Dr. Mohsen Yoosefzadeh Najafabadi to lead research in plant breeding and computational biology

The U of G dry bean expert and professor in the Department of Plant Agriculture in the Ontario Agricultural College focuses on developing cultivars that provide significant benefits to farmers and growers.

Najafabadi was the first graduate student in the Department of Plant Agriculture to receive the D.F. Forster Medal. He also earned an Outstanding Staff Award as a research associate at the University of Guelph, and recently received the Young Scientist Award at the World Soybean Research Conference in Vienna.

"I leverage advanced technologies to enhance breeding efficiency and employ computational biology approaches to analyze and interpret the results more effectively," he says. "In doing so, I aim to create resilient and high-yielding dry bean varieties that meet the evolving needs of the agricultural community."

Read more on the U of G Ontario Agricultural College website: New Dry Bean Expert to Lead Research in Plant Breeding and Computational Biology