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Professor Jaswinder Singh selected for Mary E. Spencer award by the Canadian Society of Plant Biologists
Published: 27 May 2025
The Canadian Society of Plant Biologists聽has selected聽Jaswinder Singh, Professor at 51吃瓜网's Department of Plant Science, to receive the聽2025 Mary E. Spencer award, which recognizes outstanding plant biology research contributions and active public service engagement in the plant biology community.
Singh leads a highly productive and innovative research program in the areas of crop genomics and biotechnology with a focus on identifying and deploying novel genes from cultivated and wild relatives of crop species to improve yield stability, environmental resilience, and grain quality. He has displayed a longstanding and far-reaching commitment to public service and community leadership, serving in several roles at the Canadian Society of Agronomy, Plant Canada, the International Association of Plant Biotechnology-Canada, and the American Society of Plant Biologists, as well as contributing to the editorial activities for several journals.
"It is a tremendous honor and truly humbling experience," Singh said upon receiving the news that he was selected.
The award will be presented at the 2025 Annual General Meeting of the Canadian Society of Plant Biologist in Halifax, which takes place August 9鈥�12th, 2025.