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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