Peter Solomon was awarded a grant in May 2014 from the Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) to undertake viral-induced gene silencing in wheat.
An anti-malarial treatment that lost its status as the leading weapon against the deadly disease could be given a new lease of life, with new research indicating it simply needs to be administered differently.
Indigenous cultures around the globe use traditional medicines and pass on knowledge, developed over centuries, that is directly linked to the natural environment.
Graham Farquhar and CSIRO Fellow Richard Richards won a coveted international science prize for their ground-breaking research into more water efficient wheat.