Past events

This page lists RSB past events.

Ayman Hemasa
25 Nov 2025 | 8pm

The ability of Plasmodium falciparum to access and utilise vital nutrients, including riboflavin (vitamin B2), is essential for its growth and proliferation, positioning riboflavin metabolism as a promising target for antimalarial intervention.

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Russell Reinke in a field of Golden Rice in the Philippines in 2023/ANU
24 Nov 2025 | 12:30 - 1:30pm

RSB Director's Seminar, Honorary Professor Russell Reinke, Pogson Group, RSB & Industry Fellow, Agri-food Innovation Institute, ANU, Monday the 24th of November 2025.

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Kristine C
19 Nov 2025 | 12pm

Most knowledge regarding the temperature responses of photosynthesis are based on experimental warming in controlled environments, usually on seedling.

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James Nix
14 Nov 2025 | 3:30pm

Cyclic electron flow (CEF) around PSI is essential for balancing ATP/NADPH supply and protecting photosystems under fluctuating light.

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Sareena Sahab
7 Nov 2025 | 12 - 1pm

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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Assoc Prof Brendan McMorran
6 Nov 2025 | 1 - 2pm

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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EE
5 Nov 2025 | 12pm

MicroR159 (miR159) is an evolutionarily conserved microRNA family present in all terrestrial plants.

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Josef Garen
30 Oct 2025 | 1 - 2pm

Using Eucalypts representing widely contrasting range sizes and home climates across Australia, I explore whether greater geographic distribution size or climate of origin are associated with the ability of these plants to acclimate their photosynthetic and respiratory apparatus or heat tolerance thresholds.

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Matt M
24 Oct 2025 | 12 - 1pm

High-throughput sequencing has generated over 246 million protein sequences, yet only a fraction have been experimental validated.

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