News

World Coffee Research is pleased to announce the appointment of Patricia Klein, Ph.D., to the position of molecular biologist in coffee genetic diversity and genomic selection. Dr. Klein is an Associate Professor and the Associate Head for Graduate Programs in the Department of Horticultural Sciences at Texas A&M University.

The September 2015 of National Geographic Magazine looks at the expected impacts of climate change on coffee through the lens of the 2012-2013 coffee leaf rust outbreak. The article cites David Laughlin, WCR’s Coffee Rust Project Director.