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Cameron Peace is a Professor of Tree Fruit Genetics at Washington State University (WSU), affiliated with the Department of Horticulture within the College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences. He leads the Washington Tree Fruit Genotyping Laboratory and serves as Co-Project Director for RosBREED, a $14.4M initiative enabling DNA-informed breeding in Rosaceae crops. His expertise spans genomic prediction, marker-assisted selection, and fruit quality genetics.
Education: Ph.D. in Horticultural Genetics (University of Queensland, Australia) and B.Sc. in Horticultural Science (University of Queensland). Research focuses on leveraging genomics to enhance tree fruit breeding, including disease resistance (e.g., fire blight, blue mold), fruit quality traits (acidity, soluble solids), and pedigree analysis in apples and cherries. He has pioneered SNP arrays for Prunus species and collaborates internationally on genomic resource development.
Leadership roles include managing the Breeding Information Management System, Pedigree-Based Analysis, and Genotyping Teams within RosBREED. His work integrates historical data with modern genomics to improve genetic gain and stability in sweet cherry fruit maturity predictions. Current projects emphasize cost-efficient DNA testing pipelines and validating QTLs across diverse germplasm.
