Natalia Fanega Sleziak

I'm a Biologist working for the Alliance of Bioversity and CIAT since August 2019 as a Research Associate, I'm part of the agrobiodiversity team located in Leuven, Belgium.
My tasks and responsibilities here include:
- Establishing cryopreservation protocols for different tropical crops.
- Maintaining our wild banana seed bank.
- Guiding and training master students, visiting researchers and trainees.
- Collaborating with different entities such as botanical gardens and seed banks on biodiversity measures.
- Responsible for our extensive in-vitro collection which includes: Banana, Coconut, Cassava, Sweet Potato, Taro, Dragon Fruit, Cacao, Coffee and Palms.