doctor of Agriculture (Kyoto University)

Membership at present

Japanese Society of Genetics (Advisory Board Member of ‘Genes & Genetic Systems’), Japanese Society of Breeding (Editor of ‘Breeding Science’), Society of Chromosome Research (Trustee, Editor-in-Chief of ‘Chromosome Science’), Japan Mendel Association (Councilor, Editor of ‘Cytologia’), Agricultural Academy of Japan (Member), Advisor of ‘eWIS’.

Award

1997 The JSB Young Scientist Award

2009 JSPS award for grant referees

Recent publications

Garg M, Kumar R, Singh RP, Tsujimoto H (2014) Development of Aegilops longissima line with improved bread-making quality. Journal of Cereal Science 60:389-396.

Garg M, Tanaka H, Tsujimoto H (2014) Introgression of useful genes from Thinopyrum intermedium to wheat for improvement of bread-making quality. Plant Breeding 133: 327-334.

Mohammed YSA, Tahir ISAA, Kamal NM, Eltayeb AE, Ali AM, Tsujimoto H  (2014) Impact of wheat-Leymus racemosus added chromosomes on wheat adaptation and tolerance to heat stress. Breeding Science 63: 450-460.

Mohammed YSA, Eltayeb AE, Tsujimoto H (2013) Enhancement of aluminum tolerance in wheat by addition of chromosomes from wild relative Leymus racemosus. Breeding Science 63: 407-416.

Matsuoka Y, Nasuda S, Ashida Y, Nitta M, Tsujimoto H, Takumi S, Kawahara T (2013) Genetic basis for spontaneous hybrid genome doubling during allopolyploid speciation of common wheat shown by natural variation analyses of parental species. PLOS ONE 8: e68310.

Habora MEE, Eltayeb AE, Oka M, Tsujimoto H, Tanaka K (2013) Cloning of allene oxidate cyclase gene from Leymus mollis and analysis of its expression in wheat-Leymus chromosome addition lines. Breeding Science 63:68-76.

Ogbonnaya FC, Abdalla O, Mujeeb-Kazi A, Kazi AG, Xu SS, Gosman N, Lagudah ES, Bonnett D, Sorrells ME, and Tsujimoto H (2013) Synthetic Hexaploids: Harnessing Species of the Primary Gene Pool for Wheat Improvement. Plant Breeding Reviews 37: 35-122.

Agrawal, Renuka; Tsujimoto, Hisashi; Tandon, Rajesh; Rao, Satyawada; Raina, Soom (2013) Species-genomic relationships among the tribasic diploid and polyploid Carthamus taxa based on physical mapping of active and inactive 18S-5.8S-26S and 5S ribosomal RNA gene families, and the two tandemly repeated DNA sequences. Gene 521: 136-144.
Ishii T, Tanaka H, Eltayeb AE, Tsujimoto H (2013) Wide hybridization between oat and pearl millet belonging to different subfamilies of Poaceae. Plant Reproduction 26:25-32.
Ishii T, Matsumoto N, Tanaka H, Eltayeb AE, Tsujimoto H (2012) Evolution of subtelomeric and centromeric repetitive sequences in genus Pennisetum (Poaceae). Chromosome Science 15:53-59.

Yang RW, Tsujimoto H, Ding CB, Zhang L, Wang XL, Zhou YH (2011) Phylogenetic relationships among Hystrix species and related species based on expressed sequence tag-polymerase chain reaction, Journal of Systematics and Evolution 49: 65-71.

Habora MEE, Eltayeb AE, Tsujimoto H, Tanaka K (2012) Identification of osmotic stress-responsive genes from Leymus mollis, a wild relative of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). Breeding Science 62:78-86.
Sohail Q, Shehzad T, Kilian A, Eltayeb AE, Tanaka H, Tsujimoto H (2012) Development of diversity array technology (DArT) markers for assessment of population structure and diversity in Aegilops tauschii. Breeding Science 62:38-45.
Cho S-W, Moritama Y, Ishii T, Kishii M, Tanaka H, Eltayeb AE, Tsujimoto H (2011) Homology of two alien chromosomes during meiosis in wheat. Chromosome Science 14:45-52
Cho S-W, Ishii T, Matsumoto N, Tanaka H, Eltayeb AE, Tsujimoto H (2011) Effects of the cytidine analogue zebularine on wheat mitotic chromosomes. Chromosome Science 14:23-28.
Jiranapapan J, Kikuchi S, Manochai B, Taychasinpitak T, Tanaka H, Tsujimoto H (2011) A simple method of chromosome doubling using colchicine in Torenia (Linderniaceae), and the behavior of meiotic chromosomes in amphidiploids. Chromosome Science 14:29-32

INSTITUTION : Arid Land Research Center
SUBJECT : Chromosome Engineering
 

Academic background

April 1977 - March 1981: Faculty of Agriculture, Kobe University, Japan (Genetics: Supervisor: Prof. H. Ono)

April 1981 - March 1986: Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University (Genetics: Supervisor Prof. K. Tsunewaki)

April 1986 - December 1997: Assistant Professor of Kihara Institute of Biological Research, Yokohama City University

January 1998 – March 2002:  Associate Professor of Kihara Institute for Biological Research, Yokohama City University

April 2002 – March 2011:  Professor of Tottori University (Laboratory of Plant Breeding, Faculty of Agriculture)

              (April 2005 – March 2009: Vice dean of Faculty of Agriculture)

April 2011 – Present: Professor of Tottori University (Laboratory of Molecular Breeding, Arid Land Research Center)

Degree

Doctor of Agriculture (Kyoto University)

Membership at present

Japanese Society of Genetics (Advisory Board Member of ‘Genes & Genetic Systems’), Japanese Society of Breeding (Editor of ‘Breeding Science’), Society of Chromosome Research (Trustee, Editor-in-Chief of ‘Chromosome Science’), Japan Mendel Association (Councilor, Editor of ‘Cytologia’), Agricultural Academy of Japan (Member), Advisor of ‘eWIS’.

Award

1997 The JSB Young Scientist Award

2009 JSPS award for grant referees

Recent publications

Garg M, Kumar R, Singh RP, Tsujimoto H (2014) Development of Aegilops longissima line with improved bread-making quality. Journal of Cereal Science 60:389-396.

Garg M, Tanaka H, Tsujimoto H (2014) Introgression of useful genes from Thinopyrum intermedium to wheat for improvement of bread-making quality. Plant Breeding 133: 327-334.

Mohammed YSA, Tahir ISAA, Kamal NM, Eltayeb AE, Ali AM, Tsujimoto H  (2014) Impact of wheat-Leymus racemosus added chromosomes on wheat adaptation and tolerance to heat stress. Breeding Science 63: 450-460.

Mohammed YSA, Eltayeb AE, Tsujimoto H (2013) Enhancement of aluminum tolerance in wheat by addition of chromosomes from wild relative Leymus racemosus. Breeding Science 63: 407-416.

Matsuoka Y, Nasuda S, Ashida Y, Nitta M, Tsujimoto H, Takumi S, Kawahara T (2013) Genetic basis for spontaneous hybrid genome doubling during allopolyploid speciation of common wheat shown by natural variation analyses of parental species. PLOS ONE 8: e68310.

Habora MEE, Eltayeb AE, Oka M, Tsujimoto H, Tanaka K (2013) Cloning of allene oxidate cyclase gene from Leymus mollis and analysis of its expression in wheat-Leymus chromosome addition lines. Breeding Science 63:68-76.

Ogbonnaya FC, Abdalla O, Mujeeb-Kazi A, Kazi AG, Xu SS, Gosman N, Lagudah ES, Bonnett D, Sorrells ME, and Tsujimoto H (2013) Synthetic Hexaploids: Harnessing Species of the Primary Gene Pool for Wheat Improvement. Plant Breeding Reviews 37: 35-122.

Agrawal, Renuka; Tsujimoto, Hisashi; Tandon, Rajesh; Rao, Satyawada; Raina, Soom (2013) Species-genomic relationships among the tribasic diploid and polyploid Carthamus taxa based on physical mapping of active and inactive 18S-5.8S-26S and 5S ribosomal RNA gene families, and the two tandemly repeated DNA sequences. Gene 521: 136-144.
Ishii T, Tanaka H, Eltayeb AE, Tsujimoto H (2013) Wide hybridization between oat and pearl millet belonging to different subfamilies of Poaceae. Plant Reproduction 26:25-32.
Ishii T, Matsumoto N, Tanaka H, Eltayeb AE, Tsujimoto H (2012) Evolution of subtelomeric and centromeric repetitive sequences in genus Pennisetum (Poaceae). Chromosome Science 15:53-59.

Yang RW, Tsujimoto H, Ding CB, Zhang L, Wang XL, Zhou YH (2011) Phylogenetic relationships among Hystrix species and related species based on expressed sequence tag-polymerase chain reaction, Journal of Systematics and Evolution 49: 65-71.

Habora MEE, Eltayeb AE, Tsujimoto H, Tanaka K (2012) Identification of osmotic stress-responsive genes from Leymus mollis, a wild relative of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). Breeding Science 62:78-86.
Sohail Q, Shehzad T, Kilian A, Eltayeb AE, Tanaka H, Tsujimoto H (2012) Development of diversity array technology (DArT) markers for assessment of population structure and diversity in Aegilops tauschii. Breeding Science 62:38-45.
Cho S-W, Moritama Y, Ishii T, Kishii M, Tanaka H, Eltayeb AE, Tsujimoto H (2011) Homology of two alien chromosomes during meiosis in wheat. Chromosome Science 14:45-52
Cho S-W, Ishii T, Matsumoto N, Tanaka H, Eltayeb AE, Tsujimoto H (2011) Effects of the cytidine analogue zebularine on wheat mitotic chromosomes. Chromosome Science 14:23-28.
Jiranapapan J, Kikuchi S, Manochai B, Taychasinpitak T, Tanaka H, Tsujimoto H (2011) A simple method of chromosome doubling using colchicine in Torenia (Linderniaceae), and the behavior of meiotic chromosomes in amphidiploids. Chromosome Science 14:29-32

INSTITUTION : University of Guelph
SUBJECT : Soybean Breeding
 

Dr. Istvan Rajcan is Professor in the Department of Plant Agriculture, University of Guelph, Canada. He received his B.Sc. (Agr.) degree from the University of Novi Sad, Serbia, and his Ph.D. in canola breeding and genetics from the University of Guelph, Canada. Since 1998, he has been leading a large, dynamic and well-funded research program in soybean breeding and genetics at the University of Guelph. His research focuses on seed compositional traits (e.g., modified fatty acids, isoflavones, vitamin E) for food and industrial uses, and exploration of genetic variation for yield and disease resistance traits using exotic germplasm as well as organic soybean breeding. He has collaborated with Canadian, Chinese, U.S. and European scientists. His current private collaborations include the Grain Farmers of Ontario (GFO), Secan and Huron Commodities Inc. as part of his National Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada’s Collaborative Research and Development grant. He has developed 58 soybean cultivars since 1998, which have been grown widely in Ontario and Quebec as well as some European countries. Most of these varieties are conventional soybeans grown for food grade markets. Dr. Rajcan has co-edited one book, authored 4 book chapters and 63 peer-reviewed journal articles. He has graduated 24 Master’s and Ph.D. students and currently advises and co-advises 10 graduate students. Dr. Rajcan is the recipient of several awards including the Presidential Distinguished Professor Award and the Seed of the Year Award for his cultivar OAC Kent. He served as Chair of the Soybean Genetics Committee for two years (2011-2013) and as Vice-Chair and Chair of the Soybean Germplasm Committee (2009-2010). Since 2013, he has been serving on the Continuing Committee for the World Soybean Research Conference. Dr. Rajcan serves on editorial boards of 5 international journals including Theoretical and Applied Genetics, PLOS ONE and Journal of Crop Improvement.

INSTITUTION : University of Guelph
SUBJECT : Soybean Breeding
 

Dr. Istvan Rajcan is Professor in the Department of Plant Agriculture, University of Guelph, Canada. He received his B.Sc. (Agr.) degree from the University of Novi Sad, Serbia, and his Ph.D. in canola breeding and genetics from the University of Guelph, Canada. Since 1998, he has been leading a large, dynamic and well-funded research program in soybean breeding and genetics at the University of Guelph. His research focuses on seed compositional traits (e.g., modified fatty acids, isoflavones, vitamin E) for food and industrial uses, and exploration of genetic variation for yield and disease resistance traits using exotic germplasm as well as organic soybean breeding. He has collaborated with Canadian, Chinese, U.S. and European scientists. His current private collaborations include the Grain Farmers of Ontario (GFO), Secan and Huron Commodities Inc. as part of his National Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada’s Collaborative Research and Development grant. He has developed 58 soybean cultivars since 1998, which have been grown widely in Ontario and Quebec as well as some European countries. Most of these varieties are conventional soybeans grown for food grade markets. Dr. Rajcan has co-edited one book, authored 4 book chapters and 63 peer-reviewed journal articles. He has graduated 24 Master’s and Ph.D. students and currently advises and co-advises 10 graduate students. Dr. Rajcan is the recipient of several awards including the Presidential Distinguished Professor Award and the Seed of the Year Award for his cultivar OAC Kent. He served as Chair of the Soybean Genetics Committee for two years (2011-2013) and as Vice-Chair and Chair of the Soybean Germplasm Committee (2009-2010). Since 2013, he has been serving on the Continuing Committee for the World Soybean Research Conference. Dr. Rajcan serves on editorial boards of 5 international journals including Theoretical and Applied Genetics, PLOS ONE and Journal of Crop Improvement.

INSTITUTION : SYNGENTA
SUBJECT : Artesian Approach in Maize Breeding
 

INSTITUTION : SYNGENTA
SUBJECT : Artesian Approach in Maize Breeding
 

INSTITUTION : Cukurova University
SUBJECT : Watermelon Breeding
 

INSTITUTION : Cukurova University
SUBJECT : Watermelon Breeding
 

INSTITUTION : AVRDC
SUBJECT : Tomato Breeding
 

Peter Hanson has been the AVRDC tomato breeder since 1993 and Theme Leader-Breeding since 2007. The main objective of his breeding program is development of tropically-adapted tomato lines that benefit farmers and consumers. His breeding lines have been used by the public and private sectors throughout the tropics and subtropics. Major areas of research include disease resistance, especially tomato yellow leaf curl disease, bacterial wilt, and late blight; improving tomato for nutrient content, particularly beta-carotene (provitamin A), lycopene and flavonoids (anti-oxidants); increasing levels of heat tolerance in tomato and design efficient breeding selection strategies. Before joining AVRDC he was a bean breeder at the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) in Cali Colombia and senior lecturer in the Agronomy Department at Egerton University, Njoro Kenya. He received his B.A. (history) and B.S. (agronomy) degrees from the University of Minnesota and his M.S. and Ph.D. in plant breeding from the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana, USA. ​

INSTITUTION : AVRDC
SUBJECT : Tomato Breeding
 

Peter Hanson has been the AVRDC tomato breeder since 1993 and Theme Leader-Breeding since 2007. The main objective of his breeding program is development of tropically-adapted tomato lines that benefit farmers and consumers. His breeding lines have been used by the public and private sectors throughout the tropics and subtropics. Major areas of research include disease resistance, especially tomato yellow leaf curl disease, bacterial wilt, and late blight; improving tomato for nutrient content, particularly beta-carotene (provitamin A), lycopene and flavonoids (anti-oxidants); increasing levels of heat tolerance in tomato and design efficient breeding selection strategies. Before joining AVRDC he was a bean breeder at the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) in Cali Colombia and senior lecturer in the Agronomy Department at Egerton University, Njoro Kenya. He received his B.A. (history) and B.S. (agronomy) degrees from the University of Minnesota and his M.S. and Ph.D. in plant breeding from the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana, USA. ​

INSTITUTION : ICRISAT
SUBJECT : Next Generation Sequencing and GBS
 

INSTITUTION : ICRISAT
SUBJECT : Next Generation Sequencing and GBS
 

INSTITUTION : Wageningen University
SUBJECT : Tomato Breeding
 

INSTITUTION : Wageningen University
SUBJECT : Tomato Breeding
 

INSTITUTION : CCS Haryana Agricultural University
SUBJECT : Abiotic Stresses
 

 

 

 

Prof. Rishi Kumar Behl,

Prof. Rishi Kumar Behl formerly served as Associate Dean, College of Agriculture and Professor of Genetics and Plant Breeding at CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar. He  is now working as Director, Research and Development  at Universal  Institute of Technology, VPO Garhi, The.Hansi, Disst. Hisar (Haryana). He obtained his B.Sc (Agri) from Rajasthan University, Jaipur, M.Sc (Agri,) and Ph.D from Haryana Agriculture, University, Hisar, India, with distinguished academic carrier. He  has been editor in chief of Annals of  Biology for about three decades , Associate Editor of Annals of Agri Bio Research, Editorial Board Member of Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science(Germany),, International Journal of  Crop Breeding and Genetics ( EKIN, Turkey) ,  International Advisory Board Member of Tropics( Japan), Associate Editor, Cereal Research Communication (Hungary), Associate Editor, South Pacific Journal of Natural Science (Fiji), Sr. Editor, Journal of Basic Microbiology, (Germany), has about 220 publications in international and national journals and 36 edited books and manuals, has 37 years teaching and research experience in plant breeding and allied subjects , has been awarded Bharat Ratna C Subhramaniyam Award for Out Standing Teachers by Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi, Honorary DAAD Advisor by German Academic Exchange Service, Bonn, Germany  (2006-09), has been founder Secretary of Society for Sustainable Agriculture and Resource Management (SSARM),India; Secretary and now President , International Council for Sustainable Agriculture (ICSA), Germany  and International Foundation for Sustainable Development in Africa and Asia (IFSDAA), Germany . He participated in and organized several international conferences in India and abroad and has been associated with the development of plant material with specifically useful traits for stress tolerance and plant-microbe interactions in wheat.Currently, he is involved in steering research and development activities in the area of application of technology for sustainable development. 

INSTITUTION : CCS Haryana Agricultural University
SUBJECT : Abiotic Stresses
 

 

 

 

Prof. Rishi Kumar Behl,

Prof. Rishi Kumar Behl formerly served as Associate Dean, College of Agriculture and Professor of Genetics and Plant Breeding at CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar. He  is now working as Director, Research and Development  at Universal  Institute of Technology, VPO Garhi, The.Hansi, Disst. Hisar (Haryana). He obtained his B.Sc (Agri) from Rajasthan University, Jaipur, M.Sc (Agri,) and Ph.D from Haryana Agriculture, University, Hisar, India, with distinguished academic carrier. He  has been editor in chief of Annals of  Biology for about three decades , Associate Editor of Annals of Agri Bio Research, Editorial Board Member of Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science(Germany),, International Journal of  Crop Breeding and Genetics ( EKIN, Turkey) ,  International Advisory Board Member of Tropics( Japan), Associate Editor, Cereal Research Communication (Hungary), Associate Editor, South Pacific Journal of Natural Science (Fiji), Sr. Editor, Journal of Basic Microbiology, (Germany), has about 220 publications in international and national journals and 36 edited books and manuals, has 37 years teaching and research experience in plant breeding and allied subjects , has been awarded Bharat Ratna C Subhramaniyam Award for Out Standing Teachers by Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi, Honorary DAAD Advisor by German Academic Exchange Service, Bonn, Germany  (2006-09), has been founder Secretary of Society for Sustainable Agriculture and Resource Management (SSARM),India; Secretary and now President , International Council for Sustainable Agriculture (ICSA), Germany  and International Foundation for Sustainable Development in Africa and Asia (IFSDAA), Germany . He participated in and organized several international conferences in India and abroad and has been associated with the development of plant material with specifically useful traits for stress tolerance and plant-microbe interactions in wheat.Currently, he is involved in steering research and development activities in the area of application of technology for sustainable development. 

INSTITUTION : Cornell University
SUBJECT : Apple Breeding
 

Susan K. Brown received a B.S. from the University of Connecticut, an M.S. from Rutgers University, and a Ph.D. from the University of California-Davis. She joined the Cornell faculty in 1985. Dr. Brown has served as associate director of NYAES since July 1, 2013. As a faculty member in the section of Horticulture in the School of Integrative Plant Science, she runs one of the largest tree fruit breeding programs in the world. She has released four apple varieties—Fortune, Autumncrisp, SnapDragon™, and RubyFrost™—and is the co-inventor of ten sweet cherries and one tart cherry. Her research combines breeding and genetics to improve apple quality, disease resistance, nutritional qualities and tree architecture. Her professional achievements have been recognized with a 2013 SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Faculty Service, a 2012 CALS Alumni Association Outstanding Faculty Award, and her selection for the 2013 Leading Cornell program. She was named a Woman of Distinction by the New York State Senate in 2014. She is currently Associate Director of the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, Professor of Agriculture and Life Science and associate dean in College of Agriculture and Life Science of Cornell University. 

INSTITUTION : Cornell University
SUBJECT : Apple Breeding
 

Susan K. Brown received a B.S. from the University of Connecticut, an M.S. from Rutgers University, and a Ph.D. from the University of California-Davis. She joined the Cornell faculty in 1985. Dr. Brown has served as associate director of NYAES since July 1, 2013. As a faculty member in the section of Horticulture in the School of Integrative Plant Science, she runs one of the largest tree fruit breeding programs in the world. She has released four apple varieties—Fortune, Autumncrisp, SnapDragon™, and RubyFrost™—and is the co-inventor of ten sweet cherries and one tart cherry. Her research combines breeding and genetics to improve apple quality, disease resistance, nutritional qualities and tree architecture. Her professional achievements have been recognized with a 2013 SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Faculty Service, a 2012 CALS Alumni Association Outstanding Faculty Award, and her selection for the 2013 Leading Cornell program. She was named a Woman of Distinction by the New York State Senate in 2014. She is currently Associate Director of the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, Professor of Agriculture and Life Science and associate dean in College of Agriculture and Life Science of Cornell University. 

INSTITUTION : BİSAB
SUBJECT : Genetic Resources
 

INSTITUTION : BİSAB
SUBJECT : Genetic Resources
 

INSTITUTION : RIJK ZWAAN
SUBJECT : Cucumber Breeding
 

Wybe van der Schaar was born on 12 August 1971 on an arable farm in Midlum, a village in the northern part of the Netherlands. After completing his secondary school at Bogerman College in Sneek, he went to study his MSc Plant Breeding at the Wageningen Agricultural University. In his fifth year he did his pratical period  in Cd Obregon at CIMMYTs research station in northern Mexico. After graduation he started to work at PBI-Cambridge as assistant wheat breeder. After the 1998 sales of PBI from Unilever to Monsanto, he had become the Hybrid Wheat Breeder UK. After closure of this programme in 2000,  Wybe started in Rijk Zwaan as Research and Development Director for it's breeding company in Turkey. This company has it’s main base in Antalya and is fully dedicated to vegetables for the Turkish and surrounding markets 

INSTITUTION : RIJK ZWAAN
SUBJECT : Cucumber Breeding
 

Wybe van der Schaar was born on 12 August 1971 on an arable farm in Midlum, a village in the northern part of the Netherlands. After completing his secondary school at Bogerman College in Sneek, he went to study his MSc Plant Breeding at the Wageningen Agricultural University. In his fifth year he did his pratical period  in Cd Obregon at CIMMYTs research station in northern Mexico. After graduation he started to work at PBI-Cambridge as assistant wheat breeder. After the 1998 sales of PBI from Unilever to Monsanto, he had become the Hybrid Wheat Breeder UK. After closure of this programme in 2000,  Wybe started in Rijk Zwaan as Research and Development Director for it's breeding company in Turkey. This company has it’s main base in Antalya and is fully dedicated to vegetables for the Turkish and surrounding markets 

INSTITUTION : China National Rice R&D Center
SUBJECT : Hybrid Rice Breeding
 

Pro.Hua Zetian, the director of China National Japonica Rice Research Center (CNJRC), the technical director of Tianjin Tianlong Seeds S&T Co.,Ltd, the distinguished professor of Tianjin University of Science and Technology(TUST), the State Council special allowance experts, the expert of the International Temperate Rice Research Consortium (TRRC), the deputy secretary-general of China hybrid japonica rice alliance, the visiting researcher of the China National Rice Research Institute (CNRRI). Hosted and participated in more than 20 national and provincial major program in China, has bred 15 varieties with good quality and high yield which got approval in China, the total planting area is reached 900000 hectares and increase 1.3 billion Kgs grain production. Published 40 thesis and 6 monographs and got 15 national and provincial awards.

INSTITUTION : China National Rice R&D Center
SUBJECT : Hybrid Rice Breeding
 

Pro.Hua Zetian, the director of China National Japonica Rice Research Center (CNJRC), the technical director of Tianjin Tianlong Seeds S&T Co.,Ltd, the distinguished professor of Tianjin University of Science and Technology(TUST), the State Council special allowance experts, the expert of the International Temperate Rice Research Consortium (TRRC), the deputy secretary-general of China hybrid japonica rice alliance, the visiting researcher of the China National Rice Research Institute (CNRRI). Hosted and participated in more than 20 national and provincial major program in China, has bred 15 varieties with good quality and high yield which got approval in China, the total planting area is reached 900000 hectares and increase 1.3 billion Kgs grain production. Published 40 thesis and 6 monographs and got 15 national and provincial awards.