ACADEMIC STAFF
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Research and Other Information
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| Head of School |
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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
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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
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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
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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)
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Mats Olsson
Ph:+61 2 4221 3957
Professor of Evolutionary Ecology
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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Kris French
Ph:+61 2 4221 3655
Terrestrial ecology (particularly biodiversity)
avian ecology
seed dispersal and predation
urban ecology
Manager:
Janet Cosh Herbarium
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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
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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
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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
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Mark Dowton
Ph:+61 2 4221 5653
Molecular evolution
Lifestyle transitions among parasitoids
Mitochondrial gene rearrangements
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| Senior Lecturers |
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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
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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
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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
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Dr James Wallman
Ph:+61 2 4221 4911
Evolution and biology of Diptera, especially Calliphoridae
Forensic entomology
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Dr Ron Sluyter
Ph:+61 2 4221 5508
Purinergic Signalling
Inflammation and Immunity
Red Cell Biology
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Dr Tracey Kuit
Ph: +61 2 4221 4916
Mycoplasma pathogenicity
Science Education
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Dr Jason McArthur
Ph:+61 2 4221 5650
Post infectious kidney disease
Bacterial activators of human plasminogen
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Dr Kara Perrow
Ph:+61 2 4221 4602
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Dr Vidiya Ramachandran
Ph: +61 2 4221 4602
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