Kent Bradford is an expert in identity preservation in agriculture. As the Director of the Seed Biotechnology Center, Bradford works closely with the seed and plant breeding industry to conduct research that facilitates breeding, cultivar development, seed production, and seed quality assessment and conservation. His research projects utilize genetic mutants, QTL analysis and related genetic, molecular, and genomic approaches.

Bradford earned his B.S. in biochemistry and his M.S. in horticulture from Michigan State University.