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BrasÃlia Area, Brazil Brazil
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Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (Embrapa)
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A plant geneticist by training, Dr. Lopes received his BSc degree in Agronomy (1983) from the Federal University of Viçosa, Brazil, his MS degre in Plant Genetics (1989) from Purdue University, Indiana, USA and his PhD in Molecular Biology (1993) from the University of Arizona, Tucson, USA. He works with the Brazilian Agricultural Research Organization, Embrapa, since 1989, as researcher and R&D manager. Dr.Lopes´ major scientific contributions include the development and release of improved maize germplasm, capacity building activities, and many research papers, books and book chapters. His contributions in R&D strategic planning and management include coordination of the process that ...
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