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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2019-01-22 human Helen Cohn updated 2026-01-15 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P006212b.htm person Lagudah Evans AO FAA AACR2 Plant geneticist 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. 1988 1988 Education - Doctor of Philosophy (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 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 2017 Award - CSIRO Chairman's Medal for Science Excellence and Impact 2020 2020 Award - WIT Mentor Award, Borlaug Global Rust Initiative 2021 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 Australian Academy of Science (1954 - )

Elected Fellow 2017; Member, Selection Committee for Plant Scientists, since 2018

 The University of Sydney (1850 - )

Adjunct Professor, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, 2016 -

 CSIR/O Division of Plant Industry, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (1929 - c. 2014)

Chief Research Scientist, Agriculture and Food 2013 -

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