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Assoc Prof Sambasivam Periyannan

Name Sambasivam Periyannan
Position Associate Professor (Crop Molecular Genetics)
Section School of Agriculture and Environmental Science
Office T330 / P22113
Location Toowoomba Campus
Phone +61 7 4631 1502
Extension 1502
Email
Qualifications PhD Sydney

Biography

After completing PhD at the University of Sydney in 2011, I started as a postdoctoral fellow (2011-2016) at CSIRO, where I eventually became an independent scientist in 2016. Between 2017-2019, I took a secondment position at the Australian National University to complete ARC DECRA Fellowship. On return to CSIRO, I served as “Crop Resistance Genes” team leader from 2019 to 2021. My research interest includes plant molecular genetics and pathology, focusing on cereal crops and its diseases. Currently I also serve as a Senior Editor for Plant Disease and Associate Editor for BMC Biology, Frontiers in Plant Science and Plant-Environment Interactions journals.

Research Career


  • Transgenesis ( 300110 )
  • Genetically Modified Field Crops And Pasture ( 300105 )
  • Agricultural Biotechnology ( 300100 )
  • Agricultural Molecular Engineering Of Nucleic Acids And Proteins ( 300103 )
  • Crop And Pasture Protection (incl. Pests ( 300409 )
  • Crop And Pasture Production ( 300400 )
  • Crop And Pasture Improvement (incl. Selection And Breeding) ( 300406 )

Crop Genetics, Breeding, Plant Disease, Biotechnology and Molecular Biology


Adjunct Associate Professor at the University of Queensland, Australia


Board Member of the European and Mediterranean Cereal Rusts Foundation
Life Member of the International Society for Plant Pathology


  • Centre for Crop Health (CCH)

Supervision


  • Transgenesis ( 300110 )
  • Genetically Modified Field Crops And Pasture ( 300105 )
  • Agricultural Biotechnology ( 300100 )
  • Agricultural Molecular Engineering Of Nucleic Acids And Proteins ( 300103 )
  • Crop And Pasture Protection (incl. Pests ( 300409 )
  • Crop And Pasture Production ( 300400 )
  • Crop And Pasture Improvement (incl. Selection And Breeding) ( 300406 )