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ACADEMIC STAFF

Name	Research and Other Information
Head of School

	Bill Buttemer Ph:+61 2 4221 4459 Thermal biology Physiological ecology of free-living birds Field endocrinology Reproductive biology Conservation biology of amphibians and birds

Professors

	David Ayre Ph:+61 2 4221 3440 Ecological genetics and marine ecology Evolutionary consequences of variation in the mating systems of terrestrial plants The importance of selection in determining the genetic structure of populations of marine invertebrates

	Ross Bradstock rossb@uow.edu.au Ph:+61 2 4221 5531 Fire ecology Plant population ecology Conservation biology Landscape simulation modelling Landscape ecology Climate change Director of the Centre for Environmental Risk Management of Bushfires

	Tony Hulbert Ph:+61 2 4221 3437 Evolutionary physiology and biochemistry. Animal energetics, thermoregulation and hormonal control of metabolism. Effects of dietary fats on physiological function of vertebrates. Research Presentation (Quicktime Video)

	Mats Olsson Ph:+61 2 4221 3957 Professor of Evolutionary Ecology

	Mark Walker Ph:+61 2 4221 3439 Development of recombinant human vaccines Development of recombinant veterinary vaccines Vaccine delivery systems Director: Centre for Medical Bioscience

	Rob Whelan Ph:+61 2 4221 3530 Fire ecology Plant-animal interactions - herbivory and pollination ecology Conservation biology Restoration ecology Currently President of UOW Dubai

	Mark Wilson Ph:+61 2 4221 4534 Extracellular chaperones Quality control of extracellular protein folding Cellular analyses (e.g. flow cytometry, confocal microscopy) Associate Dean Research, Science

Associate Professors

	Andy Davis Ph:+61 2 4221 3432 Ecology of invertebrate larvae. Chemical ecology. Defensive stategies in marine invertebrates Impact of introduced marine pests. Structure and dynamics of invertebrate assemblages.

	Kris French Ph:+61 2 4221 3655 Terrestrial ecology (particularly biodiversity) avian ecology seed dispersal and predation urban ecology Manager: Janet Cosh Herbarium

	Marie Ranson Ph:+61 2 4221 3291 Structure-function relationships of plasminogen activator inhibitor type 2 Cell and molecular biology of cancer. Development of combination chemotherapies incorporating 5-FU

	Sharon Robinson Ph:+61 2 4221 5753 COOL PLANTS How Antartic plants are responding to climate change HOT PLANTS Thermogenesis and thermoregulation in plants PLANT STRESS ECOPHYSIOLOGY Climate change induced environmental stress in Australian plants Director: Institute of Conservation Biology

	Ron West Ph:+61 2 4221 4648 Coastal wetland biology and ecology Fish and fish habitats Recreational and commercial fisheries Estuary science and ecology Oceans and coastal policy

	Mark Dowton Ph:+61 2 4221 5653 Molecular evolution Lifestyle transitions among parasitoids Mitochondrial gene rearrangements

Senior Lecturers

	Dr Andrew Aquilina Ph:+61 2 4221 3340 The role of protein modification in presbyopia and cataract Mass spectrometry of non-covalent protein complexes Structure and function of small heat shock proteins

	Dr Todd Minchinton Ph:+61 2 4221 5188 Population and community ecology of benthic invertebrates, insects, and plants in coastal terrestrial, marine, and estuarine habitats Importance of dispersal, habitat selection, and colonisation Predicting how humans will destroy the planet and developing conservation strategies to avoid this

	Dr Ren Zhang Ph:+61 2 4221 3427 Signal transduction of plant development and plant-microbe interactions Edible and medicinal mushrooms Metal tolerance and Phytoremediation Bioinformatics

	Dr James Wallman Ph:+61 2 4221 4911 Evolution and biology of Diptera, especially Calliphoridae Forensic entomology

	Dr Ron Sluyter Ph:+61 2 4221 5508 Purinergic Signalling Inflammation and Immunity Red Cell Biology

Lecturers

	Dr Tracey Kuit Ph: +61 2 4221 4916 Mycoplasma pathogenicity Science Education

	Dr Jason McArthur Ph:+61 2 4221 5650 Post infectious kidney disease Bacterial activators of human plasminogen

	Dr Kara Perrow Ph:+61 2 4221 4602

	Dr Vidiya Ramachandran Ph: +61 2 4221 4602

Associate Lecturers