DrMaxim Prokchorchik
Lecturer
Faculty of Science
BIO
Dr Maxim Prokchorchik holds the position of Lecturer in Plant Pathology in the School of Life and Environmental Sciences. His main interest is the plant-pathogen interactions of under-investigated microbes and economically important Brassica crops, including canola. He is also interested in genomics, pathogen virulence and plant resistance evolution.
Maxim Prokchorchik received a Specialist degree (equals BSc Hons) in Biology from Belarus State University (Belarus) and a PhD in Plant Science from Massey University (New Zealand). He worked as a Postdoctoral researcher at POSTECH (South Korea) and the University of Bonn (Germany).
THE UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY APPOINTMENTS
- Lecturer in Plant PathologyThe University of Sydney, Camden, AustraliaDec 2025 - present
- Charles Gilbert Heydon Travelling Research FellowThe University of Sydney, Camden, AustraliaOct 2023 - Dec 2025
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- Postdoctoral ResearcherUniversity of Bonn, Bonn, GermanyOct 2020 - Sep 2023
- Postdoctoral ResearcherPohang University of Science and Technology, Korea, Republic ofMay 2018 - Sep 2020
SCHOOL
- School of Life and Environmental Sciences