Episode Details

On this episode the STEMcast special release, we explore plant biology with Dr. Jaswinder Singh. Dr. Jaswinder Singh is an Associate Professor in the Department of Plant Science at McGill, specializing in genomics, molecular breeding, and biotechnology. He earned his PhD from the University of Sydney and completed postdoctoral studies at the University of California, Berkeley. His research involves epigenetic silencing reversal, novel barley genes linked to Pre-Harvest Sprouting, and cysteine- rich proteins, redox regulation and transcription factors involved in different plant phase transitions. Dr. Singh also directs the NSERC-CREATE program on Genome Editing and has received numerous accolades for his contributions to plant biology.