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Group Leader, ARC DECRA Fellow, Westpac Research Fellow
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Kai Xun Chan completed his Bachelor's degree in Biotechnology with First Class Honours and a University Medal in Biology in 2010 at the Australian National University (ANU). In December 2015 he completed his PhD in Plant Sciences at ANU, elucidating the structural regulation of the chloroplast signaling protein SAL1. After postdoctoral stints at the ANU and at the VIB-UGent Center for Plant Systems Biology in Belgium as an FWO Research Fellow, Kai returned to ANU in 2022 as a Group Leader and ARC DECRA Fellow.
Kai has won numerous awards including the 2017 ACT Scientist of the Year, 2017 ACT Young Tall Poppy Award, and an ANU JG Crawford Medal, the ANU's premier award for graduate excellence. He is the recipient of several competitive fellowships including an ARC DECRA, FWO Research Fellowship and Marie Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship from the European Commission. He also received industry funding such as the 2023 Westpac Research Fellowship and innovation grants from ANU-UC Connect Ventures.
Kai has published in various international peer-reviewed journals including PNAS, eLife, Annual Review of Plant Biology, and Trends in Plant Science (see full list below). He also serves as a reviewer for specialist plant research journals including The Plant Cell, Plant Physiology, The Plant Journal and Journal of Experimental Botany.
PhD in Plant Sciences, Bachelor of Biotechnology (First Class Honours and University Medal in Biology), Australian National University
I am interested in understanding the process of how different components of a plant cell communicate with one another to coordinate responses to environmental challenges. To achieve this, my research focuses on:
Plant Sciences, PhD, The Australian National University
Award Date: 8 Dec 2015
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
21/02/22 → 20/02/25
Project: Research
30/06/23 → 29/06/26
Project: Research
1/07/16 → 30/04/19
Project: Research