Boris M. E. Alladassi Email & Phone Number

Champaign, IL, US

Ames, Iowa, United States

Ames, Iowa, United States

• Investigated the dynamics of persistent and transient QTLs controlling plant height across development in sorghum utilizing UAV imagery, and functional QTL mapping.
• Integrated genomic and transcriptomic analyses for dissecting the genetic control of leaf angle across the canopy of maize.
• Investigated the optimum leaf angle pattern across the canopy of maize for maximum grain yield by developing and testing 912 new hybrids with 6 distinct leaf angle patterns across 6 environments.
• Processed 3 GBS datasets, built 2 linkage maps, and conducted linkage analysis, GWAS, genomic prediction, and gene expression analyses using R and Python.
• Mentored 5 undergraduate and 2 graduate students and collaborated on 2 transdisciplinary teams.

Ames, Iowa, United States

• Assisted the instructor of AGRON 181: Introduction to Crop Science course (on average 120 students per semester).
• Facilitated students’ learning during one-on-one office hours.
• Developed rubrics for question discussions.
• Graded homework assignments and question discussions and proctored exams.

• Conceptualized a research project, wrote the grant proposal, and co-led the project “Participatory selection of cowpea varieties resistant to aphids and striga in Benin” ($ 22,400).
• Identified and introduced 5 resistant and adapted cowpea breeding lines in the advanced yield trials.
• Contributed to the collection and screening of germplasm.
• Designed experiments and analyzed data.

Kampala, Uganda

• Guided 26 M.S. students in developing research proposals and designing research experiments.
• Prepared and led tutorials, held office hours, and graded assignments and exams for Agricultural Statistics and Biometry (CRS 8101) and Quantitative and Biometrical Genetics (CRS 8201) courses.
• Facilitated short training workshops and designed and maintained the program's website.

Kampala, Central Region, Uganda

• Assembled and evaluated a collection of 132 common bean accessions in the field and greenhouse.
• Identified 4 sources of resistance to common bacterial blight (CBB) disease.
• Determined the inheritance pattern of CBB resistance and proposed effective selection strategies.
• Published two manuscripts in peer-reviewed journals.

Abomey-Calavi, Atlantique Department, Benin

• Conducted 4 ethnobotanical surveys and 2 forest inventories and wrote 6 field reports.

Abomey And Pahou, Benin

• Conducted a Strength, Weakness, Opportunity, and Threat (SWOT) analysis.
• Produced 200 seedlings of A. auriculiformis and and E. camaldulensis for reforestation.
• Conducted 1 forest inventory and several focus group surveys.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Agricultural And Horticultural Plant Breeding, 3.98/4.00

Activities and Societies: Plant Breeding and Genetics Graduate Student Organization, RF Baker Plant Breeding Symposium, Agronomy Graduate.

Master Of Science - Ms, Plant Breeding And Seed Systems, 4.94/5.00

Activities and Societies: Makerere University International Postgraduate Fellowship

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Agronomic Sciences | Natural Resources Management, 17.47/20.00

Activities and Societies: Association des Elèves Ingénieurs Agronomes