Olubukola Oluranti Babalola, PhD, North-West University, South Africa
Dr Babalola is a science advocate, Vice President of OWSD, and Vice President of TWAS, Africa region. Olubukola, an NRF-rated scientist with an MBA, has received many awards, including being the finalist in GenderInSite 2020 and Clarivate's highly cited research top 1% for the field years 2022 and 2023. She has years of experience focusing on rhizosphere genomics. She is passionate about science education and capacity building and has completed the supervision of 35 PhDs and 25 masters. Her international experience spans the Americas, Asia, Europe, and Oceania. She enjoys international partnerships with academia and industry across the globe.
Marcus Griffiths, PhD, Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, USA
Marcus Griffiths is a Research Scientist specializing in root functional phenomics based at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center. Under the guidance of Dr Christopher Topp, he is specifically exploring sustainable solutions to agriculture with cover crops. His fascination with phenotyping systems and image analysis, enabling reproducible and high-throughput plant research, defines his research focus. Dr Griffiths earned his PhD at the University of Nottingham, mentored by Dr Darren M Wells and Prof. Malcolm J Bennett. His work on root system architecture responses to nitrogen in wheat, utilizing hydroponics and X-ray CT, laid the foundation for his subsequent postdoctoral fellowship at the Noble Research Institute LLC under Dr Larry M York, focusing on nutrient uptake kinetics.
Christopher N. Topp, PhD, Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, USA
Christopher Topp is a Member and Principal Investigator at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, USA. He was a prior chair of the North American Plant Phenotyping Network, and a current co-Director of the Subterranean Influences on the Nitrogen and Carbon Cycle (SINC) Center. The Topp Lab takes an integrated phenomics approach to the study of root and rhizosphere traits. By integrating these efforts with natural variation and genomics, he focuses on new crop and cover crop varieties with root systems tailored to the local environment that enhance drought tolerance, efficient nutrient uptake, and ecosystem services towards sustainable agriculture goals.
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