Office of Graduate and Professional Studies

Graduate Faculty Personal Record Form Nomination Info Nominating Unit:

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Nominee UIN:

524008873

Nominee First Name: Tabare

Abadie --------------------- Last Name: ------------------------

Email Address:

[email protected]

Physical Address :

7231 Espanade St., Johnson, ID

Nominating Unit Mail Stop : 2474

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Gender: @Male

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Female

Academic Rank or Position Title :

Senior Research Manager

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Department of Nominee (ifTAMU Employee):

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Employer of Nominee (if not TAMU Employee): Pioneer Hibred

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Date of Appointment to TAMU (if applicable): Tenured or Tenure Track at TAMU:

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Educational Background

PHD

University of Minnesota

05/14/1994

MSe BS

University of Minnesota University of Birmingham, UK lngeniero Agronomo Universidad de Ia Republica

05/16/1992 05/18/1985

Major Area Plant Breeding and Statistics Plant Breeding Genetic Breeding

05/15/1982

Plant Breeding

Degree

BS

Institution

Date Awarded

Memberships Membership Type:@ Member

Program AG-Sese AG-Sese AG -sese AG -Sese AG -Sese AG -sese

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Special Appointment

Department sese sese sese sese sese sese

Major AGRO AGRO PLBR PLBR sose sose

Degree MS PHD MS PHD MS PHD

Roles Member Only Member Only eo-ehair,Member eo-ehair,Member Member Only Member Only

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Please submit signed form to the Office of Graduate and Professional Studies, TAMU 1113

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COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE AND LIFE SCIENCES Department of Soil and Crop Sciences Academic & Student Advising Office

October 26, 2015 To:

Office of Graduate and Professional Studies

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Dr. David Reed Assoc. Dean, COALS

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The Department of Soil and Crop Sciences wou ld li ke to nominate Tabare Abadie for Graduate Faculty. Details supporting this nomination can be found in the Curricula Vitae. Dr. Abadie meets the Office of Graduate and Professional Studies guidelines by:

Graduate courses: Title: Quantitative Genetics Institution: Universidad de Ia Republica Dates: 1998 and 2000 Title: Population Genetics Institution: Universidad de Ia Republica Dates: 1999 and 200 I

Graduate student advisory committees: Student: Marcos Malosetti Institution: Universidad de Ia Republica Degree: MSC Major: Genetics

Student: Lucia Gutierrez Institution: Universidad de Ia Republica Degree: MSC Major: Genetics

Student: Mariana Vilaro Institution: Universidad de Ia Republica Degree: MSC Major: Environmental Studies His latest publication as senior author is: Abadie T, Cordeiro CMT, Fonseca JR, Alves RB, Burle ML, Brondani C, Rangel PH, de Castro EM, da Silva HT, Freire MS, Zimmermann FJP, Magalhaes JR. Constructing a rice core co ll ection for Brazil. (2005) Pesq. Agropec. Bras. vo1.40, n.2, pp. 129-136. Dr. Abadie will make significant contributions to the graduate program in Soil and Crop Sciences by providing his expertise in the conduct of research in his scientific discipline. We request that Dr. Abadie be named as a member of the Graduate Faculty at Texas A&M University. 217 Heep Center, 370 Olsen Boulevard 2474 TAMU College Station, Texas 77843-2474 http://soilcrop.tamu .edu

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Senior Research Manager, Research Effectiveness Lead , Crop Genetics Research and Development, Pioneer Hibred Inti 7250 NW 62nd Avenue , POBox 552, Johnston , IA50131-0552 , US. Summary With almost 35 years of career in Plant Breeding , my areas of interest include Technolog ical Change in Large Organizations, Career Development, Education and Mentoring , and I have worked on a range of species including Maize , Wheat, Barley, Rice , Cassava and Forages. In DuPont Pioneer, I have lead a group responsible for the deployment of Molecular Breeding across species globally, and am currently responsable for building an internal and external educational and career development environment to meet the needs of a research organization of 5000 people worldwide. Before coming to Iowa, I was a Wheat and Barley Breeder at La Estanzuela and a Full Professor in Plant Breeding at the Universidad de Ia Republica (Uruguay), and served as consultant for EMBRAPA CENARGEM (Brazil) . I earned an Engineering degree from the Universidad de Ia Republica in Montevideo (Uruguay), a Diploma of High Studies from the University of Birmingham (UK), a PhD in Plant Breeding and Quantitative Genetics from the University of Minnesota , and did post doc work at GRCP in UC Davis. Education -Ph .D University of Minnesota , USA, 1994. -M .Sc University of Minnesota ,USA, 1992. -Diploma in Genetic Resources , Un iversity of Birmingham , UK, 1985. -lng . Agr. (lngeniero Agr6nomo) , Facultad de Agronomfa , Universidad de Ia Republica , Uruguay, 1982. Previous positions -Senior Research Manager Molecular Breeding Deployment Lead, Crop Genetics Research and Development, DuPoont Pioneer, Johnston , lA 2006-2013 . -Research Scientist, North America Maize Product development, Crop Genetics Research and Development, Pioneer Hibred Inti, Johnston , lA 2003-2006. -Full Professor of Plant Breeding. Department of Plant Biology Facultad de Agronomfa , Universidad de Ia Republica , Montevideo, Uruguay, 2002-2006 . -Consultant on Genetics Resources, CENARGEN EMBRAPA, Brasilia , Brasil , 1996-2002 (Maize Cassava Rice) . -Associate Professor of Plant Breeding , Department of Plant Biology Facultad de Agronomfa , Universidad de Ia Republica , Montevideo, Uruguay, 1994-2002. -Postgraduate Researcher, Genetic Resources Conservation Program , University of California , Davis , EEUU , 1999-2001 . -Assitant Professor of Plant Breeding , Department of Plant Biology Facultad de Agronomfa , Universidad de Ia Republica , Montevideo, Uruguay, 1980-1994. -Wheat Breeder Estaci6n Experimental La Estanzuela , Colonia , Uruguay. 19801988. Tabare E Abadie De Leon

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Main Obtentions Patent# 20110285844 (2011) Method and System for digital image analysis of ear traits. http://www. faqs .org/patents/app/2011 0285844#ixzz21Ce 7Pbbw Core Collections: CC Barley Cebada Uruguay 1996; CC Maize Brazil 1998: CC Maize Uruguay 1998; CC Cassava Brazil 1999; CC Maize Chile 2000; CC Rice Brazil 2002; CC Maize Latin Amercia 2003 . Wheat Cultivars: Estanzuela Hornero (1980) , Estanzuela Dorado (1981 ), Estanzuela Calandria (1983), Estanzuela Cardenal (1985) , Estanzuela Federal (1987) , Estanzuela Jilguero (1988), Estanzuela Pelon 90 (1990). Awards, Fellowships and Schollarships 2002. Third World Accademy of Sciences visitng scientist. CENARGEN-Brasilia 1997. Premia Sociedad Espanola Fitopatologfa ,. IX Congreso Latinoamericano de Fitopatologfa, Montevideo, 1997. 1993. Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship Graduate School UofMN. 1989. OEA Fellowship for graduate studies at the U of MN . 1988.FAO/UN. Schollarship Int. Course GGRR Vavilov Institute, Leningrad , URSS. 1985. IBPGR/FAO Schollarship Int. Course GGRR. U. Birmingham , UK. 1980. Backhaus Research Fellowship. Facultad de Agronomfa, UdelaR,. Key recent invited presentations -May 2010 Cimmyt, El Satan Mexico "Pioneeer's Molecular breeding program" -January 2012 , Mexico City, Maize and Wheat CGIAR Research program Launch: "Keys for continuous Genetic lmporvement in Corn ". -January 2013 , San Diego , Califronia, Gates Foundation CGIAR Meeting : "Deploying Molecular breeding at a global level in Corn ". -June 2013, Montpellier IBP Generagtion Challenge Program Workshop "Developing a Successful Global Plant Breeding platfrom in maize" -August 2013, Uberlandia Brazil Congreso Brasileiro de Melhormaiento de plantas, "Melhoramento Molecular en Milho " -September 2013, Londrina Brazil , Genomic Selection Workshop, "How Genomic Selection Works in a private breeding program" Main Publications Dong, Danilevskaya Abadie Messina Coles and Cooper A regulatory network model for floral transition of the shoot apex in maize and its dynamic modeling Plos One 2012 (http://www.plosone .org/a rticle/i nfo%3Adoi%2F1 0.1371 %2Fjournal.pone .0043450) Cordeiro CMT, Abadie T Colecoes Nucleares. pp 575 604 IN Nass LL Recursos Geneticos Vegetais 858p EMBRAPA Recursos Geneticos e Biotecnologia . Brasil Brasilia 2007. Abadie T, Cordeiro CMT, Fonseca JR, Alves RB , Burle ML, Brondani C, Rangel PH , de Castro EM, da Silva HT, Freire MS , Zimmermann FJP, Magalhaes JR.

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Constructing a rice core collection for Brazil. (2005) Pesq . Agropec. Bras. vol.40, n.2, pp . 129-136. Gutierrez L, Franco J, Crossa J, Abadie T. Comparing a Preliminary Racial Classification with a Numerical Classification of the Maize Landraces of Uruguay. (2003) Crop Sci. 43 : 718-727 Diaz-Lago JE , Stuthman D, Abadie T. (2002) Recurrent Selection for Partial Resistance to Crown Rust in Oat. Crop Science: 42:1475-1482 Parentoni SN , Magalhaes JV, Pacheco CAP , Santos MX, Abadie T , Gama EEG , Gu imaraes PEO, Meirlles WF , Lopes MA, Vasconcellos MJV & Paiva E. (2001) Hetrotic groups based on yield specific combining ablility data and phylogenetic relationship determ ined by RAPD markers for 28 tropical maize open pollinated varieties . Euphytica 121 :197-208 Malosetti M., Abadie T (2001) Sampling strategy to develop a core collection of Uruguayan maize landraces. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution 48:381-390. Jannink JL, Abadie TE (1999) Inbreeding Method effects on genetic mean, variance , and structure of recurrent selection populations. Crop Science 39 :988997 Malosetti M, Abadie T (1999) Clasificaci6n del Germoplasma de mafz de Uruguay para establecer una Colecci6n Nucleo. Agrociencias 2:1-15. Abadie T , Busch R, Gustafsson P (1995) Effect of a 1 D/1 R substitution on two spring wheat cultivars . Crop Science 35: 1550-55.

Other Coordination of the Pioneer Plant Breeding Fellowship Program for Graduate Education 2007 -present Coordination of Pioneer Plant Breeding Sympoisa Series (U of Minnesota, U of Wisconsin Madison , Cornell Univeristy, Uc Davis, U N Lincoln , Vicosa University and U of Hohenheim) 2008-present Member of Scientific and Management Advisory Committee of the lntergated Breeding Platform Generation Challenge Programme CGIAR 2012-Present Member of Advisory Panel for education forT Cap, USDA 2011-present

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