Nese Sreenivasulu

Dr. Nese Sreenivasulu is a Principal Scientist at International Rice Research Institute (IRRI). He has 20 years of research experience in plant functional genomics, grain quality, and nutrition. He is a Research Unit Leader of the Consumer-driven Grain Quality and Nutrition Research Unit. He coordinates the IRRI-India Research program. During 2013-2017, he was employed as Head of the Grain Quality and Nutrition Center at IRRI. During this tenure, he provided the scientific leadership for IRRI’s research on rice grain quality (higher milling recovery, sensory, cooking, and nutritional qualities). Previously he led the research group Abiotic Stress Genomics group of IZN at IPK addressing the molecular mechanisms of stability of seed yield under drought. He holds an Adjunct Professorship position at the University of Philippines Los Banos (UPLB) and De La Salle University in the Philippines and also holds an adjunct position in the School of Plant Biology at the University of Western Australia. References to scientific programs: http://irri.org/about-us/our-organization/grain-quality-and-nutrition-center