Professor Matthew Morell, Director of UQ’s Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI) joined the UniQuest Board in August 2021. Over the past seven years, Professor Morell led research at the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) based in the Philippines. Before joining IRRI, Professor Morell worked for 17 years at CSIRO. His work at CSIRO resulted in the formation of two spin-off companies that have commercialised novel grains delivering human health benefits.