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Rachel Chan (biologist)

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Rachel Chan
NationalityArgentina
Academic background
Alma materHebrew University of Jerusalem
National University of Rosario
Academic work
InstitutionsNational University of Litoral, the National Research Council (Conicet),
Agrobiotechnology Institute of Santa Fe
Main interestsbiologist
Notable ideasphotosynthesis, 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

  1. ^ EL UNIVERSO. "Ecuatoriana entre las 10 científicas más destacadas de Latinoamérica". El Universo. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Raquel Lia Chan". Elsevier. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
  3. ^ 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. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
  4. ^ "10 mujeres que lideran la ciencia en América Latina". BBC Mundo. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
  5. ^ "Drought-resistant Argentine soy raises hopes, concerns". phys.org. Retrieved 4 November 2015.