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Identification and functional characterisation of flax rust effectors

Plant pathogens produce secreted proteins during infection of their hosts and these proteins, known as effectors, aid in the infection process. In turn, plants have evolved disease resistance genes encoding receptor proteins that can trigger a highly effective defence response upon recognition of these effectors.

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Factors impacting gene silencing efficacy in plants Honours, Masters, PhD
Feeding and ecology of grapevine scales PhD
Flavonoid functions in nitrogen-fixing symbioses Bachelor, Honours, Masters, PhD
Food matters - Studying and disentangling the interconnection of monocultures, the microbiome and honey bee health Not open to students.
Function of molecular chaperones in the export and display of parasite proteins Bachelor, Honours, Masters, PhD
Functional characterisation of novel autotransporter proteins Honours, Bachelor
Fungal bioinformatics PhD
Fungal effector uptake into plant cells Not open to students.
Genes, diet and environment Honours, PhD
Genetics and evolution of variation in chemical defence against herbivores Not open to students.
Genetics to improve production of essential oils from Australian trees Not open to students.
Genital evolution in insects Honours, PhD
Genome wide association mapping Honours, Bachelor, Masters, PhD
Genotypic variation in Rubisco between diverse wheats Not open to students.
Global patterns of biodiversity Honours, PhD
Habitat quality as a driver of fisheries productivity on macroalgal reefs Not open to students.
Have megajournals changed the way that science is done? Honours, PhD
Honours projects are now available to study a wide range of topics in biosecurity and pathogenesis Honours
HONOURS/MSC PROJECTS: Thermal tolerance and response to climate change in plants from extreme environments Bachelor, Honours, Masters
How do animals learn about poisonous plants? Not open to students.
How do biological molecules distinguish between ions? Honours, Bachelor, Masters, PhD
How do effector proteins from necrotrophic fungi cause disease in wheat Bachelor, Honours, PhD
How do RNA binding proteins find the right partner? Honours, Bachelor, PhD
How does P-glycoprotein confer resistance to so many anti-cancer drugs? Honours, Bachelor, Masters, PhD
How does pfCRT confer drug resistance to malaria? Honours, Masters, PhD

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