| Dr G.E. Allison | Molecular biology and microbial ecology of bacteria in the health and disease of humans, animals, and the environment |
| Dr J.G. Altin | Developing targeted "stealth" liposomes as novel vaccines and as delivery vehicles for nucleic acids |
| Dr Ruth Arkell | Gene function during mammalian embryonic development |
| Assoc Prof. Owen Atkin | Out of the darkness: predicting rates of respiration of illuminated leaves
Signals from mature to new leaves: a way to cold-acclimate without experiencing low temperatures?
Plant respiration in a changing climate
How does phosphorus deficiency influence respiration rates in plant species adapted to contrasting habitats?
Are there systematic differences among contrasting plant species in the efficiency of respiratory energy production?
How long does a plant need to experience shade for new leaves to exhibit a shade phenotype? |
| Dr Pat Backwell | Mate Choice in a Fiddler Crab
Population variation in a Fiddler Crab
Multiple Mating in a Fiddler Crab |
| Prof. M. Badger | Functional genomics of photosynthetic carbon fixation |
| Prof. Marilyn Ball | Ecophysiology of salinity and freezing tolerance
Ecophysiology of salinity and freezing tolerance |
| Dr E. Ball | Comparative structure, function, and evolution of genetic pathways controlling development in corals and insects. |
| Assoc. Prof. Carolyn Behm | Functional genomics of the model nematode Caenorhabditis elegans
Homologues of Drosophila developmental and neurobiological genes in mammals and in C. elegans. |
| Prof. S. Bröer | Physiology and pathophysiology of amino acid transport in kidney, intestine and brain. Inherited disorders of amino acid transport. Nutrient absorption in the intestine. Regulation of glutamine transport in the brain. |
| Dr Lindell Bromham | Tempo and mode of molecular evolution. |
| Dr H.D. Campbell | Homologues of Drosophila developmental and neurobiological genes in mammals and in C. elegans. |
| Dr Marcel Cardillo | Macroecology & Biodiversity.
Conservation biology. |
| Dr P.M. Chandler | Mechanisms of action of plant hormones |
| Dr A. Chaudhury | Genetic and epigenetic control of seed development. Genetics of hybrid vigour. |
| Dr H-C. Chen | Molecular, proteomic and mass spectrometric analysis |
| Prof. Wah Soon (Fred) Chow | Photoprotection and photoinactivation of photosystem II |
| Prof. I.A. Clark | The origins of illness and pathology in malaria |
| Dr David Collings | Plant skeletons |
| Dr Paul Cooper | Mechanism of action of endocrine disruptors in aquatic insects
Effect of feeding on production and release of digestive enzymes in insects
Temperature regulation in yellow-winged grasshoppers |
| Prof. Mike Crisp | Australia's monsoon tropical flora: invader or relict?
Radiations of the Australian flora: a molecular phylogenetic approach |
| Dr E. Dennis | Epigenetics, plant gene regulation, flowering and seed development. |
| Dr Michael Djordjevic | Long Distance Signals and Biologically Active Molecules in Plants
Root meristem induction and differentitaion
Molecular, proteomic and mass spectrometric analysis |
| Dr P.D. East | Molecular biological studies on the neuro-hormonal control of insect metamorphosis and sexual maturation. |
| Prof. Simon Easteal | Human Evolution; human genome diversity and disease, genetic factors |
| Dr J. Ellis | The function and specificity of plant resistance genes and the role of pathogen avirulence genes |
| Dr John Evans | Physiology of photosynthesis; interactions with nitrogen. |
| Dr A.M. Fahrer | Identification of novel genes important in the immune system |
| Dr J.G. Fernandez-Velasco | Microalgal photosynthesis and oil for biofuels technology |
| Dr J. Finnegan | Epigenetic mechanisms of gene regulation |
| Prof. William Foley | Effect of poisonous plants on populations of leaf eating marsupials.
Mammal-plant interactions
Population genomics of oil genes in Eucalyptus globulus
Genetic basis of mosaic resistance within trees of Eucalypt species
Mining the Eucalyptus genome |
| Dr Chris Fulton | Ecomorphology of aquatic organisms
Functional ecology and conservation of aquatic communities |
| Adj. Prof. Bob Furbank | Genetic Manipulation of C4 Photosynthesis and Performance
Carbohydrate partitioning and Growth of Crop Plants |
| Dr K. Gordon | Insect functional genomics and molecular biology of RNA viruses. |
| Assoc. Prof. David M Gordon | Population biology of the Enterobacteriaceae |
| Prof. J.A.M. Graves | Comparative genomics, especially kangaroos, platypus, African mammals, birds and reptiles. |
| Dr F. Gubler | Hormonal control of gene expression in plants, cereal grain germination |
| Prof. Adrienne Hardham | Plant-pathogen interactions |
| Dr D. Hayward | Comparative structure, function, and evolution of genetic pathways controlling development in corals and insects. |
| Dr Jan Hemmi | Animal signals and communication |
| Dr Warwick Hillier | Splitting water
The process of splitting water into oxygen |
| Dr Charles Hocart | Compositional changes in plant cell wall polysaccharides in cellulose deficient Arabidopsis thaliana mutants
Metabolomic studies of model legume Medicago truncatula |
| Dr S. Howitt | Structure and function of suphate and ammonium transporters; heterologous expression of transporters from the malaria parasite |
| Dr Nijat Imin | Molecular analysis of plant stem cells |
| Dr Michael Jennions | Sexual selection in field crickets
Genital evolution in freshwater fish |
| Dr P. John | The cell division cycle in plants |
| Dr David Jones | Molecular biology of plant-pathogen interactions
Molecular genetics of disease resistance in plants. |
| Assoc. Prof. Scott Keogh | Molecular phylogeography of arid-zone reptiles and amphibians
Molecular phylogeography of Australia's biodiversity hotspot
Molecular phylogeny of Australian reptiles and amphibians |
| Prof. K. Kirk | Biochemistry and physiology of the malaria parasite. New drug targets and mechanisms of drug resistance. |
| Dr E.S. Lagudah | Molecular genetics of disease resistance in cereals |
| Assoc. Prof. B.H. van Leeuwen | Cytokine gene expression in T lymphocytes |
| Dr Zhongyi Li | Starch biosynthesis and grain development in cereals |
| Dr Celeste Linde | Ecology of Australian plant-mycorrhizal associations
Managing and identifying disease resistance genes in the barley scald pathogen
Population biology of plant diseases |
| Dr D.J. Llewellyn | Cotton biotechnology, gene expression and development in cotton |
| Assoc. Prof. Rob Magrath | The meaning of alarm calls in birds
Communication among species and the evolution of alarm signals
Parent-offspring communication
Behavioural ecology of birds |
| Dr Josette Masle | Stress sensing, root:shoot communication and plant development |
| Dr Ulrike Mathesius | How do microbial signal influence plant development? |
| Dr Tony Millar | Gene regulation |
| Dr Adrienne Nicotra | Plant functional ecology and evolution
Plant ecology and physiology
Population genetics & phylogeography of Australian Pelargoniums
Leaf shape and phylogeny of the Australian plant genus Brachychiton. |
| Dr J.G. Oakeshott | Molecular basis of chemical insecticide resistance, enzymatic bioremediation of pesticides. |
| Dr A. Oakley | Structure and mechanism of enzymes and proteins that bind nucleic acids |
| Dr D.L. Ollis | Directed evolution of enzymes along with structure function studies |
| Prof. H.C. O'Neill | Immunology and stem cell biology |
| Dr G. Otting | Development of NMR spectroscopic techniques for drug development |
| Dr Rod Peakall | The Ecology and Population Genetics of Orchid Pollinators
Pollen and Gene Flow in Sexually Deceptive Orchids
The Chemistry of Speciation in Sexually Deceptive Orchids
Population genetics & phylogeography of Australian Pelargoniums
The Molecular Biology of Speciation in Sexually Deceptive Orchids |
| Assoc. Prof. B.J. Pogson | Genomic and biochemical responses to environmental stress, role of antioxidants in photosynthesis and chloroplast development |
| Dr G. Dean Price | Phenomic analysis of CO2 acquisition by cyanobacteria |
| Dr G.Dean Price | Functional analysis of CO2 and bicarbonate transporters from cyanobacteria; CO2 sequestration in oceanic cyanobacteria; Molecular and physiological analysis of the cyanobacterial CO2 concentrating mechanism; carboxysome assembly and function; complex geno |
| Dr Sadiq Rahman | Starch biosynthesis and grain development in cereals |
| Dr Ahmed Regina | Starch biosynthesis and grain development in cereals |
| Prof. B.G. Rolfe | Molecular, proteomic and mass spectrometric analysis
Molecular analysis of plant stem cells |
| Assoc. Prof. Dave Rowell | Population cytology of Australian invertebrate fauna.
Comparative phylogeography of Australian terrestrial invertebrates.
Leaf shape and phylogeny of the Australian plant genus Brachychiton. |
| Dr R.J. Russell | Molecular basis of chemical insecticide resistance, enzymatic bioremediation of pesticides. |
| Prof. R. Saint | Molecular genetics and developmental biology: how cells signal, divide and migrate during embryonic development |
| Dr K.J. Saliba | Biology of malaria parasites - identification of drug targets and novel drugs |
| Assoc. Prof. G.D. Smith | Cyanobacteria |
| Dr Tara Sutherland | Evolution of Insect Silks. |
| Dr Linda Tabe | Allocation of plant resources to seeds; plant biotechnology for improved seed quality |
| Dr W. Taylor | Cell specialisation during leaf development |
| Dr L. Tierney | Molecular mechanisms of ligand-gated ion channels |
| Dr S. Trowell | Molecular biology of invertebrate olfactory receptors. Bioluminescence. |
| Dr John Trueman | CERF-funded taxonomic and biodiversity information projects
Insect evolution, biogeography and conservation
Evolution of Insect Silks. |
| Dr D.C. Tscharke | Recognition of viruses and vaccines by the immune system |
| Assoc. Prof. N.K. Verma | Molecular basis of bacterial pathogenicity and vaccine development |
| Prof. Susanne von Caemmerer | CO2 fixation and water loss of leaves
The regulation of C4 photosynthesis: a transgenic approach |
| Dr P. Waterhouse | Gene silencing; microRNAs and plant development |
| Dr J.J. Weinman | Molecular, proteomic and mass spectrometric analysis |
| Dr Spencer Whitney | Improving CO2-fixation via Rubisco engineering |
| Prof. Richard Williamson | Compositional changes in plant cell wall polysaccharides in cellulose deficient Arabidopsis thaliana mutants |
| Dr Thomas Wydrzynski | Photosystem II and the mechanism of O2 evolution
Biochemistry/Biophysics of the light reactions in photosynthesis and the water splitting complex |
| Dr Jochen Zeil | Animal homing and navigation |
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