Dr. Mohsen Mohammadi's training involved field-based and genome-wide prediction based plant breeding. He completed a PhD degree in plant molecular biology of drought response in wheat root, where he identified novel dehydration responsive genes in wheat roots using global transcriptional profiling.

At Purdue Agronomy, his role is to provide a learning environment for genetics, quantitative genetics, and plant breeding. His research involves genetics of (and breeding for) root and yield-related traits. In particular, Dr. Mohammadi uses genome-wide association studies (GWAS) and large-scale -omics approaches to identify candidate genes with implications in root development and yield formation in wheat.

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Niels Steigenga is pursuing a career in Plant Breeding R&D for a sustainable future. After earning a MSc degree at Wageningen University & Research (WUR) in 2021, he became a graduate student at the Department of Agronomy in 2022. These are major milestones in his life, and he is looking forward to what comes next.

Inspiration: Norman E. Borlaug and Nikolai I. Vavilov. Former Education: MSc Plant Biotechnology, Specialisation Plant Breeding and Pathology, at WUR.