Staff Research Interests
Research interests of academic staff within the Department of Biological and Physical Sciences.
Staff |
Discipline |
Research Interests |
| Ms Carolyn Brown |
Astronomy |
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| Prof Lindsay Brown |
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| Dr Brad Carter |
Astronomy |
Stellar astrophysics, extra-solar planets, solar-terrestrial relations |
| Dr Vincent Chan |
Physiology/Pharmacology |
Cardiovascular physiology & pharmacology; Pharmacology of diseases |
| A/Prof Grant Daggard |
Plant Biotechnology |
Plant genomics (gene mapping and expression) and genetic engineering (cereals) |
| Dr John Dearnaley |
Plant Biology |
Plant Physiology and Molecular Biology, Plant Microbe Interactions (Mycorrhizas) |
| A/Prof Robert Learmonth |
Biochemistry/ Biotechnology |
Biochemistry of cell membranes and adaptation, fermentation biotechnology |
| Dr Andrew Le Brocque |
Ecology and Conservation |
Biology Habitat Ecology, Landscape Ecology and Land Use, Vegetation and Environment |
| Dr Guang Bin Liu |
Bioinformatics/Human Physiology |
Bioinformatics: Computational genomics for gene expression: is there a digital regulatory system in the intron?; Structural Characteristics of immune-related genes in different organisms. |
| Dr Mark Lynch |
Biochemistry |
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| Dr Kate Kauter |
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| Ms Ursula Kennedy |
Wine Viticulture |
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| A/Prof Mike Kotiw |
Microbiology/ Immunology |
Sepsis/endotoxic shock/control of inflammatory diseases/molecular vaccines |
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| Dr Bernadette McCabe |
Microbiology/ Biotechnology |
Biochemistry of cell membranes and adaptation, fermentation biotechnology |
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| A/Prof Alfio Parisi |
Physics |
Solar UV; Human UV exposures; UV physics; UV measurement; Dosimetry |
| A/Prof Joachim Ribbe |
Climatology |
Climate variability; equatorial/mid-latitude climate processes; circulation modelling |
| Prof Mark Sutherland |
Plant Pathology |
Plant/Pathogen Interactions, Plant Stress Responses |
| Dr Jianxiong Wang |
Human Physiology |
Treatment of peripheral arterial disease and obesity through exercise training; functional capacity; and body composition. |
| Dr Kerry Withers |
Animal Ecophysiology |
Torpor in Marsupials, Ecophysiology |
| Dr Chengyuan (Stephen) Xu |
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Research Associates |
Discipline |
Research Interests |
| Prof Stuart Hazell |
Microbiology |
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