Joanne Russell
James Hutton Institute
Errol Road
Dundee
Scotland
DD2 5DA
Biography
Joanne has over the past 27 years focused on developing genetic markers to explore and understand diversity within the extensive assembled collections of barley germplasm, including cultivars, globally distributed landraces and wild progenitors. Following technological advances, her emphasis has shifted from cataloguing diversity to recognition of the genetic value of these resources for sustainable and resilient barley production. Joanne's recent research has focussed on developing novel ‘breeder-ready-to-go’ germplasm.