Argentina

Silvina
Lewis

biologist Agriculture Agroindustry Genetic improvement Wheat

Biography

Graduated in Biological Sciences, graduated in 1993 from the Faculty of Exact and Natural Sciences of the University of Buenos Aires. He completed his postgraduate studies at the University of East Anglia, Norwich, England, obtaining the title of Master of Science in Plant Breeding for Agricultural Development, in 1995.

Her professional career at INTA began in 1993 as a CONICET Scholar and subsequently obtained an INTA Scholarship. Since 2001 she has been a plant researcher within the wheat and related species group of the Institute of Biological Resources (IRB), specializing in germplasm evaluation and development. Since 2007 she was the interim Coordinator of the Genetic Resources Conservation and Use Area, and from 2011 to 2015 she was Coordinator of the Germplasm Domestication, Evaluation and Development Area. Between 2015 and 2016 she held the interim function of the Directorate and since October 2016 she has been a Director by competitive examination of the IRB.

Fellow researchers

Uruguay

Ruben Vergez

Plant breeding Agriculture Agroindustry Genetic improvement Pests y Diseases Productive systems
Mexico

Roberto Javier Peña

chemistry nutrition and quality Agriculture Agroindustry Genetic improvement
Argentina

María Marcela Manifesto

biotechnology Molecular Genetic Agriculture Agroindustry Genetic improvement Pests y Diseases
Argentina

Gabriela Tranquilli

plant breeding genetic resourses Agriculture Agroindustry Genetic improvement
Argentina

Marcos Bonafede

Plant Breeding Agriculture Agroindustry Genetic improvement
Chile

Claudio Jobet Fornazzari

Plant Breeding Agriculture Agroindustry Genetic improvement
Chile

Javier Alejandro Zuñiga Revolledo

chemistry Agriculture Agroindustry Genetic improvement
Mexico

Jose Crossa

biometrics Agriculture Agroindustry Genetic improvement
Mexico

Juan Burgueño

biometrics Agriculture Agroindustry Genetic improvement
Argentina

Martha Cuniberti

nutrition and quality Agriculture Agroindustry Genetic improvement
Argentina

Jorge Nisi

Plant breeding Agriculture Agroindustry Genetic improvement Pests y Diseases Productive systems
Argentina

Laura Alicia Pfluger

biotechnology Agriculture Agroindustry Genetic improvement
Uruguay

Daniel Vázquez

food sciences Agriculture Agroindustry Climate smart agriculture Genetic improvement
Uruguay

Ines Delucchi

nutritionist Agriculture Agroindustry Genetic improvement
Paraguay

Man Mohan Kohli

fitomejoramiento Agriculture Agroindustry Genetic improvement Pests y Diseases Productive systems
Sponsors
BID
IICA
With the support of
Fondo Coreano de Alianza para el Conocimiento en Tecnología e Innovación (KPK)