Rate My Professor Sultan Mia

Dr. Sultan Mia serves as Adjunct Associate Professor at Murdoch University within the Centre for Crop and Food Innovation, School of Agricultural Sciences. He holds the position of Research Scientist in Genetics and Genomics assisted breeding at the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD), Perth, Australia. Possessing over ten years of experience in plant genetics, genomics, and molecular breeding at national and international levels, Dr. Mia contributes significantly to crop improvement research. His academic journey includes a Doctor of Philosophy degree, supported by the Endeavour Postgraduate Scholarship from the Australian Government during his studies at the University of Western Australia. He also maintains an adjunct role as Senior Lecturer at the UWA Institute of Agriculture.

Dr. Mia's research centers on enhancing crop resilience to abiotic stresses such as drought, utilizing genomic tools and molecular markers. Key projects involve genomic characterization of apple mutants like Cripps Pink for breeding superior varieties, assessment of soil amelioration impacts on wheat growth, nutrition, weeds, and microbial communities, and genetic studies for metribuzin tolerance and root morphology in wheat. He collaborates on GRDC-funded initiatives and supervises PhD students investigating genetic loci for yield-related traits and drought tolerance in crops. Prominent publications encompass 'Root transcriptome profiling of contrasting wheat genotypes provides an insight to their adaptive strategies to water deficit' (Scientific Reports, 2020), 'Genome-wide association study of drought tolerance in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) identifies SNP markers and candidate genes' (2024), 'Response of wheat to post-anthesis water stress, and the role of three antioxidant enzymes' (2017), 'Transcriptome Analyses of Near Isogenic Lines Reveal Key Insights into Root Growth Habit in Wheat under Terminal Drought' (2022), 'Phenotypic and genotypic characterization of near-isogenic lines provides insights into the genetic architecture of wheat root morphology' (BMC Plant Biology, 2019), 'Genomic Regions, Molecular Markers, and Flanking Genes of Metribuzin Tolerance in Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)' (Frontiers in Plant Science, 2022), and 'Natural variation in the chickpea metabolome under drought stress' (2024). His work has garnered citations exceeding 250 across platforms.