Philippe Ellul
Agropolis International, France
Biography
Philippe Ellul holds a PhD in Plant Biotechnology from the University Polytechnic of Valencia, Spain. As a Researcher, he was involved in EU and Spanish national and regional projects (1997-2005) focused on vegetables’ improvement for developing crops with increased salt and drought tolerance, resistance to biotic stresses, modified architecture, parthenocarpic or long shelf life fruits. As an Assistant Professor, he taught genetics, plant biotech & breeding and supervised master’s degree and PhD theses for agricultural engineers in Spain, Colombia, Brazil and Ecuador. He has worked for the private sector (2005-13) managing international R&D collaborations and designing innovative approaches combining genomics, molecular and cellular biology to support breeding programs. He has joined CGIAR in 2013 and is actively involved in the monitoring of the programs and the design of the second portfolio (2017-22). He has published international papers and patents
Abstract
Abstract : Biotech and innovative breeding for the new Agri-Food System CGIAR Research Programs (CRPs)