Research/Project Manager with extensive experience and achievements in developing and managing multi-national, multi-party R &D consortia, public-private partnership R &D and commercial contract research projects in agricultural biotechnology, in-licensing and collaboration management and knowledge capture in plant yield and stress. Skills include project planning, execution, budgeting and timeline management, presentation & communication, leadership, team-building, change management and proficiency in use of genetic and genomic software & databases. Scientific expertise in the following areas:• DNA marker development and applications • Marker-assisted breeding• Association mapping, QTL analysis • Gene discovery, cloning, evaluation and characterization• Plant molecular biology of yield and stress
Listed skills include Molecular Biology, Biotechnology, Genetics, Biochemistry, and 16 others.