Bio

Dr. Alfredo Augusto Cunha Alves is a Senior Research Scientist at Embrapa Cassava & Fruits (CNPMF), Cruz das Almas, Bahia, Brazil.

is a Senior Research Scientist at Embrapa Cassava & Fruits (CNPMF), Cruz das Almas, Bahia, Brazil. Dr. Alves has strong technical expertise, with long experience as plant physiologist and genetic resources specialist in cassava and wild Manihot species. He has had a long association with CGIAR, including two years sabbatical at CIAT as Coordinator of the Cassava Biotechnology Network for Latin America and the Caribbean (CBN-LAC) in 2003-2004. Dr. Alves has worked both in science and in research management in assignments such as, Coordinator of the Embrapa National Cassava Research Program; Senior Researcher at Embrapa Labex-USA program in the area of genetic resources, working at the National Center for Genetic Resources Preservation (NCGRP-ARS-USDA), in Fort Collins-CO; and coordinator of the International Technical Cooperation at Embrapa-HQ, in Brasilia-DF.

Dr. Alves holds a PhD in Plant Physiology from Cornell University