Roberto Fritsche-Neto
Senior Scientist I - Quantitative Genetics and Biometrics and Breeding Analytics Lead
About
Roberto leads the biometrics, data management, and software development teams, and develops innovative solutions to biometrics challenges in breeding.
Credentials
- EMBRAPA, Brazil
- Federal University of Viçosa, Brazil
- Cornell University, USA
- University of São Paulo, Brazil
- Led a research team developing applications of statistics and biometrics to phenotypic analysis, genome selection, drone phenotyping, among others to improve breeding programs for corn
Education
- Ph.D. in Genetics and Plant Breeding, Federal University of Viçosa, Brazil (2011)
- Postdoc with Dr. Jean-Luc Janninck, Cornell University (2016-2017)