My professional interest is to help improve agricultural production and use research/breeding activities for the benefit of farmers and the agriculture industry. I am committed to develop superior soybean cultivars and germplasm for use by farmers and other stakeholders. I have participated in the development of 42 varieties (annually grown in > 10 million acres) and 13 germplasm lines, published >125 peer-reviewed publications (and additionally >150 conference/meeting abstracts or posters), served as a PI/co-PI on 55 funded projects from multiple sources, and given >65 invited talks nationally and internationally. My plant-breeding experience spans soybean, durum wheat, wheat, maize, oats, and barley.

I have co-authored textbook "Plant Breeding and Cultivar Development" (Academic Press, USA; 2021).

I lead a breeding, discovery and tool-development driven group, with an interest in using transcending approaches and research activities to prepare and promote the next generation of exceptionally capable and creative people who will work in inter- and trans-disciplinary teams to conduct critical research and establish productive breeding and research programs and pipelines.

Outside of work, I prefer to spend time with family and friends, traveling, food tasting, and watching sports. Favorite sports and teams: NFL; CFL (Saskatchewan Roughriders), MLB (Toronto Blue Jays), NHL (Toronto Maple Leafs), NBA (Toronto Raptors).