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By Alice McFarlane
New cereal crop research chair at USask
Aug 18, 2025 | 2:39 PM
A new position has been created at the University of Saskatchewan (USask) that will focus on variety development through applied genomics and pre-breeding strategies.
Dr. Valentyna Klymiuk, who grew up in Ukraine, earned a bachelor of science in biology, a master of science in biology and a PhD in hydrobiology from the Donetsk National University in Ukraine. She holds a second PhD from the University of Haifa in Israel, where she studied plant genetics, genomics, pathology, and use of wheat wild relatives to enhance wheat disease resistance.
Klymiuk has over 10 years of experience in genetics and genomics, specializing in wheat and its wild relatives. She will hold an assistant professor appointment in the College of Agriculture and Bioresources’ Department of Plant Sciences and CDC and will support undergraduate and graduate student training.
“My vision is to bridge advances in science and technology with applied crop breeding, contributing to the CDC’s mission of delivering superior wheat varieties that strengthen the resilience of the agricultural sector,” Klymiuk said.