Dr. Nabieu Kamara joined SLARI since 2012 as a Rice Breeder with the Rokupr Agricultural Research Centre (RARC). Dr. Kamara holds a BSc (Hons) in Crop Science from Njala University, an MPhil in Agronomy (Plant Breeding) at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), and a PhD in Crop Genetics and Breeding from South China Agricultural University (SCAU). Dr. Kamara’s PhD research focused on Identification and Molecular Genetics of Fertility-Related Genes in Neo-tetraploid Rice. He also does research in Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Plant Science, Agronomy and Agricultural Science. Dr. Kamara also has key interests in Gene Editing, High Throughput Sequencing, Gene Regulation, Differential Gene Expression, Transcriptome Sequencing, Transcription Factor, QTL and Hybridization. Dr. Kamara is the SLARI focal person for Korea-Africa Food and Agriculture Cooperation Initiative (KAFACI), The Korea Partnership for Innovation of Agriculture (KOPIA) and The Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) for Rice and Maize. He is the head of the Crop Improvement Program (CIP) at RARC and he is currently working on multi-environmental for high yielding rice and hybrid maize trials for release and also working on Breeder and Foundation seed production of Rice and Maize to meet seed demand in Sierra Leone.