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 Plant Science Research Leaders

School of Integrative Biology

AITKEN, LizMolecular and genetic aspects of plant-pathogen interactions
BEVERIDGE, ChristineControl of plant development
BIRCH, RobertPlant molecular improvement
BOTELLA, JimmyEcological Biotechnology, genetic engineering, molecular biology and signal transduction in plants
BUCKLEY, YvonnePopulation dynamics, species interactions, evolution and management of invasive plants
CRITCHLEY, ChristaPhotosynthesis in green leaves (chloroplast ultrastructure and chlorophyll fluorescence)
EBERT, PaulMolecular mechanisms of oxidative stress toxicity and longevity
GEERING, AndrewPlant pathology and diagnostics
GRESSHOFF, PeterFunctional genomics and molecular physiology of root nodules
IRWIN, JohnThe genetics of host parasite interactions
MASON, MichaelPlant nutrient regulation and signal transduction
SCHENK, PeerPlant functional genomics, plant cell signalling and physiology, molecular plant-microbe interactions and biodiscovery
SCHMIDT, SusanneEcophysiology of Australian Plants and Ecosystems
THOMAS, JohnPlant pathology
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School of Land, Crops and Food Sciences

ADKINS, Steve Plant and Seed Physiology, Weed Science, Agricultural biotechnology
BASFORD, Kaye Theory and application of pattern analysis
BASNAYAKE, Jayampathi Plant breeding, and plant adaptation to environmental stress
BIRCH, Colin Crop agronomy, Crop adaptation, growth and development nutrition
BURNS, Richard Bioremediation, soil-plant interactions
DALZELL, Scott Tropical pasture agronomy, forage quality & anti-nutritive factors
DART, Peter Sustainable agroforestry systems
DeLACY, Ian Plant adaption to stress and crop improvement
DIETERS, Mark Agroforestry, abiotic stress physiology, crop improvement
FUKAI, Shu Crop Physiology and abiotic stress physiology
GALEA, Victor Plant Pathology
GEORGE, Doug Crop improvement
GIDLEY, Michael Nutritional benefits of plant-based foods
GILBERT, Bob Emulsion polymerization, starch structure and nutrition
GODWIN, Ian Molecular plant improvement and molecular genetics.
GUPTA, Madan Postharvest technologies
HAMMER, Graeme Crop ecophysiology, modelling and crop improvement
HARRISON, Dion Molecular and genetic mechanisms of herbicide resistance in weeds
HEWITT, Andrew Director, C-START
JOYCE, Daryl Post-harvest horticulture, and environmental systems
JOHNSTON, Margaret Domestication of Australian plants with export floriculture potential
KOPITTKE, Peter Plant tolerance to heavy metal and saline environments
LAMBRIDES, Christopher Molecular plant improvement, abiotic and biotic stress resistance/tolerance in crops
MENZIES, Neal Soil science and plant nutrition
NAVIE, Sheldon Weed Biology and Ecology
van OOSTEROM, Erik Physiological basis for crop adaptation to abiotic stress
WEHR, Bernard Plant growth in adverse environmental conditions, plant root biology
WILLIAMS, Richard Physiology of plant growth and development in vitro, and its application for plant improvement
 

 

School of Molecular and Microbial Sciences

CARROLL, BernardMolecular genetics of gene expression and development
DIETZGEN, RalfMolecular plant-pathogen interactions, plant protection technologies, gene discovery
FEGAN, MarkDiversity and diagnostics of plant pathogenic bacteria

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School of Pharmacy

STEADMAN, Kathryn Drug discovery and delivery, biology and chemistry of plant seeds and fruits

 

Centre for Mine Land Rehabilitation

DOLEY, DavidEcophysiology and Plant responses to environmental stresses

 

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Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)

AITKEN, KarenSugarcane breeding
BONNETT, GrahamSugarcane improvement. Ecology and reproductive biology of sugarcane
CASU, RosanneSugarcane improvement. Bioinformatics
CHAKRABORTY, SukumarEpidemiology and population biology of necrotrophic plant pathogens
CHAPMAN, ScottCrop and plant physiology, plant breeding, quantitative genetics, crop/climate interactions
DRECCER, FernandaAbiotic stress and crop improvement
KAZAN, KemalSignalling processes regulating plant defence responses
GROF, ChristopherMetabolic steps underpinning sucrose accumulation in sugarcane
JACKSON, PhillipSugarcane improvement (better yield, adaptation to adverse environments, and increased sucrose content)
JAMES, AndrewSoybean improvement breeding program
LIU, ChunjiResistance to the diseases Fusarium head blight and crown rot in wheat
McINTYRE, LynneMolecular genetic basis of key traits for wheat and sugarcane improvement
MANNERS, JohnMechanisms of plant defence and improving disease resistance in grain crops
RAE, AnneDevelopment of tools for tissue-specific and subcellular targeting
SCHMIDT, AdeleMacadamia improvement
XUE, Gang-PingCellular and molecular mechanisms of drought stress in wheat

 

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Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries (DPI&F)

DIETZGEN, RalfMolecular plant-pathogen interactions, plant protection technologies, gene discovery
GEERING, AndrewPlant pathology and diagnostics
HOLTON, TimothyGenetics & functional genomics, gene discovery in tropical fruits and grasses, plant seconday metabolites
THOMAS, JohnPlant pathology

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Institute for Molecular Biosciences

CRAIK, DavidPlant circular proteins and drug design
HANKAMER, BenBio-hydrogen production

 

There are many more scientists who contribute to UQ Plant Sciences but are not listed above. These people can be found at the following places:

 

 

   

Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries (DPI&F)

 

 



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