Kibrom Abreha

Previous projects

• Interactions of Phytophthora infestans with potato and wild Solanum species using resistance screening, Transcriptomics, Quantitative Proteomics, and Activity-Based Protein Profiling. Studied innate immunity activation in Agricultural fields using Apoplastic proteome, and transgenerational stability of β-Aminobutyric acid (BABA) and toxicity of Phosphite application on P. infestans.
• Metabolomics Profile of Moss species and cyanobacteria grown in the Boreal forest

Current Projects

• Sorghum resistance/tolerance against anthracnose, drought, and striga.
• Developing genomic tools for improving finger millet tolerance to Aluminium toxicity.
• Oilseed crops (rapeseed and turnip rape) resistance to biotic and abiotic stresses, and adaptation to higher latitudes.
• Developing genomic tools for accelerating the domestication and improvement of a novel bioenergy crop (Lepidium campestre).

• Lectures in plant breeding, population genetics, and genetic control of postharvest quality in BSc, MSc/Phd courses at SLU.

• PhD in Biology/Plant Biotechnology (2017), Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden.
• Master of Science in Plant Science/Plant Breeding and Genetic Resources (2011), Wageningen University and Research Center, The Netherlands.
• Bachelor of Science in Plant Production and Protection (2006), Jimma University-Ambo College, Ethiopia.