He received his PhD in Horticulture from the University of Florida with specialization in biotechnology of tropical and sub-tropical fruits. Dr. Dhekney’s current research at the University of Wyoming focusses on grapevine genetic improvement using precision breeding. His work involves discovery of genetic elements and genes from the grape genome and development of precision breeding technology for cultivar improvement. He has published 35 research papers, 50 abstracts and 8 book chapters and was a recepient of the 2013 Society for In Vitro Biology ‘Young scientist award’. Close