Helen Tai

Dr. Helen Tai is a Potato Genetics and Genomics Research Scientist with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada and an adjunct professor at University of New Brunswick, Laval University and Queen’s University in Canada. Dr. Tai’s research is focused on understanding genetic variation underlying traits in potato and Solanum wild relatives using transcriptomics, genomics and metabolomics approaches. She applies this information to developing genome-based methods for selecting improved potato varieties in breeding. Potato traits that Dr. Tai works on include glycoalkaloids, pest and pathogen resistance, sexual reproduction, nitrogen use efficiency, and tuber quality.