Carlos Cardon is a Postdoctoral associate at the Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetic and Genomics, on the UGA Tifton campus with Dr. Ozias-Akin’s group. Carlos earned his PhD in Plant Biotechnology from the Federal University of Lavras, Brazil while also spending time at the University of Guelph, Canada. Carlos’s thesis work was focused on gene regulation of plant reproduction, including work with different species such as Coffee, Sugar cane and the model Arabidopsis.
Carlos is a researcher passionate for science with hands-on experience in many levels of plant molecular laboratory techniques and bioinformatics, including performance, group coordination, research assistance, and experimental data analysis. Carlos is constantly looking for new opportunities that will contribute to his personal and professional life; he is focused on improving his career in molecular and computational biology, since he considers it a wonderful and exciting area while also being a powerful tool to help the world to drive the everyday challenges regarding the climate change and food supply.