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45 and Cercospora diseases. Anthurium varieties that combine resistance to bacterial blight with bacterial leaf spot resistance are being evaluated for release. Tomato varieties with high levels of resistance to begomoviruses have been identified. Selected publications Hosein F. Lennon A.M. and Umaharan P. Optimisation of an Agrobacterium-mediated transient assay for gene expression studies in Anthurium andraeanum. J.Amer.Soc.Hort.Sci. 2012 137 263-272. Gopaulchan D. Lennon A.M. Umaharan P. Identification of reference genes for expression studies using Quantitative Real- Time RT-PCR in Anthurium andraeanum Hort.. Scientia Horticultu- rae20131531-7. Motilal L.A. Zhang D. Mischke S. Meinhardt L.W. Umaharan P. 2013. Microsatellite-aided detection of genetic redundancy improves management of the International Cocoa Genebank Trinidad.Tree Genetics Genomes201391395-1411. d studying the genetics of resistance and e developing marker- assisted selection approaches or candidate gene-based approaches to identify resistance when required and e breeding new varieties utilising the sources of resistance identified. Highlights of the work on black-eyed pea and bodi Vigna unguiculata L.Walp include the breeding of varieties that combine resistance to cowpea severe mosaic virus CPSMV and Cercospora leaf spot diseases Pseudocercospora cruenta and Cercospora apii pseudonym cruenta. In tomato Prof.Umaharans work included the elucidation of the genetic nature of potato yellow mosaic virus developing diagnostic tests epidemiological studies identification of resistance and field evaluation of varieties that combine accept- able levels of resistance with good agronomical characteristics for release to farmers.In additionscreening methods were developed and the genetics of resistance to bacterial wilt Ralstonia solanacearum were studied. The focus on work carried out in Anthurium has been on resistance to two bacterial pathogens bacterial leaf blight caused by Xanthomonas axonopodis pv dieffenbachiae and bacterial leaf spot caused by Acidovorax anthuriiwhich together with the nema- tode Radopholus similes were responsible for the decline of the anthurium industry in the Caribbean and in other parts of the world. At present work on nematode resistance is underway with the objective of transferring resistance identified in local Caribbean pinks into elite varieties. These varieties provide an opportunity not only to revive the Caribbean Industry but also an opportunity to create a global tropical Anthurium planting material industry. Screening methods for and the genetic basis of resistance to blackpod and witches broom diseases in cocoa have also been determined and this will form the basis of the genomics studies presently underway. Biosafety Prof. Umaharan is a founding member of the national Biosafety Committee of Trinidad and Tobagoand the CARICOM-appointed Committee on Genetically Modified Organisms. At present he is serving as the technical lead in a US13 million regional project on Biosafety. Publications and Recognition Prof. Umaharan has graduated 16 PhD students and 10 MPhil students and has a number of other graduate students in various stages of completion. He has published over 100 publications in refereed journals has a patent pending and has developed and released eight varieties of bodi black-eyed pea pigeon pea and Anthurium varieties. He has won several awards including the Guardian Life Premium Teaching Award 2002 Best Researcher Award UWI St. Augustine-2003 CARDI Certificate of Excellence in Research 2005Vice-Chancellors 60 under 60 Award 2008WIPO Award for the Best Inventor 2012 Visionary Innovator National Award-2012 Campus Award for Most Impacting Research Project 2012 Best Research Team 2012 and Vice-Chancellors Award for Excellence Research -2013. NEW VARIETIES have been developed and released to farmers. Three dwarf photoperiod-insensitive pigeon pea varieties UW223. UW263 UW255. Three bodi varieties UW-Resist UW22 and UW27 that combine resistance to cowpea severe mosaic virus disease and Cercospora diseases. Two black-eyed pea varieties that combine resistance to cowpea severe mosaic virus disease