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Annex3.CurriculumvitaeofkeypersonnelName:MichaelABBERTON

CurrentpositionandaffiliationHead,GeneticResourcesCentre,IITA

ProfilePlantbreeding,geneticresources,climatechange

Employment2016topresent:Head,GeneticResourcesCentre,DeputyDirectorWestAfrica,DeputyDirectorCrop

BreedingandBiotechnology,InternationalInstituteofTropicalAgriculture(IITA),Ibadan,Nigeria,2012topresent:ChairinPublicGoodPlantBreeding,AberystwythUniversity,UK2010-2012:Head,GenomeDiversityandPlantBreeding,DirectorofInternationalDevelopment,IBERS2008-2010:Head,CropBreedingandGenomics,InstituteofBiological,EnvironmentalandRuralSciences

(IBERS),AberystwythUniversity,UK2007-2008:ProgrammeLeader,PlantBreedingandGenetics,InstituteofGrasslandandEnvironmental

Research(IGER)

EducationPhDUniversityofManchester(1988)Title:ChromosomespecificbehaviourinanautopolyploidseriesBScHonsDegreeinBotany1stClass,andD.H.ValentinePrize,UniversityofManchester(1984)

Selectedpublications:IstvanNagy,SusanneBarth,JeanneMehenni-Ciz,MichaelTAbberton&DanMilbourne.2013.Ahybrid

next-generationtranscriptsequencing-basedapproachtoidentifyallelicandhomeolog-specificsinglenucleotidepolymorphismsinallotetraploidwhiteclover.BMCGenomics,14(1):100.

Yates,S.,Swain,M.,Hegarty,M.,Chernukin,I.,Lowe,M.,Allison,G.,Ruttink,T.,Abberton,M.,Jenkins,G.&Skot,L.2014.DenovoassemblyofredclovertranscriptomebasedonRNA-Seqdataprovidesinsightintodroughtresponse,genediscoveryandmarkeridentification.BMCGenomics,15(453):1–33.

Shitta,N.S.,Abberton,M.,Adesoye,A.I.,Adewale,D.B.&Oyatomi,O.2015.AnalysisofgeneticdiversityofAfricanyambeanusingSSRmarkersderivedfromcowpea.PlantGeneticResources–CharacterizationandUtilization,14(1):50–56.

Abbertonetal.2015.Globalagriculturalintensificationduringclimatechange:aroleforgenomics.PlantBiotechnologyJournal.2015:1–4.

Kole,C.and39others.2015.Applicationofgenomics-assistedbreedingforgenerationofclimateresilientcrops:progressandprospects.FrontiersinPlantScience.6:563.16p.[doi:10.3389/fpls.2015.00563]

Otherevidenceofleadership,large-programmanagementanddeliveryDeliveryofplantbreedingprograms,largemultinationalprojectsandlargeUK-fundedprojects,includingpublic-privatepartnerships.

RoleintheGenebankPlatformGenebankManager.ImplementationofactivitiesunderthePlatform.


Name:AhmedAMRI

CurrentpositionandaffiliationHeadofGeneticResourcesUnit,andDeputyDirectorforBiodiversityandIntegratedGeneManagementProgramatICARDA

Profile:Cerealbreeding:21yearsofexperience,withreleaseof26cerealvarieties.Insitu/on-farmconservationofagrobiodiversity:15years.Conducted5projectsinWestAsiaandNorthAfrica.Conservationofgeneticresources:participatedin12collectingmissions.40yearsofexperienceinaspectsrelatedtogeneticresourcesconservationanduse.

Employment2008todate:HeadofGeneticResourcesUnitatICARDA.2005–2008:RegionalCoordinatorofICARDAforWestAsia.1999–2005:RegionalCoordinatorforGEFinsituconservationprojectinWestAsiaatICARDA.1980–1999:Cerealbreeder,INRA-Morocco.

EducationPhDGeneticsandbreeding,KansasStateUniversity,Manahattan,KS,USAMScCourseworkatUniversityofMinnesota,USA,anddegreefromIAV-HassanIIinMorocco.

SelectedpublicationsAmri,A.,Hatchett,J.H.,Cox,T.S.,ElBouhssini,M.&Sears,R.G.1990.ResistancetoHessianflyfromNorth

AfricanDurumWheatGermplasm.CropScience,30:378–381.Amri,A.,Cox,T.S.,Hatchett,J.H.&Gill,B.S.1990.ComplementaryactionofgenesforHessianflyresistance

inthewheatcultivar"Seneca".JournalofHeredity,83(2):378–381.Rawashdseh,I.&Amri,A.2006.GeneticcharacterizationofdatepalmvarietiesusingRAPDmarkers.

JordanJournalofAgriculturalSciences,2(3):234–242.Mohammadi,R.&Amri,A.2012.Analysisofgenotype×environmentinteractioninrain-feddurumwheatof

IranusingGGE-biplotandnon-parametricmethods.CanadianJournalofPlantScience,92:757–770.Mazid,A.,Shideed,K.&Amri,A.2014.Assessmentofon-farmconservationofdrylandagrobiodiversityand

itsimpactonrurallivelihoodsintheFertileCrescent.RenewableAgricultureandFoodSystems,29(4):366–377.

Shehadeh,A.,Amri,A.&Maxted,N.2013.EcogeographicsurveyandgapanalysisofLathyrusL.species.GeneticResourcesandCropEvolution,60(7):2101–2113.

Mohammadi,R.&Amri,A.2013.Phenotypicdiversityandrelationshipsamongaworldwidedurumwheat(TriticumturgidumL.var.durum)germplasmcollectionunderrainfedconditionsofIran.Crop&PastureScience,64:87–99.

Otherevidenceofleadership,large-programmanagementanddeliveryNationalCoordinatorofCerealResearchinMorocco(15years;strongbreedingprogramswithreleaseof60varieties,includingthefirsthessianflyresistantones);RegionalCoordinatorWestAsiaProgramatICARDA(6years.ManagementofGEFprojectinfourcountries);HeadofGeneticResourcesUnitandDeputyDirectorBIGMprogramatICARDA(8years;coordinationof9projects).

RoleintheGenebankPlatformApplyingbestpracticesforconservationofgeneticresources;buildinglinkagesbetweenGenebanksCRP/PlatformandAFSCRPs;contributetothebuildingoftheGlobalSystemforconservationandsustainableuseofPGRFA;contributetogapanalysis,FIGSdevelopment,policyaspects.


Name:PaulaBRAMEL

CurrentpositionandaffiliationScientificAdvisor,GlobalCropDiversityTrust,Bonn,Germany

ProfilePlantbreeding,geneticresources,climatechange,researchmanagement

Employment2015todate:ScientificAdvisor,GlobalCropDiversityTrust2012-2015:GlobalCropDiversityTrust,DeputyExecutiveDirector2006-2012:IITA,DeputyDirectorGeneral,ResearchforDevelopment2004-2006:IITA,DirectorforEastandSouthernAfrica,ResearchforDevelopment2002-2004:CRS,CARE,andothersasconsultantforbiodiversityandseedsystems1996-2002:ICRISAT,PrincipalScientist,GeneticResourcesandHeadofGenebank1985-1996:KansasStateUniversity,AssistantProfessor

EducationPh.D.IowaStateUniversity,1985,PlantBreedingandCytogeneticsM.S.IowaStateUniversity,1980,PlantBreedingB.S.IowaStateUniversity,1978,Agronomy

Selectedpublications:

Kamala,Venkateswaran,HariC,Sharma,DagguMonoharRao,KodeboyinaS.Varaprasad,PaulaJ.Bramel,andSubhashChandra.2012.InteractionsofspottedstemborerChilopartelluswithwildrelativesofsorghum.PlantBreeding131:511-521

Ferguson,MoragE.,RichardB.Jones,PaulaJBramel,CarlosDominguez,CarlaTorredoVale,andJieHan.2011.Post-floodingdisastercropdiversityrecovery:AcasestudyofcowpeasinMozambique.Disasters

RupakulaAruna,D.ManoharRao,S.Sivaramakrishnan,L.JanardhanReddy,PaulaBramelandHariUpadhyaya.2009.EfficiencyofthreeDNAmarkersinrevealinggeneticvariationamongwildCajanusspecies.PlantGeneticResources,Volume7,Issue02,pp113-121

Bhattacharjee,Ranjana,I.S.Khairwal,PaulaJ.BramelandK.N.Reddy.2007.Establishmentofapearlmillet[Pennisetumglaucum(L.)R.Br.]corecollectionbasedongeographicaldistributionandquantitativetraits.Euphytica155:35-45.

Otherevidenceofleadership,large-programmanagementanddeliveryMorethan30yearsofexperienceasaresearcher,whichincludes11yearsasaTenuredAssociateProfessorofAgronomyatKansasStateUniversityasasorghumbreeder,and12yearsofexperienceinresearchmanagementatICRISATandIITA.Inadditions,morethan10yearsofexperienceatExecutiveManagement,atIITAandCropTrustShehasextensiveexperiencewithmanaginglargescaleresearchfordevelopmentprojectsinSoutheastAsiaandAfricaatICRISATandIITA.WasChairoftheGenebankCRPmanagementteamandmemberofCropTrustimplementationteam.

RoleintheGenebankPlatformMemberoftechnicalandmanagementteamattheCropTrust.Providetechnicaladviceasneeded,especiallytotheUseModule.


Name:JannyvanBEEM

CurrentpositionandaffiliationGenebankQualityManagementSystems(QMS)specialist,GlobalCropDiversityTrust

Profile:ConservationstandardsofplantgeneticresourcesundertheMultilateralSystemoftheITPGRFA

Employment2014todate:GenebankQMSspecialist,consultantfortheGlobalCropDiversityTrust2010–2014:HeadofAcquisitionandDistributionUnit,InternationalPotatoCenter(CIP)1996-2003:Wheatbreeder,CentroInternacionaldeMejoramientodeMaízyTrigo(CIMMYT)

EducationPh.D.1995CornellUniversity,PlantBreedingandGeneticsDepartmentB.Sc.1986ColoradoStateUniversity,DepartmentofBiology

Selectedpublications

Vargas,F.,A.Salas,G.Rossel,R.Gomez,I.ManriqueandJ.vanBeem.2012.PreservationofBiodiversityinCIP’OchoaHerbariumattheInternationalPotatoCenter.XIVBotanicalCongress,TrujilloPeru,9-12October2012.

vanBeem,J.,V.Mohler,R.Lukman,M.vanGinkel,M.William,J.CrossaandA.J.Worland.2005.AnalysisofGeneticFactorsInfluencingtheDevelopmentalRateofGloballyImportantCIMMYTWheatCultivars.CropScience45:2113-2119.

vanBeem,J.,A.J.Worland,andM.vanGinkel.2001.TheinfluenceofearlinesspersegenesonfloweringtimeinCIMMYTwheats.In:theKronstadSymposium,CiudadObregon15-16March2001.

vanBeem,J.,M.vanGinkel,andS.Rajaram.2000.DifferencesindevelopmentrateofCIMMYTwheatsadaptedtoirrigated,rain-fed,andsemi-aridenvironments.In:WheatinaGlobalEnvironment.InternationalWheatConference,6;Budapest,Hungary;5-9Jun2000.p.281.

vanBeem,J.,T.Farquhar,H.Meyer,M.P.Reynolds.,R.Singh,andM.vanGinkel.1998.InfluenceofRhtdwarfinggenesonstemmorphology,biochemistryandbiomechanics,andassociatedlodgingeffectsinwheat.In:Proceedingofthe9thInternationalWheatGeneticsSymposium,Vol2,Aug2-7,Saskatoon,Saskatchewan,Canada.p.366-368.

Otherevidenceofleadership,large-programmanagementanddeliveryImplementationatCIPofISO-accreditedqualitystandards(ISO17025)inrelevantgenebankactivitiesthatguaranteedsafeconservation,maintenanceanddistributionofplantgeneticresourcesFocalpointatCIPinestablishingnetworkswithPeruvianpolicymakers(NationalInstituteinDefenseandProtectionofIntellectualPropertyRights(INDECOPI),INIA,SENASA,andtheNationalCommitteeagainstBiopiracy)OversightandcoordinationofthedeploymentanddatacollectionoftheGlobalWheatYieldTrial(GAWYT)in92countrieswiththeaimtoidentifydesirablegenetictraitsforspecificeco-regionalprograms

RoleintheGenebankPlatformCoordinatethedevelopmentofindividualizedQualityandRiskManagementSystemsinnineCentreGenebanksandtheQMSframeworkasawhole.


Name:DeniseCOSTICH

CurrentpositionandaffiliationOctober2012topresent.Head,Wellhausen-AndersonMaizeGeneticResourcesCollection.CIMMYT-Mexico.

ProfileMaize(andgrasses)geneticsandgenomics;populationbiology;ecologicalgenetics;plantevolutionandsystematics.

Employment2011–2012:PlantBiologistUSDA-ARS,CornellUniversity,USA.2006–2011:ResearchBiologistandLabManager,USDA-ARS,CornellUniversity,USA.2007–2011:ProjectManager,USDA-DOEPlantFeedstockGenomicsforBioenergy,USDA-ARS,CornellUniversity,USA.2004–2006:ResearchAssociateDepartmentofPlantBiology,CornellUniversity,USA.

EducationPhDinBiology,TheUniversityofIowa,IowaCity,USA.12/1989BScinBiology(ConcentrationinEcologyandSystematics),CornellUniversity,Ithaca,NY,USA.

SelectedpublicationsYongshengWu,FelixSanVicente,KaijianHuang,ThandaDhliwayo,DeniseE.Costich,KassaSemagn,Nair

Sudha,MichaelOlsen,BoddupalliM.Prasanna,XuecaiZhang&RamanBabu.2016.MolecularcharacterizationofCIMMYTmaizeinbredlineswithgenotyping‑by‑sequencingSNPs.TheoreticalandAppliedGeneticsOnline5Feb2016.DOI:10.1007/s00122-016-2664-8

PaulL.Sanchez,DeniseE.Costich,BerndFriebe,TerryA.Coffelt,MatthewA.Jenks&MichaelA.Gore.2014.Genomesizevariationinguayuleandmariola:Fundamentaldescriptorsforpolyploidplanttaxa.IndustrialCropsandProducts,54:1–5.

Lu,F.,A.Lipka,R.Elshire,J.Glaubitz,J.H.Cherney,M.D.Casler,E.Buckler&D.E.Costich.2013.Switchgrassgenomicdiversity,ploidyandevolution:novelinsightsfromanetwork-basedSNPdiscoveryprotocol.PLoSGenetics9(1):e1003215.doi:10.1371/journal.pgen.1003215.

Chia,J.-M.,Costich,D.,Buckler,E.and36others.2012.MaizeHapMap2identifiesextantvariationfromagenomeinflux.NatureGenetics44:803–807.

Costich,D.E.,Friebe,B.,Sheehan,M.J.,Casler,M.D.&Buckler,E.S..2010.Genome-sizevariationinSwitchgrass(Panicumvirgatum):Flowcytometryandcytologyrevealrampantaneuploidy.ThePlantGenome,3:130–141.

Blakey,C.A.,Costich,D.E.,Sokolov,V.&Islam-Faridi,M.N.2007.Tripsacumgenetics:fromobservationsalongarivertomoleculargenomics.Maydica,52:81–99.[WaltonGalinatCommemorativeIssue].

RoleintheGenebankPlatformGenebankmanager.Manageactivitiesonconservationanduse.


Name:MaritzaCUERVOIBAÑEZ

CurrentpositionandaffiliationCoordinatorandVirologist,GermplasmHealthLaboratory,GeneticResourcesProgram,CIAT

ProfilePlantgermplasmhealth,plantvirology,molecularbiology,safemovementofplantgermplasm,controlofplantpathogens,standardizationandimplementationofmoleculardiagnosticmethodsofpathogens.AdvisertotheplantquarantineauthorityofColombiaICAforthesafemovementofbean,cassava,riceandtropicalforagegermplasm.

Employment2006-2016CoordinatorandVirologist,GermplasmHealthLaboratory,GeneticResourcesProgramCIAT,Cali,Colombia.1989-2006ResearchAssistant,LaboratoryofVirologyProgram,CIAT,Cali,Colombia.

EducationMSconNeotropicalPlantGeneticResources.UniversidadNacionaldeColombia,Palmira,Colombia.BiotechnologySpecialist.UniversidadNacionaldeColombia-FacultaddeCienciasAgropecuariasdePalmira,Colombia.

SelectedpublicationsDiFeo,L.,Zanini,A.,RodríguezPardina,P.,Cuervo,M.,Carvajal-Yepes,M.,Cuellar,W.J.2015.FirstReport

ofCassavacommonmosaicvirusandCassavafrogskin-associatedvirusInfectingCassavainArgentina.PlantDisease99(5):733.

Carvajal-Yepes,M.,Olaya,C.,Lozano,I.,Cuervo,M.,Castaño,M.,Cuéllar,W.J.2014.Unravelingcomplexviralinfectionsincassava(ManihotesculentaCrantz)fromColombia.VirusResearch186:76-86.

Calvert,L.A.,Cuervo,M.,Lozano,I.,Villareal,N.,Arroyave,J.2008.Identificationofthreestrainsofavirusassociatedwithcassavaplantsaffectedbyfrogskindisease.JournalofPhytopathology156:647-653.

RoleintheGenebankPlatformGHUleader.Ensureabsenceofdiseasesofquarantineimportanceforallaccessionsstoredinthegenebankanddistributedtousers.Implementationofcontrolsduringseedincreaseinthefieldandafterharvest,andmonitoringoftheinvitrocassavacollection.CollaborationwiththeVirologyandPathologyProgramsofCIATtoimproveprotocolstodetectandcleangermplasmfordiseasesofquarantineimportance.


Name:DanielG.DEBOUCK

CurrentpositionandaffiliationLeader,GeneticResourcesProgram,InternationalCenterforTropicalAgriculture(CIAT),Cali,Colombia.

ProfileGenebankmanager(78Staff)for3majorcollections(over68000accessionsofPhaseolusbeans,Manihotcassavaandtropicalforages).Plantconservationgeneticist,andplantexplorer.AwardeeoftheFrankN.MeyerMedalofplantgeneticresourcesin2010.

Employment2009–2016:Leader,GeneticResourcesProgram,CIAT,Colombia.1996–2009:Head,GeneticResourcesUnit,CIAT,Colombia.1992–1996:SeniorScientist,IPGRI-Americas,Colombia.1990–1992:ResearchOfficer,IBPGR,Italy.

EducationPhD,cummaximasumalaude,majorinPlantPhysiologyandminorinEthnobotanyandPlantEcology.FacultédesSciencesAgronomiquesdel'Etat,Gembloux,Belgium.CertificatenPhytotechnieTropicale,cummaximasumalaude.FacultédesSciencesAgronomiquesdel'Etat,Gembloux,Belgium.

SelectedpublicationsGujaria-Verma,N.,Ramsay,L.,Sharpe,A.G.,Sanderson,L.-A.,Debouck,D.G.,Tar’an,B.&Bett,K.E.2016.

Gene-basedSNPdiscoveryinteparybean(Phaseolusacutifolius)andcommonbean(P.vulgaris)fordiversityanalysisandcomparativemapping.BMCGenomics,17(239):1–16.

Andueza-Noh,R.H.,Serrano-Serrano,M.L.,Chacón-Sánchez,M.I.,SanchézdelPino,I.,Camacho-Pérez,L.,Coello-Coello,J.,Mijangos-Cortés,J.,Debouck,D.G.&Martínez-Castillo,J.2013.MultipledomesticationsoftheMesoamericangenepoolofLimabean(PhaseoluslunatusL.):evidencefromchloroplastDNAsequences.GenRes&CropEvol,60(3):1069–1086.

Porch,T.G.,Beaver,J.S.,Debouck,D.G.,Jackson,S.,Kelly,J.D.&Dempewolf,H.2013.Useofwildrelativesandcloselyrelatedspeciestoadaptcommonbeantoclimatechange.Agronomy,3:433–461.

Chacón-Sánchez.,M.I.,Motta-Aldana,J.R.,Serrano-Serrano,M.L.&Debouck,D.G.2012.DomesticationofLimabeans:anewlookatanoldproblem.pp.330–343,in:P.Gepts,T.R.Famula,R.L.Bettinger,S.B.Brush,A.B.Damania,P.E.McGuireandC.O.Qualset(eds.).BiodiversityinAgriculture:domestication,evolutionandsustainability.CUP.UK

Salcedo-Castaño,J.,Arraya-Villalobos,R.,Castañeda-Alvarez,N.,Toro-Chica,O.&Debouck,D.G.2011.Phaseolushygrophilus(Leguminosae,Papilionoideae),anewwildbeanspeciesfromthewetforestsofCostaRica,withnotesaboutsectionBrevilegumeni.JournaloftheBotanicalResearchInstituteofTexas,5(1):53–65.

Ramírez-Villegas,J.,Khoury,C.,Jarvis,A.,Debouck,D.G.&Guarino,L.2010.Agapanalysismethodologyforcollectingcropgenepools:acasestudywithPhaseolusbeans.PLoSONEBiology,5(10):1–18.

Otherevidenceofleadership,large-programmanagementanddeliveryWhileasHeadofGRU,co-PIforaUS$1.2millionprojectonGeneflowanalysisforenvironmentalsafety,involvingColombiaandCostaRica,andtwoinstitutionsinGermany(withsupportofBMZ,Germany).

RoleintheGenebankPlatformCollaboratorinconservationscienceandgeneticdiversitystudies.


Name:DavidELLIS

CurrentpositionandaffiliationInternationalPotatoCenter,Lima,Peru,HeadofGenebank.Leader,ProgramforConservingBiodiversityfortheFuture

ProfileOver30yearsofgeneticresourcesmanagementinacademia,industryandtheprivatesector.Expertiseinplantdevelopment,medicinalcompoundsinplants(taxol),plantmolecularbiology(modificationofplantcellwallsandcontrolofplantreproduction),plantandinsectecology,cryobiologyandconservationofplantgeneticresourcesanddiversity.

Employment2012topresent:HeadofGenebank&Leader,CIP2004–2012:PlantPhysiologist/Curator,NCGRP,USDA-ARS,FortCollins,CO,USA.2002–2004:DirectorofOperations,CellForInc.,Victoria,B.C.,Canada.2000–2002:FoundingScientistandDirectorofMolecularBiology,CellForInc.,Vancouver,B.C.,Canada.

EducationPhDinBotany,UniversityofMontana,Missoula,Montana,USA.BAinBotanywithHonors,UniversityofMontana,Missoula,Montana.USA.

SelectedpublicationsCruz,J.L.,Alves,A.A.,LeCain,D.R.,Ellis,D.D.&Morgan.J.A.2016.Interactiveeffectsbetweennitrogen

fertilizationandelevatedCO2ongrowthandgasexchangeofpapayaseedlings.ScientiaHorticulturae,202:32–40.

Panta,A.,Panis,B.,Ynouye,C.,Swennen,R.,Roca,W.,Tay,D.&Ellis,D.2015.Improvedcryopreservationmethodforthelong-termconservationoftheworldpotatogermplasmcollection.PlantCellTissueandOrganCulture,120(1):117–125.

Vollmer,R.,Panta,A.,Tay,D.,Roca,W.&Ellis.D.2014.Effectofsucrosepre-cultureandPVS2exposureonthecryopreservationofsweetpotatoshoottips[Ipomoeabatatas(L.)Lam.]usingthePVS2dropletvitrification.ActaHorticulturae,1039:265–271.

Jenderek,M.M.,Ambruzs,B.,Tanner,J.,Holman,G.,Ledbetter,C.,Postman,J.,Ellis,D.&Leslie,C.2014.Extendingthedormantbudcryopreservationmethodtonewtreespecies.ISHSActaHorticulturae,No.1039:IIInternationalSymposiumonPlantCryopreservation.[DOI:10.17660/ActaHortic.2014.1039.16]

Perez,W.,Nahui,M.,Ellis,D.&Forbes,G.A.2014.WidephenotypicdiversityforresistancetoPhytophthorainfestansfoundinpotatolandracesfromPeru.PlantDisease,98(11):1530–1533.

Alves,A.A.C.,Manthey,L.,Isabelle,T.,Ellis,D.&Jenderek,M.M.2014.Diversityinoilcontentandfattyacidprofileinseedsofwildcassavagermplasm.IndustrialCropsandProducts,60:310–315.

Hay,F.R.,deGuzman,F.,Ellis,D.,Makahiya,H.,Borromeo,T.&SackvilleHamilton,N.R.2013.ViabilityofOryzasativa(L.)seedsstoredundergenebankconditionsforupto30years.GeneticResourcesandCropEvolution,60:275–296.

Otherevidenceofleadership,large-programmanagementanddeliveryMemberofScientificAdvisoryBoardforSeedSaversandANDES2009–2011,Chair,PlantGermplasmOrganizingCommittee,NationalPlantGermplasmSystem.

RoleintheGenebankPlatformMemberofthecurrentManagementTeam;memberoftheExecutiveCommitteefortheArticle15GenebankManagers.GenebankmanageratCIPresponsibleforbudgetanddeliverablesfromtheplatform.


Name:PatriaG.GONZALES

CurrentpositionandaffiliationManager,SeedHealthUnit,IRRI

ProfileManagedtheSeedHealthUnitformorethan20years.Extensiveknowledgeofseedpathology-Identificationofseed-bornemicroorganismsassociatedwithrice,testingprocedures/detectionmethodsforseed-bornefungi,nematodes,andbacteria,isolationtechniques,photomicroscopy,knowledgeinquarantineprotocolsandregulations.

Employment 2007topresentSeedHealthUnit,IRRI,Philippines 1992-2007AssociateScientist,IRRI,Philippines

1981-1985ResearchAssociate,SeedUnit,U.P.CollegeofForestry,Philippines1979–1981ResearchAssociate,FieldCropsDiseaseLaboratory,U.P.LosBaños,College,Philippines

EducationMScPlantpathology&soilscience,UniversityofthePhilippinesatLosBaños(UPLB),Philippines BScAgricultureUPLB,Philippines

SelectedpublicationsMew,T.W.andP.G.Gonzales.2002.AHandbookofRiceSeed-borneFungi.LosBaños(Philippines):

InternationalRiceResearchInstitute,andEnfield,N.H.(USA):SciencePublishers,Inc.83p.Gonzales,P.G.andC.C.Huelma.2014.Seedhealthimprovementforcropandpestmanagement.InD.O.

Manzanilla,J.D.Janiya,andD.E.Johnson(eds).Establishingcommunity-basedseedsystems:Atrainingmanual.LosBaños(Philippines):InternationalRiceResearchInstitute

Merca,S.D.P.G.Gonzales,C.C.Huelma,J.O.GuervarraandT.W.Mew.2001.Fungiassociatedwithriceseeds.InT.W.MewandB.Cottyn(Eds)Seedhealthandseedassociatedmicro-organismsforricediseasemanagement.LimitedproceedingsNo.6,LosBaños(Philippines):IRRI.Pp.25-31.

Merca,S.D.,P.G.GonzalesC.C.Huelma,J.O.GuevarraandT.W.Mew.1997.Seed-bornefungiassociatedwithreducedplantingvalueoffarmergrownriceseeds1993-1994fromCavite,Quezon,andLagunaprovinces.Paperpresentedduringthe26thAnniversaryandAnnualScientificMeetingofPestManagementCouncilofthePhilippines,Inc.,2-5May1996,BenguetStateP.G.GonzalesandT.W.Mew.MicrohabitatofSeed-borneFungalPathogens

Otherevidenceofleadership,large-programmanagementanddeliveryMemberofScientificAdvisoryBoardforSeedSaversandANDES2009–2011,Chair,PlantGermplasmOrganizingCommittee,NationalPlantGermplasmSystem.

RoleintheGenebankPlatformGHUleader.Conductseedhealthtestingaspartoftheprocessingofseedsforgenebankstorage.ContributedtoGPG2ProjectonSafeMovementofGermplasm.


Name:LuigiGUARINO

CurrentpositionandaffiliationDirectorofScience&Programs,GlobalCropDiversityTrust

ProfilePlantgeneticresourcesconservation

Employment2016:DirectorofScience&Programs,GlobalCropDiversityTrust,Germany2007–2015:SeniorScientist,GlobalCropDiversityTrust,Italy2002–2007:PlantGeneticResourcesAdviser,Fiji1987–2002:Scientist,BioversityInternational,Cyprus,Kenya&Colombia

EducationBAAppliedBiology,UniversityofCambridge,UK

SelectedpublicationsGuarino,L.,RamanathaRao,V.&Reid,R.(eds).1995.CollectingPlantGeneticDiversity.Technical

Guidelines.CABInternational,Wellesbourne.Burke,M.B.LobellD.B.&GuarinoL.2009.ShiftsinAfricancropclimatesby2050,andtheimplicationsfor

cropimprovementandgeneticresourcesconservation.GlobalEnvironmentalChange,19(3):317-325.Dawson,I.K.Hedley,P.E.GuarinoL.&JaenickeH.2009.Doesbiotechnologyhavearoleinthepromotion

ofunderutilisedcrops?FoodPolicy,34(4):319–328.Jaenicke,H.Dawson,I.K.GuarinoL.&Hermann,M.2009.Impactsofunderutilizedplantspecies

promotiononbiodiversity.ISHSActaHorticulturae,no.806.InternationalSymposiumonUnderutilizedPlantsforFoodSecurity,Nutrition,IncomeandSustainableDevelopment.621–628.DOI:10.17660/ActaHortic.2009.806.77

Guarino,L.&Lobel,D.B.l.2011.Awalkonthewildside.NatureClimateChange,1:374–375.Westengen,O.T.,Jeppson,S.&Guarino,L.2013.Globalexsitucropdiversityconservationandthe

SvalbardGlobalSeedVault:assessingthecurrentstatus.PLOSone,8(5).Khoury,C.K.,Bjorkman,A.D.,Dempewolf,H.,Ramirez-Villegas,J.,Guarino,L.,Jarvis,A.,Rieseberg,L.H.&

Struik,PC.2014.Increasinghomogeneityinglobalfoodsuppliesandtheimplicationsforfoodsecurity.ProceedingsoftheNationalAcademyofSciencesoftheUnitedStatesofAmerica,111(11):4001–4006.

Castañeda-Álvarez,N.,Khoury,C.,Achicanoy,H.,Bernau,V.,Dempewolf,H.,Eastwood,R.,Guarino,L.,Harker,R.,Jarvis,A.,Maxted,N.,Müller,J.,Ramirez-Villegas,J.,Sosa,C.,Struik,P.,Vincent,H.&Toll,J.2016.Globalconservationprioritiesforcropwildrelatives.NaturePlants,16022.

Otherevidenceofleadership,large-programmanagementanddelivery:PacificAgriculturalPlantGeneticResourcesNetwork(PAPGREN).Organizedfromscratchandranfor4yearsaregionalPGRFAnetworkcoveringtwodozencountriesandterritories.SecuringtheBiologicalBasisofAgricultureandPromotingNewandFullerUseofCropGeneticResources.OnmanagementteamofglobalprojectimplementedbyCropTrust,fundedbyBillandMelindaGatesFoundation.AdaptingAgriculturetoClimateChange:Collecting,ProtectingandPreparingCropWildRelatives.DevelopedandhelpedimplementglobalprojectsupportedbyGovernmentofNorway.

RoleintheGenebankPlatformMemberofManagementTeam.


Name:MichaelHALEWOOD

CurrentpositionandaffiliationLeader,GeneticResourcesPolicies,InstitutionsandMonitoringgroup,BioversityInternational.

ProfileDesigning,overseeingandconductingpolicy-relevantresearchandcapacitybuildingprojectsconcerningthemanagementandconservationofagriculturalbiologicaldiversityfromlocaltogloballevels.Mainresearchareas:factorsaffectingavailabilityanduseofcropdiversityon-farm,andingloballydevelopedsystemsofconservationandsustainableuse;accessandbenefitsharing.

Employment2001topresent:Leader,GeneticResourcesPolicies,InstitutionsandMonitoringGroup,BioversityInternational,Italy1997–2001:Coordinator,CrucibleGroup,InternationalDevelopmentResearchCentre,Canada

EducationDoctorofJurisprudence,OsgoodeHallLawSchool,YorkUniversityBachelorofLaw,UniversityofTorontoBachelorofArtsandScience(PoliticalScience),UniversityofToronto

SelectedpublicationsGaluzzi,G.,Halewood,M.,Lopez,I.&Vernooy,R.(2016).Twentyfiveyearsofinternationalexchangesof

plantgeneticresourcesfacilitatedbytheCGIARgenebanks:acasestudyoninternationalinterdependence.BiodiversityandConservation25(8),1421-1446,DOI:10.1007/s10531-016-1109-7.

Halewood,M.(ed.)2016.Farmers’CropVarietiesandFarmers’Rights:ChallengesinTaxonomy,AgricultureandLaw.Routledge,Oxon.

BedmarVillanueva,A.,Halewood,M.&LópezNoriega,I.2015.AgriculturalBiodiversityinclimatechangeadaptationplanning:ananalysisoftheNationalAdaptationProgramsofAction.CCAFSWorkingPaperno.95.

Halewood,M.2014.Internationaleffortstopoolandconservecropgeneticresourcesintimesofradicallegalchange.In:M.Cimoli,G.Dosi,K.E,Maskus,R.L.,R.L.Okediji,J.L.Reichman,andJ.E.Stiglitz(eds).IntellectualPropertyRights:LegalandEconomicChallengesforDevelopment.OxfordUniversityPress,Oxford,UK.

Halewood,M.,LopezNoriegaI.&Louafi,S.(eds.).2013.CropGeneticResourcesasaGlobalCommons:Challengesininternationalgovernanceandlaw,Routledge,Oxon.

Halewood,M.2013.Whatkindofgoodsareplantgeneticresourcesforfoodandagriculture?Towardstheidentificationanddevelopmentofanewglobalcommons.InternationalJournaloftheCommons.7(2):278–312.

Halewood,M.,Andrieux,E.,Crisson,L.,Gapusi,J.R.,WasswaMulumba,J.,Koffi,E.K.,YangzomeDorji,T.,Bhatta,M.R.&Balma,D.2013.Implementing‘MutuallySupportive’AccessandBenefitSharingMechanismsunderthePlantTreaty,ConventiononBiologicalDiversity,andNagoyaProtocol.Law.EnvironmentandDevelopmentJournal9/1

Otherevidenceofleadership,large-programmanagementanddeliveryManagedGeneticResourcesPolicyInitiativeI,2005–2009(US$5million).ManagedGeneticResourcesPolicyInitiativeII,2011–2015(US$5million);Coordinatedinternational50-member‘thinktank’calledtheCrucibleGroup,focusingongeneticresourcesandintellectualproperty-relatedissues.

RoleintheGenebankPlatformCoordinatorofthePolicyModule,coordinatingonbehalfofthePlatformManagementTeam.


Name:RuaraidhSACKVILLEHAMILTON

CurrentpositionandaffiliationPrincipalScientist,EvolutionaryBiology,andHead,T.T.ChangGeneticResourcesCenter,InternationalRiceResearchInstitute(IRRI).

ProfileOver40yearsofexperienceintheconservationanduseofcropgeneticresources,includingbestpracticesandworkflowmanagementsystemsforgenebankmanagement;databasedesignanddatamanagement;statistics,geneticsandgenomics;cropwildrelatives;pre-breeding;plantbreeding;plantecology;GMbiosafety;andinternationalpolicyonaccessandbenefit-sharing.

Employment2002topresent:Head,T.T.ChangGeneticResourcesCenter,IRRI,LosBaños,Laguna,Philippines.1991–2002:Head,BiodiversityGroupandGeneticResourcesUnit,IGER,Aberystwyth,UK1986–1991:SeniorResearchFellow,UniversityofWalesatBangor,Bangor,UK1984–1986:SeniorResearchFellow,CIAT,Cali,Colombia

EducationPhDPlantGeneticResources,UniversityofCambridge,UKMAAppliedBiology,UniversityofCambridge,UK.

SelectedpublicationsZhao,X.,Daygon,V.D.,McNally,K.L.,SackvilleHamilton,N.R.,Xie,F.,Reinke,R.F.&Fitzgerald,M.A.2016.

IdentificationofstableQTLscausingchalkinricegrainsinnineenvironments.TheoreticalandAppliedGenetics,129:141–153.

Leung,H.,Raghavan,C.,Zhou,B.,Oliva,R.,Choi,I.R.,Lacorte,V.,Jubay,M.L.,Cruz,C.V.,Gregorio,G.,Singh,R.K.&SackvilleHamilton,N.R.2015.Alleleminingandenhancedgeneticrecombinationforricebreeding.Rice,8:1–11.

Alexandrov,N.,Tai,S.,Wang,W.,Mansueto,L.,Palis,K.,Fuentes,R.R.,Ulat,V.J.,Chebotarov,D.,Zhang,G.,Li,Z.&SackvilleHamilton,N.R.2015.SNP-SeekdatabaseofSNPsderivedfrom3000ricegenomes.NucleicAcidsResearch,43:D1023–D1027.

Banaticla-Hilario,M.C.N.,McNally,K.L.,vandenBerg,R.G.,&SackvilleHamilton,N.R.2013.CrossabilitypatternswithinandamongOryzaseriessativaespeciesfromAsiaandAustralia.GeneticResourcesandCropEvolution,60:1899–1914.

Halewood,M.,etal.2013.Changingratesofacquisitionofplantgeneticresourcesbyinternationalgenebanks.pp.99–132,in:M.Halewood,I.L.NoriegaandS.Nouafi(eds).CropGeneticResourcesasaGlobalCommons.Publ.forBioversityInternationalbyRoutledge,Oxon,UK.

McCouch,S.R.,McNally,K.L.,Wang,W.,&SackvilleHamilton,N.R.2012.Genomicsofgenebanks:Acasestudyinrice.AmericanJournalofBotany,99:407–423.

Otherevidenceofleadership,large-programmanagementanddeliveryCurrentlymanagingabudgetofUS$5.98millionunderGenebanksCRPandGRiSPandassociatedspecialprojects.PastsuccessesincludetheGPG1andGPG2genebankupgradingprojects,establishinganewconservationresearchprogramatIRRI,andthe3000ricegenomesproject.ExpertonloantohelpdevelopITPGRFA’s“GlobalInformationSystem”.Memberofsteering,advisoryorexecutivecommitteesofSvalbardGlobalSeedVault,DivseekandGenesys.

RoleintheGenebankPlatformHeadofIRRIgenebank;memberofexecutivecommitteeofA15GandtheManagementTeam.AlsocontributingtothecoordinationofthePolicyModule.


Name:JeanHANSON

CurrentpositionandaffiliationLeader,ForageDiversity,ILRI

ProfileGeneticresourcesspecialistwith40yearsofexperienceinseedconservationandgenebankmanagement,mostlyindevelopingcountries.Currentresearchinterestsincludemanagementofforagegeneticresources,seedlongevityingenebanks,morphologicalandnutritionalcharacterization,seedproduction,forageadoption,andknowledgesharing.

Employment2014todate:Leader,ForageDiversity,InternationalLivestockResearchInstitute,Ethiopia1986–2010:Leader,ForageDiversity/genebankmanager,ILRI,Ethiopia1978–1983:Technicalco-operationofficerinDFID,NationalBiologicalInstitute,Indonesia1976–1978:Post-doctoralfellow,MaizeProgramme,CIMMYT,Mexico

EducationPhDseedstorage,UniversityofBirmingham,UK.MScConservationandUtilizationofPlantGeneticResources,UniversityofBirmingham,UK.

SelectedpublicationsMaass,B.L.,Jamnadass,R.H.,Hanson,J.&Pengelly,B.C.2005.Determiningsourcesofdiversityin

cultivatedandwildLablabpurpureusrelatedtoprovenanceofgermplasmbyusingamplifiedfragmentlengthpolymorphism.GeneticResourcesandCropEvolution,52:683–695.

Pengelly,B.C.,Cook,B.G.,Partridge,I.J.,Eagles,D.A.,Peters,M.,Hanson,J.,Brown,S.D.,Donnelly,J.L.,Mullen,B.F.,Schultze-Kraft,R.,Franco,A.&O’Brien,R.2005.SelectionofForagesfortheTropics(SoFT)–adatabaseandselectiontoolforidentifyingforagesadaptedtolocalconditionsinthetropicsandsubtropics.In:F.P.O’Mara,R.J.Wilkins,L.t’Mannetje,D.K.Lovett,P.A.M.RogersandT.M.Boland(eds).XXInternationalGrasslandCongress.AcademicPublishers,Wageningen,TheNetherlands.

Ponsens,J.,Hanson,J.,Schellberg,J.&Moeseler,B.M.2010.Characterizationofphenotypicdiversity,yieldandresponsetodroughtstressinacollectionofRhodesgrass(ChlorisgayanaKunth)accessions.FieldCropsResearch,118:57–72.

Reid,R.S.,Serneels,S.,Nyabenge,M.&Hanson,J.2005.ThechangingfaceofpastoralsystemsingrassdominatedecosystemsofEasternAfrica.pp.19–76,in:J.M.Suttie,S.G.ReynoldsandC.Batello(eds.).GrasslandsoftheWorld.FAOPlantProtectionandProductionSeries,No.34.FAO,Rome.

Rao,N.K.,Hanson,J.,Dulloo,M.E.,Ghosh,K.,Nowel,D.&Larinde,M.2006.Manualofseedhandlingingenebanks.HandbooksforGenebanks,No.8.BioversityInternational,Rome,Italy.

VandeWouw,M.,Hanson,J.&Luethi,S.1999.MorphologicalandagonomiccharacterizationofacollectionofNapiergrass(Pennisetumpurpureum)andP.purpureum×P.glaucum.TropicalGrasslands,33(3):150–158.

Wanjala,B.W.,Obonyo,M.,Wchira,F.N.,Muchugi,A.,Mulaa,M.,Harvey,J.,Skilton,R.A.,Proud,J.&Hanson,J.2013.GeneticdiversityinNapiergrass(Pennisetumpurpureum)cultivars:Implicationsforbreedingandconservation.AoBPLANTS,5:Articleplt022.doi:10.1093/aobpla/plt022.

Otherevidenceofleadership,large-programmanagementanddeliveryManagingaprojectofUS$1.5to2millioninrecentyears,andhasdevelopedfundingproposalsforuptoUS$10milliononuseofforagediversity.

RoleintheGenebankPlatformGenebankplatform.ImplementationofConservationandUseModuleactivitiesinILRI.


Name:FionaHAY

CurrentpositionandaffiliationSeniorScientistI,GeneticResourcesExpert,T.T.ChangGeneticResourcesCenter,IRRIHQ.

ProfileMorethan20yearsresearchonseedcollection,germination/dormancy,storagebehaviourandlongevityinrelationtogenebankmanagementanduseofcollections.ChiefEditor,SeedScienceandTechnology.

Employment2012todate:SeniorScientistI,GeneticResourcesExpert,T.T.ChangGeneticResourcesCenter,IRRI2009–2012:ScientistII,GeneticResourcesExpert,T.T.ChangGeneticResourcesCenter,IRRI1997–2009:SeedPhysiologist,MillenniumSeedBankPartnership,RoyalBotanicGardensKew,UK

EducationPhDThedevelopmentofseedlongevityinwildplantspecies.King’sCollege,UniversityofLondon,UKMScAppliedstatisticsandoperationalresearch.BirkbeckCollege,UniversityofLondon,UK.

SelectedpublicationsHansen,M.A.E.,Hay,F.R.&Carstensen,J.M.2015.Avirtualseedfile:theuseofmultispectralimage

analysisinthemanagementofgenebankseedaccessions.PlantGeneticResources.http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1479262115000362

Whitehouse,K.J.,Hay,F.R.&Ellis,R.H.2015.Increasesinthelongevityofdesiccation-phasedevelopingriceseeds:responsetohightemperaturedryingdependsonharvestmoisturecontent.AnnalsofBotany,116:247–259.

Hay,F.R.,deGuzman,F.&SackvilleHamilton,N.R.2015.ViabilitymonitoringintervalsforgenebanksamplesofOryzasativa.SeedScienceandTechnology,43:218–237.

Hay,F.R.,Timple,S.&vanDuijn,B.2015.Canchlorophyllfluorescencebeusedtodeterminetheoptimaltimetoharvestriceseedsforlong-termgenebankstorage?SeedScienceResearch,25:321–334.

Hay,F.R.,Mead,A.&Bloomberg,M.2014.Modellingseedgerminationinresponsetocontinuousvariables:useandlimitationsofprobitanalysisandalternativeapproaches.SeedScienceResearch,24:165–186.

Hay,F.R.&Probert,R.J.2013.Advancesinseedconservationofwildplantspecies:areviewofrecentresearch.ConservationPhysiology,1:Issue110.1093/conphys/cot030

Otherevidenceofleadership,large-programmanagementanddeliveryPIfortwocollectingprojects(EastAfricaandBangladesh)IRRIRecommendationActionPlan(GenebankCRPproject)SeedLongevityInitiativeofCGIARGenebanks(GenebankCRPproject).

RoleintheGenebankPlatformDeputyHead,T.T.ChangGeneticResourcesCenteratIRRI,Headofconservationresearchandleadingresearchactivitiesonseedlongevity.


Name:JanKREUZE

CurrentpositionandaffiliationHead,GermplasmHealthUnit,CIP

ProfilePlantvirology,moleculardiagnosticsandgeneticengineering

Employment2011topresentGlobalScienceleaderVirology,BacteriologyandDiagnostics.CIP,Peru.2006-2011MolecularvirologistCIP.CIP,Peru.2003-2006AssociateExpertinMolecularVirology.CIP,Peru.2002-2003Researchscientist.SwedishUniversityofAgriculturalSciences,Sweden.

EducationPhDVirologyattheSwedishUniversityofAgriculturalSciences(SLU)Ir.(MSc)inplantbreedingatWageningenAgriculturalUniversity

SelectedpublicationsUntiverosM,OlspertA,ArtolaK,FirthAE,KreuzeJFandValkonenJPT(2016)Anovelsweetpotato

potyvirusORFisexpressedviapolymeraseslippageandsuppressesRNAsilencing.MolecularPlantPathologyinpress,DOI:10.1111/mpp.12366

KyndtT,QuispeD,ZhaiH,JarretRL,GhislainM,Q-CLiu,GheysenG,KreuzeJF(2015)ThegenomeofcultivatedsweetpotatocontainsAgrobacteriumT-DNAswithexpressedgenes:anexampleofanaturallytransgenicfoodcropProceedingsoftheNationalAcademyofSciencesoftheUSA112,18:5844–5849,doi:10.1073/pnas.1419685112

GibsonR,KreuzeJ.(2015)Degenerationinsweetpotatoduetoviruses,viruscleanedplantingmaterialandreversion:areview.PlantPathology,64,1–15Doi:10.1111/ppa.12273

Boonham,N.,Kreuze,J.,Winter,S.,vanderVlugt,R.,Bergervoet,J.,Tomlinson,J.,Mumford,R.(2014)Methodsinvirusdiagnostics:FromELISAtonextgenerationsequencing.Virusresearch186:20-31DOI10.1016/j.virusres.2013.12.007

Cuellar,W.J.,Kreuze,J.F.,Rajamäki,M.L.,Cruzado,K.R.,Untiveros,M.,andValkonen,J.P.T.(2009)EliminationofantiviraldefensebyviralRNaseIII.ProceedingsoftheNationalAcademyofSciences106:10354-10358DOI10.1073/pnas.0806042106

Kreuze,J.F.,Pérez,A.,Untiveros,M.,Quispe,D.,Fuentes,S.,Barker,I.,Simon,R.(2009)CompleteviralgenomesequenceanddiscoveryofnovelvirusesbydeepsequencingofsmallRNAs:agenericmethodfordiagnosis,discoveryandsequencingofviruses.Virology388:1-7DOI10.1016/j.virol.2009.03.024

RoleintheGenebankPlatformGHUleader.RoutinediagnosticsofallgermplasmenteringandleavingCIP-Lima,developmentofimproveddiagnosticsmethodsandsupportofdiagnosticstoensuregermplasmhealthinregionaldistributionhubs.


Name:LavaKUMAR

CurrentpositionandaffiliationHead,GermplasmHealthUnit/Virologist;InternationalInstituteofTropicalAgriculture(IITA),Ibadan,Nigeria

ProfileVirology;molecularbiology;epidemiology;diagnostics;phytosanitation;germplasmhealthmanagement;hostplantresistance;IPM&IDM;germplasmindexing;productionofdisease-freeplantingmaterial;internationalexchangeofgermplasm;knowledgeandtechnologydissemination

Employment2010topresent:Head,GermplasmHealthUnit/Virologist,IITA,Nigeria2007to2010:Virologist(West&CentralAfrica):IITA,Nigeria2005to2007:Scientist–Virology:ICRISAT,India2004to1999:SpecialProjectScientist(Virology):ICRISAT,India

EducationPhDVirology.SriVenkateswaraUniversity,Tirupati,IndiaMScVirologySriVenkateswaraUniversity,Tirupati,India

SelectedpublicationsKumar,P.L.,Selvarajan,R.,Iskra-Caruana,M.-L.,Chabannes,M.&Hanna,R.2015.Biology,etiologyand

controlofvirusdiseasesofbananaandplantain.AdvancesinVirusResearch,91:229–269.[http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/bs.aivir.2014.10.006]

Kamowa-Mbewe,W.,Kumar,P.L.,Changadeya,W.,Ntawuruhunga,P.&Legg,J.P.2015.Diversity,distributionandeffectsoncassavacultivarsofcassavabrownstreakvirusesinMalawi.JournalofPhytopathology,163(6):433–443.[doi:10.1111/jph.12339]

Silva,G.,Bömer,M.,Nkere,C.,Kumar,P.L.&Seal,S.E.2015.RapidandspecificdetectionofYammosaicvirusbyreverse-transcriptionrecombinasepolymeraseamplification.JournalofVirologicalMethods,222:138–144.[Doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jviromet.2015.06.011]

Patil,B.L.&Kumar,P.L.2015.Pigeonpeasterilitymosaicvirus:alegume-infectingEmaravirusfromSouthAsia.MolecularPlantPathology,16(8):775–786.[Doi.No.10.1111/mpp.12238]

Kumar,P.L.,Hanna,R.,Alabi,O.J.,Soko,M.M.,Oben,T.T.,Vangu,G.H.P.&Naidu,R.A.2011.Bananabunchytopvirusinsub-SaharanAfrica:investigationsonvirusdistributionanddiversity.VirusResearch,159:171–182.

GeraldOtti,G.,Bouvaine,S.,Kimata,B.,Mkamillo,G.,Kumar,P.L.,Tomlins,K.,Maruthi,M.N.2016.HighthroughputmultiplexrealtimePCRassaymethodforthesimultaneousquantificationofDNAandRNAvirusesinfectingcassavaplants.AppliedMicrobiology(forthcoming).

Otherevidenceofleadership,large-programmanagementanddeliveryInitiatedBBTVAlliancein2009,forBBTDcontrolinAfrica;LeddiseasecomponentofGLCI,fundedbyBMGF,whichledtothemappingofcassavabrownstreakinEastAfricaandalsodevelopmentofdiagnosticcapacity;Led,planthealthcomponentofseedyamofYIIFSWAprojectfundedbyBMGF;AdvisorymemberandobserveroftheInter-AfricanPhytosanitaryCouncil.

RoleintheGenebankPlatformLiaisonwithCGIARGHUsonneedsassessmentandpriorities;linktoAFSCRPsonRTB,MAIZEandDCLASS.


Name:SafaaKUMARI

CurrentpositionandaffiliationHeadofICARDASeedHealthLab/PlantVirologist,ICARDA,TerbolStation,Lebanon

ProfileMonitoringtheseedhealthstatusandsafemovementofgermplasmandbreedinglinesduringseedexchanges.WorkingonallpossibleapproachestoreducelossescausedbyvirusesaffectingcerealandlegumecropsinCWANAcountries.Developmentofscreeningmethodologytoidentifysourcesofvirusresistance.Developmentofdiagnostickitsforthedetectionofspecificcerealandlegumeviruses.ConductingvirusdiseasesurveysincollaborationwithNARStoquantifyvirusincidence.

Employment2015topresentHeadofICARDASeedHealthLab/PlantVirologist,ICARDA,Terbol,Lebanon2012-2015PlantVirologist,ICARDA,inTunisia2003-2012PlantVirologist,ICARDA,inAleppo,Syria

EducationPhDLuteovirusesinfoodlegumes.AleppoUniversity,Syria.MScSeed-bornevirusesoflentil.TishreenUniversity,Syria.

SelectedpublicationsKraberger,S.,S.G.Kumari,A.A.Hamed,B.Gronenborn,J.E.Thomas,M.Sharman,G.W.Harkins,B.M.

Muhire,D.P.MartinandA.Varsani.2015.MoleculardiversityofChickpeachloroticdwarfvirusinSudan:Highratesofintra-speciesrecombination–adrivingforceintheemergenceofnewstrains.Infection,GeneticsandEvolution,29:203–215.

Ghannam,A.,S.G.Kumari,S.MuyldermansandA.Q.Abbady.2015.Camelidnanobodieswithhighaffinityforbroadbeanmottlevirus:apossiblepromisingtooltoimmunomodulateplantresistanceagainstviruses.PlantMolecularBiology,87:355-369.

Makkouk,K.M.,S.G.Kumari,J.A.G.vanLeurandR.A.C.Jones.2014.Controlofplantvirusdiseasesincool-seasongrainlegumecrops.AdvancesinVirusResearch,90:207-253.

Mumtaz,H.,S.G.Kumari,S.Mansoor,D.P.MartinandR.W.Briddon.2011.Analysisofthesequenceofadicot-infectingmastrevirus(familyGeminiviridae)originatingfromSyria.VirusGenus,42:422-428.

Kumari,S.G.,I.Muharram,K.M.Makkouk,A.Al-Ansi,R.El-Pasha,W.A.Al-Motwkel,A.HajKassem.2006.IdentificationofviraldiseasesaffectingbarleyandbreadwheatcropsinYemen.AustralasianPlantPathology,35:563-568.

Kumari,S.G.andK.M.Makkouk.2003.DifferentiationamongBeanleafrollvirussusceptibleandresistantlentilandfababeangenotypesonthebasisofvirusmovementandmultiplication.JournalofPhytopathology,151:19-25.

Kumari,S.G.,K.M.Makkouk,L.KatulandH.J.Vetten.2001.PolyclonalantibodiestothebacteriallyexpressedcoatproteinofFababeannecroticyellowsvirus.JournalofPhytopathology,149:543-550.

RoleintheGenebankPlatformMonitoringandclearanceofgermplasmshipmentsfromquarantinerisks(insectpests,pathogensandweeds)associatedwiththemovementofgermplasm.


Name:IsabelLÓPEZNORIEGA

CurrentpositionandaffiliationPolicyspecialist,BioversityInternational

ProfilePolicyresearch,analysisandadvocacyintheareaofplantgeneticresourcesforfoodandagriculture;designandcoordinationofmulti-countryprojectsontheconservationanduseofcropdiversity,involvingresearchanddevelopmentpartnersatlocal,nationalandinternationallevels;capacitybuildingfortheimplementationofinternationalconventionsongeneticresources;representationintheCGIARCentres(upto2012)andBioversityInternationalinthegoverningbodiesandnegotiatingworkinggroupsoftheConventiononBiologicalDiversity,theTreatyonPlantGeneticResourcesforFoodandAgriculture,andtheWIPOIntergovernmentalCommitteeonIntellectualPropertyandGeneticResources,TraditionalKnowledgeandFolklore.

Employment2006toPresent:ScientistandPolicyspecialist,BioversityInternational2000–2006:JuniorresearcherattheUnescoChairfortheEnvironment,UniversidadReyJuanCarlos,Madrid

EducationMAInternationalBiodiversityLaw,UniversidadReyJuanCarlos,Madrid,SpainLaw,fiveyeardegree,UniversidadComplutensedeMadrid,Spain

SelectedpublicationsLópezNoriega,I.2016.Defensiveprotectionoffarmers’varieties.In:M.Halewood(ed.).Farmers'Crop

VarietiesandFarmers'Rights:ChallengesinTaxonomyandLaw.Routledge,London&NewYork.Jarvis,D.I.,Hodgkin,T.,Brown,A.,Tuxill,J.,LópezNoriega,I.,Smale,M.&Sthapit,B.2016.CropGenetic

DiversityintheFieldandontheFarm.PrinciplesandApplicationsinResearchPractices.YaleUniversityPress,NewHaven&London.

Maggioni,L.,LópezNoriega,I.,LapeñaGarcía,I.&Engels,J.2015.CollectingplantgeneticresourcesinEurope:asurveyoflegalrequirementsandpracticalexperiences.In:B.Coolsaet,F.,Batur,A.Broggiato,J.PitseysandDedeurwaerdere(eds.).ImplementingtheNagoyaProtocol:ComparingAccessandBenefit-sharingRegimesinEurope.Brill/Nijhof,Enschede,Netherlands.

Halewood,M.,LópezNoriega,I.&Louafi,S.(eds.).2013.CropGeneticResourcesasaGlobalCommons.Challengesininternationallawandgovernance.Routledge,London&NewYork.

LópezNoriega,I.,Halewood,M.,Galluzzi,G.,Vernooy,R.,Bertacchini,E.,Gauchan,D.&Welch,E.2013.HowPoliciesAffecttheUseofPlantGeneticResources:TheExperienceoftheCGIAR.Resources,2(3):231–269.

Otherevidenceofleadership,large-programmanagementanddelivery2012–2016Grantmanagerandcoordinatoroftheproject“Improvingseedsystemsforsmallholderfarmers’foodsecurity”,US$2million,fundedbySDCandimplementedinfivecountries.2006–2016MemberoftheBioversityteaminchargeoftheGeneticResourcePolicyInitiative,ca.US$10million,fundedbyDGISandimplementedin13countriesandtworegions.2006–2012Policy-relatedassistancetoCGIARCentresundertheSystem-wideGeneticResourceProgramme.

RoleintheGenebankPlatformPolicyspecialist.


Name:CharlotteLUSTY

CurrentpositionandaffiliationGenebankProgramCoordinator,GlobalCropDiversityTrust

ProfileProjectmanagement,geneticresourcesconservation,animal-plantinteractions,botany

Employment2008topresentSeniorScientist,GlobalCropDiversityTrust,Italy&Germany2000–2007Scientist,BioversityInternational,France1994–2000ResearchOfficer,UNEP-WorldConservationMonitoringCenter,UK1991–1993FieldResearcher,JaneGoodallInsitute,Tanzania

EducationBSc(Hons)DegreeinZoology(2.1)UniversityofEdinburgh

Selectedpublications:Lusty,C.,Guarino,L,Toll,J.&Lainoff,B.2014.Genebanks:past,presentandoptimisticfuture.In:NVan

Alfen(ed.).EncyclopediaofAgricultureandFoodSystems.AcademicPress.McCouch,S.etal.2013.Agriculturefeedingthefuture.Nature,499:23–24.doi:10.1038/499023aNgohNewilah,G.,Lusty,C.,VandenBergh,I.,Akyeampong,E.,Davey,M.W.,&Tomekpe,K.2008.

EvaluatingbananasandplantainsgrowninCameroonasapotentialsourceofcarotenoids.Food-GlobalScienceBooks,2(2):,135–138.

Davey,M.W.,E.Stals,E.,G.NgohNewilah,G.,K.Tomekpe,K.,C.Lusty,C.,R.Markham,R.,R.Swennen,R.,&J.Keulemans,J.2007.SamplingstrategiesandvariabilityinfruitpulpmicronutrientcontentsinWestandCentralAfricanbananasandplantains(Musaspecies).JournalofAgriculturalandFoodChemistry,55(7):.2633–2644.

Lusty,C.&J.Yuen,J.2005.Documentingthe‘3M’ApproachinGeneticResourcesPolicyInitiative.GRPIworkingpaper.

Oldfield,S.,Lusty,C.&MacKinven,A.1998.Theworldlistofthreatenedtrees.WorldConservationPress.

Otherevidenceofleadership,large-programmanagementanddeliverCoordinatesthecurrentGenebankCRP.CoordinatedandplayedakeyroleinthegenebankcostingstudywhichleadtothepublicationofShands,H.,Hawtin,G.&MacNeil,G.2010.TheCosttotheCGIARCentresofmaintaininganddistributinggermplasm.Alsomanagedormanagedcomponentsofthefollowinglargeprojects:“SecuringtheBiologicalBasisofAgricultureandPromotingNewandFullerUseofCropGeneticResources”fundedbyBillandMelindaGatesFoundation;HarvestPlusChallengeProgrammeinitiativetoaddressmicronutrient-deficiencieswithhigh-provitaminAplantaincultivars;GlobalConservationStrategyforMusa;“ConservationandSustainableManagementofTrees”,fundedbytheGovernmentoftheNetherlands.

RoleintheGenebankPlatformPlatformCoordinator


Name:SebastienMASSART

CurrentpositionandaffiliationAssociatedProfessor,LaboratoryofPlantPathology,GemblouxAgro-BioTech,UniversityofLiège.IncollaborationwithBioversityInternational

ProfileExpertiseinplantpathology,diagnosticprotocoldevelopmentandroutineapplication(inpublicandprivateorganizations),andvirussanitationofMusagermplasm.

Employment2015topresentAssociateProfessor,LaboratoryofPlantPathology,GxABT,UniversityofLiège,Belgium2014Post-docscientist,Departmentofmicrobiology,UniversityofGirona,Spain2013-2014Post-docscientist,LaboratoryofPlantPathology,GxABT,UniversityofLiège,Belgium2010-2013BusinessDevelopmentManager,DNAVisionS.A.(companyofdiagnosticservice),Belgium

EducationPhDinAgronomicalsciencesandbiologicalengineering,GxABT,UniversityofLiège,BelgiumAgronomicalengineer,GxABT,UniversityofLiège,Belgium

Selectedpublications:Massart,S.,Olmos,A.,Jijakli,H.,&Candresse,T.(2014).Currentimpactandfuturedirectionsofhigh

throughputsequencinginplantvirusdiagnostics.VirusResearch,188,90-96.Massart,S.,Olmos,A.,Jijakli,H.,&Candresse,T.(2014).Diagnosisofviraldiseasesandhighthroughput

sequencing:Towardsaparadigmshift?Virologie,18(V),247-250.Massart,S.,Nagy,C.,&Jijakli,H.(2014).DevelopmentofthesimultaneousdetectionofRalstonia

solanacearumrace3andclavibactermichiganensissubsp.Sepedonicusinpotatotubersbyamultiplexreal-timePCRassay.EuropeanJournalofPlantPathology,138,29-37.

DeClerck,C.,Fujiwara,A.,Joncour,P.,Léonard,S.,Félix,M.-L.,Francis,F.,Jijakli,H.,Tsuchida,T.,&Massart,S.(2015).Ametagenomicapproachfromaphid’shemolymphshedslightonthepotentialrolesofco-existingendosymbionts.Microbiome,3(63).

Massart,S.,Brostaux,Y.,Barbarossa,L.,Batlle,A.,Cesar,V.,Dutrecq,O.,Fonseca,F.,Guillem,R.,Komorowska,B.,Olmos,A.,Steyer,S.,Wetzel,T.,Kummert,J.,&Jijakli,H.(2009).InterlaboratoryEvaluationOfTwoReverse-TranscriptasePolymericChainReaction-BasedMethodsForDetectionOfFourFruitTreeViruses.AnnalsofAppliedBiology,154(1),133-141.

RoleintheGenebankPlatformVirusindexingandsanitationofMusagermplasmonbehalfofBioversityInternational.


Name:MonicaMEZZALAMA

CurrentpositionandaffiliationHeadSeedHealthLaboratoryandPlantPathologist,CIIMYT,Mexico

ProfilePlantpathology,withanemphasisonbiologicalcontrol,chemicalcontrol,epidemiologyoffoliarandrootdiseasesoncereals,seedbornepathogens,phytosanitarymanagementofgermplasmmovement,andstandardizationofplantpathogendetectionprotocols.Responsibilitieshaveincludedsupervisionofaseedhealthlaboratory,seedmultiplicationsitesandinternationalseeddistributionactivities;preparationandimplementationofprotocolstoavoidanddetecttheunintentionalpresenceoftransgenesinmaizegermplasm;andqualitymanagementsystems,geneticresourcesconservation,animal-plantinteractions,botany.

Employment2000topresentSeniorScientist,PlantPathologistandHead,SeedHealthLaboratory,CIMMYT2004-2008HeadofSeedInspectionandDistributionUnit,CIMMYT1997-2000ConsultantPlantPathologist,CIMMYT1994-1996AssistantProfessoratDipartimentodiValorizzazioneeProtezionedelleRisorseAgroforestali-SezionediPatologiaVegetale,UniversityofTurin,Italy

EducationPhDinPlantPathology(Mycology)UniversityofBologna,ItalyDiplomadiLaureainScienzeAgrarie(108/110)(agronomy),UniversityofTurin,Italy

Selectedpublications:DuveillerE.MezzalamaM.,LegreveA.2014.WheatGrainChain:GoodPracticesforMinimizingtheRiskof

FusariumHeadBlightandMycotoxinContaminationinNontraditionalWarmerWheat-GrowingAreas.In:MycotoxinReductioninGrainChains.J.F.LeslieandAF.LogriecoEd.pp.220-229.JohnWiley&Sons,USA,UK.

Martinez-CisnerosBA,Juarez-LopezG,Valencia-TorresN,Duran-PeraltaE.,MezzalamaM.2014.FirstreportofbacterialstalkrotofmaizecausedbyDickeyazeaeinMexico.PlantDisease,98,9,1267.

M.Mezzalama,CrouchJ.Ortizr.2009.Monitoringthethreatofunintentionaltransgeneflowintomaizegenebanksandbreedingmaterials.ElectronicJournalofBiotechnology,October15,2009No.4.http://www.ejbiotechnology.info/content/archive.html.

Ortiz,R.,etal.2008.WheatgeneticresourcesenhancementbytheInternationalMaizeandWheatImprovementCenter(CIMMYT).GeneticResourcesandCropEvolution55(7):1095-1140.

OrtizR.,TabaS.,ChavezTovarV.,MezzalamaM.,XuY.,YanJ.,CrouchJ.2010.Conservingandenhancingmaizegeneticresourcesasglobalpublicgoods:aperspectivefromCIMMYT.CropScience,50:13-28.

RoleintheGenebankPlatformGHUleader.Testingmaizeandwheatseedforthepresenceofpathogensofquarantineoreconomicimportanceisthefirststepforfosteringasafeexchangeofgermplasmaroundtheworld.InadditionmaizegermplasmthatisstoredinCIMMYTWellhausenandAndersonGermplasmCollectionmustbeconservedfreefromtransgenesthatmayoccurunintentionally.Myactiveroleisthecoordination,supervisionandimplementationoftherelatedlaboratoryactivities.


Name:AliceMUCHUGI

CurrentpositionandaffiliationsJanuary2014todateGeneticResourceUnitManager,WorldAgroforestryCentre(ICRAF)Nairobi.

ProfileMorethan15years’experienceinresearchonsustainableutilizationandconservationofindigenousplantgeneticresources.Researchmainlyonmorphological,biochemicalandgeneticcharacterizationofplantgermplasm

EmploymentHistory2007–2013:Consultant,GeneticResourceUnitManager,WorldAgroforestryCentre(ICRAF)Nairobi.2002–2013:SeniorLecturer:DeptofBiochemistryandBiotechnology,KenyattaUniversity,Kenya.2001–2002:Lecturer:NairobiTechnicalTrainingInstitute,Kenya

EducationPhDinPopulationGenetics,KenyattaUniversity,KenyaMScinBiotechnology,KenyattaUniversity,KenyaBScinAgriculture,EgertonUniversity,Kenya

Selectedpublications:Makueti,J.T.,Otieno,G.,Tchoundjeu,Z.,Muchugi,A.,Tsobeng,A.,Asaah,E.&Kariba,R.2015.Genetic

diversityofDacryodesedulisprovenancesusedincontrolledbreedingtrials,JournalofPlantBreedingandCropScience,7(12):327–339.DOI:10.5897/JPBCS2015.0511

Gwali,S.,Vaillant,A.,Nakabonge,G.,LamorisOkullo,J.B.,Eilu,G.,Muchugi,A.&Bouvet,J.M.2014.Geneticdiversityinsheatree(Vitellariaparadoxasubspeciesnilotica)ethno-varietiesinUgandaassessedwithmicrosatellitemarkers.Forests,TreesandLivelihoods,24(3):163-175.

Macharia,M.W.,Run,S.,Muchugi,A.&Palapala,V.2014.GeneticstructureanddiversityofEastAfricantaro(ColocasiaesculentaLSchott)AfricanJournalofBiotechnology,13(29):2950–2955.

Russell,J.R.,Hedley,P.E.,Cardle,L.,Dancey,S.,Morris,J.,Booth,A.,Odee,D.,Mwaura,L.,Omondi,W.,Angaine,P.,Machua,J.,Muchugi,A.,Milne,I.,Kindt,R.,Jamnadass,R.&Dawson,I.K.2014.tropiTree:AnNGS-BasedEST-SSRResourcefor24TropicalTreeSpecies.PLoSONE,9(7):e102502.

Wanjala,B.W.,Obonyo,M.,Wachira,F.N.,Muchugi,A.,Mulaa,M.,Harvey,J.,Skilton,R.A.,Proud,J.&Hanson,J.2013.GeneticdiversityinNapiergrass(Pennisetumpurpureum)cultivars:implicationsforbreedingandconservation.AoBPLANTS,5:plt022;doi:10.1093/aobpla/plt022

Muchugi,A.,Muluvi,G.M.,Kindt,R.,Kadu,C.A.C.,Simons,A.J.&Jamnadass,R.H.2008.GeneticstructuringofimportantmedicinalspeciesofgenusWarburgiaasrevealedbyAFLPanalysis.TreesGeneticsandGenome,4:787–795.

Muchugi,A.M.,Lengkeek,A.G.,Agufa,C.A.C,Muluvi,G.M.,Njagi,E.N.M.&Dawson,I.K.2006.GeneticvariationinthethreatenedmedicinaltreePrunusafricanainKenyaandCameroon:implicationsforcurrentmanagementandevolutionaryhistory.SouthAfricanJournalofBotany,72:498–506.

Otherevidenceofleadership,large-programmanagementanddeliverICRAFFocalpersonCRPGenebanks(2012–2016),managingGenebankinNairobiandfieldgenebanksinsixregions.ProjectPILakeVictoriaResearch(VicRes)Grant(2008–2011)implementedinKenya,UgandaandTanzania.

RoleintheGenebankPlatformICRAFGenebankManager-Focalpointpersonintheplatform.OverseeactivitiesintheConservationandUseModules.


Name:Marie-NoëlleNDJIONDJOP

CurrentpositionandaffiliationHeadofGeneticResources,AfricaRiceCenter(AfricaRice),Cotonou,Benin

ProfileScientistandmanagerinagriculturalresearchfordevelopment,withprogressivecareerasPost-Doctoralfellow,AssociatePrincipalScientistandPrincipalScientistatinternationallevels.AttainedDoctorateDegreeinPlantBiologywithemphasisonbiochemistryandmolecularbiology,andwithstrongbackgroundinresearchfordevelopmentinricegeneticresourcesandbiotechnologyforriceimprovement;researchmanagementandcoordination;andleadershipandteammanagement.Receivedthe2005DirectorGeneral’sServiceawardforanimpressivecontributiontoresourcemobilizationandstrengtheningscientificcapacityatTheAfricaRiceCenter(AfricaRice).ReceivedDr.RobertJ.CarskyMemorialAwardinrecognitionofoutstandingserviceandcontributiontotheAfricaRiceCenter(AfricaRice)fortheperiod2011–2012.

Employment2013todate:HeadofGeneticResources(AfricaRice)2012to2013:SeniorMolecularBiologistandGRiSPTheme1LeaderforAfrica(AfricaRice)

EducationPhDinPlantBiology,UniversityofMontpellierMScinNutritioninDevelopingCountries,UniversityofMontpellierMScinMolecularandCellularBiology,UniversityofMontpellierBScinBiochemistryandMolecularBiology,UniversityofMontpellier

Selectedpublications:Wang,M.,Yu,Y.,Haberer,G.,Marri,P.R.,Fan,C.,Goicoechea,J.L.,Ndjiondjop,M.N.&Wing,R.A.2014.

ThegenomesequenceofAfricanrice(Oryzaglaberrima)andevidenceforindependentdomestication.NatureGenetics,46:982–988.

Ndjiondjop,M.N.,Futakuchi,K.,Cisse,F.,Baimey,H.,&Bocco,R.2012.Fieldevaluationofricegenotypesfromthetwocultivatedspecies(OryzasativaL.andOryzaglaberrimaSteud.)andtheirinterspecificsfortolerancetodrought.CropScience,52(2):524–538.[DOI:10.2135/cropsci2011.05.0]

Bocco,R.,etal.2012.Agro-morphologicalcharacterizationofapopulationofintrogressionlinesderivedfromcrossesbetweenIR64(Oryzasativaindica)andTOG5681(Oryzaglaberrima)fordroughttolerance.PlantScience183:65–76.

Ndjiondjop,M.N.,Manneh,B.,Cissoko,M.,Drame,N.K.,GleleKakai,R.,Bocco,R.,Baimey,H.&Wopereis,M.2010.Droughtresistanceinaninterspecificbackcrosspopulationofrice(Oryzaspp.)derivedfromthecrossWAB56-104(O.sativa)×CG14(O.glaberrima).PlantScience,179:364–373.

Albar,L.,Bangratz,M.,Hébrard,E.,Ndjiondjop,M.N.,Jones,M.P.&Ghesquière,A.2006.MutationsintheeIF(iso)4GtranslationinitiationfactorconferhighresistanceofricetoRiceyellowmottlevirus.PlantJournal,47:417–426.

Otherevidenceofleadership,large-programmanagementanddeliveryIworkedwithseveralprojectsformorethanUS$1.7millionfundedbyTheGenerationChallengeProgramme.3-yearUSAID-fundedprojecttosupportthetrainingofscientistsandyoungstudentsfromNARScountries,andtoinvestinfacilitieswiththeviewtoestablishmolecularbiologylaboratoriesintheNARScountries.

RoleintheGenebankPlatformGenebankmanager.ImplementactivitiesofConservationandUseModules.


Name:MatijaOBREZA

CurrentpositionandaffiliationInformationSystemsManager,GlobalCropDiversityTrust

Profile20yearsofexperienceindesignanddevelopmentofsoftwareapplications.HemovedfromtheprivatesectortoIITAin2007,whereheimplementedaseriesofITsolutions,includingbarcodingthegenebankcollections.MatijajoinedtheCropTrustin2013tomanagedevelopmentofGenesys,theglobaldatabaseonPGRFAmaintainedingenebanksaroundtheworld.SincethenMatija’sroleextendedtoincluderesponsibilityforinternalITsystemsoftheCropTrustaswellasoverseeinginformationneedsofallprojectsimplementedbytheorganization.

Employment2014–2016:InformationSystemsManager,GlobalCropDiversityTrust2013–2014:GenesysIIProjectManager,GlobalCropDiversityTrust2011–2013:SoftwareDeveloper,CELSTEC,OpenUniversiteitNederland2007–2011:SoftwareDevelopmentServiceManager,InternationalInstituteofTropicalAgriculture.

EducationBScinComputerandInformationScience(levelISCED5A)atUniversityofMaribor,Slovenia.

SelectedpublicationsN/A

Otherevidenceofleadership,large-programmanagementanddeliveryN/A

RoleintheGenebankPlatformSoftwaredeveloperandmanagerofGenesys,Backstoppingofinformationmanagementactivitiesinthegenebanks


Name:ThomasPAYNE

CurrentpositionandaffiliationHead,Wellhausen-AndersonWheatGeneticResourcesCollection;Head,InternationalWheatImprovementNetwork.CIMMYT-Mexico;

ProfileWheatbreeder,pathologistEmployment2005topresent:Head,Wellhausen-AndersonWheatGeneticResourcesCollection.CIMMYT-Mexico.2000topresent:Head,InternationalWheatImprovementNetwork.CIMMYT-Mexico.2003–2005;2009–present:Secretary,CIMMYTBoardofTrustees.2001–2003:Assistant/InterimDirector,WheatProgram.CIMMYT-Mexico..1997–2000:RegionalWheatBreeder/Pathologist.CIMMYT-Ethiopia.1994–1997:TeamLeaderandWheatBreeder.CIMMYT-Zimbabwe.1991–1994:FacultativeandWinterWheatBreeder.CIMMYT-TurkeyandCIMMYT/ICARDA-Syria.

EducationPhD.WinterWheatBreeding.UniversityofNebraska.Major:Agronomy–PlantBreeding.MSc.OatsBreeding.UniversityofMinnesota.Major:PlantBreeding.

SelectedpublicationsPrashantVikram,JorgeFranco,JuanBurgueno-Ferrera,HuihuiLi,and18others.2016.Unlockingthe

geneticdiversityofCreolewheats.2016.NatureScientificReports,6:Articlenumber:23092[doi:10.1038/srep23092].

HuihuiLi,etal.,2015.AhighdensityGBSmapofbreadwheatanditsapplicationfordissectingcomplexdiseaseresistancetraits.BMCGenomics,16:216[DOI10.1186/s12864-015-1424-5]

Sehgal,D.,Vikram,P.,Sansaloni,C.P.,Ortiz,C.,Pierre,C.S.,Payne,T.,Ellis,M.,Amri,A.,Petroli,C.D.,Wenzl,P.&Sukhwinder-Singh.2015.Exploringandmobilizingthegenebankbiodiversityforwheatimprovement.PLoSONE,10(7):e0132112.[doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0132112]

Vivi,N.,Arief,I.H.,DeLacy,J.C.,,Payne,T.Singh,R.,Braun,H.-J.,Tian,T.,Basford,K.E.&Dieters,M.J.2015.Evaluatingtestingstrategiesforplantbreedingfieldtrials:redesigningaCIMMYTInternationalWheatNursery.CropScience,55:164–177[doi:10.2135/cropsci2014.06.0415]

Hazekamp,Th.Payne,T.S.&SackvilleHamilton,N.R.2014.Assessingriceandwheatgermplasmcollectionsusingsimilaritygroups.GeneticResourcesandCropEvolution,61:841–851[DOI10.1007/s10722-014-0079-4]

Mathews,K.L.,Chapman,S.C.,Trethowan,R.,Pfeiffer,W.,vanGinkel,M.,Crossa,J.,Payne,T.,DeLacy,I.,Fox,P.N.&Cooper,M.2007.GlobaladaptationpatternsofAustralianandCIMMYTspringbreadwheat.TheoreticalandAppliedGenetics,115(6):819–835[DOI10.1007/s00122-007-0611-4]

Trethowan,R.M.,vanGinkel,M.,Ammar,K.,Crossa,J.,Payne,T.S.,Cukadar,B.,Rajaram,S.&Hernandez,E.2003.Associationsamongtwentyyearsofinternationalbreadwheatyieldevaluationenvironments.CropScience,43:1698–1711.

Pretorius,Z.A.,Singh,R.P.,Wagoire,W.W.&Payne.T.S.2000.DetectionofvirulencetowheatstemrustresistancegeneSr31inPucciniagraminisf.sp.triticiinUganda.PlantDisease,84:203.

RoleintheGenebankPlatformGenebankmanager,MemberofExecutiveCommitteeofA15GroupandManagementTeam,Oversee“Frontrunner”positionforGRIN-Globaldevelopmentandadoption.ActivitiesinConservationandUseModules.


Name:NicolasROUX

CurrentpositionandaffiliationSeniorscientist,GeneticResourcesGroupLeader,BioversityInternational,Montpellier,France.

ProfileMaininterestingeneticresourcesandmorespecificallyintheconservationanduseofvegetativelypropagatedcrops.28yearsexperienceinresearchonbananasandplantains(Musaspp.)fromplanttotissueculture,cellculture,cytogeneticsandDNAsequences.

Employment2003topresent:Seniorscientist,GeneticResourcesGroupLeader,BioversityInternational,Montpellier,France.2002–2003:Consultant,MusaGenomeResourceCentreattheInstituteofExperimentalBotany(IEB),Olomouc,CzechRepublic.1993–2002:ResearchScientist,FAO/IAEALaboratoriesinSeibersdorf,Austria.1990–1993:LaboratorydirectorforAgricarc.a.,HaciendaCarabobo,Caracas,Venezuela.

EducationPhDPlantBotany,PalackyUniversity,Olomouc,CzechRepublic.MScBiotechnology,Horticulture,SuperiorIndustrialInstituteofState,Gembloux,Belgium

SelectedpublicationsKagy,V.,Wong,M.,VandenBroucke,H.,Jenny,C.,Dubois,C.,Ollivier,B.,Cardi,C.,Mournet,P.,Tuia,V.,

Roux,N.,Dolezel,J.&Perrier,X.2016.TraditionalbananadiversityinOceania:anendangeredheritage.PLoSONE,11(3):e0151208[doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0151208]

Čížková,J.,Hřibová,E.,Christelová,P.,VandenHouwe,I.,Häkkinen,M.,Roux,N.,Swennen,R.&Doezel,J.2015.MolecularandcytogeneticcharacterizationofwildMusaspecies.PLoSONE,10(8):e0134096.doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0134096

Cenci,A.,Guignon,V.,Roux,N.&Rouard,M.2014.GenomicanalysisofNACtranscriptionfactorsinbanana(Musaacuminata)anddefinitionofNACorthologousgroupsformonocotsanddicots.PlantMolecularBiology,85(1-2):63–80.

Hribova,E.,Christelova,P.,Roux,N.&Dolezel,J.2013.AsimpleandrobustapproachforgenotypinginMusaceae.ActaHorticulturae,no.986:241–246.

D'Hont,A.,Denoeud,F.,Aury,J.M.,Baurens,F.C.,Carreel,F.,Garsmeur,O.,Noel,B.,Bocs,S.,Droc,G.,Rouard,M.&Roux,N.2012.Thebanana(Musaacuminata)genomeandtheevolutionofmonocotyled-onousplants.Nature,488(7410):213–217.http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nature11241

Otherevidenceofleadership,large-programmanagementanddeliveryLeadingtheMusaGeneticResourcesGroupatBioversityInternational,MusaNetCoordinator,GMGCCoordinator,GeneticResourcesThemeLeader(Theme1)ofRoots,TubersandBananas(RTB)CRPduringPhase1.

RoleintheGenebankPlatformFocalpointforBioversityInternational.RoleinConservationandUseModules.Cryopreservation,genomicstogenebanks,newmethodsforvirusindexingandsanitation.


Name:RajanSHARMA

CurrentpositionandaffiliationSeniorScientistCerealsPathology&HeadPlantQuarantineUnit,ICRISAT,Hyderabad,India.

ProfileResearchondiagnostictoolsforidentificationofplantpathogens;seedhealthtestsofaccessionsforconservationaswellasforexport;monitoringvirulencespectrumofpathogensandidentificationofresistancesources;developmentofPCR-compatiblemarkersandtheiruseingeneticdiversityassessmentandmolecularmappingofdiseaseresistancegenes;elucidatingmolecularbasisofhost-pathogeninteraction;identificationandcharacterizationoftoxigenicFusaria;chiefeditor,IndianJournalofPlantProtection.

Employment2011-presentSeniorScientist,CerealsPathology&HeadPQU,ICRISAT,Patancheru,India.

2010-2011SeniorScientist,CerealsPathology,ICRISAT,Patancheru,India. 2006-2010Scientist,CerealsPathology,ICRISAT,Patancheru,India. 2005-2006ProjectScientist,HPAgricultureUniversity,Palampur,India.

EducationPhDPlantPathology,H.P.AgriculturalUniversity,Palampur,India.MScPlantPathology,H.P.AgriculturalUniversity,Palampur,India.

Selectedpublications

AnithaK,HumayunP,KumarGS,ChakrabartySK,RameashK,SharmaRandBabuBS.2016.Incidenceofblastinexoticfingermilletgermplasmgrowninpost-entryquarantineisolationarea.ConferenceonNationalPrioritiesinPlantHealthManagementFebruary4-5,2016,Tirupati,pp134-135.

KishoreBabuBandSharmaR.2015.TaqManreal-timePCRassayforthedetectionandquantificationofSclerosporagraminicola,thecausalagentofpearlmilletdownymildew.EurJPlantPathol142:149-158.

SharmaRetal.2015.NewSourcesofResistancetoMultiplePathotypesofSclerosporagraminicolainthePearlMilletMiniCoreGermplasmCollection.CropScience55:1-10.

SharmaRetal.2014.Identificationofblastresistanceinacorecollectionoffoxtailmilletgermplasm.PlantDisease98:519-524.

SharmaRetal.2013.Pathogenicvariationinthepearlmilletblastpathogen,Magnaporthegriseaandidentificationofresistancetodiversepathotypes.PlantDisease97:189-195.

SharmaRetal.2011.IdentificationandcharacterizationoftoxigenicFusariaassociatedwithsorghumgrainmoldcomplexinIndia.Mycopathologia171:223–230.

SharmaRetal.2010.Resistancetograinmoldanddownymildewinamini-corecollectionofsorghumgermplasm.PlantDisease94:439-444.

RoleintheGenebankPlatformGHUleader.ThePlantQuarantineUnit(PQU)caterstotheplantquarantinerequirementsoftheICRISATscientificcommunitywithrespecttothegermplasmexchangeofICRISAT’smandatecropsandthesmallmilletsthroughNationalBureauofPlantGeneticResources(NBPGR)oftheIndianCouncilofAgriculturalresearch(ICAR),NewDelhi,India.


Name:HariDeoUPADHYAYA

CurrentpositionandaffiliationHead,Genebank,andPrincipalScientist,ICRISAT,Patancheru,India

ProfileExperience:18years(1997topresent)asgeneticresourcesspecialistand24yearsasgroundnutbreederatICRISATPatancheru,India.

Employment:2009topresent:PrincipalScientistandHead/Director(Genebank),ICRISAT,Patancheru,India2010–2013:AssistantDirector,GrainLegumesResearchProgram,ICRISAT,Patancheru,India1991topresent:SeniorGroundnutBreeder,ICRISAT,Patancheru,India1987–1991:OilseedBreeder,andHeadofOilseedProject,Univ.Agric.Sci.,Dharwad,India

EducationPhD,PlantBreeding,GBPantUniv.Agric.Technology,Pantnagar,IndiaMSc,PlantBreeding,GBPantUniv.Agric.Technology,Pantnagar,India

SelectedpublicationsUpadhyaya,H.D.,Bajaj,D.Naroliya,L.Das,S.VinodKumar,C.L.L.Gowda,S.Sharma,A.Tyagi,andS.K.

Parida.2016.Genome-widescansfordelineationofcandidategenesregulatingseed-proteincontentinchickpea.FrontiersinPlantScience,7:302.

Upadhyaya,H.D.,S.L.Dwivedi,S.Singh,K.L.Sahrawat,andS.K.Singh.2016.Geneticvariationandpost-floweringdroughteffectsonseedironandzincinICRISATsorghumminicorecollection.CropScience.56,374-384.

Lasky,J.R.,Upadhyaya,H.D.,Ramu,P.,Deshpande,S.,Hash,C.T.,Bonnette,J.,Juenger,T.E.,Hyma,K.,Acharya,C.,Mitchell,S.E.,Buckler,E.S.,Brenton,Z.,Kresovich,S.&Morris.G.P.2015.Genome-environmentassociationsinsorghumlandracespredictadaptivetraits.ScienceAdvances

Kujur,A.,Bajaj,D.,Upadhyaya,H.D.,Das,S.,Ranjan,R.,Shree,T.,Saxena,M.,Badoni,S.,Kumar,V.,Tripathy,S.Gowda,C.L.L.Sharma,S.Singh,S.Tyagi,A.&ParidaS.2015.Agenome-wideSNPscanacceleratestrait-regulatorygenomiclociidentificationinchickpea.NatureScientificReports,5:11166

Westengen,O.T.,Okongo,M.A.Onek,L.Berg,T.Upadhyaya,H.D.Birkeland,SKhalsa,.S.D.K.Kristoffer,H.K.H.Ring,N.C.Stenseth,andA.K.Brysting.2014.EthnolinguisticstructuringofsorghumgeneticdiversityinAfricaandtheroleoflocalseedsystems.PNAS111:14100–14105.

Upadhyaya,H.D.,Dronavalli,N.,Dwivedi,S.L.,Kashiwagi,J.,Krishnamurthy,L.,Pande,S.,Sharma,H.C.,Vadez,V.,Singh,S.,Varshney,R.K.&Gowda,C.L.L.2013.Mini-corecollectionasaresourceforidentifyingnewsourcesofvariation.CropScience,53:2506–2517.

Otherevidenceofleadership,large-programmanagementanddeliveryAsAssistantResearchProgramDirector,GrainLegumes,providedcriticalsupportinmanagingglobalresearchprogramonGrainLegumesatICRISAT:ImplementedGPGprojectsandupgradedgenebankfacilityatPatancheruandregionalgenebanksinAfrica;BMZ/GTZprojectpromotingon-farmconservationandutilizationAsia(india)andAfrica(Kenya,Tanzania,Uganda).

RoleintheGenebankPlatformHeadofICRISATgenebank,implementtheactivitiesatthemaingenebankatPatancheru,IndiaandthreeregionalgenebanksinAfricaandimplementactivitiesofConservationandUseModules,assistinmanagementoftheGenebankPlatform.


Name:PeterWENZL

CurrentpositionandaffiliationIncomingGeneticResourcesProgramLeader,CIAT,Colombia

ProfileCharacterizationofgeneticresourcestoidentifyandmobilizenovelvariationthatacceleratesgeneticgainsinbreedingprograms.Genotypingserviceprovision;configurationofgenotypingassaysforavarietyofpurposes.Informationmanagementattheinterfacebetweengenebanksandbreedingprograms.

Employment2015–2016:DivSeekLiaison,GlobalCropDiversityTrust,Germany2010–2014:Leader,SeedsofDiscovery(SeeD)Project,CIMMYT,Mexico2009–2010:Manager,CropInformaticsTeam,CIMMYT,Mexico2002–2009:PrincipalScientist,DiversityArraysTechnology(DArT)Pty.Ltd.,Australia

EducationPhD,PlantPhysiology&Genetics,UniversityofVienna,AustriaMSc,BiochemistryandBiophysics,UniversityofVienna,Austria

SelectedpublicationsSehgal,D.,Vikram,P.,Sansaloni,C.P.,Ortiz,C.,Pierre,C.S.,Payne,T.,Ellis,M.,Amri,A.,Petroli,C.D.,Wenzl,

P.&Singh,S.2015.Exploringandmobilizingthegenebankbiodiversityforwheatimprovement.PLoSONE,10:e0132112

McCouch,S.etal.2013.Feedingthefuture.Nature,499:23–24.Bedo,J.,Wenzl,P.,Kowalczyk,A.&Kilian,A.2008.Precision-mappingandstatisticalvalidationof

quantitativetraitlocibymachinelearning.BMCGenetics,9:35.Wenzl,P.,Raman,H.,Wang,J.,Zhou,M.,Huttner,E.&Kilian,A.2007.ADArTplatformforquantitative

bulkedsegregantanalysis.BMCGenomics,8:196.Wenzl,P.,Carling,J.,Kudrna,D.,Jaccoud,D.,Huttner,E.,Kleinhofs,A.&Kilian,A2004.Diversityarrays

technology(DArT)forwhole-genomeprofilingofbarley.ProceedingsoftheNationalAcademyofSciencesoftheUnitedStatesofAmerica,101:9915–9920.

Otherevidenceofleadership,large-programmanagementanddeliveryLedCIMMYT’sSeeDprojectteamof15IRSandca.70staffoverall;SeeDsystematicallyidentifiesandmobilizesusefulgeneticvariationingenebanksintomaizeandwheatbreedingprograms.Substantiallycontributedtothestart-upandsuccessofabiotechcompanythatprovideshigh-throughputgenotypingandinformaticsservicestoplantbreedersandresearchers.CompletedtheEmergingLeadersTrainingProgram,ThunderbirdSchoolofGlobalManagement,ArizonaStateUniversity,Phoenix,USA.

RoleintheGenebankPlatform(a)contributetodevisingstrategiestoincorporategenotypingforquality-controlpurposesinthe

ConservationModule;(b)contributetoshapingtheUseModule,particularlybyforminginterfacesto‘genomics-of-

genebanks’projects;(c)actasliaisontotheExcellenceinBreedingPlatform

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