Robert learmonth

Associate Professor Robert Learmonth

Position :	Associate Professor (Biochemistry)
Section :	Faculty of Sciences Department of Biological & Physical Sciences
Phone :	+61 (0)7 4631 2702
Mobile :	+61 (0)411 967 222
Fax :	+61 (0)7 4631 1530
E-mail :	learmont@usq.edu.au
Qualifications :	BSc, BSc(Hons) Monash PGDipCompSt Melb PhD Monash
Links :	USQ Staff Profile page
	Department of Biological & Physical Sciences
	Centre for Systems Biology (CSBi) Queensland College for Wine Tourism (QCWT)
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USQ Administrative roles :
	Program Coordinator, Bachelor of Technology (Wine) Wine Sciences Divisional Head, Centre for Systems Biology Member of USQ Intellectual Property Committee
Professional Memberships :
	Australian Society for Biochemistry & Molecular Biology AusBiotech: Australia's Biotechnology Organisation ARC/NHMRC Research Network for Fluorescence Applications in Biotechnology and Life Sciences Australasian Yeast Group Queensland Wine Industry Association Australian Society for Viticulture and Oenology
Professional Affiliations :
	Principal Editor for Biochemistry, The Scientific World electronic journal Member of Editorial Board of TSWJ Domains in Cell Biology, Microscopy, Fermentation, Biophysics, Bioinformatics, Cell Signaling, Microbiology, Proteins & Proteomics Committee Member, the Australian Society for Viticulture and Oenology Executive Management Committee Member, the ARC/NHMRC Research Network for Fluorescence Applications in Biotechnology and Life Sciences
Research Interests :
	Oenology & wine fermentation Yeast strain selection for Queensland regional wine styles Viticultural and yeast fermentation effects on wine quality Yeast health and adaptation during fermentation On-line monitoring of fermentation using fluorescence-based instrumentation Membrane biochemistry/biophysics Fluorescence spectroscopy and microscopy Biochemical education