Thamara Hesselink

Thamara Hesselink is a Researcher at Wageningen University & Research, affiliated with the BIOS Applied Metabolic Systems group. Her work focuses on plant genetics and genomics, particularly in crops like tomatoes, okra, and roses.

• Research Interests: Genetic divergence, meiotic recombination, interspecific hybrids, allopolyploidy, structural variation, and genomic diversity in economically important plants.

Her recent publications highlight trends in analyzing recombination coldspots in tomato hybrids, genome architecture of allopolyploid okra, and structural variations in melons and their wild relatives. She contributes to advancing plant breeding techniques through genomic insights.