Timeline
August 2021 - July 2025
PhD in Horticultural Science
Blueberry Breeding and Genomics Lab, University of Florida, United States
Research: Optimization of Phenomic and Genomic Selection and the Assessment of Genotype by Environment Interaction in Blueberry Fruit Quality Traits
Keyword: Genomic prediction, Near-Infrared Spectroscopy, Genotype by Environment Interaction, Environmental Covariables, Blueberry breeding
March 2021 - July 2021
Sugar beet breeding Intern
KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGoA – Einbeck, Germany
Responsibility: Image analysis of sugar beet roots for enhanced root quality breeding
August 2019 - July 2021
MSc. in Plant Breeding
European Master Program in Plant Breeding – First year at the Institut Polytechnique UniLaSalle, Beauvais (France) and Second year at the University of Helsinki (Finland)
Research: Identification and Expression of putative seed lipoxygenase (LOX) genes in Faba bean
Keyword: Faba bean, Lipoxygenase, Off-flavour, Phylogenetic analysis, Bioinformatics
October 2020 - March 2021
Research Assistant
Vikki Plant Science Centre, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
Research: (i) investigating the transient expression of Cas9 variants in Nicotiana bentamiana; (ii) assessment of physiological growth and root morphology of Faba bean accessions in response to acid and Al3+ stresses (iii) assessing variation in sensitivity among Col-S single and double Arabidopsis thaliana mutants in response to acute ozone exposure
May 2020 - October 2020
Genomic Data Analysis Intern
Blueberry Breeding and Genomics Lab, Univeristy of Florida with Dr. Luis Felipe Ferrao
Responsibility: • Investigated the effect of additive and dominance gene actions in genomic prediction models on Brazilian coffee populations with Sommer and ASREML R Packages
July 2020 - August 2020
Corn Breeding Intern
Corteva – AgriScience – Carcares Research Station, France
Responsibility: Inoculation and evaluation of maize hybrids for resistance to Gibberella ear rot disease
November 2015 - December 2017
MTech. in Crop Management Technology
Federal University of Technology, Akure
Research: Introgression of Opaque-2 Gene into the Genetic Background of Popcorn Using Marker Assisted Selection
Keywords: Introgression, Opaque-2, QPM, Popcorn, Biochemical properties
January 2016 - December 2017
Teaching and Research Assistant
Department of Crop, Soil and Pest
Management, Federal University of Technology, Akure
Responsibility: (i) Taught Advanced seed production technology (CSP409/CSP504); (ii) Assisted with the setting up and cultivation of field crops trials like maize, sorghum and soybean; (iii) Participated in data collection and harvesting of field crop trials
November 2008 - April 2014
BTech. in Crop, Soil and Pest Management
Department of Crop, Soil and Pest
Management, Federal University of Technology, Akure
Research: Taxonomic Implication of Vegetative, Floral and Grain Morphology in Four Varieties of Maize
April 2012 - Sepetember 2012
Cassava Breeding Intern
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Ibadan, Nigeria
Responsibility: (i) Participated in the morphological characterization of beta-carotenoid cassava trials and; (ii) Assisted with the evaluation of post-harvest physiological deterioration of cassava trials
