Past events

This page lists RSB past events.

A smiling woman standing among tall grasses in a sunny greenhouse.
11 Nov 2019 | 12 - 1:30pm

A major goal for food and agricultural research is to increase the resiliency of agricultural systems to adapt to rapid changes and extreme conditions. Prof. Ronald will describe how genetic approaches are being used to generate the next generation of crops that will help farmers thrive in these challenging conditions.

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A branch with maturing fruits, tagged with labels, inside a greenhouse.
6 Nov 2019 | 1 - 2pm

Explore how Genomic Selection (GS) is used to select superior seedlings, resulting in rapid genetic gains.

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5 Nov 2019 | 12 - 1pm
A man in a lab coat smiles behind a row of laboratory glass bottles with blue caps in a research lab.
31 Oct 2019 | 1 - 2pm

We identified several hypothetical genes and putative bacteriophage regions in Y394 genome, which warrants future investigation for determining the role of these unknown genes in relevance to pathogen virulence and survival in the host environment.

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Close-up of vibrant green moss growing on a tree trunk, with soft light filtering through leaves in the background.
29 Oct 2019 | 12 - 1pm

In this seminar we'll discuss the mathematical structure of some commonly-used stochastic process models of evolution (diffusions).

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Promotional image featuring two men, one seated with a bowl of apples and one standing with a shovel, for "The Wholesome Show" podcast.
28 Oct 2019 | 12:30 - 1:30pm

For the final RSB Director’s Seminar for 2019, we are very pleased to present a live recording of ANU’s own The Wholesome Show podcast, with special guest from RSB Dr Megan Head.

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A woman in a red headscarf standing in front of a snowy castle with a frozen river nearby.
25 Oct 2019 | 3:30 - 4:30pm
24 Oct 2019 | 1 - 2:30pm

We have recently implemented an antibody microarray-based approach to systematically assess the host cell signalling response to intracellular pathogens; most of the antibodies on the array are phospho-specific, allowing to monitor the activation of signalling pathways by infections.

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A woman in a red sweater smiling at the camera, seated in an office environment with documents and a phone on a desk behind her.
17 Oct 2019 | 1 - 2:30pm

Mitochondrial function and cell viability require a functional and healthy mitochondrial proteome.

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