Committees

IBGS Local Organizing Committe

 

Name Institution, country Expertise
Nils Rostoks, chair University of Latvia, Latvia Molecular genetics, association mapping, disease resistance
Alan H. Schulman, vice chair University of Helsinki, Finland Genomics, abiotic stress response
Isaak Rashal University of Latvia, Latvian Society for Geneticists and Breeders, Latvia Genetics and breeding
Linda Legzdiņa Institute of Agricultural Resources and Economics, Latvia Barley breeding
Mara Bleidere Institute of Agricultural Resources and Economics, Latvia Barley breeding
Søren Kjærsgaard Rasmussen University of Copenhagen, Denmark Barley grain quality and end use; molecular breeding
Mats Hansson Lund University, Sweden Barley genetics, mutants
Duane E. Falk University of Guelph, Canada Barley breeding methodology
Ülle Tamm Estonian Crop Research Institute, Estonia Barley breeding
Kristiina Laanemets Estonian Crop Research Institute, Estonia Barley breeding
Algė Leistrumaitė The Lithuanian Institute of Agriculture, Lithuania Barley breeding
Ahmed Jahoor Nordic Seed and Swedish Agricultural University Genome based barley breeding

 


IBGS International Committee

Name Institution, country Expertise
Guoping Zhang Zhejiang University, China Barley breeding and crop physiology
Nils Steins Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK), Germany Plant genetics, breeding of crop plants
Euclydes Minella Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (EMBRAPA), Brazil Barley breeding
Bryan Harvey University of Saskatchewan, Canada Barley breeding
Olga Kovaleva N.I. Vavilov All-Russian Research Institute of Plant Industry, Russia Research on genetic diversity
Wayne Powell Scotland’s Rural College, United Kingdom Physiology and Genetics
Kazuhiro Sato Okayama University, Japan Barley genetics
Alan Schulman University of Helsinki, Finland Genomics, abiotic stress response
Flavio Capettini Field Crop Development Centre, Canada Barley breeding
Chengdao Li Western Barley Genetics Alliance, Australia Genetics and breeding
Kevin Smith University of Minnesota, USA Barley breeding and genetics