Currently Senior Genebank Curator at the Australian Grains Genebank, providing leadership in research and innovation to improve plant genetic resource conservation, management, and utilisation. Experienced across CIMMYT, The University of Queensland, and Clemson University in Plant Genetic Resoureces, Quantitative Genetics & Genomics, Crop Physiology, and Pre-breeding. Committed to translating genetic insights into practical outcomes that strengthen sustainable agriculture and global food security.
Editorial board
Associate Editor: Crop Science
Editorial Advisor: Plants, People, Planet
Review Editor: Frontiers in Plant Science
Recognition and awards
2021 - Editor's citation for excellence, Associate editor, Crop Science
2018 - Early Career Agricultural Scientist - Association of Agricultural Scientists of Indian Origin (AASIO), Crop Science Society of America, Baltomore Annual meeting.
Membership
American Society of Agronomy
Crop Science Society of America
Life member: Association of Agricultural Scientists of Indian Origin
Life member: Indian Society of Genetics and Plant Breeding