1 BSc honors (thesis) and work aid students Country of origin Institution for studies Field Role Current position Eleonora Troyonoska Belorussia Tennessee State Universidad biology training student TSU Matthew Edwards* (Dean’s scholar) USA Tennessee State Universidad plant science training student TSU JD Cross USA Tennessee State Universidad agribusiness training student TSU Federico Velásquez Villegas Colombia Universidad del Cauca genetics thesis and internship director assistant CIAT Natalia Franco Colombia Universidad del Quindio biology thesis director assistant CIAT Rocio Pilar Barrios Mendez Colombia Universidad del Tolima biology thesis director Cenicana, Colombia Jorge Mario Londoño Colombia Universidad del Quindio biology thesis and internship director teacher bilingual eduation Andres Javier Cortes Vera Colombia Universidad de los Andes biology thesis director PhD student Uppsalla David Delgado Colombia Universidad del Valle chemistry internship coordinator na Natalia Hurtado* (Colciencias scholar) Colombia Universidad Javeriana biology thesis director assistant CIAT Juan Carlos Perez Colombia Universidad Nacional – Bogotá agronomy thesis and internship director na Marina Villacis Aguilera Colombia Universidad del Valle genetics thesis director na Claudia Marcela Arango Colombia Universidad del Valle biology thesis director Cenicana Andrea Lorena Herrera Valderrama Colombia Universidad Antioquia genetics thesis director Univ. of Padua Andrea Carolina Fernandez Saenz Colombia Universidad Javeriana bioinformatics thesis director PhD student Michigan State Alvaro Soler Colombia Universidad del Tolima biology thesis director assistant CIAT Freddy Monserrate Colombia Universidad Nacional – Bogotá agronomy thesis director assistant CIAT María Alejandra Correa Colombia Universidad del Valle chemistry thesis director na Aura Bravo Colombia Universidad del Valle biology thesis advisor na Alejandro Chavez Colombia Universidad Javeriana biology thesis advisor na Laura Gonzalez Colombia Universidad Javeriana biology thesis advisor Cenipalma Natalia Moreno* (Colciencias scholar) Colombia Universidad Javeriana biology thesis advisor private sector Marcela Gomez* Colombia Universidad del Tolima biology thesis advisor Cenipalma Hernán Lopéz* (CINVESTAV scholar) Colombia Universidad Antioquia biology thesis advisor Max Plank Institute Juliana Medina* (CINVESTAV scholar) Colombia Universidad Antioquia biology thesis advisor Max Plank Institute Tito Alejandro Sandoval Colombia Universidad del Valle chemistry thesis advisor PhD student Univ. Javeriana Ana Lucía Herrán Hincapié Colombia Universidad Javeriana economics co‐advisor FEDEX Diana Ximena Marín Sánchez Colombia Universidad Javeriana economics co‐advisor na Henry Lozano Colombia Universidad Nacional – Palmira agronomy thesis advisor na 2 BSc honors (thesis) and work aid students Country of origin Institution for studies Field Role Current position Henry Gamboa Colombia Universidad del Valle biology thesis support na Laura Gomez Colombia Universidad del Valle biology thesis advisor na Carolina Chavarro* Colombia Universidad Javeriana biology thesis advisor PhD student Univ. of Georgia Andrea Davila Bolivia Universidad San Simon biology co‐advisor MSc student San Simon Ximena Reyes Bolivia Universidad San Simon biology co‐advisor assistant CFP Lina María Rodriguez Colombia Universidad de los Andes biology thesis advisor PhD student Michigan State Univ. Gloria Iriarte Colombia Universidad del Tolima agronomy thesis advisor PhD Guelph Univ. Sergio Prieto Colombia Universidad Nacional – Palmira agronomy thesis advisor private sector Gina Viviana Caldas Colombia Universidad del Valle chemistry thesis advisor PhD student Colorado State Carolina Astudillo Colombia Universidad del Valle biology thesis advisor PhD student Michigan State Wilfredo Pantoja Colombia Universidad del Valle biology thesis advisor na Hector Fabio Buendía Colombia Universidad del Tolima agronomy co‐advisor assistant CIAT