APBC 2025 COMMITTEE
APBC 2025 COMMITTEE
Thank you to our valued Committee Members for their contribution.
2025 Conference Chair
Prof Jacqui Batley
ARC Laureate Fellow,
University of Western Australia
University of Western Australia
2025 Secretary
Dr Aria Dolatabadian
Research Fellow,
University of Western Australia
University of Western Australia
2025 Theme Lead
Dr Mobashwer Alam
Senior Research Fellow,
Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation, The University of Queensland
Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation, The University of Queensland
2025 Theme Lead
Prof Lee Hickey
Director, ARC Training Centre in Predictive Breeding;
ARC Future Felllow,
Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation, The University of Queensland
Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation, The University of Queensland
Dr Rhys Copeland
Postdoctoral Research Associate,
Centre for Crop and Food Innovation,
Murdoch University
Murdoch University
Dr Alice Hayward
Senior Research Fellow,
Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and
Food Innovation, The University of Queensland
Yasmine Lam
Postdoctoral Research Fellow,
Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation, The University of Queensland
Dr Jodi Neal
Principal Plant Breeder,Queensland Department of Primary Industries
Director, Centre for Crop and Food Innovation; Director, State Agricultural Biotechnology Centre; Fellow of the Royal Society
Centre for Crop and Food Innovation, Murdoch University
Shanice Van Haeften
Postdoctoral Research Fellow,
Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation, The University of Queensland
Dr Thomas Bergmann Postdoctoral Research Fellow,
University of Western Australia
Dr Satish Kumar
Principal Scientist,
The New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research Limited