Sarah Turner-hissong
Sr Discovery Scientist at Bayer
Greater St. Louis United States
Summary
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Top SchoolSarah Turner-hissong is a senior discovery scientist at Bayer with nine years of experience applying population and quantitative genetics to crop origins, domestication, and trait improvement. She combines rigorous academic training (PhD in Plant Breeding and Plant Genetics) with industry R&D experience across Bayer, UC Davis, and university postdoctoral programs to translate demographic and genetic insights into breeding strategies. Her work blends statistical genetics, image-based phenotyping, and functional genomics to dissect complex traits and accelerate genetic gain. Notably, she has used diallel designs, QTL mapping, and image analysis in crops like carrot and pepper to link phenotype, genotype, and breeding utility. Based in Greater St. Louis, she brings both deep methodological skill and practical breeding perspective to trait discovery teams. Colleagues rely on her ability to integrate quantitative models with high-throughput phenotyping to inform selection and improvement pipelines.
9 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Plant Breeding and Plant Genetics, 4.0/4.0, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Plant Breeding and Plant Genetics, 4.0/4.0 at University of Wisconsin-MadisonMaster of Science (M.S.), Plant Breeding, 4.0/4.0, Master of Science (M.S.), Plant Breeding, 4.0/4.0 at Texas A&M UniversityUniversity of Missouri
Github Skills (21)
genome10
sequencing9
bioinformatics9
genomics9
science8
spark-ml8
spark7
gatk7
sequence6
ncbi6
apache-spark6
meta-analysis5
genetic4
minhash4
missing-data3
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
mishaploid/AA-GenomicPrediction
Mar 2019 - Sep 2020
Contributions:1 release, 75 commits, 31 pushes in 1 year 6 months
mishaploid/carrot-demography
Dec 2020 - Oct 2024
Contributions:17 pushes, 2 branches, 1 comment in 3 years 10 months
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