This document is a CV for Jeppe Reitan Andersen, who is currently a wheat breeder at Nordic Seed. The CV provides details on his education, professional positions, research focus, and publications. It summarizes that he has a PhD in plant molecular biology and genetics from the Danish Institute of Agricultural Sciences and is responsible for Nordic Seed's wheat breeding program, with a focus on developing high-yielding and disease-resistant wheat varieties for Denmark and Northern Europe. He has over 15 publications on topics related to flowering time control, vernalization response, and cell wall biosynthesis in grasses.

1. CV_Jeppe Reitan Andersen
Wheat Breeder, Nordic Seed A/S
Sofiehøj, Højbygårdvej 14, DK-4960 Holeby, Denmark
http://www.nordicseed.com/Jeppe-Reitan-Andersen
Jeppe Reitan Andersen
Tronagervej 5, DK-4242 Boeslunde, Denmark
Email: jeppereitan@gmail.com, Phone 2090 5407
Birth: 1974
Marital status: Married, three children.
Education:
2002-05 Danish Institute of Agricultural Sciences (DIAS)
Ph.D. - Plant molecular biology and plant genetics.
Thesis title: “Control of flowering time and vernalization
requirements in grasses”.
2000-02 Royal Veterinary & Agricultural University (RVAU)
M.Sc. - Agronomy/Plant Biotechnology.
Thesis title: “The RNase L inhibitor in plants - identification, cloning,
and characterisation in Arabidopsis thaliana and Nicotiana
benthamiana”.
1999-0 Cornell University, Dept. of Plant Breeding, NY, USA
Visiting Grad student.
1996-99 RVAU
B.A. - Molecular biology.
1994-95 Military Service.
Professional Positions:
2011- Wheat Breeder, Nordic Seed
2009-2010 Victorian AgriBiosciences Centre, La Trobe University, Melbourne,
Visiting Scientist.
2005-2011 Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, University of Aarhus
PostDoc/Project Scientist.
Profile:
I am responsible for the wheat breeding program at Nordic Seed, based in
Holeby, Lolland. My work mission is to develop and deliver high-yielding and
healthy wheat cultivars for agriculture in Denmark and Northern Europe.
Keywords: Breeding Programme Management, Team Leader, Communication,
Wheat, Seed, Yield potential, Quality, Disease resistance, Flowering time,
Vernalization, Molecular Genetics, Field trials

2. CV_Jeppe Reitan Andersen
2011- present
Development of superior wheat cultivars for wheat production in Denmark and
Northern Europe. This includes the overall responsibility for the wheat breeding
program at Nordic Seed, from initial crossing over subsequent generations of
testing and selection in field trials through to the identification of the few
superior lines which harbor the yield potential to become successful cultivars in
intensive agriculture. In addition, I am currently implementing molecular
markers to facilitate targeted characterization and selection at different steps of
the breeding program. The wheat breeding team employs three permanent
technicians and 5-10 additional field workers during peak season (June-
September). In addition we have close interactions with our seed- and quality
labs located at our station near Odder.
2005-2011
Identification and characterization of genes involved in cell wall biosynthesis in
model and crop plants. This included association mapping to identify causative
polymorphisms in several genes with established functions in lignin
biosynthesis in maize. One target of research was the laccase gene family for
which I, during a stay at the Victorian Agribiosciences Centre, Melbourne,
Australia, developed laccase RNAi transgenic plants for studying the functions
of laccases in the forage crop perennial ryegrass.
2002-2011
Identification and characterization of genes involved in flowering time control,
in particular the vernalization response, in perennial ryegrass and timothy. Two
genes, LpVRN1 and LpCO, were identified and shown to constitute two major
QTL for vernalization response in perennial ryegrass. The function of both genes
are conserved across grasses and our studies in timothy, one of the less-
described forage grasses, confirmed that in particular VRN1 is a key gene in the
vernalization response. In addition, we aimed at identifying the causative
polymorphisms in VRN1 and other vernalization response genes.
Invited Presentations:
• Identification and Molecular Characterization of the Vernalization
Response in Timothy. Forage and Turf Workshop, PAG. San Diego, USA,
January 2011
• Molecular Genetics for Improved Quality of Forage Grasses. AgResearch.
Palmerston North, New Zealand, March 2010
• Genomics and Vernalization Response of Perennial Ryegrass. Faculty of
Agricultural Science. Foulum, Denmark, November 2008
• Vernalization response in perennial ryegrass involves orthologues of
wheat VRN1 and rice Hd1. Plant Biotech Denmark Annual Meeting.
Copenhagen, Denmark. February 2006.
• Functional markers in plants – concept and development. Plant Breeding
Congress. Copenhagen, Denmark. January 2004.

3. CV_Jeppe Reitan Andersen
Publications:
17 Asp T, Gundlach H, Bruggmann R, Mayer KFX, Andersen JR, Xu M, Lübbertstedt T
(2011) Comparative sequence analysis of VRN1 alleles of Lolium perenne with the
colinear regions in barley, wheat, and rice. Molecular Genetics and Genomics 286: 433-
447
16 Fiil A, Jensen LB, Lübberstedt T, Fjellheim S, Andersen JR (2011) Vernalization
requirements and ploidy levels in a geographical wide collection of Timothy accessions.
Crop Science 51: 2689-2697
15 Rao RSP, Andersen JR, Dionisio G, Boelt B (2011) Fructan accumulation and
transcription of candidate genes during cold acclimation in three varieties of Poa
pratensis. Journal of Plant Physiology 168: 344-351
14 Fiil A, Lenk I, Petersen K, Jensen CS, Nielsen KK, Andersen JR, Lubberstedt T (2011)
Nucleotide diversity and linkage disequilibrium of nine genes with putative effects on
flowering time in perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.). Plant Science 180: 228-237
13 Seppänen MM, Pakarinen K, Jokela V, Andersen JR, Fiil A, Santanen A, Virkajärvi P
(2010) Vernalization response of Phleum pratense and relationship to canopy structure,
stem morphology and expression of VRN1 and VRN2. Annals of Botany 106: 697-707
12 Brenner EA, Chen Y, Zein I, Andersen JR, Wenzel G, Ouzunova M, Eder J, Darnhofer B,
Frei UK, Barriere Y, Lübberstedt T (2010) Polymorphisms in O-methyltransferase genes
are associated with stover cell wall digestibility in European maize (Zea mays L.). BMC
Plant Biology 10:27
11 Chen Y, Zein I, Brenner EA, Andersen JR, Landbeck M, Ouzunova M, Lübberstedt T
(2010) Polymorphisms in monolignol biosynthetic genes are associated with biomass
yield and agronomic traits in European maize (Zea mays L.). BMC Plant Biology 10:12
10 Andersen JR, Asp T, Lu Y, Kloiber-Maitz M, Ouzonova M, Lübberstedt T (2009)
Development and mapping of gene-tagged SNP markers in laccases of maize (Zea mays
L.). Plant Breeding 128: 423-425
9 Pedersen AJ, Andersen JR, Jensen LB, Lübberstedt T (2009) Molecular mechanisms of
vernalization response and their application in grass breeding. In: Application of
Genomics and Bioinformatics in Plants; G.P. Rao, C. Wagner & R.K. (eds.), Singh
Studium Press LLC, Texas, 311-341
8 Andersen JR, Zein I, Wenzel G, Krützfeldt B, Eder J, Ouzunova M, Lübberstedt T (2008)
Characterization of phenylpropanoid pathway genes within European maize (Zea mays
L.) inbreds. BMC Plant Biology 8:2
7 Andersen JR, Zein I, Wenzel G, Krützfeldt B, Eder J, Ouzunova M, Lübberstedt T (2007)
High levels of linkage disequilibrium and associations with forage quality at the
Phenylalanine Ammonia-Lyase locus in European maize (Zea mays L.) inbreds.
Theoretical and Applied Genetics 114: 307-319
6 Zein I, Wenzel G, Andersen JR, Lübberstedt T (2007) Low level of linkage disequilibrium
at the COMT (caffeic acid O-methyl transferase) locus in European maize (Zea mays L.).
Genetic resources and Crop Evolution. 54: 139-148
5 Andersen JR, Jensen LB, Asp T, Lübberstedt T (2006) Vernalization response in
perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne) involves orthologues of diploid wheat (Triticum
monococcum) VRN1 and rice (Oryza sativa) Hd1. Plant Molecular Biology 60: 481-494
4 Lübberstedt T, Zein I, Andersen JR, Wenzel G, Krützfeldt B, Eder J, Ouzunova M, Chun
S (2005) Development and application of functional markers in maize. Euphytica 146:
101-108
3 Andersen JR, Schrag T, Melchinger AE, Zein I, Lübberstedt T (2005) Validation of
Dwarf8 polymorphisms associated with flowering time in elite European inbred lines of
maize (Zea mays L.). Theoretical and Applied Genetics 111: 206:217
2 Jensen LB, Andersen JR, Frei U, Xing Y, Holm PB, Lübberstedt T (2005) QTL mapping
of vernalization response in perennial ryegrass reveals cosegregation with an orthologue
of wheat VRN1. Theoretical and Applied Genetics 110: 527-536
1 Andersen JR & Lübberstedt T (2003) Functional markers in plants. Trends in Plant
Science 8: 554-560