Shahrokh Khanizadeh was born in
Kerman, Iran and moved to Tehran in 1965. After finishing high school at Firooz Bahram in
1971, he entered Tehran University and obtained a degree in agricultural engineering in
1975. In 1979, he moved to Montreal and graduated in 1983 with a M.Sc. in small fruit
culture and physiology from McGill University. During his studies he taught plant
physiology, pomology and statistics courses at McGill University. In 1989, he earned a
Ph.D. in tree fruit physiology from McGill and joined the Plant Science Department as a
Research Associate. He acted as a statistical consultant for Agriculture and Agri-Food
Canada (AAFC) during 1990-92 while completing his post-Doctoral research in plant
breeding. In 1992, he became an Assistant Professor at McGill University and also started
working part-time for AAFC as a plant breeder and physiologist. Three years later, he
accepted a full-time Research Scientist position at AAFC. Since 1992, he has released six
new strawberry cultivars (Chambly, Oka, Joliette, Lacadie and Yamaska) and has been
involved in naming two hardy scab resistant apple cultivars (Belmac and Primev�re). He
has created 8 computer software programs related to horticultural research and
development.
Shahrokh Khanizadeh was born in
Kerman, Iran and moved to Tehran in 1965. After finishing high school at Firooz Bahram in
1971, he entered Tehran University and obtained a degree in agricultural engineering in
1975. In 1979, he moved to Montreal and graduated in 1983 with a M.Sc. in small fruit
culture and physiology from McGill University. During his studies he taught plant
physiology, pomology and statistics courses at McGill University. In 1989, he earned a
Ph.D. in tree fruit physiology from McGill and joined the Plant Science Department as a
Research Associate. He acted as a statistical consultant for Agriculture and Agri-Food
Canada (AAFC) during 1990-92 while completing his post-Doctoral research in plant
breeding. In 1992, he became an Assistant Professor at McGill University and also started
working part-time for AAFC as a plant breeder and physiologist. Three years later, he
accepted a full-time Research Scientist position at AAFC. Since 1992, he has released six
new strawberry cultivars (Chambly, Oka, Joliette, Lacadie and Yamaska) and has been
involved in naming two hardy scab resistant apple cultivars (Belmac and Primev�re). He
has created 8 computer software programs related to horticultural research and
development.
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