Colombia

Felix Eugenio
Enciso-Rodríguez

Genetics and plant breeding Genome editing

Biography

Biologist graduated from the Pedagogical and Technological University of Colombia with a Master's degree in biological sciences from Andes University and a doctorate and post-doctorate in plant breeding, genetics, and biotechnology from Michigan State University. currently, he is a PhD researcher from the Colombian Corporation for Agricultural Research - Agrosavia. He has extensive experience in plant molecular genetics and plant breeding, supporting programs to improve orphan species of the Solanaceae family including S. betaceum, S. quitoense, and P. peruviana, and widely known species such as potato, tomato and oil palm. He has worked on developing molecular markers for the identification of homologous resistance genes, characterization of diversity collections, genetic mapping, and association and establishment of genetic fingerprinting. Recently, he generated a strategy for implementing genomic selection in potatoes aimed at the early identification of late blight and common scab resistant or tolerant potato lines. Additionally, he has contributed to the transition of potato improvement at the tetraploid to diploid level by implementing genomic editing strategies for the generation of self-compatible potato lines, which are currently being used by potato breeding programs for the generation of inbred lines. Felix Enciso has published more than 16 articles in indexed journals and co-author of two book chapters, two patent applications, and more than 20 in national and international conferences.

Fellow researchers

Colombia

Juan Vicente Romero

Plant breeding
Bolivia

Juan Vallejos Arnez

agricultural production systems participatory approaches climate change
Ecuador

Héctor Julio Andrade Bolaños

Genetic improvement Seed production Participatory research
Colombia

Luis Ernesto Rodríguez

Genetics Plant breeding
Bolivia

Julio Gabriel

plant breeding Agriculture Agroindustry Capacity building Climate smart agriculture Genetic improvement Pests y Diseases Postharvest Poverty Rural Extension Seeds
Colombia

Gina Alessandra Garzon Martinez

Genomics Biotechnology Genetic Improvement
Colombia

María del Socorro Cerón Lasso

Plant Breeding potato participatory selection
Colombia

Erika Patricia Sánchez Betancourt

Genetics Plant Breeding Citogenetics Molecular Biology
Colombia

Diego Alejandro Salinas Velandia

food security Participatory approaches plant breding seeds potato
Colombia

Luz Stella Barrero Meneses

plant biotechnology Plant Genetics Plant Genomics
Colombia

Lindolfo Galeano Cupita

genetic resources potato field trials
Colombia

Liz Katherine Lagos Santander

Plant Breeding Statistics
Colombia

Tulio Cesar Lagos

Plant breeding
Sponsors
BID
IICA
With the support of
Fondo Coreano de Alianza para el Conocimiento en Tecnología e Innovación (KPK)