Dr. Paterne Agre is a Molecular Breeder and Bioinformatics Scientist at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Ibadan, Nigeria. His work focuses on applying bioinformatics and molecular tools to advance yam breeding programs. Dr. Agre specializes in plant breeding, data analysis, database management, genomic prediction and selection, QTL mapping, trait association analysis, and the development and deployment of molecular markers for yam breeding. He has co-authored over 80 publications, including book chapters, and serves as a board member of BMC Plant Biology and guest editor for Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems.
In February 2024, Dr. Agre received the prestigious AGBT award for his contributions to advancing genomic technologies in agriculture.
Before joining IITA, Dr. Agre led root and tuber crop breeding at the BIORAVE Lab, University of Abomey-Calavi, Benin Republic. He also held a faculty position at the University of Dassa-Zoumé, where he taught undergraduate courses in plant breeding, bioinformatics, and data analysis.