Director General at the International Potato Center (CIP)
CIP, International Potato Center, Lima, Peru
Jianmin Xie
Director of CIP-CCCAP
CIP-CCCAP, International Potato Center, China Center for Asia Pacific
Beijing, China
Philip Kear
Country Liaison Scientist
CIP-CCCAP, International Potato Center – China Center for Asia Pacific
Beijing, China
Kalpana Sharma
Senior Scientist – Plant Pathology
CIP-Sub-Saharan Africa, International Potato Center, Nairobi, Kenya
Meet the AsiaBlight Scientific Committee 2024-2026
Mohammad Rashidul Islam
Professor, Department of Plant Pathology, Bangladesh Agricultural University
Mymensingh, Bangladesh
Tongle Hu
Professor Plant Pathology, Hebei Agricultural University (HEBAU)
Hebei, China
Sanjoy Guha Roy
Professor, Department of Botany, West Bengal State University
Bārāsat, India
Seishi Akino
Professor Plant Pathology, Hokkaido University
Sapporo, Japan
Ram Bahadur Khadka
Scientist – Plant Pathology, Nepal Agricultural Research Council (NARC)
Kathmandu, Nepal
Suomeng Dong
Professor and Deputy Dean, Plant Protection College, Nanjing Agriculture University
Nanjing, China
Francois Serneels
Retired scientist of Carah, Agri-Food Center of Hainaut Province
Hainaut, Belgium
Ani Widiastuti
Plant Pathologist, Dept. of Plant Protection, Fac. of Agriculture, Universitas Gadjah Mada
Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Meet the AsiaBlight Regional Representatives 2024-2026
Mohammad Rashidul Islam
Professor, Department of Plant Pathology, Bangladesh Agricultural University
Mymensingh, Bangladesh
Ugyen Dorji
Program Officer, National Plant Protection Centre Department of Agriculture Ministry of Agriculture & Livestock
Thimphu, Bhutan
Xingbin Che
Plant Pathologist, Chongqing Plant Protection Institute
Chongqing, China
Zurab Khidesheli
Head of Research, Department of Integrated Pest Management, Scientific Research Center of Agriculture
Tbilissi, Georgia
Sanjoy Guha Roy
Professor, Department of Botany, West Bengal State University
Bārāsat, India
Ani Widiastuti
Plant Pathologist, Dept. of Plant Protection, Fac. of Agriculture, Universitas Gadjah Mada
Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Seishi Akino
Professor Plant Pathology, Hokkaido University
Sapporo, Japan
Vadim Khassanov
S. Seifullin Kazakh Agrotechnical Research University
Astana, Kazakhstan
Outhai Soukkhy
Director, Northern Agriculture and Forestry College
Luang Prabang, Laos
Sivanaswari Chalaparmal
Scientist, Malaysian Agriculture Research and Development Institute (MARDI)
Selangor, Malaysia
Ram Bahadur Khadka
Scientist – Plant Pathology, Nepal Agricultural Research Council (NARC)
Kathmandu, Nepal
Waqas Raza
Professor, University of Sargodha
Punjab Pakistan
Jennie Balao
Science Research Specialist and Division Chief – Crop Management and Seed Production Division, Northern Philippines Root Crops Research and Training Center
Benguet, Philippines
Jeomsoon Kim
Plant Pathologist, Highland Agriculture Research Institute, National Institute of Crop Science
Republic of Korea
Saltanat Mambetova
Assistant Professor, Dept. Earth and Environmental Science , University of Central Asia
Khorog, Tajikistan Also representing Kyrgyzstan
Wiphawee Leesutthiphonchai
University Lecturer, Plant Pathology Department Faculty of Agriculture, Kasetsart University
Bangkok, Thailand
Pham Thi Thu Huong
Agricultural Researcher, Field Crops Research Institute
Hai Duong, Vietnam
Sunil Chaudhari
Associate Scientist, Potato Breeding and Product Development
CIP-Vietnam, International Potato Center, Hanoi, Vietnam
CIP, International Potato Center, Lima, Peru
CIP-CCCAP, International Potato Center, China Center for Asia Pacific
CIP-Sub-Saharan Africa, International Potato Center, Nairobi, Kenya
Mymensingh, Bangladesh
Bārāsat, India
Sapporo, Japan
Kathmandu, Nepal
Hainaut, Belgium
Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Thimphu, Bhutan
Tbilissi, Georgia
Astana, Kazakhstan
Luang Prabang, Laos
Selangor, Malaysia
Punjab Pakistan
Benguet, Philippines
Republic of Korea
Khorog, Tajikistan
Also representing Kyrgyzstan
Bangkok, Thailand
Hai Duong, Vietnam
Ithaca, United States