Guoyou Ye

May 27, 2025

Guoyou Ye, PhD. He is currently a Senior Scientist II of the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and the Director of CAAS-IRRI Joint Laboratory for Genome-Assisted Germplasm Enhancement. With more 30 years carrier in plant genetics and breeding research, he has extensive experiences in genetic analysis and breeding program design, particularly plant population improvement and molecular breeding. He has published more than 110 research papers in international academic journals and developed 5 software for geneticists and breeders. He served as an editorial board member of the BMC Genetics, BMC Genomics, Crop Journal, Frontiers in Plant Science and Rice Science.

Working Experience

2017-Present  Sciences Research ProfessorAgricultural Genomics Institute , Chinese Academy of Agricultural and Senior Scientist , International Rice Research Institute.

20011-2017 Senior Scientist, Plant Breeding, Genetics and Biotechnology Division, International Rice Research Institute.

2009-2011 Senior Scientist, Crop Research Informatics Laboratory,     International Rice Research Institute.

2005-2009 Senior Research Scientist, Biosciences Research Division, the Department of Primary Industries, Victoria, Australia.

2001-2005 Research Officer/Fellow, School of Land and Food Sciences, the University of Queensland, St Lucia, Brisbane, Australia.

2000-2001 Research Fellow, New Zealand Institute for Crop & Food Research, Canterbury, New Zealand.

1995-1996 UNDP Fellow, Genetics and Tree Improvement, New Zealand Forest Research Institute, Rotorua, New Zealand.

1991-1995 Divisional Director and Senior Scientist, Genetics and Breeding Division, Paulownia Research Centre of China, Zhengzhou, China.

1989-1991 Research Scientist, Genetics and Breeding Division, Paulownia Research Centre of China, Zhengzhou, China.

Education Experience

1997-2001 Lincoln University, Lincoln, New Zealand Ph.D. in Plant Genetics and Breeding,

1986-1989 Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, China M.Sc. in Agronomy

1982-1986 Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, China B.Sc. in Agronomy


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