Philomin Juliana, India, received her PhD from Mark Sorrels lab. A wheat breeder at the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), her passion is evaluating innovative technologies for accelerating the rate of genetic gain in wheat. Philomin’s research involves identifying efficient strategies and the appropriate stage for implementing genomic selection and high-throughput phenotyping in CIMMYT’s bread wheat breeding program. Given the numerous challenges facing wheat, Philomin aspires to combat them with her research, determination and perseverance.