Nóra Mendler-Drienyovszki received her Ph.D. (2008) in Plant Breeding and Botany at the University of Debrecen. After that, she joined the Research Institute of Nyíregyháza, Institutes for Agricultural Research and Educational Farm (IAREF), University of Debrecen and is now a Senior Researcher. Her research areas include the breeding of green peas, dry peas, winter peas, winter lentils, buckwheat, and gene banks.