Born on 5 May 1969 in Shankarpura, District Gurdaspur, Dr. Prabhjodh Singh Sandhu earned his M.Sc. (Plant Pathology) in 1994 and joined Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) in 1996 as Assistant Professor at KVK, Kapurthala. He completed his Ph.D. in 2005, subsequently joining the Oilseed Research Group, Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics.With extensive experience in plant pathology research, extension, and education, Dr. Sandhu currently manages four research projects and has completed seven funded by DST, DBT, ICAR, and BBSRC UK. He identified the first resistance source to Sclerotinia rot in rapeseed–mustard and played a key role in phenotyping Brassica juncea introgression lines from wild species. He contributed to releasing white rust–resistant canola mustard variety RLC3 and hybrid RCH1, and registered two white rust resistance sources with ICAR-PGRC. He discovered Diplotaxis erucoides as a novel source of resistance to Alternaria blight and aided in releasing 18 oilseed crop varieties, including sesame, groundnut, and rapeseed–mustard. Dr. Sandhu has developed 21 disease management technologies for oilseeds and collaborated widely with national and international scientists. His team received the ICAR–Best AICRP Centre Award (2011–12). He has authored 61 research papers, 76 other publications, and 68 extension articles, delivered 41 TV/radio talks, 115 training lectures, and guided 8 M.Sc. and 3 Ph.D. students. A recipient of the Australian Government’s Endeavour Research Fellowship (2009) at the University of Western Australia, he has presented work in Germany, Canada, China, Czech Republic, and France. He is a Fellow of the Society for Rapeseed–Mustard Research and the Indian Society of Oilseeds Research. Beyond research, Dr. Sandhu served as PAU Security Officer for eight years and is currently President, Sports Committee, College of Agriculture, PAU, Ludhiana.