Christine Beveridge – The Conversation

Director, ARC Centre of Excellence for Plant Success in Nature and Agriculture, The University of Queensland

Professor Christine Beveridge's research focuses on understanding the role of plant hormones in the regulation and coordination of plant development, particularly shoot architecture. Major highlights have involved discovery of strigolactone as a plant hormone and that sugar signalling is a driver of shoot branching. Christine’s research has recently expanded toward identifying how different genetic and physiological networks work together to control plant productivity. In the role of Director, Christine has established funding for the ARC Centre of Excellence for Plant Success in Nature and Agriculture to achieve this aim.

Christine is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science, an ARC Georgina Sweet Laureate Fellow, a Highly Cited Researcher (clarivate.com) and past President of the International Plant Growth Substances Association. Christine is a life member of the Australian Society of Plant Scientists (asps.org.au).

Experience

–present

Professor, School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland
2019–present

Director, ARC Centre of Excellence for Plant Success in Nature and Agriculture

Education

1994

The University of Tasmana, PhD

Grants and Contracts

2020

ARC Centre of Excellence for Plant Success in Nature and Agriculture

Role:

Director

Funding Source:

ARC
2020

National Tree Genomics Program - Genotype Prediction (Molecular Physiology)

Role:

Chief Investigator

Funding Source:

Horticulture Innovation Australia Limited
2018

Processes of plant growth that impact agriculture and horticulture

Role:

Laureate Fellow

Funding Source:

ARC

Professional Memberships

Australian Academy of Science
Australian Society of Plant Scientists
American Society of Plant Biologists

Research Areas

Plant Biology (0607)

Honours

FAA