NSW Department of Primary Industries

Warwick Dougherty

0000-0001-7186-0444

Stacey Azzopardi

0009-0002-9397-2417

Melinda Simpson

0000-0002-4279-3374

Mehrshad Barary

0000-0001-7301-6714

Paul Arthur

0000-0002-6535-4366

Daniel McKnight

0009-0001-5928-9553

Luke Van lawick

0000-0001-6475-941X

Philip Wright

0000-0003-1292-2857

David Officer

0000-0003-1750-2093

Mahsa Majzoobi

0000-0001-6369-9283

Kate Langfield

0000-0001-8385-2660

David Burch

0000-0002-1065-0571

Xuechen Zhang

0000-0001-9121-4802

Martin Blumenthal

0000-0002-2057-9588

Nicolas Andres Lyons

0000-0002-7137-4937

Adam Crawford

0000-0003-3295-3191

Heather Jackson

0009-0001-4443-9643

Tony Bernardi

0000-0002-5580-2102

Janice Palmer

0000-0002-4317-7426

Jose Roberto Marques

0000-0002-8683-262X

Nguyen Nguyen

0000-0002-3930-8315

Danuta Knihinicki

0000-0003-2902-6143

Mukti Chalise

0009-0005-8046-7878

Peter Bacon

0000-0001-9965-1695

Josh Rust

0000-0002-1013-4323

Dougal Pottie

0000-0001-5484-715X

Matthew Pierce

0000-0003-0528-3532

Beverley Orchard

0000-0002-3445-3708

Joshua Hart

0000-0002-9422-7462

Zorica Duric

0000-0002-0387-2627

Alexander Schultz

0000-0003-1073-6786

Samantha Currie

0000-0001-6759-1157

Justine Cox

0000-0001-6424-044X

Lucy Dobbs

0000-0002-3616-0263

Hayley Wilson

0000-0001-6541-4464

Rachelle Ward

0000-0003-0945-9611

Leonie Coleman

0000-0002-0886-2655

Bruna Durante Batista

0000-0002-8127-4665

Neroli Graham

0000-0003-4888-6691

Trudy Sharp

0000-0003-1160-470X

William Patrick Davidson

0000-0003-4477-4377

Karen Kirkby

0000-0002-3576-2641

Greg West

0000-0002-7255-0736

Gus McFarlane

0000-0002-7287-4810

Igor Pirozzi

0000-0003-0193-1715

Joni Pini-Fitzsimmons

0000-0001-6131-9718

Madlen Kratz

0000-0002-1955-1377

Bradley Keen

0000-0003-1198-6496

Juan Gargiulo

0000-0002-2418-0398

Brian Dunn

0000-0001-8684-6397

Dave Goulson

0000-0003-4421-2876

Denise Pleming

0000-0001-8813-7287

Narelle Egan

0000-0001-9564-3460

Arthur Gilmour

0000-0002-3953-1306

Randy Read

0000-0001-8273-0047

Timothy Collins

0000-0002-4055-9381

Eric koetz

0000-0003-3986-8133

Forough Ataollahi

0000-0002-6538-8566

Sajid Latif

0000-0001-8807-0529

Muhuddin Anwar

0000-0003-4226-746X

Peter Gillespie

0000-0003-1837-7888

Rick Graham

0000-0002-9001-593X

Damian Collins

0000-0002-6919-0741

Yeniu Wang

0000-0001-7596-1509

Luisa Olmo

0000-0001-8175-8216

Francisco Javier Martínez Mardones

0000-0002-7721-1813

Joshua Koch

0000-0001-7180-6982

Bernie Dominiak

0000-0002-7532-5948

Warren King

0000-0002-3571-5618

Kate Wingett

0000-0002-4519-6946

Saud Akbar

0000-0002-4225-2391

Deborah Hailstones

0000-0003-3042-5168

Fiona Scott

0000-0001-7214-4319

Stephen Love

0000-0001-7685-9370

Ian McGowen

0000-0002-5372-9853

Qinggaozi Zhu

0000-0002-2371-4626

Stephen Cork

0000-0001-7951-4634

Jennifer Wurtzel

0000-0002-5285-4492

Daowei Sun

0000-0002-4879-4693

Greg Constable

0000-0002-7611-9812

Jessica Richards

0000-0002-5349-4230

Di Lu

0000-0001-8669-5824

Jonathan Baird

0000-0001-8348-9718

Akitomo Kawasaki

0000-0001-5319-3844

Graeme BATTEN

0000-0002-3151-2274

Natalie Gollan

0000-0002-0122-6074

Penny Elizabeth Beaver

0000-0002-2038-4369

Brendan Ebner

0000-0001-8808-4998

Kye Adams

0000-0002-9677-8081

Lachlan Barnes

0000-0001-5240-3686

Md Asaduzzaman

0000-0001-5902-7871

Iman Tahmasbian

0000-0001-7636-0481

David Wheeler

0000-0001-5538-8119

Deane Smith

0000-0002-9355-6539

Karen Bell

0000-0002-4445-4026

Iain Hume

0000-0002-8282-9597

DAVID HERRIDGE

0000-0002-0423-2517

Mandana Shaygan

0000-0002-9187-9406

Solomon Balagawi

0000-0001-6340-5513

Yakindra Timilsena

0000-0001-8279-3021

William Cuddy

0000-0002-8130-7113

Elizabeth Frost

0000-0002-6182-1983

Prakash Oli

0000-0002-4124-8999

Ben Ovenden

0000-0003-2015-1650

Karl Andersson

0000-0002-3101-5462

Jianhua Mo

0000-0002-2117-0469

David Gopurenko

0000-0003-2886-1614

Conrad Trollip

0000-0002-9004-7958

Steven Dalton

0000-0002-6947-4648

Jane Kelly

0000-0002-2919-9100

Patrick Shearer

0000-0002-8892-5600

Abigail Jenkins

0000-0003-3647-1907

Julian Hughes

0000-0002-0884-8386

Bob Creese

0000-0002-9793-6619

Shannon J. Dundas

0000-0002-3831-8773

Tharcilla Isabella Rodrigues Costa Alvarenga

0000-0002-8260-0477

Stephen Kimber

0000-0001-9941-4227

Katarina Mikac

0000-0002-5779-7351

Gunasekhar Nachimuthu

0000-0002-0332-2203

Martin Hing

0000-0001-5385-5473

David Forsyth

0000-0001-5356-9573

Alan Jordan

0000-0003-1135-1618

Bethany Ellis

0000-0002-4662-1115

Ashley Webb

0000-0001-8247-2375

Bridgette Logan

0000-0003-3433-2292

Gordon Refshauge

0000-0003-3839-4351

Jude Bond

0000-0002-2913-9335

Matt J. Nimbs

0000-0003-3541-5727

Suzy Rogiers

0000-0001-6637-3561

Dylan van der Meulen

0000-0002-9777-7670

Gururaj Pralhad Kadkol

0000-0002-7042-498X

Suzanne Boschma

0000-0002-7120-8103

Guangdi Li

0000-0002-4841-3803

Karina Hall

0000-0002-0519-4030

Brendon O'Rourke

0000-0001-6959-9398

Dante Adorada

0000-0001-5290-1781

Wayne O'Connor

0000-0002-0972-4668

Nicole Dron

0000-0002-3515-0346

Nicole Schembri

0000-0003-1153-7973

Barbara Jean Moloney

0000-0002-4416-3579

Kora Uhlmann

0000-0001-7588-2544

Jennifer Wood

0000-0001-7784-4250

Anthony Chamings

0000-0002-7762-4757

De Li Liu

0000-0003-2574-1908

Andrew Read

0000-0002-2421-4287

Scott Johnston

0000-0002-5826-5613

Meryl Larkin

0000-0003-3478-4723

Olivia Kimber

0000-0003-3594-8320

Andrew Bengsen

0000-0003-2205-4416

Bronwyn Fancourt

0000-0003-2969-1530

Andrew Milgate

0000-0001-6237-9018

mike sissons

0000-0003-3396-2911

Benjamin Holman

0000-0002-8458-4511

Lukas Van Zwieten

0000-0002-8832-360X

Jessica Rigg

0000-0002-0124-1645

Tony Vancov

0000-0001-5227-7405

Johanna Wing-Hang Wong

0000-0001-6119-8645

Ashlea Webster

0000-0003-2023-2397

Krista Plett

0000-0001-6422-3754

Richard Hayes

0000-0002-0313-1757

Yizhou Chen

0000-0002-1273-0348

Duong Thi Nguyen

0000-0002-5405-3912

Linkage Projects - Grant ID: LP160101599

Start Date: 03-2018

End Date: 10-2018

Amount: $293,000.00

Summary: Development of new tools for surveillance of chlamydial infections in sheep. This project aims to improve health in sheep and reduce on-farm losses for Australian producers, by developing new serological tests for chlamydial infections in sheep. These infections can result in significant on-farm losses and loss of trade in the live export industry. Currently, surveillance of chlamydial infections is hindered by outdated serological tools that are unreliable and difficult to interpret. The ser .... Development of new tools for surveillance of chlamydial infections in sheep. This project aims to improve health in sheep and reduce on-farm losses for Australian producers, by developing new serological tests for chlamydial infections in sheep. These infections can result in significant on-farm losses and loss of trade in the live export industry. Currently, surveillance of chlamydial infections is hindered by outdated serological tools that are unreliable and difficult to interpret. The serological tests to be developed aim to be species-specific tests to detect the most important chlamydial sheep pathogens. This in turn endeavours to improve domestic surveillance, reducing on-farm losses and costs, and improve market opportunities for Australian sheep exporters as well as informing veterinary populations on best practice treatment.
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Funder: Australian Research Council

Linkage Projects - Grant ID: LP190100586

Start Date: 01-2021

End Date: 01-2024

Amount: $201,858.00

Summary: Innovation in agricultural sector Green House Gas abatement in NSW. This project aims to develop a land sector greenhouse gas abatement, food production and environmental economics model for NSW. We expect to identify innovation in carbon payment policy and brokerage business models to achieve agricultural GHG abatement, while simultaneously improving sustainability. Expected outcomes include evaluation of the innovations of expert landholders, related businesses and governments to find ways to .... Innovation in agricultural sector Green House Gas abatement in NSW. This project aims to develop a land sector greenhouse gas abatement, food production and environmental economics model for NSW. We expect to identify innovation in carbon payment policy and brokerage business models to achieve agricultural GHG abatement, while simultaneously improving sustainability. Expected outcomes include evaluation of the innovations of expert landholders, related businesses and governments to find ways to influence land use decisions. This should provide significant benefits to landholders, governments involved in land management and the public through increased productivity, profitability, biodiversity and ecosystem health in the context of future climate, agricultural commodity and carbon market uncertainties.
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Funder: Australian Research Council

Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP120101946

Start Date: 03-2012

End Date: 06-2017

Amount: $285,000.00

Summary: Adapting to climate change: does enhanced metabolism provide heritable protection against ocean acidification and increasing temperature in oysters? By the end of this century, our oceans will have much higher concentrations of carbon dioxide and will be several degrees warmer. We have developed a population of oysters that can survive in these conditions, and the project will examine these oysters at the molecular level to determine whether increased metabolism is responsible for their survival .... Adapting to climate change: does enhanced metabolism provide heritable protection against ocean acidification and increasing temperature in oysters? By the end of this century, our oceans will have much higher concentrations of carbon dioxide and will be several degrees warmer. We have developed a population of oysters that can survive in these conditions, and the project will examine these oysters at the molecular level to determine whether increased metabolism is responsible for their survival.
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Funder: Australian Research Council

Linkage Projects - Grant ID: LP200200790

Start Date: 01-2022

End Date: 01-2025

Amount: $510,507.00

Summary: Transforming residues from meat processing into engineered soil amendments. The aim of this project is to transform organic residues from meat processing into agricultural soil amendments that actively improve nutrient retention and reduce nitrous oxide (a potent greenhouse gas) emissions. Current disposal and treatment options for meat processing residues are economically and environmentally unsustainable. In this research, a modified hydrothermal carbonisation process will be developed to tran .... Transforming residues from meat processing into engineered soil amendments. The aim of this project is to transform organic residues from meat processing into agricultural soil amendments that actively improve nutrient retention and reduce nitrous oxide (a potent greenhouse gas) emissions. Current disposal and treatment options for meat processing residues are economically and environmentally unsustainable. In this research, a modified hydrothermal carbonisation process will be developed to transform organic residues into novel hydrochars. The influence of these hydrochars on soil nutrient retention and nitrous oxide production will then be assessed using stable isotope tracing, genetic characterisation, and numerical modeling. The project will reduce the economic and environmental costs of organic waste disposal.
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Funder: Australian Research Council

A New Role For HDAC4 In Neuronal Morphogenesis And Memory

Start Date: 2018

End Date: 2021

Funder: Marsden Fund

Discovery Indigenous Researchers Development - Grant ID: DI100100158

Start Date: 07-2010

End Date: 11-2012

Amount: $199,988.00

Summary: Climate change research: Can Sydney rock oysters adapt to chronic multigenerational exposure to ocean acidification and temperature? . Our goal is to understand how long term exposure to climate change will affect oysters in an effort to climate-proof the Australian oyster industry. Oyster farming is worth more than $1 billion a year in retail sales and employs thousands of Australians. The future of this industry is threatened by climate change, particularly its impact on the reproduction an .... Climate change research: Can Sydney rock oysters adapt to chronic multigenerational exposure to ocean acidification and temperature? . Our goal is to understand how long term exposure to climate change will affect oysters in an effort to climate-proof the Australian oyster industry. Oyster farming is worth more than $1 billion a year in retail sales and employs thousands of Australians. The future of this industry is threatened by climate change, particularly its impact on the reproduction and development of oysters. Our study will identify how oysters respond to chronic multigenerational exposure to ocean acidification and temperature, & identify physiological mechanisms and genes associated with climate change adaptation. This work will maintain Australia's position at the forefront of climate change research on marine ecosystems.
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Funder: Australian Research Council

Industrial Transformation Training Centres - Grant ID: IC210100040

Start Date: 02-2022

End Date: 02-2027

Amount: $4,997,903.00

Summary: ARC Training Centre for Facilitated Advancement of Australia's Bioactives (FAAB). The Centre for Facilitated Advancement of Australia's Bioactives (FAAB) will transform the rapidly growing bioactive ingredients sector. It will apply advanced analytical methods to molecular characterisation of bioactive products derived from foods, food-waste, and cell-based biotechnologies. FAAB will determine modes of action for bioactives with potential lifestyle and nutritional benefits allowing for evidence- .... ARC Training Centre for Facilitated Advancement of Australia's Bioactives (FAAB). The Centre for Facilitated Advancement of Australia's Bioactives (FAAB) will transform the rapidly growing bioactive ingredients sector. It will apply advanced analytical methods to molecular characterisation of bioactive products derived from foods, food-waste, and cell-based biotechnologies. FAAB will determine modes of action for bioactives with potential lifestyle and nutritional benefits allowing for evidence-informed decision-making, and regulatory framework development. FAAB graduates will lead and deliver future national self-reliance to the Australian bioactives sector, increasing diversification and international competitiveness and development of regulation in a growing market.
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Funder: Australian Research Council

Linkage Projects - Grant ID: LP120100228

Start Date: 08-2012

End Date: 07-2017

Amount: $217,000.00

Summary: Temperate trophic cascades: impacts of seal foraging on benthic community dynamics. Effective Marine Protected Area management across Australia requires guidance from rigorous strategic research. The project will investigate opposing activities that provoke ecosystem collapse (overharvesting, grazing) or recovery (marine park protection) and provide advice to improve effectiveness of marine conservation strategies in New South Wales and South Australia.

Funder: Australian Research Council

Linkage Projects - Grant ID: LP210100192

Start Date: 11-2022

End Date: 11-2025

Amount: $389,009.00

Summary: Engineered clay-polysaccharide composites for efficient nutrient delivery. Nitrogen (N) nutrient use efficiency of most arable crops in Australian soils is low, leading to excessive application of this nutrient. The low N use efficiency is attributed to its loss through leaching and gaseous emission, which contributes to both economic burden of the farming community and also results in environmental degradation. This project aims to work with clay industries to develop fertiliser products with c .... Engineered clay-polysaccharide composites for efficient nutrient delivery. Nitrogen (N) nutrient use efficiency of most arable crops in Australian soils is low, leading to excessive application of this nutrient. The low N use efficiency is attributed to its loss through leaching and gaseous emission, which contributes to both economic burden of the farming community and also results in environmental degradation. This project aims to work with clay industries to develop fertiliser products with controlled release characteristics to increase N use efficiency and farm productivity. It will also create new market opportunities for the mining industry for the use of clays and create novel materials for delivery of nutrients and moisture for the agrochemical industry resulting in the creation of marketing opportunities.
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Funder: Australian Research Council

Linkage Projects - Grant ID: LP0776360

Start Date: 07-2007

End Date: 12-2012

Amount: $88,881.00

Summary: Ecological impacts of QX Oyster disease and its management strategies. QX disease is responsible for mass mortality of oysters, and, as a result, economic and job losses. QX disease also threatens ecosystem services provided by wild oysters, such as biodiversity enhancement and fish production. This project will provide estuarine managers with information about how proposed QX management solutions will impact wild oyster populations and vital ecosystem services. It will also contribute to traini .... Ecological impacts of QX Oyster disease and its management strategies. QX disease is responsible for mass mortality of oysters, and, as a result, economic and job losses. QX disease also threatens ecosystem services provided by wild oysters, such as biodiversity enhancement and fish production. This project will provide estuarine managers with information about how proposed QX management solutions will impact wild oyster populations and vital ecosystem services. It will also contribute to training of early career researchers in strategies to ensure the sustainable use of Australia's biodiversity. As QX outbreaks appear to be increasing, this research and training is urgently needed to underpin management to ensure long-term sustainability of valuable estuarine resources.
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Funder: Australian Research Council

Linkage Projects - Grant ID: LP0989552

Start Date: 03-2010

End Date: 06-2014

Amount: $115,000.00

Summary: Conversion of Lignite to Biochars to Enhance Soil Fertility. Lignite, or brown coal, is used in power generation, but it is uneconomic to transport and acts as a significant source of greenhouse gases. The conversion of lignite to liquid fuel and char provides an economic source of fuel and the generation of a char which also lowers the carbon footprint associated with lignite processing. Lignite-derived char has potential to act as an agent for both promoting plant growth and improving soil hea .... Conversion of Lignite to Biochars to Enhance Soil Fertility. Lignite, or brown coal, is used in power generation, but it is uneconomic to transport and acts as a significant source of greenhouse gases. The conversion of lignite to liquid fuel and char provides an economic source of fuel and the generation of a char which also lowers the carbon footprint associated with lignite processing. Lignite-derived char has potential to act as an agent for both promoting plant growth and improving soil health. This project will do much to promote the use of chars, from a lignite source, which will increase the economic viability of mining brown coal.
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Funder: Australian Research Council

Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0559179

Start Date: 04-2005

End Date: 11-2008

Amount: $288,000.00

Summary: Endocrine Disrupting Compounds: Novel tests for Analysis and Field Validation. This project will give community benefits from new analytical technology and research data to help minimise the threat of environmental contamination with endocrine-disrupting compounds (EDCs). Both urban and rural communities may feel the impacts of EDCs, with potential contamination occurring globally, affecting both wildlife and humans. The main means of transport of EDCs is as contaminants in water and it is ess .... Endocrine Disrupting Compounds: Novel tests for Analysis and Field Validation. This project will give community benefits from new analytical technology and research data to help minimise the threat of environmental contamination with endocrine-disrupting compounds (EDCs). Both urban and rural communities may feel the impacts of EDCs, with potential contamination occurring globally, affecting both wildlife and humans. The main means of transport of EDCs is as contaminants in water and it is essential to learn the extent of contamination occurring in urban and rural water supplies to decide its significance. The research will involve a multi-disciplinary approach, with benefits falling into all four National Research Priorities of sustainability, good health, frontier analytical technology and national safety.
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Funder: Australian Research Council

Taxonomy And Systematics Of The Australian Aplysiidae (Mollusca: Heterobranchia)

Start Date: 2017

End Date: 2020

Funder: Australian Biological Resources Study

Linkage Projects - Grant ID: LP190100510

Start Date: 10-2021

End Date: 09-2024

Amount: $150,000.00

Summary: Oyster biomonitor for endocrine disrupting chemicals. Endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) can produce alarming detrimental impacts on the reproduction and survival of aquatic species, though little is presently known in terms of their effect and impacts on sensitive marine invertebrate species. We propose the development and validation of the first marine mollusc as a biomonitor for the detection and impact assessment of estrogenic contaminants in Australian estuarine and marine waterbodies. S .... Oyster biomonitor for endocrine disrupting chemicals. Endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) can produce alarming detrimental impacts on the reproduction and survival of aquatic species, though little is presently known in terms of their effect and impacts on sensitive marine invertebrate species. We propose the development and validation of the first marine mollusc as a biomonitor for the detection and impact assessment of estrogenic contaminants in Australian estuarine and marine waterbodies. Such biomonitors will provide water management agencies with the capability to manage estrogenic effluent discharges and provide the oyster industry with a tool to prevent product contamination, ensuring the continued health and sustainability of our aquatic resources.
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Funder: Australian Research Council

Linkage Projects - Grant ID: LP180100001

Start Date: 06-2019

End Date: 06-2023

Amount: $259,000.00

Summary: Seafood safety: high throughput diagnostics for ciguatoxin risk assessment. This project aims to develop a novel, high throughput platform for rapidly assessing ciguatoxins. Species of the marine microalgae Gambierdiscus produce ciguatoxins, which accumulate in fish through marine food chains to cause the often debilitating human illness called ciguatera fish poisoning. Ciiguatera fish poisoning is a growing and substantial risk for the $2.2 billion Australian commercial fishing industry. This s .... Seafood safety: high throughput diagnostics for ciguatoxin risk assessment. This project aims to develop a novel, high throughput platform for rapidly assessing ciguatoxins. Species of the marine microalgae Gambierdiscus produce ciguatoxins, which accumulate in fish through marine food chains to cause the often debilitating human illness called ciguatera fish poisoning. Ciiguatera fish poisoning is a growing and substantial risk for the $2.2 billion Australian commercial fishing industry. This serious illness is increasingly impacting more southerly areas of Australia due to environmental changes. The outcomes of this project include new knowledge of the risk of ciguatoxins at Australian 'hot spot' sites, extensively field tested methods for detecting Gambierdiscus and ciguatoxins in situ and key data to inform policy to safeguard the seafood industry and consumers.
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Funder: Australian Research Council

Linkage Projects - Grant ID: LP110100516

Start Date: 07-2011

End Date: 07-2014

Amount: $115,000.00

Summary: Differential accumulation of algal biotoxins within diploid and triploid Pacific Oysters and Sydney Rock Oysters. The major commercial shellfish in NSW, Sydney rock oysters and Pacific oysters, can accumulate paralytic shellfish toxins with potentially severe human health impacts. This project will determine the impacts of ocean climate change on toxin uptake and metabolism, and investigate its genetic basis in a native oyster species.

Funder: Australian Research Council

Industrial Transformation Training Centres - Grant ID: IC230100027

Start Date: 2023

End Date: 12-2027

Amount: $5,000,000.00

Summary: ARC Training Centre in Plant Biosecurity. The ARC Training Centre in Plant Biosecurity aims to deliver a solution for Australia’s increasing biosecurity risk through generational change in its workforce coupled with breakthrough technologies. It will launch an innovative training program for future leaders who will build relationships with end users and engage meaningfully with communities for effective implementation strategies. Expected outcomes include a cohort of highly skilled graduates tha .... ARC Training Centre in Plant Biosecurity. The ARC Training Centre in Plant Biosecurity aims to deliver a solution for Australia’s increasing biosecurity risk through generational change in its workforce coupled with breakthrough technologies. It will launch an innovative training program for future leaders who will build relationships with end users and engage meaningfully with communities for effective implementation strategies. Expected outcomes include a cohort of highly skilled graduates that will innovate novel diagnostic technologies, enable data-driven decision platforms and address barriers to biosecurity adoption. This suite of graduates and technologies will transform the plant biosecurity sector to protect Australia’s $5.7 trillion natural and productive ecosystems.
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Funder: Australian Research Council

The Gateway To Selecting For Nutrient Efficient Livestock-'Better Doers'

Start Date: 2017

End Date: 2020

Funder: Meat and Livestock Australia

Discovery Indigenous - Grant ID: IN190100051

Start Date: 06-2020

End Date: 06-2024

Amount: $534,254.00

Summary: The basis of oyster resilience to global environmental change. This project aims to investigate the impact of global environmental change on the survival of Australia’s oyster industry, by combining the science of genetics, physiology and ecology to identify already resilient oysters. Through the first complete understanding of resilience in oysters, including the trade-offs they have made in other fitness traits, the project develops new capacities to 'climate and future-proof' our natural oyst .... The basis of oyster resilience to global environmental change. This project aims to investigate the impact of global environmental change on the survival of Australia’s oyster industry, by combining the science of genetics, physiology and ecology to identify already resilient oysters. Through the first complete understanding of resilience in oysters, including the trade-offs they have made in other fitness traits, the project develops new capacities to 'climate and future-proof' our natural oyster populations and the Australian oyster industry, to enable the restoration of degraded oyster habitats. This project will ensure the future of an iconic and economically important national industry and food source and contribute to preserving the critical cultural links of Indigenous Australians with their lands.
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Funder: Australian Research Council

Linkage Projects - Grant ID: LP0883918

Start Date: 03-2009

End Date: 03-2015

Amount: $135,000.00

Summary: Molluscan Biomonitor for Quantification and Impact Assessment of Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals in Marine Ecosystems. There is an urgent need to address the significant issue of contaminants with potential endocrine disrupting effects in Australian waters. Robust monitoring tools are required to establish whether estrogens are present in sewage effluents/waters in Australia and the potential impacts on aquatic ecosystems. Edible oysters are one of Australia's most valuable and fastest growing aq .... Molluscan Biomonitor for Quantification and Impact Assessment of Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals in Marine Ecosystems. There is an urgent need to address the significant issue of contaminants with potential endocrine disrupting effects in Australian waters. Robust monitoring tools are required to establish whether estrogens are present in sewage effluents/waters in Australia and the potential impacts on aquatic ecosystems. Edible oysters are one of Australia's most valuable and fastest growing aquaculture industries. The proposed project will provide management bodies within Australian estuaries a sound scientific basis to make informed decisions to facilitate protection of both aquatic biodiversity and commercial aquaculture initiatives in response to estrogenic diffuse and point inputs.
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Funder: Australian Research Council

Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP210101268

Start Date: 01-2022

End Date: 01-2025

Amount: $420,000.00

Summary: Maximising accuracy and reliability of carbonate climate proxy archives. This project brings together expertise and cutting-edge methodology from different disciplines to identify the controls on the compositions of the shells and skeletons of marine organisms. The compositions of these materials are essential tools to reconstruct environmental conditions before modern climate records began. However, recent insights into how they form profoundly complicate and affect their interpretations. The r .... Maximising accuracy and reliability of carbonate climate proxy archives. This project brings together expertise and cutting-edge methodology from different disciplines to identify the controls on the compositions of the shells and skeletons of marine organisms. The compositions of these materials are essential tools to reconstruct environmental conditions before modern climate records began. However, recent insights into how they form profoundly complicate and affect their interpretations. The results will enable us to develop new, realistic models for the behaviour of chemical elements in these materials. This will significantly improve paleoclimate interpretations and provide critical benefit for protecting Australia’s marine resources in the future.
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Funder: Australian Research Council

• Proteomic Studies Of CRC With And Without Perineural Invasion – A Negative Prognostic Indicator

Start Date: 2011

End Date: 2012

Funder: Cancer Society of New Zealand

Comparison Of Gene Expression Profiles In HEPG2 Cells Treated With Portal Serum Taken At The Time Of Roux-en Y Gastric Bypass And 6 Days Later

Start Date: 2012

End Date: 2013

Funder: Wellington Medical Research Foundation

Industrial Transformation Training Centres - Grant ID: IC150100026

Start Date: 06-2016

End Date: 12-2022

Amount: $3,732,019.00

Summary: ARC Training Centre for Fruit Fly Biosecurity Innovation. ARC Training Centre for Fruit Fly Biosecurity Innovation. This training centre aims to transform the way that horticulture industries combat invasive fruit flies that threaten Australian crops, which are valued at $9 billion per year. For generations, Australia has relied on insecticides to protect crops. Owing to environmental damage and concerns for consumer health, the most effective insecticides have recently been banned for use on ma .... ARC Training Centre for Fruit Fly Biosecurity Innovation. ARC Training Centre for Fruit Fly Biosecurity Innovation. This training centre aims to transform the way that horticulture industries combat invasive fruit flies that threaten Australian crops, which are valued at $9 billion per year. For generations, Australia has relied on insecticides to protect crops. Owing to environmental damage and concerns for consumer health, the most effective insecticides have recently been banned for use on many crops leaving no equivalent replacements. Horticulture industries are unprepared for this change, and are in desperate need of new sustainable practices to combat fruit flies. New researchers who are trained in both scientific approach and practical application will be well placed to deliver these new tools.
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Funder: Australian Research Council

• Pilot Study Of Gastric Bypass To Resolve Type 2 Diabetes

Start Date: 2009

End Date: 2010

Funder: New Zealand Lotteries Health Research

Discovery Indigenous - Grant ID: IN220100054

Start Date: 05-2023

End Date: 05-2026

Amount: $541,352.00

Summary: Oyster adaptation to climate change via transgenerational plasticity. We are in an age of rapid climate change, where the need to understand the adaptive potential of marine organisms in warmer, more acidified oceans is increasingly urgent. This is especially true in Australia where changes are significant. This project uses a cutting-edge, integrated interdisciplinary approach to measure the capacity of oysters to adapt and persist to climate change via transgenerational plasticity, describe th .... Oyster adaptation to climate change via transgenerational plasticity. We are in an age of rapid climate change, where the need to understand the adaptive potential of marine organisms in warmer, more acidified oceans is increasingly urgent. This is especially true in Australia where changes are significant. This project uses a cutting-edge, integrated interdisciplinary approach to measure the capacity of oysters to adapt and persist to climate change via transgenerational plasticity, describe the epigenetic mechanisms which underlie it and develop an immediate breeding method to protect vulnerable oysters and other marine organisms against climate change. The research outcomes will transform Indigenous-led oyster reef restoration projects and future-proof an iconic food source and national industry.
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Funder: Australian Research Council

Linkage Projects - Grant ID: LP160101795

Start Date: 07-2017

End Date: 06-2021

Amount: $570,000.00

Summary: New tools to decipher, predict and manage pacific oyster mortality episodes. This project aims to unite cutting-edge genomic and molecular biological tools with novel quantitative modelling analyses to identify the mechanisms behind oyster disease events. Oyster farming contributes almost $100 million to the Australian economy each year and is a cornerstone of coastal communities, but has been decimated by diseases that threaten this important primary industry. While some causative pathogens hav .... New tools to decipher, predict and manage pacific oyster mortality episodes. This project aims to unite cutting-edge genomic and molecular biological tools with novel quantitative modelling analyses to identify the mechanisms behind oyster disease events. Oyster farming contributes almost $100 million to the Australian economy each year and is a cornerstone of coastal communities, but has been decimated by diseases that threaten this important primary industry. While some causative pathogens have been identified, the environmental catalysts of oyster disease remain a mystery. The expected outcome of this project is an innovative coupling of tools that provides new capacity to forecast disease events, delivering the Australian oyster industry a powerful platform to predict, manage and prevent costly disease outbreaks. By identifying environmental thresholds and oyster disease danger periods, an expected outcome of this project is the development of new oyster farming strategies aimed at avoiding multi-million dollar losses associated with disease outbreaks.
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Funder: Australian Research Council

Linkage Projects - Grant ID: LP190100958

Start Date: 06-2021

End Date: 06-2024

Amount: $459,071.00

Summary: Eco-friendly pesticides for crop protection. The aims of the project are to develop robust methods for measuring bioactive pesticidal molecules in butterfly pea cultivars, characterise their modes of action, determine the exposure and persistence of these molecules in field runoff and waterways and, in the longer term, develop butterfly pea cultivars with optimised bioactivity and safety. The major outcome of the project is the generation of new knowledge that will contribute to the development .... Eco-friendly pesticides for crop protection. The aims of the project are to develop robust methods for measuring bioactive pesticidal molecules in butterfly pea cultivars, characterise their modes of action, determine the exposure and persistence of these molecules in field runoff and waterways and, in the longer term, develop butterfly pea cultivars with optimised bioactivity and safety. The major outcome of the project is the generation of new knowledge that will contribute to the development of novel antifungal and insecticidal agents. This outcome is significant as there is a huge need for new pesticidal agents that exhibit wide safety margins, reduce problems associated with resistance to existing treatments, and that are safe for the environment.
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Funder: Australian Research Council

The Greedy Algae That Are Great For Our Environment: Why Do They Pay An Energy Penalty To Gorge Phosphate?

Start Date: 2018

End Date: 2021

Funder: Marsden Fund

Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP200100201

Start Date: 12-2020

End Date: 06-2024

Amount: $526,573.00

Summary: Marine heatwaves drive loss of genetic diversity and selection in kelps. This project aims to unravel where and when marine heatwaves drive loss of genetic diversity and rapid directional selection in kelp forests. Although the devastating ecological impacts of marine heatwaves are well studied, empirical understanding of how marine heatwaves impact underlying evolutionary processes including adaptive capacity and resilience is lacking. This research will use a powerful combination of innovative .... Marine heatwaves drive loss of genetic diversity and selection in kelps. This project aims to unravel where and when marine heatwaves drive loss of genetic diversity and rapid directional selection in kelp forests. Although the devastating ecological impacts of marine heatwaves are well studied, empirical understanding of how marine heatwaves impact underlying evolutionary processes including adaptive capacity and resilience is lacking. This research will use a powerful combination of innovative heatwave analyses, cutting-edge genomics and physiological experiments to fill these knowledge gaps and represents a step change in our understanding of how kelp respond and adapt in multi-stressor seascapes. Results will pave the way for development of novel mitigation strategies to future-proof marine management.
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Funder: Australian Research Council

Linkage Projects - Grant ID: LP180100756

Start Date: 01-2020

End Date: 01-2023

Amount: $321,113.00

Summary: Fisheries genomics of snapper in Australia and New Zealand Waters. This industry-driven project aims to assemble a strategic research alliance to generate and apply knowledge to a highly significant fisheries resource. It involves collaboration between the five major state government fisheries agencies in Australia, the New Zealand’s Crown Research Institute for seafood and two Australian labs with leadership in fish genetics and genomics. It expects to generate and integrate genomic, environmen .... Fisheries genomics of snapper in Australia and New Zealand Waters. This industry-driven project aims to assemble a strategic research alliance to generate and apply knowledge to a highly significant fisheries resource. It involves collaboration between the five major state government fisheries agencies in Australia, the New Zealand’s Crown Research Institute for seafood and two Australian labs with leadership in fish genetics and genomics. It expects to generate and integrate genomic, environmental and phenotypic datasets for snapper populations from across vast coastal regions of the two countries. The outcomes should substantially enhance intra- and inter-jurisdictional fisheries management and aquaculture initiatives, providing commercial, social and environmental benefits for many stakeholders.
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Funder: Australian Research Council

Industrial Transformation Training Centres - Grant ID: IC130100009

Start Date: 05-2013

End Date: 09-2017

Amount: $2,100,000.00

Summary: ARC Training Centre for Molecular Technology in the Food Industry. A molecular technology platform for enabling the next revolution in the food industry. Society needs new approaches for solving the difficulties of providing enough food for the future. This Training Centre will train young scientists in the application of applying molecular analysis skills to solve specific problems that the food industry faces in the whole process of taking food production from “field to fork”.

Funder: Australian Research Council

Industrial Transformation Training Centres - Grant ID: IC210100047

Start Date: 09-2022

End Date: 08-2027

Amount: $5,000,000.00

Summary: ARC Training Centre for Accelerated Future Crop Development  . The Centre will create a new generation of leaders in the implementation of advanced gene and field technologies for the benefit of the Australian agriculture industry. We will build the workforce and foundations that will drive translation of breakthroughs in advanced breeding, phenotyping and genetic technologies into higher-yielding crops. This will increase productivity across the sector and create new markets. Our technical trai .... ARC Training Centre for Accelerated Future Crop Development  . The Centre will create a new generation of leaders in the implementation of advanced gene and field technologies for the benefit of the Australian agriculture industry. We will build the workforce and foundations that will drive translation of breakthroughs in advanced breeding, phenotyping and genetic technologies into higher-yielding crops. This will increase productivity across the sector and create new markets. Our technical training programs for graduates, trainees and industry will interface with best evidence-based practices in the wider socio-economic, regulatory and environmental contexts. Coupled with community and stakeholder engagement, the Centre will redefine and secure Australia’s future in agriculture.
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Funder: Australian Research Council

Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP220103325

Start Date: 2022

End Date: 12-2024

Amount: $440,072.00

Summary: Are Secreted Proteins determinants of host range in ectomycorrhizal fungi? This project aims to understand the role of small secreted proteins in governing symbiotic fungal-host compatibility and determine the impact of environmental change on the role of these proteins. Using innovative approaches, this project expects to achieve these goals using comparative genomics, transcriptomic analyses and functional characterisation of these proteins within a keystone Australian ectomycorrhizal fungus. .... Are Secreted Proteins determinants of host range in ectomycorrhizal fungi? This project aims to understand the role of small secreted proteins in governing symbiotic fungal-host compatibility and determine the impact of environmental change on the role of these proteins. Using innovative approaches, this project expects to achieve these goals using comparative genomics, transcriptomic analyses and functional characterisation of these proteins within a keystone Australian ectomycorrhizal fungus. It is anticipated that outcomes of this project will add a critical component to the global effort in understanding the role of soil microbes in supporting the health of plants experiencing a variety of climactic conditions. This could provide significant benefits to informing management practices of forest ecosystems.
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Funder: Australian Research Council

Linkage Projects - Grant ID: LP180100267

Start Date: 10-2019

End Date: 10-2024

Amount: $394,015.00

Summary: Understanding population growth time lags in invasive species. This project will use data collected from wild animals, landholder surveys, and computer simulation models to understand why invasive chital deer (Axis axis) are suddenly increasing in number after many years of slow population growth. By combining multiple empirical datasets and developing new modelling techniques, we will generate a new method for understanding population trends in introduced species. The results of this study will .... Understanding population growth time lags in invasive species. This project will use data collected from wild animals, landholder surveys, and computer simulation models to understand why invasive chital deer (Axis axis) are suddenly increasing in number after many years of slow population growth. By combining multiple empirical datasets and developing new modelling techniques, we will generate a new method for understanding population trends in introduced species. The results of this study will allow Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries and others to better predict invasive species growth rates, which will allow for better, and more cost effective control methods.
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Funder: Australian Research Council

Linkage Projects - Grant ID: LP190100346

Start Date: 09-2020

End Date: 09-2024

Amount: $305,548.00

Summary: Restoring blue forests with green gravel. This proposal aims to progress a novel marine restoration technique (green gravel) from concept to application. This is significant because it will overcome key challenges currently hindering success of kelp forest restoration and provide scalable and practical solutions to future-proof kelp forests against climate and anthropogenic stress. Outcomes include progression of marine restoration from science to practice and into policy through local and globa .... Restoring blue forests with green gravel. This proposal aims to progress a novel marine restoration technique (green gravel) from concept to application. This is significant because it will overcome key challenges currently hindering success of kelp forest restoration and provide scalable and practical solutions to future-proof kelp forests against climate and anthropogenic stress. Outcomes include progression of marine restoration from science to practice and into policy through local and global communication. Benefits include strong local and global alliances to scale up kelp restoration and reverse habitat degradation and associated economic loss.
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Funder: Australian Research Council

Industrial Transformation Research Hubs - Grant ID: IH190100022

Start Date: 08-2020

End Date: 08-2025

Amount: $4,787,259.00

Summary: ARC Research Hub for Sustainable Crop Protection. The Hub aims to develop and commercialise an innovative biological alternative to chemical fungicides targeting economically significant diseases of broadacre and horticultural crops. It addresses industry challenges of fungicide resistance, chemical residues in food, off-target effects and environmental harm. It builds on ground-breaking ‘BioClay’ platform to deliver pathogen targeting RNA using clay particles as non-genetically modified crop pr .... ARC Research Hub for Sustainable Crop Protection. The Hub aims to develop and commercialise an innovative biological alternative to chemical fungicides targeting economically significant diseases of broadacre and horticultural crops. It addresses industry challenges of fungicide resistance, chemical residues in food, off-target effects and environmental harm. It builds on ground-breaking ‘BioClay’ platform to deliver pathogen targeting RNA using clay particles as non-genetically modified crop protection. An expert multidisciplinary team uniting science, commercial and social licence pathways ensures industry and consumer uptake advancing $60B Australian Agriculture. The Hub translates to increased productivity, market access and enhanced environmental credentials of Australian food.
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Funder: Australian Research Council

Linkage Projects - Grant ID: LP200100261

Start Date: 06-2021

End Date: 06-2024

Amount: $234,427.00

Summary: Surviving the inferno: how threatened macropods survive catastrophic fire. This project aims to determine the impact of the catastrophic black summer fires of 2019/20 on threatened wallabies, including the parma wallaby (that had 70% of its entire distribution burnt) and the red-legged pademelon. Following these fires, wildlife across Australia has been decimated. This project expects to generate new knowledge by comparing burnt and unburnt areas before and after the fires to determine their imp .... Surviving the inferno: how threatened macropods survive catastrophic fire. This project aims to determine the impact of the catastrophic black summer fires of 2019/20 on threatened wallabies, including the parma wallaby (that had 70% of its entire distribution burnt) and the red-legged pademelon. Following these fires, wildlife across Australia has been decimated. This project expects to generate new knowledge by comparing burnt and unburnt areas before and after the fires to determine their impact on threatened wallaby conservation ecology. The expected outcomes of this project include improved understanding of the impact of fires on Australia's iconic wildlife. This should significantly improve our ability to reduce the risk on these species in future megafires.
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Funder: Australian Research Council

Industrial Transformation Training Centres - Grant ID: IC170100008

Start Date: 02-2018

End Date: 12-2024

Amount: $4,459,672.00

Summary: ARC Training Centre for Innovative Wine Production. The ARC Training Centre for Innovative Wine Production aims to tackle challenges to wine production through innovative, multi-disciplinary research. Australia’s grape and wine industry is a multi-billion dollar industry, yet in some areas profitability is low. Reasons include extreme weather events, soil salinity and diseases, inefficient practices, a low level of technological innovation and high input costs. New technologies and process effic .... ARC Training Centre for Innovative Wine Production. The ARC Training Centre for Innovative Wine Production aims to tackle challenges to wine production through innovative, multi-disciplinary research. Australia’s grape and wine industry is a multi-billion dollar industry, yet in some areas profitability is low. Reasons include extreme weather events, soil salinity and diseases, inefficient practices, a low level of technological innovation and high input costs. New technologies and process efficiencies developed as part of this project will reduce environmental impact, drive production costs down and profits and employment up. The project will mount a suite of industry-led projects to deliver outcomes to boost Australia’s competitiveness as a supplier of sustainably-produced premium branded wine to the world.
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Funder: Australian Research Council

Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP150101363

Start Date: 2015

End Date: 12-2019

Amount: $347,900.00

Summary: Genetic solution or dilution: can selective breeding future-proof oysters? This project aims to test whether the flow of beneficial genes from farmed oysters into wild oysters can make natural oyster beds and the ecological communities that they support more resilient to environmental change. Wild oysters are critical to the function of coastal ecosystems. However, wild oyster populations are threatened by environmental change in Australia and around the world. Selectively bred oysters bearing s .... Genetic solution or dilution: can selective breeding future-proof oysters? This project aims to test whether the flow of beneficial genes from farmed oysters into wild oysters can make natural oyster beds and the ecological communities that they support more resilient to environmental change. Wild oysters are critical to the function of coastal ecosystems. However, wild oyster populations are threatened by environmental change in Australia and around the world. Selectively bred oysters bearing stress resistance genotypes are now commercially farmed in many estuaries on Australia's east coast and may be used to bolster wild oyster populations. This project endeavours to develop novel genetic strategies to future-proof oysters. Thus, the outcome of this project has potential to benefit entire ecosystems that depend upon oysters.
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Funder: Australian Research Council

Linkage Projects - Grant ID: LP210200706

Start Date: 06-2023

End Date: 05-2026

Amount: $493,855.00

Summary: Fish Jenga: metapopulation management for coastal river fish. This project aims to address the escalating threats to coastal freshwater fish from drought, fire, and other disturbances. The project expects to generate new knowledge on contemporary distributions of NSW coastal freshwater fishes, and will develop models of population dynamics to explore the consequences of alternative water management and disturbance scenarios. The expected outcome of the project is to revolutionise management by r .... Fish Jenga: metapopulation management for coastal river fish. This project aims to address the escalating threats to coastal freshwater fish from drought, fire, and other disturbances. The project expects to generate new knowledge on contemporary distributions of NSW coastal freshwater fishes, and will develop models of population dynamics to explore the consequences of alternative water management and disturbance scenarios. The expected outcome of the project is to revolutionise management by replacing the current practice of managing river basins separately, with a framework that accounts for among-basin linkages that are essential for the long-term persistence of fish populations. Significant benefits include more efficient use of water resources and improved conservation outcomes for native fish.
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Funder: Australian Research Council

Linkage Projects - Grant ID: LP150100761

Start Date: 03-2016

End Date: 03-2021

Amount: $900,000.00

Summary: Improving prediction of rocky reef ecosystem responses to human impacts. This project aims to improve our understanding of inshore ecosystems to facilitate better management of our living marine heritage. The project first aims to extend field datasets on the density and distribution of thousands of marine fishes, invertebrates and macro-algae. These will then be combined using recent advances in quantitative ecological modelling to describe transfer of biomass between species at hundreds of sit .... Improving prediction of rocky reef ecosystem responses to human impacts. This project aims to improve our understanding of inshore ecosystems to facilitate better management of our living marine heritage. The project first aims to extend field datasets on the density and distribution of thousands of marine fishes, invertebrates and macro-algae. These will then be combined using recent advances in quantitative ecological modelling to describe transfer of biomass between species at hundreds of sites, with a primary focus on southern Australia. It is anticipated that this will provide site-level indices of major food web processes that, when combined with ‘before, after, control, impact’ data, will improve prediction of ecological consequences of fishing, climate change, pest outbreaks and pollution.
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Funder: Australian Research Council

Linkage Projects - Grant ID: LP160100333

Start Date: 03-2017

End Date: 12-2021

Amount: $300,000.00

Summary: Bio-inspired camouflage to prevent shark attacks on surfers. Bio-inspired camouflage to prevent shark attacks on surfers. This project aims to develop a new shark deterrent technology to protect surfers and paddlers. Shark attacks are physically and emotionally devastating for the victims, and make the community disproportionately afraid. Surfers are at most risk of attack, but current surfboard-mounted deterrents are ineffective and not widely used. This project will build on the recent discove .... Bio-inspired camouflage to prevent shark attacks on surfers. Bio-inspired camouflage to prevent shark attacks on surfers. This project aims to develop a new shark deterrent technology to protect surfers and paddlers. Shark attacks are physically and emotionally devastating for the victims, and make the community disproportionately afraid. Surfers are at most risk of attack, but current surfboard-mounted deterrents are ineffective and not widely used. This project will build on the recent discovery that white sharks do not attack counter-illuminated (light emitting) seal-shaped decoys, and use new information about shark vision to understand why this ‘camouflage’ is so successful. This will also help to protect threatened shark species by reducing reliance on culling programs to keep people safe in the water.
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Funder: Australian Research Council

Linkage Projects - Grant ID: LP0229923

Start Date: 03-2003

End Date: 12-2006

Amount: $135,270.00

Summary: Phytoremediation of arsenic contaminated sites using arsenic hyperaccumulating plants. The legacy of using arsenical compounds in pest control activities has resulted in many contaminated sites. Since the inorganic arsenic is carcinogenic, stringent laws have been enforced to control arsenic (As) in the environment. This project investigates the potential of using the recently discovered (Ma et al, 2001) arsenic hyperaccumulating (22,000 mgAs/kgDW) fern, Pteris vittata, in the removal of arsen .... Phytoremediation of arsenic contaminated sites using arsenic hyperaccumulating plants. The legacy of using arsenical compounds in pest control activities has resulted in many contaminated sites. Since the inorganic arsenic is carcinogenic, stringent laws have been enforced to control arsenic (As) in the environment. This project investigates the potential of using the recently discovered (Ma et al, 2001) arsenic hyperaccumulating (22,000 mgAs/kgDW) fern, Pteris vittata, in the removal of arsenic from dip sites and railway tracks in Qld, and orchards in northern NSW. The impacts of growing hyperaccumulating plants on grazing animals and the environment, and the disposal of arsenic from contaminated plants will also be studied.
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Funder: Australian Research Council

Linkage Projects - Grant ID: LP150100912

Start Date: 03-2016

End Date: 04-2020

Amount: $520,683.00

Summary: Improved biosecurity through the engineering of microbial ecosystems. This project aims to provide data and understanding that will help develop predictive models for changes in the distribution of drug-resistant bacteria, and surveillance and response programs for key biosecurity threats. Microorganisms, including commensals and pathogens, can live in complex communities in a range of environments including animal hosts. It is now known that these communities (known as microbiomes) can exert a .... Improved biosecurity through the engineering of microbial ecosystems. This project aims to provide data and understanding that will help develop predictive models for changes in the distribution of drug-resistant bacteria, and surveillance and response programs for key biosecurity threats. Microorganisms, including commensals and pathogens, can live in complex communities in a range of environments including animal hosts. It is now known that these communities (known as microbiomes) can exert a profound effect on animal health. This project seeks to understand where antimicrobial resistance genes reside in pig gut microbiotia and how they move between members of this complex microbial community, and to provide information on how probiotics may be used to reduce dependence on antibiotics.
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Funder: Australian Research Council

Getting The Dirt On Nitrogen Fixation

Start Date: 2019

End Date: 2020

Funder: Agrifutures Australia

Linkage Projects - Grant ID: Lp150100923

Start Date: 10-2015

End Date: 11-2020

Summary: Surplus baitfish? The consumption and bioenergetics of a predatory fish. This project aims to improve fisheries management of economically important baitfish by increasing our understanding of the ecosystem demand of predatory fish. The ecosystem demand of predatory fish is currently not understood, because it fails to include the considerable impact of juvenile fish, especially when they reside in an estuary. The project intends to implant acoustic transmitters, calibrated in a flume, to discov .... Surplus baitfish? The consumption and bioenergetics of a predatory fish. This project aims to improve fisheries management of economically important baitfish by increasing our understanding of the ecosystem demand of predatory fish. The ecosystem demand of predatory fish is currently not understood, because it fails to include the considerable impact of juvenile fish, especially when they reside in an estuary. The project intends to implant acoustic transmitters, calibrated in a flume, to discover bioenergetic rates in the field by determining the diet and the size- and temperature-dependent growth and biogenetics of a predatory fish species, from juvenile to adult, from estuary to the open sea. The outcomes include an ecosystem synthesis of related pelagic fish predators from catchment to coast.
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Funder: Australian Research Council

Linkage Projects - Grant ID: LP200200220

Start Date: 06-2022

End Date: 06-2025

Amount: $643,998.00

Summary: Utilising plant-sediment-feedbacks to enhance seagrass restoration. This project aims to investigate the role of sediment microbes in promoting the health of threatened seagrass species across Australia. This project expects to create new knowledge for enhancing restoration success for seagrasses by integrating macro and micro-ecology, environmental genomics, plant ecology and ecosystem function (e.g. nutrient and biogeochemistry cycling). Expected outcomes are new knowledge to enhance seagrass .... Utilising plant-sediment-feedbacks to enhance seagrass restoration. This project aims to investigate the role of sediment microbes in promoting the health of threatened seagrass species across Australia. This project expects to create new knowledge for enhancing restoration success for seagrasses by integrating macro and micro-ecology, environmental genomics, plant ecology and ecosystem function (e.g. nutrient and biogeochemistry cycling). Expected outcomes are new knowledge to enhance seagrass restoration utilising sediment microbes that can be integrated into management and policy. This project should provide significant benefits, such as the development of key strategic alliances to enhance management of seagrasses, and the ecosystem services, and economic and social benefits they provide.
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Funder: Australian Research Council

NSW Department Of Primary Industries

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