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January
Dr. A. Karthikeyan joined as consultant, T.T. Chang Genetic Resources Center. Dr. A.N. Singh joined as consultant, Plant Breeding, Genetics, and Biotechnology Division. Dr. Phan Hieu Hien joined as consultant, Crop and Environmental Sciences Division. Dr. Yolanda Garcia joined as consultant, Plant Breeding, Genetics, and Biotechnology Division. Dr. Ho Van Chien joined as consultant, Crop and Environmental Sciences Division. Mr. Jason Beebout joined as collaborative research scientist, Crop and Environmental Sciences Division. Dr. M.V.R Murty joined as consultant, Crop and Environmental Sciences Division. Dr. Randolph Barker joined as consultant, Social Sciences Division. Dr. Jung-Pil Suh joined as visiting research fellow, Plant Breeding, Genetics, and Biotechnology Division. Atty. Walfrido Gloria joined as consultant, Legal Services. Dr. Yang Hu joined as visiting research fellow, Crop and Environmental Sciences Division, and left after completion of his assignment. Dr. A.K. Mottaleb, consultant, Social Sciences Division, left after completion of his assignment. Dr. Vladimir Mariano, consultant, T.T. Chang Genetic Resources Center, left after completion of his assignment. Ms. Minu Jhunjhunwala, consultant, Human Resource Services, left after completion of her assignment.

Dr. Prasun Kumar Das joined as consultant, Social Sciences Division. Dr. Rosalyn Shim joined as visiting research fellow, Plant Breeding, Genetics, and Biotechnology Division. Ms. Pichai Naseema Banu joined as consultant, T.T. Chang Genetic Resources Center. Dr. Baij Nath Singh joined as consultant, Plant Breeding, Genetics, and Biotechnology Division. Dr. Xinqi Li joined as visiting research fellow, Plant Breeding, Genetics, and Biotechnology Division. Mr. Ilkka Mattila joined as consultant, Plant Breeding, Genetics, and Biotechnology Division. Dr. Cathy A. Smith joined as consultant, Intellectual Property Management Unit. Ms. Sara van Gaalen joined as consultant, Human Resource Services. Prof. Werner Muhlbauer joined as consultant, Crop and Environmental Sciences Division. Mr. Ji-Yoon Lee joined as visiting research fellow, Plant Breeding, Genetics, and Biotechnology Division. Mr. La Pham Lan joined as consultant, Crop and Environmental Sciences Division. Dr. Perigio Francisco Jr., consultant, Plant Breeding, Genetics, and Biotechnology Division, left after completion of his assignment.

February
Mr. Abu Nasar Mahfuzur Rahman joined as consultant, Social Sciences Division. Mr. Fei Qiao joined as visiting research fellow, Crop and Environmental Sciences Division. Mr. Adham Nugraha joined as consultant, Crop and Environmental Sciences Division. Dr. Melissa Fitzgerald joined as consultant, Office of the Deputy Director General for Research. Mr. Woo-Jae Kim joined as visiting research fellow, Plant Breeding, Genetics, and Biotechnology Division. Ms. Maximina Lantican joined as consultant, Social Sciences Division. Dr. John Damien Platten joined as collaborative research scientist, Crop and Environmental Sciences Division. Dr. Alberto Barrion joined as consultant, Crop and Environmental Sciences Division. Dr. Rajshree Bedamatta joined as consultant, Social Sciences Division.

March
Dr. Jagadish Timsina joined as consultant, Crop and Environmental Sciences Division. Dr. Perigio Francisco Jr. joined as visiting research fellow, Plant Breeding, Genetics, and Biotechnology Division.

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Staff changes in 2012 Dr. Tan Keng Hong joined as consultant, Crop and Environmental Sciences Division. Dr. Larry Wong joined as consultant, Crop and Environmental Sciences Division. Dr. Zhongxian Lu joined as consultant, Crop and Environmental Sciences Division. Dr. Monina Escalada joined as consultant, Crop and Environmental Sciences Division. Dr. Yoshiro Okamato joined as visiting research fellow, Plant Breeding, Genetics, and Biotechnology Division. Mr. U Than Aye joined as consultant, Crop and Environment Sciences Division. Mr. Oliver Fried joined as collaborative research fellow, Crop and Environmental Sciences Division. Dr. Ho Van Chien, consultant, Crop and Environmental Sciences Division, left after completion of his assignment. Dr. Jung-Pil Suh, visiting research fellow, Plant Breeding, Genetics, and Biotechnology Division, left after completion of his assignment. Dr. Guifu Liu, consultant Plant Breeding, Genetics, and Biotechnology Division, left after completion of his assignment. Mr. Adham Nugraha, consultant, Crop and Environmental Sciences Division, left after completion of his assignment. Mr. Pingyang Zhu, collaborative research fellow, Crop and Environmental Sciences Division, left after completion of his assignment. Dr. Andi Hasanuddin, consultant, Crop and Environmental Sciences Division, left after completion of his assignment. Ms. Maximina Lantican, consultant, Social Sciences Division, left after completion of her assignment.

April
Dr. Myo Aung Kyaw joined as consultant, Crop and Environmental Sciences Division. Mr. Zhaoming Chen joined as consultant, Plant Breeding, Genetics, and Biotechnology Division. Dr. Jian-Long Xu joined as consultant, Plant Breeding, Genetics, and Biotechnology Division. Ms. Fay Haverkort joined as collaborative research fellow, Crop and Environmental Sciences Division. Dr. Richard Bruskiewich joined as consultant, Social Sciences Division. Dr. Thomas R.D. Weaver joined as consultant, Crop and Environmental Sciences Division. Mr. Alexis Beaurepaire joined as collaborative research fellow, Crop and Environmental Sciences Division. Ms. Annika Louise Hass joined as collaborative research fellow, Crop and Environmental Sciences Division. Mr. Bernhard Liese joined as collaborative research fellow, Crop and Environmental Sciences Division. Ms. Christina Sann joined as collaborative research fellow, Crop and Environmental Sciences Division. Mr. Nguyen Van Ngoc joined as consultant, Crop and Environmental Sciences Division. Dr. M.V. Trinh joined as consultant, Crop and Environmental Sciences Division. Dr. Tri Deri Setiyono, collaborative research scientist, Crop and Environmental Sciences Division, left after completion of his assignment. Dr. Cathy Smith, consultant, Intellectual Property Management Unit, left after completion of her assignment.

Dr. Randolph Barker, consultant, Social Sciences Division, left after completion of his assignment. Dr. William Padolina, consultant, Office of the Director General, left after completion of his assignment. Dr. Xinqi Li, visiting research fellow, Plant Breeding, Genetics, and Biotechnology Division, left after completion of his assignment. Mr. Hyun-Su Park, visiting research fellow, Plant Breeding, Genetics, and Biotechnology Division, left after completion of his assignment. Mr. Woo-Jae Kim, visiting research fellow, Plant Breeding, Genetics, and Biotechnology Division, left after completion of his assignment. Dr. B.N. Singh, consultant, Plant Breeding, Genetics, and Biotechnology Division, left after completion of his assignment. Dr. Ahmad Salahuddin, consultant, Training Center, left after completion of his assignment. Dr. Nguyen Thi Duong Nga, consultant, Crop and Environmental Sciences Division, left after completion of his assignment. Dr. Guanghua Wang, visiting research fellow, Crop and Environmental Sciences Division, left after completion of his assignment. Dr. Dominggus Malle, consultant, Crop and Environmental Sciences Division, left after completion of his assignment.

May
Dr. Luftul Hassan joined as consultant, Plant Breeding, Genetics and Biotechnology Division. Dr. Ahmad Salahuddin rejoined as consultant, Training Center. Mr. John Lacy joined as consultant, Training Center.

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Staff changes in 2012 Dr. Hardeep Kumar joined as consultant, Crop and Environmental Sciences Division. Mr. Woon-Chul Shin joined as visiting research fellow, Plant Breeding, Genetics, and Biotechnology Division. Ms. Sampriti Baruah joined as consultant, Social Sciences Division. Mrs. Ilwa Dobermann joined as consultant, Human Resource Services. Ms. Anja Schmidt joined as collaborative research fellow, Crop and Environmental Sciences Division. Ms. Janina Schneiker joined as collaborative research fellow, Crop and Environmental Sciences Division. Ms. Loretta Mary Hempsall joined as manager, corporate services, IRRI-Bangladesh Office. Dr. Niamh Quinn joined as consultant, Crop and Environmental Sciences Division. Dr. Nguyen Thi Duong Nga joined as consultant, Social Sciences Division. Mr. Alexander Cosico joined as consultant, T.T. Chang Genetic Resources Center. Mr. Ji-Yoon Lee, visiting research fellow, Plant Breeding, Genetics, and Biotechnology Division, left after completion of his assignment. Dr. Jian-Long Xu, consultant, Plant Breeding, Genetics, and Biotechnology Division, left after completion of his assignment. Dr. M.V.R. Murty, consultant, Crop and Environmental Sciences Division, left after completion of his assignment. Mr. Oliver Fried, collaborative research fellow, Crop and Environmental Sciences Division, left after completion of his assignment. Mr. Alexis Beaurepaire, collaborative research fellow, Crop and Environmental Sciences Division left after completion of his assignment. Dr. Dominggus Malle joined as consultant, Crop and Environmental Sciences Division, and left after completion of his assignment. Mr. Tan Keng Hong, consultant, Crop and Environmental Sciences Division, left after completion of his assignment. Dr. Zhongxian Lu, consultant, Crop and Environmental Sciences Division, left after completion of his assignment. Dr. Larry Wong, consultant, Crop and Environmental Sciences Division, left after completion of his assignment. Dr. Antonio Contreras, consultant, Social Sciences Division, left after completion of his assignment. Dr. Richard Bruskiewich, consultant, Social Sciences Division, left after completion of his assignment. Dr. Joseph Balagtas, visiting research fellow, Social Sciences Division, left after completion of his assignment. Dr. Rosalyn Shim, visiting research fellow, Plant Breeding, Genetics, and Biotechnology Division, left after completion of her assignment. Mrs. Ilwa Dobermann, consultant, Human Resource Services, left after completion of her assignment. Mr. Jason Beebout, collaborative research scientist, Crop and Environmental Sciences Division, left after completion of his assignment. Mr. U Than Aye, consultant, Crop and Environmental Sciences Division, left after completion of his assignment. Dr. Nwakaego Uzokwe, consultant, Plant Breeding, Genetics and Biotechnology Division, left after completion of her assignment. Mr. Thomas Weaver, consultant, Crop and Environmental Sciences Division, left after completion of his assignment. Dr. Rajshree Bedamatta, consultant, Social Sciences Division, left after completion of his assignment. Dr. Prasun Kumar Das, consultant, Social Sciences Division, left after completion of his assignment. Dr. Hongxia Hua, collaborative research fellow, Crop and Environmental Sciences Division, left after completion of his assignment.

June
Mr. Nico Radermacher joined as collaborative research fellow, Crop and Environmental Sciences Division. Mr. Joshua M.R. Bryant joined as consultant, CSISA, IRRI- Bangladesh Office. Dr. Nikolaos Tsakirpaloglou joined as visiting research fellow, Plant Breeding, Genetics and Biotechnology Division. Dr. M.V.R. Murty rejoined as consultant, Crop and Environmental Sciences Division. Dr. Zahirul Islam joined as consultant, Crop and Environmental Sciences Division. Dr. Adrienne Martin joined as consultant (IRRC reviewer), Crop and Environmental Sciences Division. Dr. Roderick Rejesus joined as consultant (IRRC reviewer), Crop and Environmental Sciences Division. Dr. Phrek Gypmantasiri joined as consultant (IRRC reviewer), Crop and Environmental Sciences Division.

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Staff changes in 2012

July
Dr. Sang-Ho Chu joined as visiting research fellow, Plant Breeding, Genetics, and Biotechnology Division. Dr. Pradeep Man Tulachan joined as consultant, CSISA, IRRI-Bangladesh Office. Dr. Aan Andang Daradjat joined as consultant, Social Sciences Division. Dr. Francisco Datar joined as consultant, Social Sciences Division. Mr. Chuba Toshisangba joined as visiting research fellow, Plant Breeding, Genetics, and Biotechnology Division. Ms. Hycintha Fernandes joined as consultant, IRRI-ESARO. Dr. Mrinmoy G. Neogi joined as consultant, Plant Breeding, Genetics, and Biotechnology Division. Dr. Md. Khairul Bashar joined as consultant, Plant Breeding, Genetics, and Biotechnology Division. Dr. Panchugopal Biswas joined as consultant, Plant Breeding, Genetics, and Biotechnology. Ms. Nicola Wunderlich joined as consultant, Training Center. Dr. Alexandre Grondin joined as visiting research fellow, Crop and Environmental Sciences Division. Dr. Yam Gaihre joined as visiting research fellow, Crop and Environmental Sciences Division. Dr. Ahmad Salahuddin, consultant, Training Center, left after completion of his assignment. Ms. Anja Schmidt, collaborative research fellow, Crop and Environmental Sciences Division, left after completion of her assignment. Dr. Nguyen Thi Duong Nga, consultant, Social Sciences Division, left after completion of his assignment.

Dr. Asa Jose Sajise, consultant, Crop and Environmental Sciences Division, left after completion of his assignment. Dr. Yolanda Garcia, consultant, Plant Breeding, Genetics and Biotechnology Division, left after completion of her assignment. Dr. Pradeep Man Tulachan, consultant, IRRIBangladesh Office, left after completion of his assignment. Ms. Christina Sann, collaborative research fellow, Crop and Environmental Sciences Division, left after completion of her assignment. Mr. Bernhard Liese, collaborative research fellow, Crop and Environmental Sciences Division, left after completion of his assignment. Ms. Annika Louise Hass, collaborative research fellow, Crop and Environmental Sciences Division, left after completion of her assignment.

Dr. M. Srinivas Rao joined as consultant, Office of the Deputy Director General for Research. Mr. U Than Aye joined as consultant, Crop and Environmental Sciences Division. Dr. Luftul Hassan, consultant, Plant Breeding, Genetics and Biotechnology, left after completion of his assignment. Dr. Xiu-Fang Ma, visiting research fellow, Plant Breeding, Genetics, and Biotechnology Division, left after completion of her assignment. Mr. Richard Maramis, consultant, Crop and Environmental Sciences Division, left after completion of his assignment. Mr. John Lacy, consultant, Training Center, left after completion of his assignment. Ms. Fay Haverkort, collaborative research fellow, Crop and Environmental Sciences Division, left after completion of her assignment. Ms. Janina Schneiker, collaborative research fellow, Crop and Environmental Sciences Division, left after completion of her assignment. Mr. Nico Radamacher, collaborative research fellow, Crop and Environmental Sciences Division, left after completion of his assignment. Atty. Walfido Gloria, consultant, Legal Services, left after completion of his assignment. Mr. Joshua Bryant, consultant, CSISA, IRRIBangladesh Office, left after completion of his assignment. Dr. Alexandre Grondin, visiting research fellow, Crop and Environmental Sciences Division, left after completion of his assignment.

August
Dr. Rudi Trijatmiko joined as visiting research fellow, Plant Breeding, Genetics, and Biotechnology Division. Ms. Katherine Nelson joined as consultant, Training Center. Dr. Satya Ranjan Das joined as consultant, Plant Breeding, Genetics, and Biotechnology Division. Dr. Romeo Labios joined as consultant, Plant Breeding, Genetics, and Biotechnology Division. Ms. Xiaojia Yin joined as visiting research fellow, C4 Rice Center. Ms. Anja Schmidt joined as collaborative research fellow, Crop and Environmental Sciences Division, and left after completion of her assignment. Mr. Lutz Neumetzler joined as visiting research fellow, Plant Breeding, Genetics, and Biotechnology Division.

September
Dr. Xinqi Li rejoined as visiting research fellow, Plant Breeding, Genetics, and Biotechnology Division. 4 of 6

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Staff changes in 2012 Ms. Minu Jhunjhunwala rejoined as consultant, Office of the Director for Management Services. Ms. Ellen Villate joined as consultant, Plant Breeding, Genetics, and Biotechnology Division. Dr. Ahmad Salahuddin rejoined as consultant, Training Center. Dr. Suyamto joined as consultant, Crop and Environmental Sciences Division. Dr. Mahyuddin Syam joined as consultant, Crop and Environmental Sciences Division. Dr. Sunendar Kartaatmadja joined as consultant, Crop and Environmental Sciences Division. Mr. La Pham Lan, consultant, Crop and Environmental Sciences Division, left after completion of his assignment. Dr. Monina Escalada, consultant, Crop and Environmental Sciences Division, left after completion of her assignment. Dr. Zahirul Islam, consultant, Crop and Environmental Sciences Division, left after completion of his assignment. Mr. Peter Fredenburg, consultant, Development Office, left after completion of his assignment. Dr. Woon-Chul Shin, visiting research fellow, Plant Breeding, Genetics, and Biotechnology Division, left after completion of his assignment. Dr. Jagadish Timsina, consultant, Crop and Environmental Sciences Division, left after completion of his assignment. Dr. Nhamo Nhamo, consultant, IRRI-ESARO, left after completion of his assignment. Dr. Aan Andang Daradjat, consultant, Social Sciences Division, left after completion of his assignment. Dr. Berta Miro, consultant, Crop and Environmental Sciences Division, left after completion of her assignment. Dr. Daisuke Fujita, visiting research fellow, Plant Breeding, Genetics, and Biotechnology Division, left after completion of his assignment. Genetics, and Biotechnology Division, left after completion of his assignment. Dr. Rudi Trijatmiko, visiting research fellow, Plant Breeding, Genetics, and Biotechnology Division, left after completion of his assignment. Mr. Lutz Neumetzler, visiting research fellow, Plant Breeding, Genetics, and Biotechnology Division, left after completion of his assignment. Dr. Satya Ranjan Das, consultant, Plant Breeding, Genetics, and Biotechnology Division, left after completion of his assignment. Dr. Francisco Datar, consultant, Social Sciences Division, left after completion of his assignment Mr. Ilkka Mattila, consultant, Plant Breeding, Genetics, and Biotechnology Division, left after completion of his assignment.

October
Dr. Joel Siopongco joined as consultant, Crop and Environmental Sciences Division. Dr. Shaik Meera joined as visiting research fellow, Training Center. Dr. Hiroyuki Yamada joined as consultant, Crop and Environmental Sciences Division. Dr. Steven Groot joined as visiting research fellow, T.T. Chang Genetic Resources Center. Dr. Kay Sumfleth joined as consultant, Crop and Environmental Sciences Division, and left after completion of his assignment. Mr. Joshua M.R. Bryant rejoined as consultant, CSISA, IRRI-Bangladesh Office. Dr. Georgina Vergara joined as consultant, Crop and Environmental Sciences Division. Dr. Monina Escalada rejoined as consultant, Crop and Environmental Sciences Division. Mr. John Lacy rejoined as consultant, Training Center. Mrs. Ilwa Dobermann rejoined as consultant, Human Resource Services. Ms. Anja Schmidt collaborative research scientist, Crop and Environmental Sciences Division, left after completion of her assignment. Dr. Shahidul Islam, collaborative research scientist, IRRI-Bangladesh Office, left after completion of his assignment. Dr. Parimal Sankar, collaborative research scientist, IRRI-Bangladesh Office, left after completion of his assignment. Dr. Tom Mew, consultant, Plant Breeding,

November
Ms. Liza Margaret Raitzer joined as consultant, Crop and Environmental Sciences Division. Mr. Prabhakar Vanam joined as consultant, Human Resource Services. Dr. Kay Sumfleth rejoined as consultant, Crop and Environmental Sciences Division. Dr. Changrong Ye rejoined as collaborative research scientist, Plant Breeding, Genetics, and Biotechnology Division. Dr. Ashok K. Mishra joined as consultant, Social Sciences Division. Mr. Robert Cherry joined as consultant, Office of the Deputy Director General for Management Services. Dr. Rina Opulencia joined as consultant, Plant Breeding, Genetics, and Biotechnology Division. Dr. Joseph Balagtas joined as consultant, Social Sciences Division. 5 of 6

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Staff changes in 2012 Mr. Eok-Keun Ahn joined as visiting research fellow, Plant Breeding, Genetics, and Biotechnology Division. Ms. Ai Chin Wee joined as consultant, Global Rice Science Partnership (GRiSP). Ms. Minu Jhunjhunwala consultant, Office of the Director for Management Services, left after completion of her assignment. Ms. Sampriti Baruah, consultant, Social Sciences Division, left after completion of her assignment. Dr. Phan Hieu Hien, consultant, Crop and Environmental Sciences Division, left after completion of his assignment. Dr. Xinqi Li, visiting research fellow, Plant Breeding, Genetics, and Biotechnology Division, left after completion of his assignment. Mr. Hardeep Kumar, consultant, Crop and Environmental Sciences Division, left after completion of his assignment. Dr. Rina B. Opulencia, consultant, Plant Breeding, Genetics, and Biotechnology Division, left after completion of her assignment. Mr. Jose Luis, consultant, Safety and Security Services, left after completion of his assignment. Mrs. Ilwa Dobermann, consultant, Human Resource Services, left after completion of her assignment. Dr. Athikkattuvalasu Karthikeyan, consultant, T.T. Chang Genetic Resources Center, left after completion of his assignment. Mr. Nguyen Van Ngoc, consultant, Crop and Environmental Sciences Division, left after completion of his assignment. Dr. Mangina Srinivas Rao, consultant, Office of the Deputy Director General for Research, left after completion of his assignment. Ms. Ellen Villate, consultant, Plant Breeding, Genetics, and Biotechnology Division, left after completion of her assignment. Dr. Suyamto, consultant, Crop and Environmental Sciences Division, left after completion of his assignment. Dr. Mahyuddin Syam, consultant, Crop and Environmental Sciences Division, left after completion of his assignment. Dr. Sunendar Kartaatmadya, consultant, Crop and Environmental Sciences Division, left after completion of his assignment. Dr. Joel Siopongco, consultant, Crop and Environmental Sciences Division, left after completion of his assignment. Dr. Monina Escalada, consultant, Crop and Environmental Sciences Division, left after completion of her assignment. Mr. John Lacy, consultant, Training Center, left after completion of his assignment.

December
Dr. Paul Fox joined as consultant, Office of the Deputy Director General for Research. Dr. Michael L.M. Joyce joined as consultant, Communication and Publications Services. Dr. Jung-Pil Suh joined as visiting research fellow, Plant Breeding, Genetics, and Biotechnology Division. Ms. Liza Margaret Raitzer, consultant, Crop and Environmental Sciences Division, left after completion of her assignment. Dr. Alberto Barrion, consultant, Crop and Environmental Sciences Division, left after completion of his assignment. Dr. T.P. Tuong, consultant, Crop and Environmental Sciences Division, left after completion of his assignment.

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