Chris Blanchard
Professor
Food and Nutrition
Charles Sturt University
Australia
Biography
Professor Blanchard completed a BAppSc degree at Charles Sturt University (CSU) before undertaking a PhD in molecular biology with CSIRO Plant Industry, Canberra, studying the genome of plant viruses and investigating ways to genetically engineer virus resistant plants. On completion of his postgraduate studies Professor Blanchard worked as a molecular biologist at the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research in Lausanne, Switzerland before taking up a position as a postdoctoral fellow at the CSIRO Grain Quality Research Laboratory.
Research Interest
Virology/Plant Molecular Biology Research, T cell Receptor interactions, Rice Research
