Honorary groups
Find out more about our honorary groups below.

Altin Group - Tumour immunology and liposome targeting group »
Led by: Joe Altin
The Altin group on tumour immunology and liposome targeting.

Badger Group - Photosynthetic functional genomics »
Led by: Murray Badger
The Badger Group is focused on understanding the ways different photosynthetic organisms have adapted to efficiently fix CO2, where CO2 is a limiting substrate.

Ball (Eldon) Group - The molecular basis of coral biology »
Led by: Eldon Ball
We use molecular tools to investigate many aspects of coral biology including comparative genomics, development, stress responses and calcification.

Behm Group - Nematode molecular biology »
Led by: Carol Behm
We use powerful biological resources provided by C. elegans to study aspects of nematode biochemistry, molecular biology and behaviour, and control methods.

Chow Group - Thylakoid structure and function »
Led by: Wah Chow
We investigate the structural organization of the thylakoid membrane; electron flow in leaves; quantification of Photosystem II; and photodamage.

Chung Group - Biophysics of ion channels »
Led by: Shin-Ho Chung
We are developing a computational program to study the interaction between polypetpides (drugs, toxins, other large molecules) and membrane ion channels.

Cooper Group - Insect physiology, salt and water regulation »
Led by: Paul Cooper
Group research topics include insect physiology, salt and water regulation; locust and grapevine scale biology, and environmental physiology.

Evans Group - Physiology of photosynthesis; interactions with nitrogen »
Led by: John Evans
We study relating photosynthesis to nitrogen; CO2 diffusion within leaves; analysing how plants acclimate to their light environment.

Foley Group - Animal-Plant interactions »
Led by: William Foley
The aim of our research is to understand the ecology and evolution of interactions between plants and animals in the Australian biota.

Gordon Group - Population biology of micro-organisms »
Led by: David Gordon
We study the functional role and evolution of bacteriocins, the ecology and evolution of the Enterobacteriaceae, and the ecology and evolution of plasmids.

Maleszka Group - From molecules to behaviour »
Led by: Ryszard Maleszka
We are investigating diverse epigenetic mechanisms in the context of behaviour and developmental plasticity, mainly using the honey bee model.

Verma Group - Bacterial and bacteriophage genetics, and vaccine development »
Led by: Naresh Verma
We investigate the molecular mechanism of the O-antigen modification in S. flexneri by studying the structure proteins responsible for these changes.

Zeil Group - Ecological neuroscience »
Led by: Jochen Zeil
We are interested in insect navigation and the sensory, neural and behavioural adaptations that underpin navigational competence in insects.