b'PLANT BREEDERLogan Skori, co-founder of AgGene which increases plant protein content in a greenhouse. PHOTO: RILEY BRANDT, UNIVERSITY OF CALGARYBoostingLOGAN SKORI WASNT exactly sure what he wanted to be when he grew up. His family had a grain farm near Kinsella, Alta., which he worked on. When he graduated high school Protein he went to the University of Calgary (U of C), but he was more focused on playing baseball there.As his studies drew to a close, he found himself becoming more interested in biology. Skori first thought he could possibly go to medical school, but in his third year of school, plants caught his attention. He had worked summer jobs at Crop Production Services and Viterra, so his newfound interest Logan Skori is working to increase seemed to make sense. Following university he accepted a job with Crop Production Services as a crop production advisor.the protein content on crops acrossI got to see a lot of the challenges that farmers and the plants face during the growing season. And I think at the end of the the Prairies. day, that was kind of what motivated me to go and do grad studies with a focus on biotech, Skori explains in a phone interview.Skori found himself back at U of C for his PhD studies. While working on his PhD research he discovered a way to boost the protein content in canola. My studies have given me an opportunity to take a plant and try to optimize it to grow better in its environment, but also, 20seed.ab.ca'