I am a plant biotechnologist and molecular breeder with over 15 years of academic and professional experience. My core expertise lies in developing stress-resilient crop and vegetable lines, focusing on drought and heat tolerance. I apply physiological, morphological, and molecular tools to improve genetic resources and breeding outcomes.
Expertise
- Abiotic stress tolerance breeding in maize
- Molecular breeding and genotyping (SNP markers, KASP assays)
- Design and coordination of national R&D projects
- Establishing international project consortia (WP leader role)
- Gene expression analysis and physiological trait integration
- Biosafety, regulatory compliance, and technology transfer
Background
I have successfully led national-scale research projects and contributed to several as a co-leader and senior researcher. I am currently part of an international project proposal consortium focused on breeding stress-resilient crops under biotic and climate change conditions, where I will serve as a work package (WP) leader in this initiative.
At the national level, I am lead proposer of a large scale, multi-partner maize breeding consortium aimed at developing drought- and heat-resilient intermediate and parental materials through double haploid production, open-field and controlled-environment stress trials, physiological assays, comparative transcriptomic analyses, SNP-panel development, and QTL and GWAS analyses.
Although I am actively improving my skills in transcriptomic data analysis, I do not currently conduct RNA-seq or similar high-throughput analyses independently.
Interests
- Stress-resilient crop breeding
- Molecular marker development (SNP, KASP)
- Genetic diversity & adaptation
- Abiotic stress physiology
- Bridging molecular biology and field applications
- Industrial collaboration and scientific consulting
Motivation
With a deep interest in applied agricultural innovation, I am currently transitioning my academic background into industry-oriented R&D. I value reproducible science, cross-disciplinary collaboration, and data-driven breeding solutions tailored for climate resilience.