Professor Mohan Singh is Professor of Agri-Food Biotechnology in the Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences at the University of Melbourne, affiliated with the School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences. He serves as Director (Learning and Teaching Strategy) for the School of Agriculture and Food. Singh holds a PhD and a Bachelor's Degree (Honours) from Punjab Agricultural University. His research centers on plant molecular biology and biotechnology, encompassing plant reproductive biology, crop biotechnology, molecular allergology, heat stress responses, non-coding RNAs, pollen development, and allergen characterization. Current projects include breeding smaller soybean plants to maintain yields under climate change, understanding extreme heat effects on plant genetics for resilient crop development, and quinoa flowering informed by Andean traditional knowledge. He coordinates the interdisciplinary undergraduate series 'Food for a Healthy Planet,' covering climate change, food security, genetic modification of food plants and animals, global health challenges, and sustainable agriculture. Singh has delivered community presentations on biotechnology implications for agriculture and human health, along with radio and television interviews in Australian and international media.

Over his career at the University of Melbourne, Professor Singh has published more than 175 papers in international refereed journals and 50 book chapters, and is inventor on over 50 patent applications. Key publications include 'Engineered forms of major grass pollen allergens as candidate vaccines for grass pollen allergy' (2002), 'A Genome-Wide Survey of Imprinted Genes in Rice Seeds Reveals Imprinting Largely Restricted to Specific Regions' (2011), 'Comparative and Evolutionary Analysis of Grass Pollen Allergens Reveals High Frequency of Silent Mutations and Differential Antibody Recognition' (2016), 'Overexpression of PIF4 affects plant morphology and accelerates reproductive phase transitions in soybean' (2021), and 'Deciphering the Vulnerability of Pollen to Heat Stress for Securing Crop Yields in a Warming Climate' (2024). His contributions have been recognized with the Frederick White Prize from the Australian Academy of Science and the CSIRO Medal for research achievements in grass pollen allergens.

Professional Email: mohan@unimelb.edu.au