Career History

Prior to joining InterGrain, Dan worked at the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), based in Mexico. During his time (2008 – 2010) at the institute he focused on wheat physiology and was the lead investigator in a GCP funded project targeting the genetic dissection of drought and heat adaptive mechanisms in bread and durum wheat. Previous to this, he completed a post-doctoral fellowship at CSIRO, Canberra, where he was the durum pre-breeder (2006 – 2008). In his role, he focused on the integration of drought tolerance traits into locally adapted germplasm. Dan has a Bachelor of Agricultural Science (1st class Hons) and a PhD in molecular genetics and plant breeding from the University of Western Australia.

Career History

Prior to InterGrain, Chris worked as a wheat breeder for the Department of Agriculture and Food
WA. Before that he was a plant breeder with Grain Biotech Australia for two years. Before GBA,
he undertook PhD studies with the University of Sydney, based at CSIRO Canberra.

Varieties

Contributing breeder of:-

Wheat varieties - Magenta and Endure

Career History

Prior to InterGrain, Robin worked as a wheat breeder for the Agriculture and Food WA. Earlier
in his career Robin was wheat breeder andresearch associate at Roseworth Agricultural College
in South Australia.Completed BAgSc studies at University of Adelaide in 1971.

Varieties

Principal breeder of:-

Wheat varieties - Ajana, Arrino, Binnu, Camm, Carnamah, Cascades, Cunderdin, EGA Blanco,
EGA Bonnie Rock, EGA Castle Rock, EGA Eagle Rock, Endure, Magenta, Nyabing, Westonia
and Wyalkatchem.

Contributing breeder of:-

Wheat varieties - Bayonet, Blade, Dagger, Machete, Spear, Brookton, Datatine, Harrismith
and Tammin.

Career History

Prior to InterGrain, Robyn worked as a wheat breeder for the Department of Agriculture and
Food WA, firstly as oat breeder and triticale breeder in 1984 and oat and soft wheat breeder
in 1990. She became a fulltime wheat breeder in 2003, when rationalisation of oat breeding
in Australia resulted in the WA oat breeding program being merged with the SA oat breeding
program and relocated to South Australia. Undertook BAgSc and honours with the University
of Adelaide and PhD with University of Queensland. Completed Graduate Diploma in Computer
Science at Curtin University in 1997.

Varieties

Principal breeder of:-

Wheat varieties - Harrismith, EGA Jitarning, EGA 2248 and Bullaring;

Oat varieties - Hay, Kalgan, Dalyup, Yilgarn, Carrolup, Pallinup, Coomallo, Toodyay, Hotham, Vasse, Needilup, Wandering and Kojonup;

Triticale variety - Muir.

Contributing breeder of:-

Wheat varieties - Camm and EGA Castle Rock;

Oat varieties - Mortlock, Winjardie, Murray, Bandicoot, and Pert;

Barley varieties - Stirling, O'Connor, Moondyne, Onslow, Windich and Yagan.

Career History

Prior to InterGrain, Iain worked as a wheat breeder for the Department of Agriculture and Food
WA. Prior to that he completed BAgSc studies at Adelaide University and PhD studies at
Cambridge University. Completed Graduate Diploma in Computer Science at Curtin University
in 1997.

Varieties

Principal Breeder of:-

Wheat varieties - Amery, Bumper, Cadoux, Calingiri, Clearfield JNZ, Clearfield STL, Fortune,
Kalannie, Perenjori, Stretton, Tammarin Rock, Wilgoyne, Yandanooka, Zippy

Contributing breeder of:-

Wheat varieties - Brookton, Camm, Datatine, EGA Castle Rock

Career History

Prior to InterGrain, Reg Lance worked as a senior barley breeder with the Department of
Agriculture and Food (1994-2009). Before this, Reg was a barley breeder (1984-95) with the
University of Adelaide Waite Agricultural Research Institute’s Barley Improvement Program.
Reg undertook his BSc (Agric, Hons) at the University of Western Australia. Reg completed
his PhD in Agronomy and Soils at Washington State University in 1983; specialising in barley
breeding, genetics and malting quality. He spent time at the Carlsberg Research Laboratories’ Department of Brewing Chemistry as a post doctoral fellow (1983-84).

Principal Breeder of:-

Barley varieties - Baudin, Hamelin, Vlamingh, Roe, Hannan, Lockyer, and Sloop

Contributing breeder of:-

Barley varieties - Chebec, Dhow, Keel, Maritime, Gairdner, Fitzgerald, Molloy, and Doolup.