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John Damien Platten

John Damien Platten

Research Unit Leader - Breeding Innovations and Informatics

About

Damien leads the Breeding Innovations and Informatics cluster, which aims to evaluate and develop new technologies and opportunities ready for their implementation in the mainstream breeding pipelines.  Damien personally leads the design of superior marker systems based on comparative genomics datasets, and the deployment of new genes into elite material.

Credentials

  • IRRI 2009 - present
  • CSIRO Plant Industry 2004 - 2009

Education

  • PhD in Plant Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • BSc (Hons 1st)