Professor John Gibson
Professor; Associate Dean International - School of Environmental and Rural Science
Biography
Prof Gibson has led programs and teams undertaking research and development genetic theory, genetic diversity, conservation of genetic resources, pure and applied genetic improvement, physical and functional genomics, nutrition, economics and agricultural systems. His research has covered livestock, poultry, plants, bacteria, insects and fish, and has been set in a broad range of environmental, agricultural and social contexts ranging from developing world subsistence systems through to the intensive systems of the developed world.
Much of his research has involved integration of information across disciplines, recognising that specific problems are rarely solved in isolation of the system as a whole. He has been in involved in the establishment of a series of multi-disciplinary and multi-institution collaborations and consortia for research, development and delivery, and has won $205m of external funding.
In recent years he has devoted much of his time to customised training and capacity development programs for the developing world; mostly in agriculture-related areas and institutions. He feels particularly privileged to lead the GEAReD program (Gender Equity in Agriculture Research and Development, www.geared.global) currently funded by ACIAR and UNE, with ambitions to grow to support gender development across the Indo-Pacific region.
