Our Researchers

Our Centre is an international collaboration of universities, government research agencies and the Australian grains sector’s key stakeholders in training, R&D, social engagement, responsible innovation, breeding, marketing and delivery.

We also have international partners in gene-editing, SynBio, crop breeding, and, other partnerships for co-developing deep technologies to transform the agriculture industry and global food security.

Centre Fellows

Executive

Dr Caitlin Byrt
Deputy Director – Research

Prof Tony Millar
Deputy Director – Training

Assoc. Prof Stuart Roy
Deputy Director – Industry

Prof. Rachel Ankeny

Social science representative

Prof Spencer Whitney

Training representative

Assoc. Prof Jenny Mortimer

Science representative

Chief Investigators

SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE GENETIC & FIELD TECHNOLOGIES FOR FUTURE CROPS

The ARC Training Centre for Accelerated Future Crops Development is funded by the Australian Research Council under the Industrial Transformation Training Hubs Program to run from 2022 to 2027.

It is a collaboration of universities, government research agencies and the Australian grains sector’s key stakeholders in training, R&D, social engagement, responsible innovation, breeding, marketing and delivery.

It also has international partners in gene-editing, SynBio, crop breeding, and, other partnerships for co-developing deep technologies to transform the agriculture industry and global food security.