José Marcelo Soriano Viana, Federal University of Viçosa, MG, Brazil. M.Sc. (1990) and D.Sc. (1994) in Genetics and Breeding, Full Professor. They have worked at UFV since 1992. Their research areas include the following: Genomic selection/Genomic prediction of complex traits, GWAS, omics related to nutritional efficiency (N and P) and tolerance to abiotic stresses (Al, drought, salt, and heat), and popcorn breeding. They are an adviser in the Genetics and Breeding Graduate Program/UFV. They have supervised 24 dissertations, 16 theses, and 1 postdoctoral program to present, in addition to publishing 127 papers since 1992. They have received 15 (ISI), 16 (Scopus), and 20 (ResearchGate) citation indexes. They have developed the software REALbreeding for generating genotypes for molecular markers and genes, and phenotypes in panmictic and self-pollinated populations.
Universidade Federal de Viçosa
Viçosa, Brazil