Steven Yates

Dr. Steven Yates is a Lecturer in the Department of Environmental Systems Science at ETH Zürich. His work focuses on plant genetics, genomic selection strategies, and environmental resilience in crop species. He specializes in leveraging genomic tools to improve crop breeding programs for traits like drought tolerance, disease resistance, and temperature adaptation.

Research interests include molecular mechanisms of plant-environment interactions, particularly stomatal biology, self-incompatibility systems in grasses, and integrative multi-environmental genomic prediction. His studies often involve collaborations with computational biologists and field scientists to address challenges in sustainable agriculture.

Recent publications highlight advancements in genomic selection for wheat and apple, bulked segregant analysis for bacterial wilt resistance, and novel insights into thermal time modeling for crop phenology. His work bridges fundamental plant biology with applied breeding solutions.

Awards: None explicitly listed in available texts. Active in grants related to crop genomics and field phenotyping, though specific funding details are not provided.

Labs/Teams: Involved in ETH Zürich's plant breeding and environmental systems research groups, focusing on genomic strategies for resilient crop varieties.