Department of Microbiology, Monash University

Professor Chris Greening hosts a diverse team seeking to understand the causes and consequences of bacterial persistence. Following a first-class degree in Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry at the University of Oxford (2010), Chris completed a doctorate at the University of Otago (2014) investigating the physiological roles of the hydrogenases in mycobacteria. He then gained postdoctoral experience at CSIRO. In 2016, he was appointed as a group leader in Monash University’s School of Biological Sciences and completed an environmentally-focused ARC DECRA Fellowship. In 2020, he moved to Monash’s Department of Microbiology to take up a medically-focused NHMRC EL2 Fellowship. He has published over 120 publications mostly in top journals and partnered extensively with large-scale intervention programs and diverse industrial organisations. In 2023, he was awarded the Prime Minister’s Prize for Life Scientist of the Year.