Research School of Biology

The ANU Research School of Biology (RSB) carries out research in a wide range of biological and biomedical sciences and oversees the University's Biology curriculum, with a diverse offering of courses across both undergraduate and graduate degrees.

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Video tile with photo of Professor Graham Farquhar & Professor Susanne von Caemmerer. Text reads: Royal Medal (Biological) 2025. In conversation with Professor Susanne von Caemmerer & Professor Graham Farquhar.
Friday, 29 Aug 2025

Congratulations to Professor Susanne von Caemmerer FRS and Professor Graham Farquhar AO FRS, who have been recognised with one of the top prizes in science.

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Thursday, 07 Aug 2025

Three early-career ANU academics have been honoured with ACT Young Tall Poppy Science Awards.

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Wednesday, 06 Aug 2025
Suyan Yee
10 Sep 2025 | 12 - 1pm

PS PhD Exit Seminar - Decrypting the cell-specific cellular signalling pathways and acclimation responses driving stress-resilient C4 photosynthesis

Abiotic stresses like heat and excess sunlight perturb photosynthesis in chloroplasts and induce the accumulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS).
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11 Sep 2025 | 1 - 2pm

BSB PhD Exit Seminar: Towards understanding and targeting the Plasmodium falciparum CoA biosynthesis pathway

Pantothenate, a precursor of the fundamental enzyme cofactor coenzyme A (CoA), is an essential nutrient for the intraerythrocytic stage of the human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum.
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11 Sep 2025 | 3 - 4pm

E&E PhD Exit Seminar: Understanding Australian Orchids & Their Mycorrhizal Fungi – Macro to Microevolutionary Perspectives

The majority of studies into the Australian orchid flora and associated funga have thus far been narrow in scope and focused either on a macro- or microevolutionary scale. In this thesis, I studied the Australian terrestrial orchid flora and its associated funga as a unified system spanning from the macro to microevolutionary scale.
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