Principal Investigators (PIs) 2011

* denotes PI's project was under a no-cost extension into 2011

Name Home institute
Cassava Research Initiative
Alfredo August Alves Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (EMBRAPA), Brazil/National Center for Genetic Resources Preservation, USDA–ARS, USA
Chiedozie Egesi National Root Crops Research Institute (NRCRI), Nigeria
Emmanuel Okogbenin National Root Crops Research Institute (NRCRI), Nigeria
Morag Ferguson International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)
Pablo Rabinowicz* University of Maryland, USA
Legumes Research Initiative
Beans
Jonathan Paul Lynch Pennsylvania State University, USA
Jorge A Acosta-Gallegos* Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Forestales, Agricolas y Pecuarias (INIFAP), Mexico
Stephen Beebe/Bodo Raatz International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
Chickpeas
Douglas Cook* University of California, Davis, USA
Lakshmanan Krishnamurthy* International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)
Pooran M Gaur International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)
Rajeev Kumar Varshney International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)
Cowpeas
Jeffrey Ehlers University of California, Riverside, USA
Groundnuts
Peggy Ozias-Akins* University of Georgia,- Athens, USA
Vincent Vadez International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)
Crosscutting activities (Capacity building, drought phenotyping, data management)
Vincent Vadez (drought phenotyping) International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)
Ndeye Ndack Diop (capacity building) GCP
Trushar Shah (data management) International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)
Maize Research Initiative
Bindiganavile S Vivek International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre (CIMMYT)
James Gethi Kenya Agricultural Research Institute (KARI)
Rice Research Initiative
Amelia Henry International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)
Arvind Kumar International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)
Boonrat Jongdee Ubon Ratchathani Rice Research Center (URRC), Thailand
Cécile Grenier CIAT/Agropolis–CIRAD (Centre de coopération internationale en recherche agronomique pour le développement), France
Eduardo Blumwald University of California, Davis, USA
Hei Leung International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)
Ibnou Dieng Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice)
Jonaliza Lanceras-Siangliw Rice Gene Discovery Unit, National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (BIOTEC), Thailand
Kenneth McNally International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)
Koichi Futakuchi Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice)
Marie-Noëlle Ndjiondjop Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice)
Mathias Lorieux CIAT/Agropolis–IRD (Institut de recherche pour le développement), France
N Ruaraidh Sackville Hamilton International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)
Sander Zwart Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice)
Venuprasad Ramaiah Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice)
Zeba Islam Seraj University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
Sorghum Research Initiative
Andrew Borrell Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation (DEEDI), Australia
Andrew H Paterson University of Georgia, Athens, USA
Charles Thomas Hash* International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)
David Jordan Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation, Australia
Eva Weltzien-Rattunde International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)
Hari Deo Upadhyaya* International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)
Jean-Francois Rami Agropolis–CIRAD (Centre de coopération internationale en recherche agronomique pour le développement), France
Michel Vaksmann IER/Agropolis–CIRAD (Centre de coopération internationale en recherche agronomique pour le développement), France
Niaba Teme Institut d'économie rurale (IER), Mali
Wheat Research Initiative
Fernanda Dreccer Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Australia
Francis Ogbonnaya International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)
Kumble Vinod Prabhu Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI)
Peter Langridge University of Adelaide/Australian Centre for Plant Functional Genomics, Pty Ltd (ACPFG), Australia
Ruilian Jing Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS)
Satish Chandra Misra Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), Agharkar Research Institute (ARI)
Susanne Dreisigacker* International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)
Genomics Research Initiative (maize, rice, sorghum)
Claudia Guimaraes Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (EMBRAPA), Brazil
Eva Weltzien-Rattunde International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)
Jurandir Magalhaes Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (EMBRAPA), Brazil
Leon Kochian Cornell University
Robert Schaffert Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (EMBRAPA), Brazil
Samuel Gudu Moi University, Kenya
Sigrid Heuer International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)
Susan McCouch Cornell University, USA
Integrated Breeding Platform (IBP)
Portal and helpdesks
Fred Okono GCP
Graham McLaren GCP
Ndeye Ndack Diop GCP
Xavier Delannay GCP
Information systems
Abhishek Rathore International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)
Alain Charcosset Agropolis–INRA (Institut national de la recherche agronomique), France
Arllet Portugal GCP
Chengzhi Liang International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)
Delphine Fleury GCP
Elizabeth Arnaud Bioversity International
Fran Clarke Agriculture and Agri-Food, Canada AAFC
Fred van Eeuwijk Wageningen University and Research Centre (WUR), The Netherlands
Graham McLaren GCP
Guoyou Ye International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)
Hector Sanchez International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)
Julian Smith* Food and Environment Research Agency (FERA), UK
Mark Dieters University of Queensland, Australia
Rajeev Varshney Wageningen University and Research Centre (WUR), The Netherlands
Shawn Yates Agriculture and Agri-Food, Canada AAFC
Trushar Shah International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)
Services
Arllet Portugal GCP
Chunlin He GCP
Jean Christophe Glaszmann Agropolis–CIRAD (Centre de coopération internationale en recherche agronomique pour le développement), France
Larry Butler GCP
Marcos Malosetti Wageningen University and Research Centre (WUR), The Netherlands
Xavier Delannay GCP
Theme 2: Integrated breeding
Francisco Vilaró* Instituto Nacional de Investigación Agropecuaria (INIA), Uruguay
Wolfgang Gruneberg* International Potato Center (CIP)
Theme 4: Capacity building
Eric Y Danquah West Africa Centre for Crop Improvement (WACCI), University of Ghana
Mark Laing African Centre for Crop Improvement (ACCI), University of KwaZulu–Natal, South Africa
Theresa Fulton* Institute for Genomic Diversity, Cornell University, USA
Theme 5: Product delivery
George W Norton Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, USA
Jean-François Rami* Agropolis–CIRAD (Centre de coopération internationale en recherche agronomique pour le développement), France
Mathias Lorieux CIAT/Agropolis–IRD (Institut de recherche pour le développement), France
Stefan Einarson Cornell University, USA