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Research Interests:

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I focus on applied genomics for plant breeding of underfunded crops alongside international partners of the Buckler Lab. I work with the Innovation Lab for Crop Improvement and the NextGen Cassava Breeding Project.

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My background is in wheat genetics and breeding in rainfed systems in the US Great Plains and in coastal Washington State. I have also worked in grant and strategy development in international agricultural research at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. 

Education:

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• B.S. in Microbiology, University of Massachusetts Amherst

• M.S. in Plant Breeding & Genetics, Colorado State University

• Ph.D. in Plant Genetics & Crop Breeding, Washington State University

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