Fulbright Scholars
Dr. Nicolas Niemenak
Associate Professor, Plant Biotechnology
Department of Biological Science
Higher Teachers' Training College
University of Yaounde I
PO Box 47, Yaounde, Cameroon
Email: niemenak@yahoo.com
Cell: 00237 77661398
Research: Maturation and germination physiology of cacao
September 2010-May 2011
Antonio Figueira
Associate Professor,
Center for Nuclear Energy in Agriculture,
University of Sao Paulo,
Sao Paulo, Brazil
Research: Global Analysis of Genes Differentially Expressed in the Theobroma Cacao Genotypes in Response to Witches Broom Infection
October 2007 - January 2008
Chia-Lock Tan
Research Officer,
Malaysian Cocoa Board,
Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
Research: Molecular and Biotechnological Techniques for the Improvement of Cocoa Against Pests
September 2006 - February 2007
Borlaug Fellows
Peter Aikpokpodion
Plant Breeding Division, Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria
PMB 5244 Ibadan, Nigeria
Research: Genetic Diversity in Cacao (Theobroma cacao L.) Collections in Nigeria Determined by Phenotypic and Simple Sequence Repeat (SSRs) Markers.
Nov. 2006 - Nov 2007
Monica Santos-Mendoza
Associate Researcher
Centro De Investigacion Cientifica de Yucatan, Mexico
Research: Transcriptomic and Metobolomic of cocoa embriogenesis
2011 -
Scientists
Abu Dadzie
Email: xmusto@yahoo.co.uk
2013 -
Desire Pokou
Email: desire.pokou.gmail.com
2013 -
Claudia Arevalo
St. Thomas University, Miami
Venezuela
Research Project: Cacao Transformation
Email: carevalo@stu.edu
2012-2012
Yaleidis Mendez
USDA-ARS Tropical Agriculture Research Station
2200 P.A. Campos Ave., Suite 201
Mayaguez, Puerto Rico 00680-5470
Email: yaleidis.mendez@ars.usda.gov
Research: Technology Transfer: Cacao somatic embryogenesis
July 11- 24, 2010
Luis Mejia-Franco
Smithsonian Tropical Research Institution, Panama
Email: lcm19@psu.edu
Research: Cacao Endophytes
2009-2010, 2012-2012
Anna Muyiwa
Personal Funds
Africa
Research: Cacao
2008-2008
Rosalia Velasquez-Salazar
Venezuelan Government
Venezuela
Research: Cacao Somatic Embryogenesis/Jatropha Somatic Embryogenesis
2008-2009
Catalina Chapparo
Scientist: Corporacion Colombiana de Investigacion Agropecuaria (CORPOICA)
Technology Transfer and Research: Cacao Somatic Embryogenesis for Colombian Varieties
2001 (3-month visit)
