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“Advances in genomics are going to define the future of life on Earth and I am excited to be part of Genome BC’s efforts in catalyzing genomics driven innovation and its integration into society.”

Dr. Rahul Singh
Sector Manager, Agrifood and Natural Resources
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Dr. Rahul Singh manages the forestry portfolio for Genome BC and supports adoption of genomics driven technologies. A naturalist, Rahul is passionate about BC’s forest sector and is committed to help the sector in addressing current and future challenges, particularly the climate change.

Rahul plays a key role in facilitating partnerships between forest dependent industry and government with academic researchers, who can catalyze genomics driven innovations. He believes that these partnerships are critical to solving sector challenges, maintaining the forest sustainability and BC’s global leadership.

Before joining Genome BC, Rahul worked at UBC, where his research was focused on upgradation of lignocellulosic biomass for sustainable bioeconomy. Trained in microbiology, biochemistry and genomics, Rahul has authored 18 peer reviewed research articles and participated in several interdisciplinary and collaborative international projects. Rahul has a PhD (Microbiology) from University of Manitoba and a Graduate Certificate in Science and Technology Commercialization from Beedie School of Business.

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