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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Wednesday, 22 Oct 2025

Plant scientists Professor Graham Farquhar and Professor Susanne von Caemmerer transformed the world's understanding of photosynthesis, now they're receiving one of the Commonwealth's top honours for their research.

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Wet tropics rainforest
Thursday, 16 Oct 2025

The trunks and branches of trees in Australia’s tropical rainforests – also known as woody biomass – have become a net source of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere, according to a new international study.

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Dr Samantha McGaughey (pictured) is harnessing the power of plants to help recover valuable resources from mining waste.
Thursday, 09 Oct 2025

An advanced filtration system inspired by nature that can recover untapped critical resources such as copper and lithium from mining waste is being developed by scientists from The Australian National University (ANU) in collaboration with Rio Tinto.

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5 Nov 2025 | 12pm

PS PhD Exit Seminar: MicroR159 is a genetic switch between growth and pathogen defense in plants

MicroR159 (miR159) is an evolutionarily conserved microRNA family present in all terrestrial plants.
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Assoc Prof Brendan McMorran
6 Nov 2025 | 1 - 2pm

BSB Seminar Series: The Swiss Army Knife of the Bloodstream: Platelet Roles in Malaria and Erythrocyte Homeostasis

My work studies how platelets control malarial infection, and through this has revealed the specific anti-plasmodial actions of platelets and molecules with novel mechanisms of parasite killing.
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Sareena Sahab
7 Nov 2025 | 12 - 1pm

PS Seminar Series - From concept to capability: A decade of toolbox development for crop genome editing

This presentation will explore the application of precision gene editing technologies for trait enhancement in grain crops, with a focus on the integrated platform capabilities developed at Agriculture Victoria (AgVic).
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