Ajay Siluveru

Ajay is currently working as part of Dr. Noam Chayut’s group at the Germplasm Resources National Bioscience Research Infrastructure (GR-NBRI).

His work focuses on the conservation, characterization, and utilization of wheat genetic resources, with a particular emphasis on improving nutritional quality and applying genomics-driven approaches to crop research.

He contributes to several major projects within the team, including the Wheat Genetic Improvement Network (WGIN) (www.wgin.org.uk), where he collaborates on durum wheat genomics with CIMMYT, ICARDA, and AGIS. He is also involved in the Horizon Europe PRO -WILD project (https://www.pro-wild.eu/about.html), which protects, promotes the conservation and use of Crop Wild Relatives (CWRs). In addition, he supports GeneBank activities, ensuring the regeneration, curation, and global distribution of wheat germplasm to both academic and industry partners worldwide.

Alongside his research, Ajay plays an active role in training MSc and industry placement students in wheat research . This includes providing hands-on training in high-throughput phenotyping,  statistical data analysis, genomics, and genetic resource management, helping to build future capacity in crop science and plant breeding.