James Dale (scientist)

Last updated

James Dale

AC
Born
James Langham Dale
NationalityAustralian
Alma mater University of Sydney
Awards
Scientific career
Institutions Queensland University of Technology

James Langham Dale AC is an Australian agricultural scientist. He is a professor in the Faculty of Science School of Biology & Environmental Science at Queensland University of Technology (QUT). [1]

Contents

Dale is best known for development of improved strains of bananas. [2] In 2021, his team earned recognition for a strain of Cavendish bananas resistant to Panama disease tropical race 4. [3]

Early life

Dale grew up in a harbour-side suburb of Sydney. He was more interested in sport than science until late in high school at Cranbrook School, Sydney. He then went to University of Sydney and on completion of his undergraduate degree, immediately continued into his PhD, supervised by plant virologist Adrian Gibbs, [4] and completed in 1975.

Research

In 2004, he led a team at QUT to apply for a grant from the Gates Foundation in conjunction with the National Agricultural Research Organisation of Uganda. The goal is to develop bananas, a staple crop in Uganda, to address nutrition deficiencies of Vitamin A and iron in Ugandan diets. The technology is developed in Australia, but transferred to Uganda to develop local expertise. [4]

Awards and honours

Related Research Articles

Queensland University of Technology (QUT) is a public research university located in the urban coastal city of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. QUT is located on two campuses in the Brisbane area viz. Gardens Point and Kelvin Grove. The university in its current form was founded in 1989, when the Queensland Institute of Technology (QIT) was made a university through the Queensland University of Technology Act 1988, with the resulting Queensland University of Technology beginning its operations from January 1989. In 1990, the Brisbane College of Advanced Education merged with QUT.

Ingrid Moses, an Australian academic and former university administrator, is an emeritus professor at the University of Canberra. After a long academic career in Australia, Moses served as the Chancellor of the University of Canberra between 2006 and 2011.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Margaret Gardner</span> Australian economist and Governor of Victoria

Margaret Elaine Gardner is an Australian academic, economist and university executive serving as the 30th and current governor of Victoria since August 2023. She was previously the vice-chancellor of Monash University from 2014 to 2023 and the president and vice-chancellor of RMIT University from 2005 to 2014.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Eureka Prizes</span> Annual prizes awarded by the Australian Museum

The Eureka Prizes are awarded annually by the Australian Museum, Sydney, to recognise individuals and organizations who have contributed to science and the understanding of science in Australia. They were founded in 1990 following a suggestion by science journalist Robyn Williams.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Brian Anderson (electrical engineer)</span> Australian engineer

Brian David Outram Anderson is Professor in the Research School of Information Sciences and Engineering at the Australian National University. His research interests include circuits, signal processing and control, and his current work focuses on distributed control of multi-agent systems, sensor network localization, adaptive and non-linear control. Professor Anderson served as President of the Australian Academy of Science from 1998 to 2002.

The Queensland University of Technology Distinguished Constructor Award recognises significant contributions by individuals to the Queensland construction industry and community and to honour those who have given a lifetime of work to the industry. The achievements of Queensland's most admired construction industry leaders are further acknowledged by their induction into the QUT Construction Hall of Fame.

Paul Fawcett Greenfield AO was the President and Vice Chancellor of The University of Queensland from 1 January 2008 to 13 January 2012.

Annabelle Claire Bennett is the Chancellor of Bond University and a former Judge of the Federal Court of Australia.

Ashley William Goldsworthy is an Australian computer scientist and business executive. He was federal president of the Liberal Party of Australia from 1990 to 1993. He is deputy chair of the Brisbane Catholic Education Council, and a director of the anti-same-sex marriage lobby group Marriage Alliance.

Pamela J. Russell was an Australian academic researcher of immunology, bladder and prostate research. Russell was awarded Membership of the Order of Australia (AM) for her research on prostate and bladder cancer in 2003.

Professor Peter Ronald Andrews is an Australian research scientist, biotechnology entrepreneur and was the first appointed Queensland Chief Scientist. He held the position from 2003 to 2010.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ernest James Goddard</span> Australian professor of biology

Ernest James Goddard, was an Australian professor of biology.

Mary Josephine O'Kane, AC an Australian scientist and engineer, is the Chair of the Independent Planning Commission of New South Wales. She is also a company director and Executive Chairman of O’Kane Associates, a Sydney-based consulting practice specialising in government reviews and research and innovation advice to governments in Europe, Asia and Australasia.

Vicki Rubian Sara is an Australian endocrinologist, who specialises in research into growth hormones and foetal brain development.

Joseph Thomas Baker was an Australian marine scientist and rugby league footballer.

David James Burke is an Australian neurologist and clinical neurophysiologist. He has held senior positions at the Prince of Wales Hospital, University of New South Wales and University of Sydney. He led one of two teams that formed the Prince of Wales Medical Research Institute, which was renamed Neuroscience Research Australia in 2010. His career has included a focus on the role of spinal cord circuits in the control of movement, the excitability of peripheral nerve axons in health and disease, and other areas of clinical neurophysiology.

Sandra Lee HardingFAIM is an Australian economic sociologist and university administrator. She was Vice-Chancellor and President of James Cook University from 2007 until January 2022.

Arun Sharma is an Indian Australian computer science professor. He is a distinguished emeritus professor at the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) where he was the Deputy Vice-Chancellor for Research and Commercialisation from 2004 to 2019. He is the Council Chair of the QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute. Within the multinational Adani Group, he is also an Advisor to the Chairman and Group Head for Sustainability and Climate Change. He was a cofounder of Australia's National ICT Research Centre of Excellence (NICTA), and Director of the Translational Research Institute (Australia). In the course of his institutional duties, Sharma played a significant role in the development of Australian technology research capability, the promotion of translational research in agriculture and biosciences within Queensland, and the fostering of international technological research cooperation between Australia and India. Sharma's professional achievements have been recognized by awards by the Premier of Queensland, the Office of the Chief Scientist (Australia), the India Australia Business & Community Awards (IABCA), the Birla Institute of Technology & Science, and the Royal Order of Australia. He was born in the town of Banmankhi in the Indian state of Bihar.

Lyn Robyn Griffiths is an Australian academic who serves as Distinguished Professor of molecular genetics at Queensland University of Technology, where she is director of the Centre for Genomics and Personalised Health, the Genomics Research Centre and the BridgeTech Programs. Griffiths is internationally renowned for her work in the discovery of the genetics of migraine headaches.

References

  1. "James Dale". Academic Profiles. Queensland University of Technology . Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  2. Free, Georgia (30 May 2019). "Amazing People – Professor James Dale: The Banana Man". Hope 103.2.
  3. "QUT Panama disease breakthrough sparks US funding". EurekaAlert!. 17 February 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  4. 1 2 3 Demos, Chrisanthi (4 June 2015). "James Dale, Queensland Greats Award recipient". The Weekend Edition. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  5. "Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) entry for Professor James Langham DALE". It's an Honour, Australian Honours Database. Canberra, Australia: Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 14 June 2004. Retrieved 26 January 2022. For service as a leader in the field of agricultural biotechnology research and development, particularly plant virus resistance.
  6. "Australia Day 2022 Honours List". The Canberra Times . 25 January 2022.
  7. "Companion of the Order of Australia (AC) entry for Distinguished Professor James Langham DALE AO". It's an Honour, Australian Honours Database. Canberra, Australia: Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 26 January 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2022. For eminent service to agricultural science, particularly through biological and biotechnological research and development, leadership, and to gene technology.
  8. "Professor James Dale AO". QLD State Recipient Senior Australian of the Year 2019. Australian of the Year. Archived from the original on 16 January 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2022.