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Professor Paul Verma

Scientific Advisor

Professor Paul Verma is Program Leader, Livestock Sciences at the South Australian Research & Development Institute (SARDI), an Adjunct Professor at Monash University, and an Affiliate Professor at the University of Adelaide. With a PhD from the University of Adelaide, he is a reproductive biologist with over 30 years of experience, specialising in advanced reproductive technologies and research translation from humans to livestock.

Throughout his career, he has initiated and led research programs in both corporate and academic settings, notably at Monash, where he became one of the youngest professors in 2008, with his team reporting the first findings on livestock and endangered felid iPSCs. He currently leads livestock research at SARDI, has over 100 publications, holds several patents, and has been featured in Nature. He has edited three books for Springer Nature, New York, focusing on biotechniques to address livestock industry challenges. He collaborates internationally and received the Hind Rattan Award for his research contributions.