Azize Homer, Phd Email & Phone Number

Arkansas, United States

-Managing Breeding & Screening projects-Strawberry screening: germplasm evaluation and trait characterization (25+ varieties)-Leafy Green & Herb variety trials for new product development (60+varieties)-Team leading, mentorship, coaching-Internal and external collaboration-Cross-location project coordination and management

-Tomato program establishment -Tomato Speed Breeding (4-5 generations/year, 20+elite inbred lines, 3 provisional patents)-Tomato yield optimization (25+trials, 100% yield increase)-Germplasm evaluation/variety screening (leafy&fruiting crops, 200+ varieties)-Seed processing management, seed increase and production-Research reports and updates (50+reports)-Team management, leadership, coaching, mentorship-Internal & External collaborations-Cross-location project coordination and collaboration

-Initiation & management of screening and breeding projects-Variety screening: 35+crops (leafy greens, herbs, edible flowers, fruiting crops), 1000+varieties-Variety selection and recommendation for new product development resulted in commercial SKU's-Creating an extensive variety catalog-Leafy Green yield optimization & production recipes (25+ trials) -Trial design, set up, execution (100+trials) -Research reports (50+), data analyses & summaries, research updates, and presentations-Interdisciplinary collaboration -Team building and leadership -External collaboration, professional travels-Cross-location project coordination and collaboration

Department Of Plant Sciences Laramie, Wyoming, United States

-Participated in all aspects of the dry bean breeding project for the development of resource-efficient genotypes; supported yield trials -Contributed to the development of the proposal for the Specialty Crop Grant Program, focusing on breeding popping beans, and performed early hybridizations and progeny development both in greenhouse and field settings

Central Research Institute For Field Crops, Ankara-Türkiye

-Secured a competitive research grant from the Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK) for a two-year research fellowship-Screened a total of 112 pea and common-vetch germplasm accessions for cold tolerance under field and controlled environments, and selected cold tolerant lines for future cultivar development -Shared the research findings through an oral presentation at an international plant breeding congress and published an article in a peer-reviewed journal

-Participated in every aspect of the field pea breeding program from early generations to advanced breeding lines to variety release-Identified superior parents, designed and maintained breeding nurseries, planned cross combinations, made hybridization, collected seeds, produced progeny, made selections, and developed breeding lines-Managed field and greenhouse experiments; supervised and executed planting, maintaining, and harvesting of research plots-Evaluated fall-planted feed-pea breeding lines in multi-location and multi-year advanced yield trials under dryland and irrigated conditions for grain and forage yield-Managed data collection, statistical analysis, and data summary, and prepared manuscripts -Co-released ‘WyoWinter’ winter-hardy pea variety adapted to southeast WY, northwest NE, and the Midwest for forage, grain, or cover crop use-Gained experience in seed increase and production-Disseminated research findings to farmers, and industry/academic professionals at field days and conferences

Laramie, Wyoming, United States

Laboratory Instructor | Agroecology | two sections x 25 | Fall 2008Discussion Instructor | Genetics | two sections per semester x 25 | Fall 2008 and Spring 2011, 2012Laboratory Instructor | Biology of Plants and Fungi | two sections per semester x 24 | Fall 2010, 2011 -Developed engaging course materials for 296 students, explained biological and ecological concepts, genetic principles, and laboratory techniques -Led a team of three Teaching Assistants in Genetics for three years -Awarded 'Outstanding Graduate Assistant Teaching Award' for excellence and mentorship

M.S. Agronomy. Specialization: Plant Breeding And Genetics, Soybean Breeding, 3.8 Gpa

Thesis: 'Using Bulked Segregant Analysis to Detect SSR Marker (s) Linked to Phytophthora Resistance Loci of Soybean' -Identified the map.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Agronomy. Specilization In Plant Breeding And Genetics, 4.0 Gpa

Dissertation: Breeding Winterhardy Pea for the Central Great Plains, USA -Actively participated in an Applied Plant Breeding program.