Dr. Jonathan Fresnedo Ramirez

Interestingly enough, it was "through the tv" that I learned about breeding & genetics. I would always turn on the TV for background noise as I was getting ready for school growing up (the programs they run that early in the morning tend to be educational & I saw lots of shows about breeding both plants & animals). I often ran late to school because I was so invested in the programs.

The shows also frequently talked about specific problems and how universities were working together to create solutions. I really enjoyed how they linked the problem directly to a solution (it was then around 12-15 I knew I wanted to study something related to ag & genetics).

Epigenetic disorders in perennial crops (almond), neodomestication of supplemental crops for biomaterial production (rubber dandelion), omics-aided germplasm improvement of perennial outcrossing crops (apple and sugar maple).

After completing my PhD, I spent 2 years as a post-doc at Cornell University in their Institute of Biotechnology. Immediately following my post-doc I came to OSU!

None currently

The International Plant & Animal Genome Conference is my favorite.

I am excited for the reactivation of our in-person activities and the search of new colleagues that will integrate to HCS soon.

I enjoy reading & watching movies.