{"id":11943,"date":"2026-06-09T18:25:48","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T18:25:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.iita.org\/staff\/uwimana-brigitte\/"},"modified":"2026-08-17T09:32:16","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T09:32:16","slug":"uwimana-brigitte","status":"publish","type":"staff","link":"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/staff\/uwimana-brigitte\/","title":{"rendered":"Uwimana, Brigitte"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Brigitte Uwimana, de nationalit\u00e9 rwandaise, est une s\u00e9lectionneuse mol\u00e9culaire de bananiers. Brigitte a auparavant \u00e9t\u00e9 chercheuse associ\u00e9e \u00e0 l'Universit\u00e9 et au Centre de recherche de Wageningen, aux Pays-Bas. Auparavant, elle a travaill\u00e9 comme assistante de recherche \u00e0 l'Institut rwandais de recherche agronomique (2005-2011) et technicienne point focal pour le projet ISAR\/USAID\/CIAT de d\u00e9veloppement et de transfert de technologies agricoles, zone orientale, Rwanda (avril-octobre 2003). 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