Research Molecular Biologist
USDA/ARS Plant Genetics Research Unit
Columbia, MO, United States
Dr. Kristin Bilyeu is a Research Molecular Biologist with the USDA/ARS Plant Genetics Research Unit at the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri USA. Over the past two-plus decades, Dr. Bilyeu has established a mission-driven research program that effectively translates basic science into agricultural solutions. Dr. Bilyeu’s technical expertise is in the translation of basic research to applied challenges utilizing biochemistry, molecular biology, genetics, and genomics to increase the efficiency of plant breeding and development of improved crop varieties. Dr. Bilyeu has designed and implemented an active field, laboratory, and bioinformatics research program that utilizes natural and induced genetic variation to determine the optimum allele combinations to improve soybean traits that provide value to crop production and nutritional enhancements to our food supply in the US and developing countries.
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Tuesday, April 30, 2024
10:52 AM – 11:09 AM EDT