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Administrative

Location Coordinator-Dr. Ricardo Goenaga
Administrative Officer-Salvio Torres
Secretary-Maribel Roldán
Office Automation Assistant-Esmeralda Lorenzo
Accounting Technician-Myriam Álvarez
Maintenance Worker-Alexis Mendoza
Gardener-Ramón Montalvo
Gardener-Ramón Mayol
Custodian-Josué Arocho

Research and Support

Genetic Resources Management of Sorghum

Research Geneticist / Sorghum Curator-Dr. Hugo Cuevas
Farmer-Luis Nieves

 

Clonal Repository for Tropical and Subtropical Germplasm

Horticulturist/Geneticist-Dr. Brian Irish
Research Plant Physiologist / Location Coordinator-Dr. Ricardo Goenaga
Biological Science Research Technician-Yaleidis Méndez
Biological Science Aid-Ángel O. Santiago
IT Specialist-Carlos Ríos

 

Development of Integrated Systems for Subtropical/Tropical Fruit Crop Production

Research Plant Physiologist / Location Coordinator-Dr. Ricardo Goenaga
Research Entomologist-Dr. David Jenkins
Chemist-Delvis Pérez
Agricultural Research Technician-José Luis Rodríguez
Agr. Science Research Technician-Ángel Marrero
Agr. Science Research Technician-Pablo Ríos
Biological Technician-Tomas Miranda

 

Characterization, Conservation and Improvement of Common Bean Germplasm

Research Geneticist-Dr. Timothy Porch
Agricultural Research Technician-Abraham Montes

 

Increase and Phytosanitary Assessment of Quarantined and Tropically Adapted Genetic Resources

Research Plant Physiologist / Location Coordinator-Dr. Ricardo Goenaga
Tractor Operator-Reinardo Vásquez
Farmer-Luis Parrilla

 

Support Staff (Isabela Farm)

Agricultural Research Technician / Farm Liaison-Elkin Vargas