James Dale (scientist)
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Born
James Langham Dale
AlmamaterUniversity of Sydney
Awards
- Companion of the Order of Australia (2022)
- Queensland Greats Award (2015)
InstitutionsQueensland University of Technology
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| Born | James Langham Dale |
| Alma mater | University of Sydney |
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| 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]
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]
Dale grew up in a harbour-side suburb of Sydney. He was more interested in sport than science until late in high school. 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.
