Silvia Restrepo Restrepo

Silvia Restrepo Restrepo (August 3, 1970, Bogota, Colombia) is a Colombian biologist, molecular biologist, and phytopathologist recognised for her investigations into different plant diseases, particularly in the Solanaceae Family. She also leads research about food safety and sustainable agriculture. In 2023, she was appointed as the first woman president of the Boyce Thompson Institute associated with Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. She is the former vice president of research and creation at Universidad de Los Andes.

She received the Ordre national du Mérite from the French Government in 2018, and the Jakob Eriksson Prize 2023 for her work in mycology and plant pathology in cassava and potato. Provided by Wikipedia