Nicholas Santantonio
Assistant Professor Of Small Grains Breeding And Genetics at Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, Virginia, United States
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Top SchoolNicholas Santantonio is an Assistant Professor of Small Grains Breeding and Genetics at Virginia Tech with a decade of experience in public plant breeding programs. He specializes in applied breeding and quantitative genetics, with deep expertise in genomic prediction/selection, QTL detection in polyploids, and integrating high-throughput phenotyping into operational breeding pipelines. His PhD work at Cornell on homeologous epistasis in allohexaploid wheat and MS research on drought productivity in alfalfa underpin a research program that spans theory to field-ready product development. At Cornell’s Robbins lab he contributed to breeding program optimization, bringing data-driven methods to accelerate genetic gain. He leads a multidisciplinary team of researchers and students, translating complex quantitative methods into pragmatic breeding decisions for small grains. Based in Blacksburg, VA, he combines rigorous academic training (PhD, MS) with hands-on field breeding experience that keeps models grounded in real-world agronomy.
9 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (M.S.), Plant and Environmental Sciences, 4.0, Master of Science (M.S.), Plant and Environmental Sciences, 4.0 at New Mexico State UniversityDoctor of Philosophy (PhD), Plant Breeding and Genetics, 3.96, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Plant Breeding and Genetics, 3.96 at Cornell UniversityProgramming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
nsantantonio/ColoradoStateQG
Feb 2020 - Feb 2025
Contributions:17 pushes, 1 branch in 5 years
nsantantonio/cornellForageRound2
Feb 2020 - Feb 2025
Contributions:5 pushes, 1 branch in 5 years
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