April 19, 2007 8:25am
The Generation Challenge Programme is proud to announce the newest recipients of GCP Fellowships and Travel Grants. Congratulations to all of the winners!
FELLOWS
1. Mr. Asrat Asfaw Amele from Awassa Agricultural Research Center, Ethiopia.
Project proposal: Genetic investigation for drought tolerance in common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.)
Host institution: International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), Cali, Colombia.
2. Mr. Deless Thiemele from Cocody University of C?te-d'Ivoire, C?te-d'Ivoire.
Project proposal: Characterization and Transferring useful genes from O. glaberrima to O. sativa by molecular markers: A case study of resistance to Rice yellow mottle virus.
Host institution: West African Rice Development Association (WARDA), Cotonou, Benin.
3. Dr. Dongcheng Liu from the Institute of Genetics & Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China.
Project proposal: Analysis of leaf and root growth kinetics and related gene expression in rice during progressive soil drying
Host institution: International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), Los Ba?os, Laguna, Philippines.
4. Mr. Gustave Djedatin from University of Abomey-Calavi, Cotonou, Benin.
Project proposal: Characterization and molecular introgression of bacterial leaf blight resisatnce gene in rice
Host Institution: Institut de recherche pour le dev?loppement (IRD), Montpellier, France.
5. Mr. Habibul Bari Shozib from University of Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Project proposal: Use and application of mapping software to analyse polymorphism data in salt sensitive and tolerant BC2F2 projeny from a cross between salt tolerant rice landrace, Boilam and Farmer popular rice, BR26 and BR27, in an effort to find linkage between tolerance and specific DNA markers.
Host Institution: International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), Los Ba?os, Laguna, Philippines.
TRAVEL GRANTEES
1. Dr. Lalith Perera from Coconut Research Institute (CRI), Sri Lanka.
Traveling to: National Institute of Agricultural Botany (NIAB), Cambridge, UK.
2. Dr. Claudia Guimar?es from Embrapa Maize and Sorghum, Brazil.
Traveling to: Institute for Genomic Diversity, Cornell University, Ithaca (NY), USA.
3. Dr. Chiedozie Egesi from National Root Crops Research Institute (NRCRI), Nigeria.
Traveling to: University of Washington, Seattle, USA.
4. Mr. Jude Obidiegwu from National Root Crops Research Institute (NRCRI), Nigeria.
Traveling to: Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University, Lancaster, UK.
5. Dr. Geoffrey Mkamilo from Agricultural Research Institute (ARI) Naliendele, Tanzania.
Traveling to: Embrapa Cassava and Tropical Fruits, Cruz das Almas, Brazil.
6. Mr. Joko Prasetiyono from Indonesian Center Agriculture Biotechnology and Genetic Resources, Indonesia.
Traveling to: International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), Los Ba?os, Laguna, Philippines.
7. Mr. Maxwell Asante from Crops Research Institute, Ghana.
Traveling to: International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), Los Ba?os, Laguna, Philippines.
8. Dr. Soraya Bertioli from Embrapa Genetic Resources and Biotechnology, Brazil.
Traveling to: International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics, Patancheru, India.
Click here to see previous Fellowship Winners
Click here to see previous Travel Grant Winners
FELLOWS
1. Mr. Asrat Asfaw Amele from Awassa Agricultural Research Center, Ethiopia.
Project proposal: Genetic investigation for drought tolerance in common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.)
Host institution: International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), Cali, Colombia.
2. Mr. Deless Thiemele from Cocody University of C?te-d'Ivoire, C?te-d'Ivoire.
Project proposal: Characterization and Transferring useful genes from O. glaberrima to O. sativa by molecular markers: A case study of resistance to Rice yellow mottle virus.
Host institution: West African Rice Development Association (WARDA), Cotonou, Benin.
3. Dr. Dongcheng Liu from the Institute of Genetics & Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China.
Project proposal: Analysis of leaf and root growth kinetics and related gene expression in rice during progressive soil drying
Host institution: International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), Los Ba?os, Laguna, Philippines.
4. Mr. Gustave Djedatin from University of Abomey-Calavi, Cotonou, Benin.
Project proposal: Characterization and molecular introgression of bacterial leaf blight resisatnce gene in rice
Host Institution: Institut de recherche pour le dev?loppement (IRD), Montpellier, France.
5. Mr. Habibul Bari Shozib from University of Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Project proposal: Use and application of mapping software to analyse polymorphism data in salt sensitive and tolerant BC2F2 projeny from a cross between salt tolerant rice landrace, Boilam and Farmer popular rice, BR26 and BR27, in an effort to find linkage between tolerance and specific DNA markers.
Host Institution: International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), Los Ba?os, Laguna, Philippines.
TRAVEL GRANTEES
1. Dr. Lalith Perera from Coconut Research Institute (CRI), Sri Lanka.
Traveling to: National Institute of Agricultural Botany (NIAB), Cambridge, UK.
2. Dr. Claudia Guimar?es from Embrapa Maize and Sorghum, Brazil.
Traveling to: Institute for Genomic Diversity, Cornell University, Ithaca (NY), USA.
3. Dr. Chiedozie Egesi from National Root Crops Research Institute (NRCRI), Nigeria.
Traveling to: University of Washington, Seattle, USA.
4. Mr. Jude Obidiegwu from National Root Crops Research Institute (NRCRI), Nigeria.
Traveling to: Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University, Lancaster, UK.
5. Dr. Geoffrey Mkamilo from Agricultural Research Institute (ARI) Naliendele, Tanzania.
Traveling to: Embrapa Cassava and Tropical Fruits, Cruz das Almas, Brazil.
6. Mr. Joko Prasetiyono from Indonesian Center Agriculture Biotechnology and Genetic Resources, Indonesia.
Traveling to: International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), Los Ba?os, Laguna, Philippines.
7. Mr. Maxwell Asante from Crops Research Institute, Ghana.
Traveling to: International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), Los Ba?os, Laguna, Philippines.
8. Dr. Soraya Bertioli from Embrapa Genetic Resources and Biotechnology, Brazil.
Traveling to: International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics, Patancheru, India.
Click here to see previous Fellowship Winners
Click here to see previous Travel Grant Winners
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