Engage The 2019 Conference will attract: those with a professional interest in Mined Land Rehabilitation regulatory officers involved in the mining sector, Policy development and implementation new researchers, recent PhD, Masters and Honours graduates individuals and organisations representing the mining community […]
Caitlin Romanis*, Toby Mills, Brett Neilan PRESENTED AT ICHA2018 CONFERENCE Cyanobacteria from the Microcystis genus are commonly responsible for nuisance and potentially toxic algal blooms that disrupt the supply of water from the Western Treatment Plant, Victoria, to the surrounding […]
Joachim S. Larsen, Michelle Quezada, Konstantinos Vavitsas, Claudia Vickers and Brett A. Neilan ABSTRACT PRESENTED AT EAPS2018 SYMPOSIUM Cyanobacteria are known as prolific producers of bioactive metabolites many of which are assembled by specialized enzymes called polyketide synthases (PKSs) found co-localized […]
If you want to help change the world, first you need to understand it. Check out the majors below that are within the Bachelor of Science. Water, Climate and Soils If you’re passionate about finding new, sustainable ways to safeguard the […]
Michelle Ho, a University of Newcastle alumni, and now a Postdoctoral at Columbia University shares the implications and importance of her research in this video. Michelle’s research is focused on hydroclimatic variability and water resource risk analysis using paleoclimate information […]
Carolin von Lupin, Michelle Quezada, Rabia Mazmouz, Brett Neilan ABSTRACT PRESENTED AT: GRC – Natural Products and Bioactive Compounds Ribosomally synthesised and post-translationally modified peptides (RiPPs) present a large class of natural products. Lanthipeptides, or lantibiotics, are the most abundant […]
Funding: These PhD opportunity does not guarantee a scholarship. To also be considered for a scholarship please submit an application in the relevant scholarship round. Genetic and Environmental Drivers of Neurotoxic Cyanobacterial Blooms Australian freshwater systems are plagued by toxic cyanobacterial […]
Author: Alescia Cullen A major reason cyanobacterial blooms are of nuisance is due to their ability to produce toxic compounds. One class of these compounds are the Paralytic Shellfish Toxins (PSTs), which encompass saxitoxin and its related analogues. Despite […]