Dr Ben Stodart

Biography

Dr Stodart undertook a BSc (Hons) from Flinders University of South Australia, and completed his PhD studies in plant pathology/molecular biology at The University of Adelaide before working as a technical officer at CSIRO Land and Water, performing research on several soil-borne plant pathogens associated with field crops in southern Australia. Following a move to Wagga Wagga in 2001, Dr Stodart worked in the molecular biology laboratory at NSW DPI, where he was involved the identification of underutilised genetic resources within the Australian Winter Cereals Collection for breeding programs, along with the assessment genetic diversity of wheat landraces in the collection.

Research Interest

Agricultural Biotechnology, Plant Pathology