SchoolofBioSciences BeyondThirdYear MSc/HonsResearchProjectInformation The primary research-training program offered by the School of BioSciences is a two-year postgraduatedegree-themasterofscience(biosciences).thisconsistsofaresearchcomponent combined with a selection of coursework subjects that include professional development skills. TheMScdegreeprovidesapathwaytotheworkforceortoaPhD.TheSchoolalsooffersaoneyearundergraduateHonoursdegree,whichcombinesaresearchcomponentwithcoursework. Howtofindaprojectandsupervisor: You should review the research clusters and specialisations within the school and decide on an area of research that interests you. These groups are listed below - there are a number of supervisors within each group who can provide supervision. Before contacting a potential supervisor, look at the type of research they do either via the School s web pages http://www.biosciences.unimelb.edu.au/, or by looking at their recent publications on Google Scholar http://scholar.google.com.au/(simplysearchforthesupervisor sname). Prior to or after the information session, approach potential supervisors in research areas that interestyouanddiscussprojectsonoffer.whenyouemailapotentialsupervisor,pleaseincludea transcript of your academic record (you can print out your current record from SIS). Arrange a timetomeettheminperson.mostsupervisorswithintheschoolofbiosciencestakeononlyone ortwostudentsperyear,soourintakeiscompetitiveandplacesarelimited. Take time to discuss available projects; it is important that you choose an area of research that interestsyou.onceyouhaveidentifiedprojects,filloutthemsc/honssupervisionformincluding twoorthreesupervisorsandprojectpreferencesandincludethisinyourmsc/honsapplication.if theschoolcannotplaceyouwithyourfirstchoiceofsupervisor/project,wewilltrytoplaceyou with your second or third preference. Successful applicants will be notified between the end of December and early January 2016. All applicants will be advised of the outcomes of their applications by the end of January 2016. In some cases, particularly if external partners are involved,negotiationsforprojectscancontinueandadditionalofferswillbemadeuntiltheendof February.Somesupervisorsmayalsoofferaprojectthathasamid-yearstartdate,asthisbetter suitsthefieldworkrequirementfortheresearch. MastersCoordinators2016: DrJohnGolz:jgolz@unimelb.edu.au HonoursCoordinator2016: A.ProfAndrewPask:ajpask@unimelb.edu.au
ResearchClustersintheSchoolofBioSciences Ecology,(Evolution(and(Environmental(Sciences( Sustainableuseandmanagementofenvironmentsrequiresknowledgeoftherelationships between living organisms and their environment, what processes are fundamental to ecosystems,andhowtheseandotherfactorsaffectthepersistenceofspeciesandplant communities. ConservationandClimateChange TheConservationandClimateChangeGroupappliesecologicalandevolutionaryprinciples to the field of wildlife, conservation and applied biology across a wide range of land animals (including mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, a wide range of invertebrates, and some plant groups). Particular interests include the management of native and invasive species; habitat use and ecology of mammals and reptiles; first-principles modelling of individual, population, and evolutionary dynamics; application of genomic techniques to biodiversity management; and terrestrial animals as bioindicators of environmentaldisturbance. EvolutionandBehaviour TheEvolutionandBehaviourGroupexaminesthebehaviourandevolutionoflandanimals at several levels, from genes to populations. Research on behaviour includes: visual signalling in birds, reptiles and insects; acoustic signalling in birds and amphibians; and chemical signalling in insects. Research in evolutionary biology investigates the evolutionary process that produced the diversity of life we see today. This includes the study of macro-evolutionarypatternsofphenotypicdiversity,phylogenyandtaxonomy; biogeographyandpatternsofspeciation;theorigin,structureandmaintenanceofhybrid zones;sexualselection,includingfemalechoiceandspermcompetition;theevolutionof co-operationinbirdsandinvertebrates;andinter-specificrelationships. MarineBiology MarinebiologistsintheSchoolofBioSciencesworkonadiversityoftopicsacrossmarine organisms, their conservation and management. We conduct our research in temperate andtropicalmarineenvironments,fromestuariestothedeepsea. Together,weinvestigatethe: Behaviour,ecology,evolutionandbiodiversityofmarineorganisms; Effectsofhumandisturbanceonhabitats,speciesandcommunities; Productivity of aquaculture and technologies to improve its environmental performance;and Ecologicalaspectsofmarineprotectedareasandfisheriesmanagement.
QuantitativeandAppliedEcology The Quantitative and Applied Ecology Group work across a wide spectrum of organisms and environments. Our research focus includes; environmental decision making, ecosystem management, conservation biology, and community and population ecology. The group also forms part of larger research centres: The ARC Centre of Excellence for Environmental Decisions (CEED) andthethreatenedspecieshubofthenational EnvironmentalScienceProgram(NESP). Genetics,(Genomics(and(Development( The study of gene regulation, disease and the genetics of organisms and populations is revolutionising the research fields of development, reproduction, biotechnology and medicine. PopulationandQuantitativeGenetics ThePopulationandQuantitativeGeneticsGroupinvestigatethecausesandconsequences ofgeneticvariationinnaturalpopulations.abroadrangeofstatisticaltechniquessuchas Genome-Wide Association and Genomic Selection methods are used to explore the patternandeffectofmolecularvariationatthewholegenomelevel.biologicalmodelsof interest include humans, plants and insects with an emphasis on biological questions relatedtohumanhealthandagriculture. ReproductionandDevelopment TheReproductionandDevelopmentGroupsstudytheverybeginningsoflifeandfactors thatinfluencethegrowthandhealthoftheembryo,foetusandoffspring. Basic and biomedical research of mammalian systems focuses on the genetics and molecular control of early embryo development, sexual differentiation, environmental disruptorsofdevelopment,stemcellbiology,comparativegenomicsandreproductive physiology. Reproductionisthescienceofthetransmissionoflife Cardiovascular Physiology The Cardiovascular Physiology Group studies how blood vessels are damaged in cardiovasculardiseaseandinvestigatesnewtreatmentsforvasculardysfunction.diseases ofinterestinclude;acuteheartfailure,hypertensioninpregnancyanddiabetes. DevelopmentalandCellularGenetics Thelivingcellpossessesextraordinarycapabilitiesthatallowittosenseandrespondtoits environment,metabolisenutrientsrequiredforgrowthanddivisionandundergochanges
incellshapeandfunction.alloftheseprocessesareunderthecontrolofthehereditary instructionsorgenesitexpresses,fromamongthethousandsinitsgenome. MicrobialGenetics Microbesarebothvitalandproblematic.Withoutthemourworldcouldn texist,butsome causeusmonumentalgrief.understandingmicrobeshelpsusmanageourenvironment, stayhealthyandlookafterourcrops,livestockandfoodsupplies.genetictoolshavegiven uspowerfulmeanstounderstandtheseinvisibleorganismsthatimpactourlivesinmyriad ways. PlantFunctionalGenomics TheRoessnerresearchgroupisinterestedinunderstandinghowAustraliancrops,suchas cereals and legumes, adapt and tolerate challenging environmental conditions including water and nutrient deficiencies, salinity, heat or cold. We apply systems biology approachessuchasgenomics,transcriptomics,lipidomicsandmetabolomicstocompare thebiochemicalresponsesofcropplantswithcontrastingtolerancelevelstoidentifynovel adaptationandtolerancemechanisms. Plant(Science( Life is dependent on plants As the only living organisms able to make their own food, theseprimaryproducersarevitaltotheworld secosystem.fromfood,medicines,clothing andtheairwebreathe,wecouldnotexistwithoutthem.researchgroupsinplantscience studyabroadrangeoftopicsincluding: Plantdiversity,classification,biogeographyandconservation Plantgrowthanddevelopment Plantcellwallbiosynthesisandcell-cellcommunication Plant nutrition and genetic engineering of crops to improve human nutrition (biofortification) Plantbreedingsystemsandselfincompatibility Plant defence against herbivory; plant secondary metabolites including cyanogenic compoundsandtheoilsofeucalypts Plantinteractionswithfungalpathogens Evolution of plant, algal and protozoan cells, e.g., evolution of endosymbionts, the malaria parasite with its remnant plant like chloroplast (organelles that convert light energyintosugars),andbio-mineralisationandbioadhesionofalgalcellwalls.
ConservationandClimateChange ProfAryHoffmann(ary@unimelb.edu.au) Profile:https://scholar.google.no/citations?user=Y2jPDU4AAAAJhl=en Researchinterests: Wolbachiaendosymbiontsforcontrollingmosquitoborne diseases,climatechangeadaptationinarangeof environments,managementofinvertebratepests PotentialMScprojects(inconjunctionwithother researchers): Identifyingnewendosymbiontstrainsfordiseasecontrol. Investigatingnovelgeneticapproachestoconservingthreatenedandkeystonespecies Characterizingtheroleofsummerdiapauseinadaptationtoclimateextremes. Investigatingtheimpactofagriculturalchemicalsonbeneficialnaturalenemies Prof.RogerCousens(rcousens@unimelb.edu.au) Profile:http://scholar.google.com.au/citations?user=BrqpG_oAAAAJ Researchinterests: Plantpopulationbiology,spatialandtemporalpopulation modelling,plantinvasionecology,evolutionaryecologyof invasiveplants,weeds,impactsofweeds,conservationof terrestrialcoastalecosystems PotentialMScprojects: Howloyalarepollinators:pollinationecologyoftwoinvasiveplants Populationsizeanddensityeffectsinpollination(literaturereviewproject) Genomicvariationwithinthenativerangesoftwoinvasivespecies DrKathHandasyde(kathrine@unimelb.edu.au) Profile:http://www.findanexpert.unimelb.edu.au/display/person13879 Researchinterests: TerrestrialecologywithamajorfocusonAustraliannativemammals:wildlifeecology,wildlife management,impactsofhabitatfragmentation,wildlifediseases PotentialMScprojects: Impactsofmanagementonkoalapopulationsandtheirhabitat Factorsinfluencinghabitatqualityforsmallmammals
DrBenPhillips(phillipsb@unimelb.edu.au) Profile:https://scholar.google.com.au/citations?user=Kk1JhPwAAAAJhl=en Researchinterests: Evolutionaryecology;ecologicalmodelling,invasivespecies,animal behaviour,host-parasiteinteractions,reptiles,amphibians. PotentialMScprojects: Evolutiononinvasionfronts(empiricaland/ormodellingwork) Learningandprey-handlinginnorthernquolls DrPaulUmina(pumina@unimelb.edu.au) Profile:http://www.findanexpert.unimelb.edu.au/display/person141077 Researchinterests: Invertebrateecology;sustainableagriculture,integratedpest management,insecticideresistance,invasionecology,biocontrol PotentialMScprojects: Insectpestsandnovelapproachesforsustainablecontrolinfoodcrops Insecticideresistance:mechanisms,modellingandmonitoring Geneticsandecologyofbeneficialinsectsinagriculturaleco-systems DrMelissaCarew(mecarew@unimelb.edu.au) Profile:http://pearg.com/researchers/carewm Researchinterests: Freshwaterbiologicalmonitoring;aquaticmacroinvertebrates;ecological impactsofaquaticpollution;dnabarcoding;applicationofnextgenerationsequencing(ngs)forenvironmentalmonitoring;molecular taxonomy;molecularecology. PotentialMScprojects(inconjunctionwithProf.AryHoffmannandMelbourneWater): UsingDNAbarcodestoinvestigatethemacroinvertebratediversityandecologyin catchments InvestigatingthemolecularecologyofmacroinvertebratespeciesintheYarraRiverusing nextgenerationsequencingtodetectenvironmentalimpacts.
Dr.KarenRowe(karowe@museum.vic.gov.au)[MuseumVictoria(Associate) Profile:https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=uwOyaZ8AAAAJhl=en Researchinterests: Terrestrialecology;avianecology,climatechange,ecoacoustics, monitoringofthreatenedspecies,speciesdistributions, museumcollections PotentialMScprojects: Usingmuseumrecordstodocumenttheimpactsofglobalchangeonspeciesdistributions Improvingmonitoringmethodsfornocturnalandthreatenedspeciesusingautomated soundrecognition Assessingobserverbiasesfromsoundscapespeciesinventories SoundscapeanalysisandinventoryofSulawesibirds
EvolutionandBehaviour DrLukeHolman(luke.holman@anu.edu.au)Arriving'UoM'2016 Profile:https://scholar.google.com.au/citations?user=9WXgCXUAAAAJhl=en Research interests: Evolutionaryecology;sexualselection/conflict;socialevolution; evolutionaryconstraints;animalsignals;selfishgenes;phenotypic plasticity;theoreticalmodels. Potential MSc projects: Measuringintragenomicconflictusingquantitativegeneticsininsects Experimentalevolutionininsects-removingselectionononesextoseehowtheotherevolves SearchingforqueenpheromonesinAustraliansocialinsects DrTherésaJones(theresa@unimelb.edu.au) Profile:https://scholar.google.com.au/citations?user=OQ3w1l8AAAAJhl=en Researchinterests: Behaviouralecology;invertebratematingsystems,sexualselection, ecologicallightpollution PotentialMScprojects: Intragenomicconflictandreproductivesuccess Theimpactofartificiallightatnightonageing Prof.RaoulMulder(r.mulder@unimelb.edu.au) Profile:https://scholar.google.com.au/citations?user=Y_gfg0MAAAAJ Researchinterests: Behaviouralecology;animalbehaviour,socialbehaviour, matingsystems,sexualselection,cooperation, communication,anthropogenicimpacts PotentialMScprojects: Ecologyandevolutionofanimalpersonalities Impactsofanthropogenicnoiseandlightonsleepandcommunication Movementecologyofurbanwildlife
Prof.MarkElgar(m.elgar@unimelb.edu.au) Profile:https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=aawRWmIAAAAJhl=en Researchinterests: Evolutionaryecology:animalbehaviour;chemical communication;matingstrategiesundersexualconflict; socialbehaviour;signalsandinter-specificmutualisms PotentialMScprojects: Roleofchemicalsignalsinsocialandmatingsystems Trade-offsinsensorystructures DrDeviStuart[Fox(d.stuart-fox@unimelb.edu.au) Profile:http://scholar.google.com.au/citations?user=IY72IMEAAAAJhl=en Researchinterests: Evolutionarybiology;animalcoloration,sensoryecology,animal behaviour,speciation,lizards,macro-evolutionarypatterns PotentialMScprojects: Effectsofstressoncolourexpressioninlizards Variationinpigmentsgeneratingcolourvariationinlizards Geneticbasisofcolourpolymorphismanditsroleinspeciation Behaviouralbarrierstogeneflowand/orgeneticincompatibilitiesinincipientspecies DrMichelleHall(hall.m@unimelb.edu.au) Profile:https://scholar.google.com.au/citations?user=BcsSi-YAAAAJhl=en Researchinterests: behaviouralecology;animalpersonality,animalcommunication, behaviouralplasticity PotentialMScprojects: Personalityandcommunicationstyles Effectsofearlydevelopmentalconditionsonsongstructure Socialnetworksandextra-pairmatingstrategies
DrChristyHipsley(chipsley@unimelb.edu.au) Profile:https://scholar.google.com.au/citations?user=Eyi8JRoAAAAJhl=en Researchinterests: Macroevolution;reptiles,vertebratepaleontology, phylogenetics,diversification,comparative anatomy,climatechange,extinction,biogeography, ecomorphology PotentialMScprojects: Ecomorphologyofburrowingwormlizards(amphisbaenians)usingspeciesnichemodeling Modularevolutionofreptileskullsusinggeometricmorphometrics Growthdynamicsoffossilreptilesinresponsetopaleoclimaticchange Evolutionarypathwaysoflimblossinskinks MarineBiology DrEricTreml(etreml@unimelb.edu.au) Profile:https://etreml.wordpress.com/ Researchinterests: Quantitativemarineecologyandconservation,biogeography,population connectivity,networktheory,landscapeecologyandgeographic informationscience.weuseavarietyoftools,includingspatialdynamic modelling,spatialstatistics,networkanalysis,hpcprogramming, geographicinformationsystem(gis),andremotesensing. PotentialMScprojects: Exploringthegeographicpatternsinmarinepopulationconnectivity andtheinfluenceongeneticandbiogeographicpatterns. MetapopulationdynamicsandresilienceintherockyreefsofPortPhillipBay,Victoria. UnderstandingtherecruitmentandpersistenceinVictorianabaloneandrocklobster fisheriesusingecologicalmodellingandlocalhabitatassessment. Quantifyinganimalmovementthroughhabitatnetworksforconservationprioritisation.
DrJohnMorrongiello(john.morrongiello@unimelb.edu.au) Profile:http://morrongiellolab.com Researchinterests: Fishecology,climatechangeimpactadaptation,evolutionary behaviouralecology,fisheryimpacts,riverregulation,lifehistories Potential MSc projects: Understandingtheeffectsofenvironmentalandclimaticvariation onestuarinefishes Exploringhowbehaviour,metabolismandgrowthinfluence fishingselectivity IsVenusBay srecreationalpipiharvestsustainable? Growthandrecruitmentoffreshwaterfish:howimportantistimingandcontext? Roleofnuptialcolorationinsouthernpygmyperch Understandingthedriversoflong-termbiologicalchangeinPortPhillipBay Prof.MickKeough(mjkeough@unimelb.edu.au) Profile:https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=XTbVdscAAAAJhl=en Researchinterests: marineecology;resilienceandresponsestodisturbance, recruitmentofinvertebratesandseagrasses,evolutionarybiology ofinvertebratelarvae,environmentalimpacts PotentialMScprojects: Resilienceofnearshoreecologicalcommunitiestodisturbance Detectingecologicalimpactsofpollutioninbaysandestuaries Howdoinvertebratelarvaerespondtostress? Assoc.Prof.SteveSwearer(sswearer@unimelb.edu.au) Profile:https://scholar.google.com.au/citations?user=JHlX8XAAAAAJhl=en Researchinterests: MarineEcology,EvolutionofLifeHistories,Dispersal,EcologicalTraps, FishEcology PotentialMScprojects: Ecologicalconsequencesofdispersalinthesea Cleaningupurbanseasbyfarmingit Ecologicaltrapsinaquaticecosystems-dotheyoccurandaretheyimportant?
Prof.MadeleinevanOppen(madeleine.van@unimelb.edu.au) Profile:https://scholar.google.com.au/citations?user=VTjKnHMAAAAJhl=en Researchinterests: Marineecologyandevolution;coralmicrobialsymbiosis,climatechange adaptationandacclimatisation,assistedevolutioninreef-building corals. PotentialMScprojects: Enhancedcoralstresstoleranceincoralsviamanipulationof prokaryoticsymbionts Testingthevirallysisofcoralbleachinghypothesis Understandingtheadaptivepotentialandresponsetoselectionofthedinoflagellate endosymbiontsofcorals Geneticandnon-geneticadaptationofcoralsinresponsetoelevatedtemperatureand oceanacidification Prof.GregJenkins(gjenkins@unimelb.edu.au) Profile:https://scholar.google.com.au/citations?user=Kbip3jQAAAAJhl=en Researchinterests: marineecology;fishecology,connectivity,recruitmentvariability,fishhabitatrelationships,earlylifehistoryoffish,environmentalimpacts, seagrassecology,environmentalriskassessment,biophysicalmodelling PotentialMScprojects: Effectsofsuspendedsedimentsandotherenvironmentalimpactsonmarinefishecology andbehaviour Planktonicfood-chainpathwaystolarvalfishfeedingandrecruitmentvariability EcologyofreeffishinPortPhillipBay DrHeroenVerbruggen(heroen.verbruggen@unimelb.edu.au) Profile:http://phycoweb.net Researchinterests: Marineevolution;evolutionarybiology,comparativegenomics, marinealgae,biodiversityscience,macroecology,bioinformatics PotentialMScprojects: Evolutionofecologicalnichesthroughgeologicaltime BiodiversitydiscoveryofmarinealgaeinAustralia Genomebiologyofenergyandnutrientphysiology Genomebiologyforrefinementofchloroplastendosymbiosistheory
DrTimDempster(dempster@unimelb.edu.au) Profile:http://scholar.google.com.au/citations?user=8xeTkRMAAAAJhl=en Researchinterests: Marineecology;environmentalimpacts,animalbehaviour,host-parasite interactions,ecologicaltraps,invasionecology,aquaculture environmentinteractions,aquaculturetechnology PotentialMScprojects: Ecologicaleffectsofaquacultureinmarineecosystems Marineecosystemrehabilitationusingaquaculturetechniquesandtechnologies Understandinghost-parasiteinteractionsinaquaculturesystemstoimprovemethodsfor parasitecontrolandprevention QuantatativeandAppliedEcology Prof.MichaelMcCarthy(mamcca@unimelb.edu.au) Profile:http://mickresearch.wordpress.com Researchinterests: Ecology;ecologicalmodelling,environmentaldecisions, fireecology,imperfectdetection, PotentialMScprojects: Modelstoimproveenvironmentalmanagementdecisions Factorsdrivingimperfectdetectioninecologicalmonitoring Modellingtoimprovefiremanagementforbiodiversity Testingenvironmentaldecisiontheory DrReidTingley(reid.tingley@unimelb.edu.au) Profile:https://rtingley.wordpress.com/about/ Researchinterests: Invasionbiology,herpetology,biodiversitymonitoring,biosecurity,species distributionmodelling,conservationdecisionmaking PotentialMScprojects: Cost-efficiencyofenvironmentalDNAsamplinginaquaticsystems(platypus,fish,frogs, chytrid) Fightingfrogextinctionsbycreatingrefugesfromdisease UnderstandingtheimpactandspreadofexoticamphibiansinsuburbanMelbourne UsingcitizensciencedatatounderstandthebiogeographyofAustralianfungi
Prof.MarkBurgman(markab@unimelb.edu.au) Profile:https://scholar.google.com.au/citations?user=O4YYKCsAAAAJhl=en Researchinterests: Conservationbiology,riskassessment,biosecurity;populationviability analysis,expertjudgement,structureddecisionmaking,plantecology PotentialMScprojects: Quantitativemethodsforaggregatingexpertjudgements Testingtheperformanceofexpertsoutsidetheirdomainofexpertise Understandinghowtoquantifyuncertaintiesinbiosecurityriskanalyses DrJoséLahoz[Monfort(jlahoz@unimelb.edu.au) Profile:http://joselahozresearch.wordpress.com Researchinterests: Ecologicalmodelling,statisticalecology;speciesdistributionmodelling, noveltechnologiesfordatacollectionandwildlifemonitoring, demographyandpopulationdynamics,adaptivemanagement PotentialMScprojects: Evaluatingnoveltechnologiesformonitoringarborealmammals: surveyingtreekangaroosusingdrones Speciesdistributionmodels:averagingmanymethodsorfine-tuningasingleone? DrGurutzetaGuillera[Arroita(gguillera@unimelb.edu.au) Profile:https://gguilleraresearch.wordpress.com Researchinterests: Ecologicalmodelling,ecologicalstatistics;speciesdistributionmodelling; communitymodelling;wildlifemonitoring;imperfectdetection;optimal surveydesign; PotentialMScprojects: Evaluationofsurveymethodefficiencyanditsrelationtospeciesdetectability:distance samplingvs.quadratcounts Understandingthereliabilityofspeciesrichnessestimationmethods Multi-methodsurveystodealwithfalsepositiveandfalsenegativeerrors:optimaldesign
AquaticEcologyandEnvironmentalPollution (CAPIM'2'Centre'for'Aquatic'Pollution'Identification'and'Management) DrAllysonO Brien(allyson@unimelb.edu.au) Profile:http://allysonobrien.com Researchinterests: marineecology;communityecology,ecotoxicology,softsediment invertebrates,dnametabarcodingandmetabolomics,ecological modelling,environmentalimpactassessments PotentialMScprojects: Developingnewbiomarkersforpollutiondetectioninestuaries Understandingpopulation-leveleffectsofpollutantsonsoftsedimentinvertebrates UsingDNAmeta-barcodingtounderstandecologicalresilienceofmarinebenthic communities Populationgeneticsofpolychaetes collaborationwithmuseumvictoria DrKathrynHassell(khassell@unimelb.edu.au) Profile: https://scholar.google.com.au/citations?user=lrshupsaaaajhl=enoi=ao Researchinterests: Effectsofpollutionandcontaminantsinaquaticorganisms;sub-lethal andlong-termeffectsofenvironmentalstressors;endocrinedisrupting chemicals PotentialMScprojects: Effectsofchemicalexposureonnativefishreproduction(eggproductionandeggquality, fertility,larvalsurvivalandfitness) Effectsofchemicalexposureonfishdetoxificationenzymeactivities(tissuebiomarkers) Pollutionbiomonitoring(assessmentofwildfishcapturedfromVictorianestuaries) DrClaudetteKellar(ckellar@unimelb.edu.au) Profile: http://capim.com.au/index.php?page=dr[claudette[kellar Researchinterests: freshwaterecology;environmentalimpacts,environmental assessment,pollutionimpacts,multiplelinesofevidence, macroinvertebrateassemblages. PotentialMScprojects: Ecologicaleffectsofpollutioninfreshwaterecosystems Understandingpollutioneffectsonaquaticbiota Identifyingprimaryfactorscausingbiologicalimpairmentinfreshwaterecosystems
DrDavidSharley(dsharley@unimelb.edu.au) Profile:http://capim.com.au/index.php?page=dr[david[sharley Researchinterests: AquaticPollution;benthicbiology,pollutiontracking,Landscape chemistry,wetlandquality,integratedcatchmentmanagement PotentialMScprojects: Interactionsbetweencatchmentpollutionandenvironmentalhealth ofurbanwaterways DrJackieMyers(jhmyers@unimelb.edu.au) Profile:http://capim.com.au/index.php?page=jackie-myers Researchinterests: Marinefreshwaterecotoxicology;understandingimpactsofhuman inducedstressors,micro-macroalgal,seagrassmangrove toxicology,aquaticplantsandalgaeinenvironmentalassessment, pesticidesinourenvironment,algaltoxins,seafoodsafetyduring harmfulalgalblooms. PotentialMScprojects: Micro-andmacro-algaeasindictorsofenvironmentalimpactsinwetlands Insitutechniquesforassessingtoxicitytophytoplankton Insightsintoseafoodsafetyduringtoxicalgalblooms Seagrassandmangrovestoxicology Developingtechniquestoassessenvironmentalimpactsusingaquaticplants
PopulationandQuantitativeGenetics DrCharlesRobin(crobin@unimelb.edu.au) Profile:www.specifly.org Researchinterests: Whatistheroleofadaptationintheshapingvariationwithinandbetweenspecies?We focusoninsecticideresistanceasourmicroevolutionarymodel,andthecomparative genomicsofenzymesfromvariousinsectsininter-speciescomparisons.ourappliedaimis tocontrolpestswithmethodsthatdonothaveadverseimpactsonbiodiversityeg.rnaior specificenzymeinhibitors. PotentialMScprojects: CharacterizingpotentialtargetsfornovelinsecticidesusingCRISPR Pestinsectgenomics,populationgeneticsandgeneticmanipulation Insecticidemetabolismpathwaycharacterization DrMichaelInouye(minouye@unimelb.edu.au) Profile:www.inouyelab.org www.sysgenmelb.org Researchinterests: GenomicsComputationalBiology;genomicarchitectureofcomplex humandiseases;genomicpredictionofdiseasesandtraits;genomicsof eucalypts;populationgenomics;integrativeanalysisofomicsdata; developmentofstatisticalapproachesandcomputationalalgorithms PotentialMScprojects: Genomicanalysisofeucalypts Variousproblemsinhumangenomics Genomicsofproteinstructuralvariation DrSiuFaiLee(ronaldl@unimelb.edu.au) Profile:https://scholar.google.com.au/citations?user=n-XQeywAAAAJhl=en Researchinterests: Insectgeneticsandgenomics,geneticco-adaptation,climaticadaptationand clinalvariation. PotentialMScproject: Molecularbasisofgeneticco-adaptationintheAustraliansheepblowfly(co-supervisedby ProfPhilBatterham).
DrAndrewWeeks(aweeks@unimelb.edu.au) Profile:https://scholar.google.com.au/citations?user=CZb8XQQAAAAJhl=en Researchinterests: Conservationbiology;populationgenetics;ecologicalgenetics;hostparasiteinteractions;environmentalDNA. PotentialMScprojects: GeneticrescueinVictorianeasternbarredbandicoots Bioinformaticsofgeneticrescue;detectingsignaturesof inbreeding,outbreedingandlocaladaptationinthemountain pygmypossum environmentaldnaasanovelmethodforestimatingfreshwaterbiodiversity DrAlexFournier[Level(afournier@unimelb.edu.au) Profile: adaptive-evolution.org ResearchInterest: Howdoestheenvironmentshapesanddistributesthe geneticdiversityoflivingorganisms?weusepopulations sourcedfromextremeclimatesinthemodelplant Arabidopsis'thalianaandinsectDrosophila'melanogaster totesttheirresponsetoenvironmentalstress.ourgoalis topredicttheadaptiveresponseoforganismsatthe molecularlevelandevaluatetheconsequenceof environmentalchallengesforthefateofbiodiversity. PotentialMscprojects: TheprogrammingofseedgerminationinArabidopsis.Howdoesstochasticenvironmental variationintheplantmaturationprocessimpactthepatternofseedgerminationofthe offspring? Genomicpredictionofinsecticideresistance.Howtodrawagenomicatlastoanticipate futurepestmanagementbasedonresourcesfromdrosophila? (
( ReproductionandDevelopment ProfessorDavidK.Gardner(david.gardner@unimelb.edu.au) Profile:https://scholar.google.com.au/citations?user=vNj-urYAAAAJhl=enoi=ao ResearchInterests: Reproductivebiology;humanIVF,preimplantationembryoculture, embryonicstemcells,diagnosisofembryoviabilityanddevelopmentof biomarkers,impactofendocrinedisruptingchemicals,epigenetics, cryobiology PotentialMScprojectsonembryos: Analysisofhowoxygenregulatespreimplantationdevelopmentthroughtime-lapse microscopy Impactofendocrinedisruptingchemicalsonembryodevelopmentandtheepigenome Regulationofembryodevelopmentandviabilitybygrowthfactorsandcytokines Aspartateand/orglucoseutilisationasBiomarkersofembryoviability PotentialMScprojectsonembryonicstemcells: Roleofantioxidantsinmaintainingthefunctionofembryonicstemcells ProfessorMarilynBRenfree(m.renfree@unimelb.edu.au) Profile:http://renfreeshawlab.biosciences.uom.org.au/ Researchinterests: Reproductionanddevelopmentinhealthanddisease,sex determination,sexualdifferentiation,epigenetics,molecularand hormonalregulationofgonadandphallusdevelopment, embryonicdiapause,comparativegenomicsandtranscriptomics, innateimmunityindevelopingyoung,limbdevelopment. PotentialMScprojects: Regulatorymechanismsoftesticularandovariandevelopment andtheroleoflongnon-codingrnas Marsupialsamodelsfordisordersofsexualdevelopment includingsexreversalandhypospadias Earlyembryonicdevelopment Genomicimprinting
Assoc.Prof.AndrewPask(a.pask@unimelb.edu.au) Profile:https://scholar.google.com.au/citations?user=4ONkuEsAAAAJhl=en Researchinterests: Comparativegenomicsofdevelopmentanddisease;urogenital development,marsupialgenomics,genomeevolutionandfunction, endocrinedisruption,bioinformatics,epigenetics,developmentalbiology. PotentialMScprojects: Effectsofendocrinedisruptionongenomebiologyinmammals Developmentalbiologyandgenomicsofthefat-taileddunnart Theroleoflongnon-codingRNAsintheregulationofurethralclosureandurogenital diseases DrAlexandraHarvey(ajharvey@unimelb.edu.au) Profile:https://scholar.google.com.au/citations?hl=enuser=HeoTMx8AAAAJ Researchinterests: Embryonicstemcells;extracellularenvironment,thelegacyofcultureon cellfunction,metabolism,mitochondria,cellsignalling,oxygenregulation, redox,endocrinedisruptingchemicals,neuraldifferentiation,epigenetics PotentialMScprojects: Definingtheimpactofcultureoninducedpluripotentstemcellquality andmetabolism. Redoxregulationofuncouplingproteinsinembryonicstemcells. DrMarkGreen(mark.green@unimelb.edu.au) Profile:http://greenlab.biosciences.uom.org.au/ https://scholar.google.com.au/citations?user=sh7yaysaaaajhl=en Researchinterests: Reproductive biology; assisted reproductive technologies (ART), environmental endocrine disruptors, developmental origins of adult disease (DOHaD), oocyte quality, embryo development, sperm microfluidics,mitochondrialfunction,in'vitrofertilisation,phenotypeofivfchildren,health ofclonedanimals,sexratio,anti-oxidantsandreproduction. PotentialMScprojects: Determining the effects of endocrine disruptors and pollutants on embryo development andmetabolism,aswellasspermquality. Developmentofmicrofluidictechnologiestosortmotilespermforcommercialapplication inhumanfertilityandspermclinics. Quantifying telomere length in naturally conceived and cloned animals as a proxy for reproductivehealthandageing.
DevelopmentalandCellularGenetics DrPatriciaJusuf(patricia.jusuf@monash.edu)Arriving'UoM'2016 Profile:https://scholar.google.com.au/citations?user=RW6SvYoAAAAJhl=en Researchinterests: Usingthezebrafishmodeltounderstandgenenetworksduringvertebrate developmentwithafocusonvisualneuroscience;andpro-regenerativesignals thatdriveadultregeneration. PotentialMScprojects: Roleofgenesgoverningneuralsubtypespecificationduringdevelopment Characterisingregenerativeprocessesinmodelsofvisualdisorders Characterisingnovelgenesindevelopmentalsynexpressiongroups(cosupervisedwithDrRamialisonattheAustralianRegenerativeMedicine Institute) DrMikeHaydon(mike.haydon@york.ac.uk)'Arriving'UoM'2016 Profile:http://www.i-m.mx/haydonlab/haydonlab/home.html Researchinterests: Weusegeneticsandchemicalgeneticstounderstandsugarsignalling networksinplants.weconsiderthesepathwaysinthecontextoflight sensingandphotosynthesistodefinetheircontributiontoplant physiologyanddevelopment. Ourresearchcoverssignaltransduction,cellwallbiology,circadian biologyandplantphysiology. PotentialMScprojects: Geneticandchemicalgeneticinvestigationofplantsugarsignalling Cellwallsignallinginphotomorphogenesis Definingdynamicsugarsignallingwithcelltype-specificresolution
DrJohnGolz(jgolz@unimelb.edu.au) Profile:https://scholar.google.com.au/citations?user=CBTYyicAAAAJhl=en Researchinterests: UsingthemodelplantArabidopsistoidentifygenenetworks involvedincelldifferentiation;understandinghowplants respondtoabiotic/bioticstress;plantbiotechnologyandgenetic engineering. PotentialMScprojects: Characterisinggenesassociatedwithseedcoatdifferentiation Characterisinggenesthatpromotechloroplastdevelopment Developingsystemstoimprovegeneintroductionintocrops Prof.PhilBatterham(p.batterham@unimleb.edu.au) Profile:https://scholar.google.com.au/citations?hl=enuser=-0dTXHUAAAAJ Researchinterests: Neurogenetics;nicotinicacetylcholinereceptorstructureandfunction, receptortrafficking,insectbehavior Systemsbiology;roleofmetabolicenzymesandtransportersinparticulartissuesintheresponse toinsecticides PotentialMScprojects: Analysingimpactsofsub-lethalinsecticidedosesoninsectdevelopmentandbehaviour Structure/functionstudiesonthenAChRsubunitsusingdomainswappingandCRISPR. CharacterisingaccessoryproteinscriticalfornAChRfunction Identifyingtheneuronstargetedbyinsecticides Identifyinggenesconferringhighlevelsofmulti-drugresistance RoleoftheMalpighiantubules(kidneyequivalent)ininsecticidemetabolism
Assoc.Prof.AlexAndrianopoulos(alex.a@unimelb.edu.au) Profile:http://www.genetics.unimelb.edu.au/research/andr/index.html Researchinterests: Understandingthemoleculargeneticmechanismsthatregulate cellularmorphogenesisandvirulenceinthehumanpathogen Talaromyces'marneffei. Understandingthemoleculargeneticmechanismsthatregulate developmentintheeukaryoticmodelorganismaspergillus' nidulans. PotentialMScprojects: Genomicapproachestoidentifyingandcharacterising genesimportantforinfection. Dissectingthemolecularandcellularaspectsofhostpathogeninteractions. Moleculargeneticcharacterisationoftranscriptional factors,andtheircircuits,controllingdevelopment. DrMichaelMurray(murraym@unimelb.edu.au) Profile:https://scholar.google.com.au/citations?user=YGINztAAAAAJhl=en Researchinterests: Modellingcancermetastasisinthevinegarfly,Drosophila' melanogaster,geneticregulationofepithelialmesenchymal Transition(EMT),molecularmechanismsofepithelial polarisation. PotentialMScprojects: GeneticnetworksregulatingtheDrosophilawingeversionEMT FlymodelsofNetrin-mediatedmetastasis TraffickingofthenetrinreceptorFrazzledduringepithelialdissociationandpolarisation
DrTrentPerry(trentp@unimelb.edu.au) Profile:http://scholar.google.com.au/citations?user=fDTaKtQAAAAJhl=en Researchinterests: Insecticidebiology;insecticidemodeofaction, mechanismsofresistance,acuteandchronictoxicology Neurogenetics;Nicotinicacetylcholinereceptorstructure andfunction,insectbehaviour,receptortrafficking PotentialMScprojects: Analysingimpactsofsub-lethalinsecticidedosesoninsectdevelopmentandbehaviour CharacterisingproteinscriticalfornAChRfunction Identifyinggenesconferringhighlevelsofmulti-drugresistanceinanaturalpopulation Structure/functionstudiesonthenAChRsubunitsusingdomainswappingandCRISPR DrRachelBurt(rachel.burt@mcri.edu.au)-Associate Profile:www.mcri.edu.au/users/dr-rachel-burt Researchinterests: Auditorygenetics:Ourgroupisusingacombinationofgenetics, molecular,andcellularbiologytounderstandthebasisofhearing impairmentandtoinformthedevelopmentofbetterdiagnostictools andpreventativemedicinesfordeafnessandhearingloss PotentialMScprojects: GeneDiscoveryforDeafness DefiningtheRegulationofAuditoryApoptosis PreventingtheAuditoryApoptosisthatleadstoAcquiredHearingImpairment
MicrobialGenetics DrAlexanderIdnurm(alexander.idnurm@unimelb.edu.au) Profile:https://scholar.google.com.au/citations?user=rizOUBgAAAAJhl=en Researchinterests: Fungalbiology;host-pathogeninteractions,plantpathology, medicalmycology,mating-typedetermination,evolution,gene regulation PotentialMScprojects: IdentificationofvirulencefactorsinLeptosphaeria'maculansor Cryptococcus'neoformans Geneticsofballistosporeformationandreleaseinbasidiomycete fungi Genemanipulationsinskin-associatedMalasseziaspecies Characterisationofgenesessentialforfungalviability DrCandaceElliott(ce@unimelb.edu.au) Profile:https://scholar.google.com.au/citations?hl=enuser=mYqQvtcAAAAJcstart=20 Researchinterests: Plantpathogenicfungi,fungalsecondarymetabolitesandnatural products PotentialMScprojects: Determiningtherolesofsecondarymetabolitesmadebyfungithatinfectcanola Unravellingtherolesofkeyfungalgenesduringinfectionofcanolabycreatingand studyingoverexpressionordeletionmutants Studyingtheinteractionbetweenplantdiseaseresistancegenesandfungaleffectorsusing themodelplantnicotiana'benthemiana
PlantFunctionalGenomics Assoc.Prof.UteRoessner(u.roessner@unimelb.edu.au) Profile:http://scholar.google.com.au/citations?user=aTmdqpYAAAAJhl=en Researchinterests: Abioticstressadaptationandtoleranceincerealcrops;functionalgenomics, metabolomics,analyticalbiochemistry,rootfunctions,wateruseefficiency, nutrientuseefficiency PotentialMScprojects: DefinethemolecularbasisofRoot Soil Microbeinteractions Understandingtheimportanceofplasmamembranecompositionsofrootsunderadverse environments Definethebiochemicalbasisofsignallingnetworksbetweenrootsandshoots DrCamillaHill(camilla.hill@unimelb.edu.au) Profile:https://scholar.google.com.au/citations?hl=enuser=IgUYAoEAAAAJview_op=list_works Researchinterests: Plantscience;biochemistry;genetics;cropbiology;analytical chemistry;plantphysiology;genomics;metabolomics PotentialMScprojects: Studyofrootphysiologyandmolecularresponsestoabiotic stress(salinity,drought,cold)inbarleyandwheat Metaboliteanalysisofplantssubjectedtoenvironmentalstress Applicationofimagingmassspectrometrymethodstodetectsmallmoleculesinplant tissueusingmaldi-ft-icr-ims Multidisciplinaryfunctionalgenomicsapproachestostudyabioticstressincereals DrBerinBoughton(baboug@unimelb.edu.au) Profile:https://scholar.google.com.au/citations?user=iiUH6_0AAAAJhl=en Researchinterests: ImagingMassSpectrometry(IMS);massspectrometry(MS), matrixassistedlaserdesorptionionisation(maldi),ultra-high massresolutionfouriertransformioncyclotronresonancems, spatialmetabolomics,metabolomics,eco-metabolomics,hostparasiteinteractions,plantsecondarymetabolites,bio-organic chemistry. PotentialMScprojects: DevelopmentofnovelmatricesforImagingMassSpectrometry
Spatialmeasurementofplantmetabolites Understandinghost-parasiteinteractionsin'situ'usingimagingmassspectrometry PlantBiology DrEdNewbigin(edwardjn@unimelb.edu.au) Profile:clickhere Researchinterests: Pollenbiology,plantcellwallsynthesis,plantbreedingsystems, self-incompatibility PotentialMScprojects: Cellwallsynthesisinpollentubes Self-incompatibilityinwildradish Prof.StaffanPersson(Staffan.persson@unimelb.edu.au) DrReneSchneider(RSchneider@mpimp-golm.mpg.de) Profile:https://scholar.google.com.au/citations?user=D1UEC0cAAAAJhl=enoi=ao Researchinterests: Plantcellbiology;plantcellwalls,proteintrafficking, cytoskeleton,howplantsproducecellulose PotentialMScprojects: Howdoplantsmaintaintheirgrowthonsalinesoil? Howdothecellmembraneandthecytoskeletoninteract? Canwepredictproteinsthatpartakeintheproductionof cellulose? Howdoplantsconstructtheirvasculartissue?
Assoc.Prof.JoshuaHeazlewood(jheazlewood@unimelb.edu.au) Profile:https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=2aq3NPUAAAAJ Researchinterests: Plantbiochemistry;cellwalls,massspectrometry,proteomics, bioinformatics,membranetransport,subcellularpartitioning,metabolism, endomembrane,golgiapparatus PotentialMScprojects: AnalysisofGolgitransportersdeliveringsubstratesforplantcellwall biosynthesis Applicationoforganelleisolationandcharacterizationbytandemmassspectrometry Bioinformaticanalysisanddatavisualizationofplantproteindata Characterizationofproteinglycosylationbytandemmassspectrometry Targetedanalysisofmetabolitesandenzymesinvolvedinplantcellwallbiosynthesis Dr.HeatherE.McFarlane(heather.mcfarlane@unimelb.edu.au) Profile:https://scholar.google.ca/citations?user=kXiC3xgAAAAJhl=en Researchinterests: Plantcellbiology,cellwalls,intracellulartrafficking,secretion,recycling,cellwall integritysignalling,organelleidentity,electronmicroscopy,livecellimaging, protein-proteininteractions. PotentialMScprojects: Determiningevolutionarilyconservedprotein-proteininteractionsincellwallsynthesis. Geneticscreenusingautomatedfluorescencemicroscopyforcellwallsignallingmutants. Trackingcellwallsynthesisenzymesusinglivecellimagingandelectronmicroscopy. DrAlexanderIvakov(aivakov@unimelb.edu.au) Profile:http://www.findanexpert.unimelb.edu.au/display/person708266 Researchinterests: Plantcellwalls,cellshapeinplants,highthroughputimaging,computationalimageanalysis, chemicalbiologyanddrugdiscovery PotentialMScprojects: Characteriseandelucidatemoleculartargetsofnovelchemicalswithbioactivityinplants.
DrKimJohnson(kim.johnson@unimelb.edu.au) Profile:https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Kim_Johnson13 Researchinterests: Plantcellwalls;plantdevelopment,plantgrowth,cellwallsensing, cell-cellcommunication,signalling,cellbiology PotentialMScprojects: RegulationofseedpodshatteringinArabidopsisandBrassica Investigatingcellwallsensingandsignallingpathways Understandingregulationofcellwalldepositionandremodelling duringplantgrowth DrMonikaDoblin(msdoblin@unimelb.edu.au) Profile:https://scholar.google.com.au/citations?hl=enuser=wx74AK8AAAAJview_op=list_works Researchinterests: Biosynthesisandassemblyofextracellular polysaccharides/glycoproteinsandtheirmodificationpost-deposition Molecularmechanismsofpolysaccharidesynthesis Polysaccharidestructure/functionrelationships Biotechnologicalapplicationsofpolysaccharides PotentialMScprojects: Cellwallsynthesisincereals:improvedanimalnutritionandbiofuels Cloningandcharacterisationofgenesencodingpolysaccharidesynthases Regulationofpolysaccharidesynthesis,assemblyanddeposition DrAlexJohnson(johnsa@unimelb.edu.au) Profile:http://www.findanexpert.unimelb.edu.au/display/person242977 Researchinterests: Plantandfoodbiotechnology;plantnutrition,geneticengineering, plantcellandmolecularbiology,biofortification PotentialMScprojects: Fieldtrialsofgeneticallymodifiedwheatwithiron-enrichedgrain Characterizationofproteinsessentialformetaltransportinplants ExploringtheimpactsofelevatedatmosphericCO 2 oncropnutrition