Participants
Jonathan Crouch

Jonathan Crouch
Director, Genetic Resources & Enhancement Unit
CIMMYT
Texcoco, Mexico

Research and Breeding Experience

2005 to date
INTERNATIONAL MAIZE AND WHEAT IMPROVEMENT CENTER (CIMMYT)
Director, Genetic Resources & Enhancement Unit & Leader, Genetic Engineering Research Group

2000-2005
INTERNATIONAL CROPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR THE SEMI-ARID TROPICS
Sub-program Leader, Trait Capture for Crop Improvement, Generation Challenge Program (2004 todate); Global Theme Leader – Biotechnology (2002-2004); Principal Scientist, Coordinator of Biotechnology Project (2001); Senior Scientist, Head of Applied Genomics Lab. & PI Legume Genomics Group (2000-2005)
                       
1997-2000
ELSOMS SEEDS - FLORIMOND DESPREZ (England/France)
Head of Oilseed Rape Breeding (Combinable Crops Division)

1994-1997
INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE
Germplasm Enhancer/Biotechnologist (Plantain and Banana Improvement Program)
Associate scientist (1996-97), Post-doctoral research fellow (1994-96)

1990-1994
JOHN INNES CENTRE (England)
Plant Breeding and Biotechnology (Brassica and Oilseeds Research Department)
Novel approaches to disease resistance breeding of oilseed rape

1988-89
VOLCANI RESEARCH INSTITUTE (Israel)
Research Assistant (Gilat Regional Research Station)
Potato breeding for tolerance to disease, drought and salinity