Event recordings
Watch and listen to recordings of our past presentations.
27 November 2023
Andreas Bachler, Stone Group, Biological Data Science Institute (BDSI)
The Cotton Bollworm, Helicoverpa armigera, is a globally distributed polyphagous pest with a profound economic and environmental impact.
17 November 2023
Dr. Sanjib Senapati, Dept. of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras, Chennai, INDIA
DNA stability is a prerequisite in many of its applications, ranging from DNA-based vaccine, data storage to gene therapy. However, the existing strategies to enhance the DNA...
2 November 2023
Alex Skeels, Cardillo Group, RSB
The extraordinary diversity of life has evolved alongside major changes in Earth’s climate and geography and understanding this link is one of the key goals of evolutionary...
20 October 2023
Yusuke Fukuda, Moritz Group, E&E, RSB
Human-crocodile conflict is becoming a conservation challenge worldwide. The saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) is the largest (>6 m total length, >1000kg) and most...
19 October 2023
R. Manjunatha Kini, National University of Singapore
Toxins are thought as villains as they cause death and debilitation. In reality, they have contributed more to improving our lives than cause death.

16 October 2023
Professor Justin Borevitz
Biodiversity rests on a foundation of adaptive and neutral variation within populations and species, that interact in communities or coexist in assemblages, to define ecosystems...
18 September 2023
Professor Robert Lanfear
How do you estimate a good phylogeny? Phylogenetic trees form the backbone of much of our understanding of evolution, so it's important we try to get them right
24 August 2023
Lesley Alton, Monash University
In nature, animals contend with numerous abiotic and biotic environmental challenges simultaneously.
21 August 2023
Alison Bentley, CEAT Visiting Fellow
Alison Bentley
10 August 2023
Culum Brown, Macquarie University
The Fish Lab at Macquarie University has been studying Port Jackson sharks for over a decade. Our initial studies just tried to figure out where they go and what they do: basic...