Rachel Chan (biologist)
Rachel Chan | |
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Nationality | Argentina |
Academic background | |
Alma mater | Hebrew University of Jerusalem National University of Rosario |
Academic work | |
Institutions | National University of Litoral, the National Research Council (Conicet), Agrobiotechnology Institute of Santa Fe |
Main interests | biologist |
Notable ideas | photosynthesis, environmental conditions |
Rachel Chan is an Argentine biologist from the Santa Fe Province in Argentina. She was named one of the ten most outstanding scientists in Latin America by the BBC.[1]
Education
Chan did her undergraduate study at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel.[2] She received her Ph.D. degree in Biochemistry from the National University of Rosario, Argentina, in 1988.[2]
Career
Chen held positions at the National University of Litoral, the National Research Council (Conicet), and the Agrobiotechnology Institute of Santa Fe (IAL).[2] The IAL researches biotechnology and plant molecular biology.[2] Chan’s research was concentrating on photosynthesis. After returning to Argentina in 1992, she began a project to understand how plants are affected by environmental conditions.[2] Chan's team of scientific researchers created more drought resistant seeds.[3]
About her work Chen stated,
(The creation of more drought-resistant seed) was a very long process of basic research with research groups were changing over time. It was a day and Eureka! It was like the discovery of Newton when the apple fell.[4]
Supporters of the technology say the boost in productivity could mean as much as $10 billion in added profits each year, particularly after a severe drought recently slashed Argentina's soy output by more than a third.[5]
References
- ^ EL UNIVERSO. "Ecuatoriana entre las 10 científicas más destacadas de Latinoamérica". El Universo. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
- ^ a b c d e "Raquel Lia Chan". Elsevier. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
- ^ Blankstein, A.M.; Noguera, P. (2015). Excellence Through Equity: Five Principles of Courageous Leadership to Guide Achievement for Every Student. SAGE Publications. ISBN 978-1-4833-9285-1. Retrieved 2015-11-04.
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(help) - ^ "10 mujeres que lideran la ciencia en América Latina". BBC Mundo. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
- ^ "Drought-resistant Argentine soy raises hopes, concerns". phys.org. Retrieved 4 November 2015.