Lars Erik Thomsen
■ PhD Student
■ Research areas
Genomic prediction in sparsely tested multi-environmental field trials for applied breeding programs in winter oilseed rape.
Implementation of genomic prediction to increase yield stability and quality of winter oilseed rape against abiotic stress.
■ CV
| 2025–2028 | PhD Student |
| 2024–2025 | Research Assistant (NPZ Innovation GmbH, Holtsee, Germany) |
| 2022–2024 | M.Sc. Agricultural Sciences (University of Hohenheim) |
| 2018–2022 | B.Sc. Agriculture (University of Applied Sciences Kiel) |
| 2015–2018 | Plant Breeding Assistant (Norddeutsche Pflanzenzucht Hans-Georg Lembke KG, Holtsee, Germany) |
| 2013–2015 | Apprenticeship as a Plant Breeding Assistant |
■ Awards
1st Place - Wilhelm-Rimpau-Prize (DLG) - awarded for innovative and practice-relevant theses in plant production
■ Publications
Thomsen LE, Zhao Y, Avenhaus U, Reif JC, Gundala RR (2026) Integrating genomic predictions into an applied Central European wheat breeding program. Theorical and Applied Genetics 139:69
■ Contact
E-mail: lars.e.thomsen[at]agrar.uni-giessen.de
Phone: (0641) 99 37547
IFZ Room B208
LinkedIn: Lars Erik Thomsen