Dr Jonathon Holloway

Adjunct Associate Professor - School of Law

Email: jhollow7@une.edu.au

Biography

Starting in 2021, I led Syngenta’s Regulatory and Stewardship team responsible for the maintenance of our license to operate and for the registration of label extensions and new products in ANZ. Prior to this, I have built my career in technical roles leading tertiary educated professionals in the research and development of new chemistry and biotechnology traits in agriculture in Australia, APAC, and globally.

Through these roles, I have developed skills to build, motivate, develop and coach technical teams in Australia, India, the US and LATAM. I have been involved in every aspect of product development & registration; project planning and trial allocation, trial protocol development, budgeting, quotation, locating suitable trial sites, treatment application, assessments, data analysis, report writing and data collation & part 8 preparation for submission to the APVMA. I’ve been responsible for R&D projects from early research (proof of concept, profiling, and elite event selection), through compilation of data to satisfy regulatory requirements in ANZ, the US, and LATAM, to building realistic expectations of product performance in the pre-launch phase and finally to successful commercial launch.

Although my original training is in insecticides and resistance management, I have been responsible for the development of companion herbicides glufosinate-ammonium and glyphosate in herbicide-tolerant crops and have a thorough understanding of efficacy and crop safety across all indications (I assessed and reviewed over eight hundred part 8’s during my time at the APVMA). I have also been responsible for non-product related projects that support the R&D process and the wider business: running field trial stations and contra-season programs, introducing a central trial database (ARM), to Bayer’s seed and trait business, and developing portable delinting equipment at Contract Research Organisations and field stations in Australia, the US and LATAM. The management of timelines, budgets, and trial compliance is an integral part of my current and previous roles.

I am passionate about developing new technology in Agriculture. Living and working in regional and rural Australia and working on national projects has allowed me to develop a broad national view of the agriculture market and market opportunities. I have demonstrated commitment, flexibility, and mobility as well as a high degree of organization, prioritisation, and planning.

These roles involved working as part of multidisciplinary teams while also liaising with customers and delivering literature, training presentations, and verbal presentations tailored to different levels of technical knowledge and expertise in a timely fashion. My roles have also enabled me to strengthen my communication and complaint (PPE) and incident management resolution skills in a business environment. I have solid experience representing Syngenta and my previous companies in partnerships with external stakeholders such as Universities, the USDA, CRDC, CCA, IRAC, and TIMS.

Qualifications

The University of Reading, Whiteknights, Berkshire, United Kingdom

1991 - 1995:  Ph.D. Entomology, ‘Mechanisms of Pyrethroid Resistance in Heliothis virescens (Fabricius)’

1986 - 1989: B.Sc. Honours, (2.1) Applied Zoology

Publications

Holloway, J. W., Trolinder, L., Baker, S. and Rinehardt, M. (2010) Agronomic Performance and Efficacy of TwinLinkÒ Cotton from Bayer CropScience.  In Proc. Beltwide Cotton Production Research Conference, National Cotton Council, Memphis, TN. http://ncc.confex.com/ncc/2010/webprogram/start.html

Holloway, J. W. (2009) GlyTolÒ and other New Traits for Cotton from Bayer CropScience.  In Proc. Beltwide Cotton Production Research Conference, National Cotton Council, Memphis, TN. http://ncc.confex.com/ncc/2009/techprogram/.HTM

Holloway, J. W., Trolinder, L., Ellis, J. E. and Baker, S. (2008) New Herbicide Tolerance technology for Glyphosate Resistant weed Management in cotton. In Proc. Beltwide Cotton Research Conference, National Cotton Council, Memphis, TN. http://ncc.confex.com/ncc/2008/techprogram/S1650.HTM

Trolinder, L., Ellis, J., Holloway, J. W. and Baker, S. (2008) GlyTolÒ herbicide tolerant cotton from Bayer CropScience.  In Proc. Beltwide Cotton Research Conference, National Cotton Council, Memphis, TN. http://ncc.confex.com/ncc/2008/techprogram/S1650.HTM

Holloway, J. W.  (2007) IRM in Bt cotton and the IRAC Biotechnology Team.  In Proc. Fourth World Cotton Conference, Lubbock, TX. http://wcrc.confex.com/wcrc/2007/techprogram/P2195.HTM

Holloway, J. W. (2005) Australian Cotton - IRM and IPM. In Proc. Beltwide Cotton Production Research Conference, National Cotton Council, Memphis, TN. pp. 1814-1821.

Holloway, J. W. (2005) Integrated Pest Management in Conventional and Transgenic Cotton. In Pflanzenschutz Nachrichten 58 1 Proceedings of the Science Forum 2004 pp. 105-118.

Herron, G. A., Gullick, G and J. Holloway, J. W. (2004) AmparoÒ: a new cotton seed-dressing mixture of imidacloprid and thiodicarb.  General and Applied Entomology 33, 25-28.

Herron, G. A., Rophail, J., Holloway, J. W and Barchia, N. (2003) Potentiation of a propargite and fenpyroximate mixture against two-spotted spider mite, Tetranychus urticae (Acari: Tetranychidae).  Experimental and Applied Acarology 29, 115-119.

Holloway, J. W., Leonard, B. R. and Forrester, N. W. (1999) New Insecticide Chemistry for cotton IPM. In Proc. Beltwide Cotton Production Research Conference, National Cotton Council, Memphis, TN. pp. 1083-1086.

Holloway, J. W., Kerr, D., Bird, L. J. and Forrester N. W. (1998) Investigation of foliar and systemic applied neem in Australian cotton. In Proc. Second World Cotton Conference, ‘New Frontiers in Cotton Research’ Athens, Greece pp. 198.

Forrester, N. W., Holloway, J. W. and Bird, L. J. (1998) Resistance Management of conventional synthetic insecticides and Bt transgenic cotton in Australia. In Proc. Second World Cotton Conference, ‘New Frontiers in Cotton Research’ Athens, Greece pp. 174.

Forrester, N. W., Holloway, J. W., Bird, L. J., Roberts, G., Rees, S. and Kerr, D. (1998) Factors affecting the efficacy of field grown Bt transgenic cotton in Australia. In Proc. Second World Cotton Conference, ‘New Frontiers in Cotton Research’ Athens, Greece pp. 211.

Holloway, J. W. and Forrester N. W. (1998) Pyrethroid Resistance in Heliothine pests of cotton: Mechanisms and Management.  Vol. 2, pp 172-180 in Zaluki, M. P., Drew. R. A. I. and White, G. G. (Eds) Pest Management - future challenges. The University of Queensland Printery, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

Holloway, J. W. and Forrester N. W. (1998) New Insecticide Chemistry for Australian cotton IPM.  In Proc. Ninth Australian Cotton Conference, Broadbeach, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia pp. 603-610.

Holloway, J. W., Leonard, B. R., Ottea, J. A., Pankey, J. H., Graves, J. B. and Snodgrass, G. (1998) Insecticide Resistance and Synergism in the Tarnished Plant Bug, Lygus lineolaris. In Proc. Beltwide Cotton Production Research Conference, National Cotton Council, Memphis, TN. pp. 947-949.

Adamczyk, J. J., Holloway, J. W., Church, G. E., Leonard, B. R. and Graves, J. B.  (1998) Larval survival and development of the fall armyworm (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) on normal and transgenic cotton expressing the Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1A(c) delta-endotoxin. Journal of Economic Entomology 91, 539-545.

Adamczyk, J. J., Holloway, J. W., Leonard, B. R. and Graves, J. B. (1998) Susceptibility of fall armyworms, Spodoptera frugiperda (J. E. Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) collected from different hosts to selected insecticides and transgenic Bt cotton. Journal of Cotton Science 1: 1-12.

Ottea, J. A and Holloway, J. W. (1998) Target-site resistance to pyrethroids in Heliothis virescens (F.) and Helicoverpa zea (Boddie).  Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology 61, 155-167.

Russell, J. S., Holloway, J. W., Adamczyk, J. J., Pankey, J., Leonard, B. R. and Graves J. B. (1998) Monitoring tarnished plant bug resistance to three classes of insecticides in northeast Louisiana. In Proc. Beltwide Cotton Production Research Conference, National Cotton Council, Memphis, TN pp.1260.

Holloway, J. W., Ottea, J. A. and Leonard, B. R. (1997) Mechanisms of resistance to pyrethroids in Helicoverpa zea. In Proc. Beltwide Cotton Production Research Conference, National Cotton Council, Memphis, TN. pp.1007-1011.

Adamczyk, J. J., Holloway, J. W., Graves, J. B. and Leonard, B. R. (1997) Defining the period of susceptibility to fall armyworm injury in cotton. In Proc. Beltwide Cotton Production Research Conference, National Cotton Council, Memphis, TN. pp. 941-943.

Adamczyk J. J., Holloway, J. W., Leonard, B. R. and Graves, J. B. (1997) Defining the period of boll susceptibility to fall armyworm injury in cotton.  LA Plant Protection Association Abstracts 6: 54.

Bagwell, R., Leonard, B. R., Graves, J. B., Holloway, J. W., and Mascarenhas, V. J. (1997) Status of insecticide resistance in tobacco budworm and bollworm in Louisiana during 1996. In Proc. Beltwide Cotton Production Research Conference, National Cotton Council, Memphis, TN. pp.1282-1289.

Leonard, B. R., Fife, H., Torrey, K., Graves, J. B. and Holloway, J. W. (1997) Heliothis management in NUCOTN and conventional cotton cultivars. In Proc. Beltwide Cotton Production Research Conference, National Cotton Council, Memphis, TN. pp. 863-867.

Holloway, J. W. and McCaffery, A. R. (1996) Nerve insensitivity to pyrethroids is expressed in adult Heliothis virescens.  Pesticide Science 47, 205-211.

Holloway, J. W., Chernetz, J. E., Leonard, B. R. and Ottea, J. A. (1996) Target site resistance to pyrethroids in larval and adult tobacco budworms, Heliothis virescens.  In Proc. Beltwide Cotton Production Research Conference, National Cotton Council, Memphis, TN.  pp 1071-1075.

McCaffery, A. R., Holloway, J. W., and Galdwell, R. T. (1995) Nerve Insensitivity to Cypermethrin in Larvae of the Tobacco Budworm Heliothis virescens from USA Field Populations.  Pesticide Science 44, 237-247.

Holloway, J. W. and McCaffery, A. R. (1994) Nerve insensitivity to pyrethroids in larval and adult Heliothis virescens.  In Proc. Beltwide Cotton Production Research Conference, National Cotton Council, Memphis, TN. pp 829-831.

McCaffery, A. R. and Holloway, J. W. (1992) Identification of mechanisms of resistance in larvae of the tobacco budworm Heliothis virescens from cotton field populations. In Proc. Brighton Crop protection Conference-Pests and Diseases 1, 227-238.

McCaffery, A. R., Little, E. J., El Nayir, H. and Holloway, J. W. (1989) Toxicology and synergism of pyrethroids in various life stages of the tobacco budworm (Heliothis virescens).  British Crop Protection Conference, Monograph 43 Progress and Prospects in Insect Control.

Selected Presentations

Holloway, J. W., (2010) Securing a dependable supply of Certified FiberMax Cotton. Holloway.  FiberMax Cotton Seminar, Vietnam

Holloway, J. W., (2010 Next Crop Protection Technology from Bayer CropScience. North Carolina State University Crop Protection School Annual Meeting, Chapel Hill, NC.

Holloway, J. W., (2008) Research and Development needs for the next generation of Biotechnology Traits. National Association of Independent Crop Consultants Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA.

Holloway, J. W. 2007 New Traits for Cotton from Bayer CropScience. South West Cotton Technology Conference, San Antonio, TX.

Forrester, N. W. and Holloway, J. W. (2006) Development of the Australian cotton IRM Strategy.  Entomological Society of America National Meeting, Indianapolis, IN.

Holloway, J. W. (2004) Integrated Pest Management in Conventional and Transgenic Cotton.  2004 Bayer Science Forum, Gent.

Holloway, J. W. and Forrester N. W. (2002) Resistance Management in Australian Cotton.  2002 Beltwide Cotton Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, US.

Holloway, J.W. (2002) ‘Gemstar NP virus in Australian Cotton’, interview with ABC television, ‘The Land’ program.

Holloway, J. W. and Forrester N. W. (2001) Resistance Management and IPM in Australian Cotton.  Resistance 2001 Conference, Rothamstead, UK.

Holloway, J. W., Wilson, L. and Forrester N. W. (2000) Resistance Management in Australian Cotton.  XXI World Entomology Conference, Iguassu Falls, Brazil.

Holloway, J. W., Leonard, B. R., and Ottea, J. A. (1996) Target-site resistance to allethrin in Helicoverpa zea and Heliothis virescens. Entomological Society of America National Meeting, Louisville, KY.

Holloway, J. W. (1995) Detecting and monitoring insecticide resistance mechanisms in Heliothis virescens. Danish Pest Infestation Laboratoy, Copenhagen, Denmark.

Memberships

Entomological Society of America, IRAC Biotechnology Team.

Further Information

Work Experience

2006 – present: Bayer CropScience [BioScience] - Global Trait Development Manager.  Managing the Bayer CropScience trait pipeline in cotton from proof of concept to successful commercial launch.  Building and leading a trait development team and trait testing program in the USA, Mexico, Brazil, EU, India and Australia.  Writing technical protocols, data reviews and dossier summaries for regulated field and laboratory studies to underpin successful launches of herbicide tolerant cotton (Liberty-LinkÒand GlyTolÒ) and Bt cotton (TwinLinkÒ).   Management of research and development field trials, both internal and with University and USDA scientists.  Management of production of regulated cotton seed for global testing. Responsible for approx. U$ 3M budget, eight reports, Research and Development farm (CA) and Winter Nurseries (Puerto Rico and Argentina).

2000 – 2006: Bayer CropScience- Australian Cotton and Summer Crops Development Manager.  Managing BCS chemistry and Liberty-Link projects to successful commercial launch in Australian cotton. Managing a geographically diverse team (3 direct reports) conducting seed-treatment, trait, insecticide, herbicide, fungicide and harvest-aid field trials in cotton. Hosted Asia Pacific Cotton Team Meeting and visited cotton growing regions of India and Pakistan to assess the impact of Bt cotton on BCS business.

1997 - 2000:  Australian Cotton Research Institute, NSW Department of Agriculture - Cotton Entomologist working with Dr. N. W. Forrester.  Primary investigator for two Cotton Research and Development funded projects. The first project involved determining the efficacy and IPM features of ‘new’ chemistry for use in conventional and Bt cotton.  The second project involved managing the Australian national Bt cotton resistance monitoring program. Data from these projects contributed to the annual update of the Australian Insect Resistance Management (IRM) strategy.

1995 – 1997:  Louisiana State University Agricultural Centre - Postdoctoral Research Scientist, working with Dr. B. R. Leonard.  Laboratory and field studies of pyrethroid resistance mechanisms in a range of cotton pests, (Heliothis virescens, Helicoverpa zea and Lygus lineolaris).  A rapid assay for detecting kdr-like resistance was modified for use in the field, and provided information for the management of these pests.  I taught three classes in the graduate toxicology course on campus: Introduction to Insecticide Resistance, Resistance Mechanisms & Management and US Insecticide Law.

1991 – 1995:University of Reading - PhD Student / Research Technician, supervisor Dr. A. R. McCaffery. Investigating multiple pyrethroid resistance mechanisms in Heliothis virescens.  Thesis research included in vivo and in vitro studies of penetration, metabolism and elimination of 14C labelled insecticides using HPLC and LSC techniques, together with extracellular recordings of peripheral nerves exposed to cumulative doses of insecticides. I supervised B.Sc. and M.Sc. students and demonstrated for laboratory practical classes. I was responsible for contract research for the Pyrethroid Efficacy Group (PEG) and the Insecticide Resistance Action Committee (IRAC).

1990 – 1991: Falklands Islands Government - Fisheries Observer.  Catch monitoring and licence regulation of international fishing vessels inside the 250 mile South Atlantic Conservation Zone surrounding the Falkland Islands.

Work Summary

  • Twenty years experience with research, development, and resistance management of insect pests in cotton.
  • Fifteen years of experience with the research, development, and management of Bt cotton in university, government, and private industry
  • Ten years experience as development leader for herbicide tolerant, Liberty-LinkÒcotton in Australia and the US
  • Four years as the development leader for GlyTolÒ, GlyTol/LL, TwinLinkÒ, and TwinLink/GlyTol cotton worldwide
  • Hands-on experience with the development and regulatory requirements for the successful commercialisation of seed treatments, insecticides, herbicides, harvest aids, and biotechnology traits in cotton
  • Supervisory (field, laboratory, and administrative) management experience
  • Management of a national Bt cotton resistance monitoring program
  • Participation in industry bodies, with private industry, consultant, government, and grower representatives :
    • Transgenic Insect Management Committee, TIMS, 1997 -2006
    • Insecticide Resistance Action Committee, IRAC, since 2000
    • Insecticide Resistance Action Committee Biotechnology Team, since 2006
  • Communication skills:
    • Presentations at grower field days and technical conferences worldwide
    • Presentations to international non-technical audiences, such as the ‘Science Forum 2004’
    • Media training, technical presentations on television & via webcasts
    • Publication experience in scientific journals and producer magazines
    • University teaching at undergraduate and postgraduate level
    • Computer literate - SCOUT (ARM) and Microsoft Office software