1) Name: Zhang Zhengzhi
Research Title: Translation of SNPs underlying drought tolerance in wild barley into high-throughput low technology markers
Home institution: National Key Lab of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, China
Host institution: Scottish Crop Research Institute (SCRI)
2) Name: Sabadin Priscilla
Research Title: Multi-trait multi-environment QTL analysis for agronomical performance of sorghum on acid soils
Home institution: University of Sao Paulo, Brazil
Host institution: EMBRAPA Maize and Sorghum
3) Name: Caroline Marques Castro
Research Title: The use of relatedness information in linkage disequilibrium mapping: pedigree information versus molecular marker information
Home institution: Embrapa Clima Temperado, Brazil
Host institution: Wageningen University and Research Centre (WUR)
4) Name: Mateo Vargas Hernández
Research Title: Data analysis of a network of field trials involving a population of recombinant inbred lines: dissecting the genotype x environment interaction
Home institution: CIMMYT, Mexico
Host institution: Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA-Montpellier)
5) Name: Dindo A. Tabanao
Research Title: The use of relatedness information in linkage disequilibrium mapping: pedigree information versus molecular marker information
Home institution: Philippine Rice Research Institute, Philipines
Host institution: Wageningen University and Research Centre (WUR)