Thomas Lübberstedt

KJ Frey Chair in Agronomy
Associate Professor
Director, Baker Center for Plant Breeding

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    Iowa State University
    Agronomy Department
    1204 Agronomy
    Ames, IA, 50011
    (515)294-5356
    thomasl@iastate.edu
I grew up on a horticultural farm (vegetables, ornamentals) in Hamburg, studied Agriculture, later Horticulture, and became attracted to Plant Breeding and Molecular Genetics. I believe that this is one of the most exciting scientific areas to date, due to the tremendous progress in plant genomic research and its impact on plant breeding. But also because plant breeding will remain one of the key disciplines to address major societal challenges, including feeding the growing human population, delivery of affordable high quality food and other products, and response to climate change ( incl. production of cellulosic biofuels).
Outside my ″work life″, I enjoy soccer, badminton, skating (with or without ice), swimming, chess / reading (history, philosophy) / travelling / being ″in family″…