School of Biological Sciences
PhD Students
Sam Abraham

Sam Abraham

Supervisor: Dr Ren Zhang

Project Title: Molecular approaches to analyze stress inducing probiotic/pathogen interactions.
 
Maria Adams

Maria Adams

Supervisor: Prof Kris French

Project Title: Vertical stratification of bats and insects in harvested forests.
 
Lucia Aguilar 2011Lucia Aguilar
Supervisors: Prof David Ayre & Assoc. Prof. Todd Minchinton
Project Title: Gene Flow and Morphological Variation in Barnacles Across a Biogeographic Barrier
 
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Daniel Bogema

Supervisor: Prof Mark Walker

Project Title: Molecular and proteomic analysis of Mycoplasma Hyopneumoniae Adhesiont.
 
Jessica Bramley-Alves
Supervisors: Prof Sharon Robinson & Prof Kris French
Project Title: Effects of Climate Change on High Latitude Vegetation.
 
Rebecca BrownRebecca Brown
Supervisor: Prof Mark Wilson
Project Title: The role of protein aggregation and chaperones in the pathology of MND
 
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Rachel Caldwell

Supervisor: Dr Ren Zhang

Project Title: Bioinformatics of Gene Regulation
 
Luke Collins

Luke Collins

Supervisor: Prof Ross Bradstock

Project Title: Landscape and fire regimes as determinants of mammal species diversity.
 
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Patrick Constantinescu

Supervisor: Prof Mark Wilson
 

Project Title: Synergy of Chaperones and Proteases in Extracellular Proteostasis.
 
Simon Cook

Simon Cook

Supervisor: Dr Jason McArthur & Prof Mark Walker
 

Project Title: Characterising Streptokinase Polymorphism in Strepococcus Pyogenes
 

Rebecca Dabbs

Supervisor/s: Mark Wilson & Mark Walker

Project Title: Exploring the potential of Clusterin as an immune modulator.
 
David De Oliviera
Supervisor: Dr Martina Sanderson-Smith
Project Title: Characterisation of M Protein from Group A Streptococcal Isolates Assosciated with Invasive Infections
 
Carlos Carlos Delgado-Velez
Supervisor: Prof Kris French & Prof Sharon Robinson
Project Title: Ectoparasites and Stress in Urban Areas.
 

Ania Deustcher

Supervisor: Prof Mark Walker

Project Title: Molecular analysis of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae putative cell surface adhesins
 

Cairo Forrest

Supervisor: Prof Davis Ayre

Project Title: Genetic Rescue of Arid Zone Plants.
 
Rebecca Gibson

Rebecca Gibson

Supervisor: Prof Ross Bradstock

Project Title: Plant responses to fire across the semi-arid Mallee rainfall gradient.
 
Ben Gooden

Ben Gooden

Supervisor: Prof Kris French 

Project Title: Above Ground Impacts of Invasive Plants
 

Tyge Hermansen

Supervisor: Prof David Ayre & Assoc Prof Todd Minchinton

Project Title: Ecological and genetic tests of the status of the Sea Anemones at the species borders.
 
Vineesh Chandran 2011

Vineesh Indira Chandran

Supervisor: Assoc Prof Marie Ranson & Dr Kara Perrow

Project Title: Understanding the Role of Herz-uPar Crosstalk in Tumor Progression
 
Aidan

Aidan Johnson

Supervisor: Assoc Prof James Wallman

Project Title: Larval growth rates in forensically important southeastern Australian blowflies
 

Megan Kelly

Supervisor/s: Prof Bill Buttemer & Mike Mahony (Newcastle University)

Project Title: Stress and immune function interactions in amphibians.
 
Diana KingDiana King
Supervisor:Prof Sharon Robinson & Dr Laurie Chisholm
Project Title: Understanding How Environment Determines Antarctic Community Composition.
 
Justin Lathlean
Supervisor/s: Prof David Ayre & Assoc Prof Todd Minchinton
Project Title: Factors influencing range limits of marine invertebrates.
 

Jodi Lee

Supervisor: Assoc Prof Marie Ranson (Principal)

Project Title: Understanding the role of the plasminogen activation system and their inhibitors in Leukocytes.
 
Meng MaoMeng Mao
Supervisor: Assoc Prof Mark Dowton
Project Title: The Utility of Ribosomal Protein Genes for the Recovery of Phylogeny
 

John Martin

Supervisor: Prof Kris French

Project Title: Movement and control of Ibis in cities.
 

Kimberly Maute

Supervisor/s: Lee Asteimer & Prof Bill Buttemer

Project Title: Conservation management of Granivorous birds in tropical Australian savannahs.
 

Chris McLean

Supervisor: Prof Ross Bradstock

Project Title: Fire in wet Sclerophyll forests.
 
Kelly Meiklejohn

Kelly Meiklejohn

Supervisor: Assoc Prof James Wallman & Assoc Prof Mark Dowton

Project Title: Systematics of Australian Sarcophagidae (Flesh Flies)
 
Russell McWilliam
Supervisor: Assoc Prof Todd Minchinton & Prof David Ayre
Project Title: Species Distributions and Climate Change.
 
Will MulvaneyWilliam Mulveny
Supervisor: Assoc Prof Andy Davis & Dr Pia Winberg
Project Title: Cultivation of the green algae Ulva and its integration into Abalone Culture
 

Amber Pares

Supervisor: Prof Ross Bradstock

Project Title: The Importance of Soil in Explaining the Relationship Between Fire and Vegetation
 
Aleta Pupovac

Aleta Pupovac

Supervisor: Dr Ronald Sluyter & Assoc Prof Marie Ranson

Project Title: The P2X7 Receptor and the Release of Soluble CD23
 
Nathan Ralston-Bryce 2011Nathan Ralston-Bryce
Supervisor: Assoc Prof Marie Ranson
Project Title: The Role of PAI-2 in Breast Cancer Growth and Metastasis
 

Kiran Sarafaz

Supervisor: Dr Ren Zhang

Project Title: Examination of small RNA interferring Pathways in Heterosis
 
Robert SawyerRobert Sawyer
Supervisor: Prof Ross Bradstock
Project Title: Effects of Fire Regimes on Soil Charcoal
 

James Scifleet

Supervisor: Dr Ren Zhang

Project Title: Characterization of novel arsenic resistance proteins from Bacillus sp. CDB3.
 

Arief Setyanto 

Supervisor: Assoc Prof Ron West & Prof Martin Tsamenyi

Project Title: Fisheries and Fisheries Management in the Bali Strait, Indonesia.
 

Lisa Seymour

Supervisor: Prof Mark Walker

Project Title: The role of Mycoplasma Hyopneumoniae in prcine enzootic pneumonia.
 

Trudy Sharp

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Paul Story

Supervisor/s:

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Erin THornellErin Thornell
Supervisor: Dr Andrew Aquilina
Project Title: The Role of Phosphorylation in Cataract
 

Sameer Tiwari

Supervisor/s: Dr Ren Zhang & Bo Wang (CSIRO)

Project Title: Gene silencing and plant disease resistance.
 
James Tsatsaronis

James Tsatsaronis

Supervisor/s: Dr Martina Sanderson-Smith & Prof Mark Walker

Project Title: Systems Biology Analysis of an Invasive Group A Streptococcal Isolate from the Northern Territory of Australia.
 

Chris Walsh

Supervisor: A. Prof Ron West

Project Title: Effects of environmental flows on teo co-occurring Percilthyidae fishes.
 
Melinda Waterman

Melinda Waterman

Supervisor/s: Prof Sharon Robinson & Assoc Prof Paul Keller

Project Title: Cell Wall UV-B Screening Compounds in the Moss Ceratodon Purpureus: Using Novel Compounds to Describe Past Antarctic Climates
 
Lauren Wooley

Lauren Woolley

Supervisor: Prof Mark Walker

Project Title: Developing an effective vaccine to prevent the colonisation of swine by mycoplasma Hyopneumoniae.
 
Xuefei Yu

Xuefei Yu

Supervisor: Dr Ren Zhang

Project Title: Gene Regulations in Biotic and Abiotic Resistance
 
Sarah AbbottHua Zhao
Supervisor: Prof Brett Garner
Project Title: Lysosmal Cobalamin Metabolism in Ageing and Alzheimers Disease

 

Masters Students
Sarah Abbott

Axton Aguiar

Supervisor: Prof Kris French & Prof Sharon Robinson

Project Title: Urban Heat Effect and Plant Stress.
 
Sarah AbbottLauren Cole
Supervisor: Assoc Prof Andy Davis
Project Title: Ecological Impacts of Invasive Marine Pests.
 
Sarah Abbott

Iman Jalililian Hassan Pour

Supervisor: Dr Ronald Sluyter 

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Sarah AbbottKristen Lee
Supervisor: Dr Katarina Mikac
Project Title: Protecting Critical Estuarine Ecosystem Services: Nutrient Cycling
 
Van Hop Phan
Supervisor: Dr Ren Zhang
Project Title: Arsenic Resistance Mechanisms.
 
Sarah Abbott

Jay Pundavela

Supervisor: Dr Justin Yerbury

Project Title: Protein Aggregation and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
 
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Gerard Ricardo

Supervisor/s: Assoc Prof Todd Minchinton & Assoc Prof Andy Davis

Project Title:  Larval Dynamics in Estuaries
   
No Image Available picJessica Rugge
Supervisor: Assoc Prof Andy Davis
Project Title: Assessing Fish Assemblage in a NSW Marine Park - Spatial and Temporal Change.
 
Bin Wang

Bin Wang

Supervisor: Dr Ron Sluyter

Project Title: P2X7 and red cell biology
 
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Yiren Yang

Supervisor: Dr Ren Zhang

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Last reviewed: 25 October, 2011

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