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Johan HUNZIKER

Johan HUNZIKER

Researcher at Versailles

  • Joined: 2020
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Positions

Researcher Jun 2024 -

Versailles

breading research using CRISPR tools and other transgenic approach

Postdoc Oct 2022 - Jun 2024

Rennes

Research on potato improvement by prime editing using protoplast system and regeneration

Postdoc Apr 2021 - Aug 2022

Kobe University

research on development of new tools for genome editing in plant and their application for industrial development.

Assistant researcher Jun 2016 - Jan 2017

Bordeaux

Research technician in heat stress-tolerant tomato isolation and characterization. 

Assistant researcher Nov 2015 - Mar 2016

Ibaraki perfecture

Research assistant in tomato improvement on parthenocarpic mutant and generation of new cultivar by use of genome editing technology

Education

University of Tsukuba 2018 - 2021

Field of study: Agriculture/Biotechnology
Degree: Ph.D. in agriculture

Ph.D. on the improvement of accumulation in carotenoid accumulation in tomato fruit by forward genetic and new breeding technology with base editing.

Isolation of a new candidate gene involved in carotenoid accumulation by NGS mapping and creation of several new alleles by use of Target-AID technology.

University of Bordeaux 2013 - 2015

Field of study: Plant Biotechnology
Degree: Master

Master in Biotechnological Sciences. Study on the tomato fruit metabolite accumulation improvement and fruit yield by parthenocarpy with gene isolation involved in parthenocarpy trait.

Skills

biotechnology, breeding, genome editing, molecular biology, PCR, metabolomic, transcriptomic, genomic, tomato selection

Keywords: agriculture, Agronomy, breeding, gene cloning, Genetics, genome editing, metabolomic, Molecular Biology, PCR

Professional interests

Agronomical research in tomato Breeding for plant improvement in response to global warming and metabolite accumulation

Keywords: BioTechnology, breeding, Genetics, genome editing, Molecular Biology, Plant cell and tissue culture, Plant Physiology, Plant Tissue Culture, tomato

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