I am currently pursuing my PhD at the Quadram Institute Bioscience in Norwich, United Kingdom. My research focuses on assessing the techno-fucntional and nutritional properties of peas. This research has significant potential in promoting the utilization of nutritious plant-based proteins.

Sally Buck is a postdoctoral fellow with CSIRO, interested in the grain composition of chickpeas with a focus on protein content and quality. Characterising diverse chickpeas from around the world, she hopes to identify high value, high protein varieties and understand drivers of grain protein content. Her work aligns with CSIRO’s protein mission which aims to leverage increasing demand for protein products and ingredients to boost Australian industry. Originally from WA, Sally completed her undergraduate studies at the University of Western Australia and attained her PhD from the Australian National University.

Monique Chan-Huot (PhD.) defended her thesis at the Freie Universität Berlin, Germany in collaboration with the University of California Davis, USA in 2010. She coordinated the Center for Supramolecular Interactions in Berlin before starting a postdoctoral training in Paris, France. She then contributed to the private sector by scouting new technologies nurturing R&D strategies of major global companies, then worked in the IP law office Lavoix in Paris before joining the Groupe Nutriset as Head of Innovation. She strongly believes that innovation through all its forms, from technology scouting to implementing new ways of thinking in organizations, contributes to reaching the UN's Sustainable Development Goals. Currently, she has taken upon the challenge to build bridges between different fields of expertise (nutrition, agronomy, industry, health) from academic and private sectors to work together with humanitarian and development non-governmental entities in the aim to fight against malnutrition and thrive on sustainable solutions that have positive socio-economic impacts in countries exhibiting populations in need.

Yuefeng Guan has been a professor at Guangzhou University in China since 2022. He was a professor at Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University from 2014 to 2022. His research interests includes: 1) Developing soybean-optimized CRISPR/Cas9 tools. 2) Gene discovery and regulatory mechanism elucidation in symbiotic modulation. 3) Precision breeding of high-yielding, high-value, and more sustainable soybean. His research group has developed cutting-edge genome editing tools for legume and generated a series of soybean varieties for higher-yield and/or high-seed quality as food ingredients. He has published over 40 papers in journals like Nature Plants, Molecular Plant, and Nature Communications. Several of the genome editing soybean technologies have been patented and IP transferred to Biotech companies.

Gaofeng Zhou is a lupin geneticist. His research areas included DNA sequencing, genome assembly, QTL and GWAS analysis, gene fine mapping, VIGS and gene transformation in lupin. The traits include disease resistance, alkaloid gene regulations, seed coat thickness, and pod shattering.