Background
Castillo, Raul Oswaldo was born on August 28, 1957 in Biblian, Cañar, Ecuador. Son of Eliseo Jose and Rebeca (Torres) Castillo.
Castillo, Raul Oswaldo was born on August 28, 1957 in Biblian, Cañar, Ecuador. Son of Eliseo Jose and Rebeca (Torres) Castillo.
Bachelor of Science in Agronomy, University Central, Quito, Pichincha, 1982. Master of Science in Plant Biodiversity, University Birmingham, England, 1987. Doctor of Philosophy in Plant Genetics, University Wisconsin, 1995.
Teaching assistant, U. Control, Quito, Ecuador, 1978-1980; researcher, National Institute Agricultural Research, Quito, 1981-1990; head national department plant genetic resources, National Institute Agricultural Research, Quito, 1990-1991; head National Department Plant Genetic Resources and Biotechnology, National Institute Agricultural Research, Quito, 1991-1998; director sugarcane varieties development, Sugarcane Research Center Ecuador, Guayaquil, since 1998. International coordinator Andean Plant Genetic Resources Network. Consultant International Plant Genetic Resources Institute, Cali, Colombia, 1991, United Nations-Global Environmental Facility, New York City, 1994.
Member Crop Science Society, Botanical Society of America, Plant Molecular Biology School.
Married Anabel Mora; children: Anabel, Sofia, Alejandra.