Dr. Guanqun (Gavin) Chen is an Associate Professor and Canada Research Chair in Plant Lipid Biotechnology in the Department of Agricultural, Food, and Nutritional Science at the University of Alberta, Canada. His research interests include expanding our understanding of storage lipid biosynthesis and developing biotechnological approaches to enhance oil yield and quality in both plants and microorganisms. This knowledge platform will further enable him to redesign lipid biosynthesis in these organisms, producing unusual fatty acids for applications in food, nutraceuticals, and industrial settings.

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