Person

Lagudah, Evans

AO FAA

Occupation: Plant geneticist

Summary

Evans Lagudah is a plant geneticist who has made significant contributions to international agriculture with his research into rust-resistance in cereal crops. He has cloned genes associated with multi-pathogen resistance and immune receptors which have been incorporated into the world's leading wheat improvement programs. Lagudah is Chief Research Scientist with CSIRO Plant Industry, and Adjunct Professor in the School of Life and Environmental Sciences at the University of Sydney.

Details

Chronology

1988: Education - PhD, University of Melbourne
1995 - 1996: Career position - Associate Professor, University of Western Australia
2009 -: Career position - Lecturer and Mentor, Alliance for Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) PhD Program, West African Centre for Crop Improvement (WACCI), University of Ghana
2009 -: Career position - Visiting Professor, West African Centre for Crop Improvement (WACCI), University of Ghana
2013 -: Career position - Chief Research Scientist, Agriculture and Food, CSIRO Plant Industry
2013: Award - Co-recipient, Borlaug Global Rust Initiative Gene Stewardship Award
2016 -: Career position - Adjunct Professor, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Sydney
2017 -: Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA)
2017: Award - CSIRO Chairman's Medal for Science Excellence and Impact
2020: Award - WIT Mentor Award, Borlaug Global Rust Initiative
2021: Award - Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) - For distinguished service to agriculture and food science as a researcher in the area of wheat genetics

Related Corporate Bodies

Australian Academy of Science (1954 - )
Elected Fellow 2017; Member, Selection Committee for Plant Scientists, since 2018
CSIRO Division of Plant Industry (2008 - )
Chief Research Scientist, Agriculture and Food, 2013 -
The University of Sydney (1850 - )
Adjunct Professor, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, 2016 -

Published resources

Resources

Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q58648383. Details
VIAF - Virtual International Authority File, OCLC, https://viaf.org/viaf/317196463. Details
'Evans Lagudah - Citation at year of election, 2017', Fellows of the Academy, Australian Academy of Science, 2019, https://www.science.org.au/profile/evans-lagudah. Details

Helen Cohn

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