Staff Research Interests

Research interests of academic staff within the Department of Biological and Physical Sciences.

Staff 

Discipline 

Research Interests 

Dr Andrew Bulmer Human Physiology Biomedical science, bio/chemistry and sports/exercise physiology
Dr Brad Carter Astronomy  Stellar astrophysics, extra-solar planets, solar-terrestrial relations 
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.

Ms Ursula Kennedy Wine Viticulture
A/Prof Mike Kotiw    Microbiology/ Immunology   Sepsis/endotoxic shock/control of inflammatory diseases/molecular vaccines
Dr Bernadette McCabe    Microbiology/ Biotechnology   Biochemistry of cell membranes and adaptation, fermentation biotechnology 
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 Kerry Withers  Animal Ecophysiology  Torpor in Marsupials, Ecophysiology 

Research Associates 

Discipline 

Research Interests 

Prof Stuart Hazell Microbiology