Editor Profile
Mohammad Pourkheirandish
University/Organization: University of Sydney
Country: Australia
Biography
Mohammad Pourkheirandish’s background is in cereal genetics, with emphasis on positional cloning of genes controlling natural variation for yield related traits. In 2004-2007, Mohammad had a project on comparative genomics and map-based cloning of six-rowed spike character in barley that structured his PhD dissertation received from the University of Tsukuba, Japan. He received a prize for outstanding graduate students (top 1% of PhD graduate) from the University of Tsukuba. In 2007, Mohammad won a highly competitive peer-reviewed research grant called JSPS that resulted in a publication in CELL. During his research in Japan, he basically focused on the genetic factors of floral development and inflorescence architecture in barley. In 2013-2015, Mohammad also worked on genetics of seed dormancy in barley. Mohammad joined the PBI in 2015 where he established research programs on the evolution of foliar rust resistance in Triticeae.
Research Interest
Mohammad is particularly interested in genetics of natural variation, crop evolution, divergence and adaptation. His experience in cereal genetics and genomics comes from participation in seven major projects leading to unraveling the genetic bases and physiological mechanisms underlying barley leaf rust resistance, non-brittle rachis, six-rowed spike, drought resistance, Cleistogamous flowering, seed dormancy and wheat yellow mosaic virus resistance.
Mohammad’s program is focused on the molecular dissection of mechanisms related to disease resistance in barley and oat. Understanding the molecular mechanism of resistance will help us for sustainable control of the ever-evolving disease such as rust.
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