Training the next generation of rice scientists at IRRI
Channel: International Rice Research Institute
Date: 13/03/2013

See more about IRRI's Scholars Program at http://training.irri.org/scholars-program

Former and current scholars at the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI: http://irri.org) discuss their experiences while studying and working on their degrees at IRRI. 

Scholars include:
* Dr. Guo-Liang Wang, PhD Scholar in Plant Genetics and Breeding, 1988-92; now Professor, Molecular Genetics, Wang Laboratory, The Ohio State University.

* Dr. Jikun Huang, PhD Scholar in Agricultural Economics, 1987-90; now Founder and Director, Center for Chinese Agricultural Policy, Beijing.

* Dr. Jose Hernandez, Postdoctoral Fellow, 1992-94; now Professor and Rice Program Leader & Former Director, Crop Science Cluster, University of the Philippines, Los Baños (UPLB).

* Aye Min (Myanmar), PhD Scholar, University of the Philippines, Los Baños (UPLB), 2009-2013.

* H.M. Swarna Herath (Sri Lanka), PhD Research, Agronomy, University of the Philippines, Los Baños (UPLB), 2011-14.

Dr. Ren Wang, new Assistant Director General--Agriculture and Consumer Protection Department at the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and a former deputy director general for research at IRRI, provides additional commentary about the importance of IRRI's Scholars Program in training and developing the next generation of rice scientists.