Bio:
Professor Neena Mitter Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research), Charles Sturt University is internationally recognised for her leadership in RNA technologies for agriculture. She leads the ARC Research Hub for Sustainable Crop Protection, advancing RNA-based fungicides, and is co-inventor of the BioClay™ platform for topical RNA delivery in plants. At Charles Sturt University, she is championing an Ag-RNA initiative to accelerate innovation and adoption. Previously, she was founding Director of the Centre for Horticultural Science at QAAFI, University of Queensland. With deep expertise in sustainable food systems and ag-tech, Professor Mitter continues to shape the future of RNA applications in global agriculture.