Dr Victor Papin

Dr. Victor Papin is a postdoctoral researcher at The University of Queensland working in the Hickey Lab. His research focuses on improving crop breeding efficiency through advanced genomic and quantitative genetics approaches. He develops and applies haplotype stacking methodolgy to identify and combine favourable genomic regions that enhance yield, resilience, and sustainability in crops such as chickpea, lentil, and faba bean. Victor's work bridges applied breeding and theoretical genetics: he designs simulation pipelines to optimise crossing schemes and evaluates genomic selection (GBLUP, FA models, GP) across heterogeneous environments. His ultimate goal is to build integrative, data-driven strategies that enable sustainable genetic improvement under variable climates.