IIA Faculty

Cholani Kumari Weebadde, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Department of Horticulture
Associate Director, World Technology Access Program(WorldTAP)

Contact information:
384-D Plant and Soil Sciences Building
Michigan State University
E. Lansing, MI 48824, USA

Phone: (517) 355-0271 x1159
Fax: (517) 432-1982

Email: weebadde@anr.msu.edu

Dr. Weebadde


Affiliations: Assistant Professor, Department of Horticulture

Project website: www.worldtap.msu.edu

Education:

B.Sc, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka; Botany, 1998
Ph.D., Michigan State University, Genetics and
Plant Breeding and Genetics, 2005


Professional Interests:

Building capacity in developing countries on agricultural development related issues, collaborative research project and program management, team building and human resource development, institutional development and networking.

 

Specific Areas of Interest:

Plant Breeding and Genetics, Molecular Breeding and Genomics, Agricultural Biotechnology, Environmental Biosafety and Food Safety, Intellectual Property Rights, Technology Transfer, and Sustainable Agriculture.