Nine members of the DivSeek International Network Inc. Board of Directors were elected to serve for periods of two and three years, from April 2021.
Yasmina El Bahloul
Yasmina is a plant breeder, graduated from Agronomy and Veterinary Hassan II Institute (Morroco), with a PhD in biology...
Read MoreRobert Davey
Rob is the Head of Research e-Infrastructure at the Earlham Institute (EI), where he leads both the...
Read MoreSarah Hearne
Hearne's work focuses on the exploration and application of native genetic variation in crop improvement.
Read MoreStephen Kresovich
Stephen Kresovich is the Robert and Lois Coker Trustees Chair of Genetics in the Department of Plant...
Read MoreEmily Marden
Emily Marden is a practicing regulatory attorney and is a research associate in the School of Law...
Read MoreChristopher Richards*
Dr. Richards received his MS in molecular biology at Stanford University and his Ph.D. in Genetics...
Read MoreJulia Sibiya
Julia Sibiya is an Associate Professor of Plant Breeding in the School of Agricultural, Earth...
Read MoreProf. Dr. Nils Stein
Nils research is at the forefront of plant breeding by developing genomic tools, mapping of agronomic traits...
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* “Special Members” have voting rights in the Corporation and individuals associated with Special Members may be elected to the Board of the Corporation, but have no fiduciary responsibility to or on behalf of the Corporation. This category is available solely to those (individuals) who have restrictions based on their employment status. A member will be designated as Special Member upon agreement of the Board.
Board Observers
Mike Cey
Mike is an alumnus of the University of Saskatchewan, where he obtained a degree in Soil Science...
Read MoreGraham King (Executive Director)
Graham has over 34 years post-doctoral research and research management experience in crop plant...
Read MoreRuth Bastow
Ruth received her BSc at Sheffield University and her Ph.D at the University of Warwick...
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Former Directors
Susan McCouch
Susan McCouch is a Professor of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Plant Biology, Biological Statistics...
Read MoreAndreas Graner
Andreas Graner has a PhD in Plant Genetics from the Technical University of Münich, Germany...
Read MoreCarolyn J. Lawrence-Dill
Carolyn has devoted the last 15 years to developing computational systems/solutions that support...
Read MoreRajeev Varshney
Rajeev Varshney is Global Research Program Director- Genetic Gains at ICRISAT. The Research program...
Read MoreStephen H. Visscher
Steve was Director of Strategic Partnerships and COO of the Global Institute for Food Security (GIFS)...
Read MoreFelicitas Katepa-Mupondwa
Dr. Felicitas Katepa-Mupondwa holds a Doctorate in Plant Breeding...
Read MoreDavid Marshall
David Marshall has recently stepped down from leadership of the Information and Computational...
Read MoreRuaraidh Sackville Hamilton
Ruaraidh Sackville Hamilton graduated in 1975 with a BA in Natural Sciences...
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