Professor Andreas Houben
Principal Investigator
Professor Andreas Houben is the Group Leader of the IPK research group ‘Chromosome Structure and Function’, and is interested in the regulation and evolution of chromosomes to develop novel plant breeding tools.
Dr Andriy Kochevenko
Associate Researcher
Dr Andriy Kochevenko is a plant geneticist and biochemist in the research group of “Chromosome Structure and Function” at the IPK. He has a strong interest in the application of CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing and protein depletion methods for the development of an efficient GEM approach for cowpea.
Sylvia Swetik
Technician
Sylvia Swetik works as a technician to support the Hy-Gain project. She has extensively worked in the private and public research sector before joining the Hy-Gain team at the IPK.
Hy-Gain for smallholders
High-yielding, sorghum and cowpea seed