Bioinformatics and bio-mathematical modelling
About
Using mathematical approaches to biological problems underpins many research approaches to understand how plants operate. This approach applies to many aspects of plant biology, ranging from understanding genetic information content, function of molecular & cellular processes, plant-environment interactions and global climate change models.
Groups
Our research is aimed at uncovering the genetic and genomic basis of morphological complexity in animals, from both developmental and evolutionary perspectives.
We study the genetic basis of Climate Adaptation in foundation plant species, using state of the art Genomic and Phenomic techniques
We use phylogenetic comparative methods to investigate the characteristics of lineages that influence the pattern and rate of genome evolution.
We are working on a very simple and inexpensive cancer immunotherapy treatment, and a bioinformatics study looking for novel proteins in different genomes.
The aim of our research is to understand the ecology and evolution of interactions between plants and animals in the Australian biota.
We focus on understanding what processes shape the distribution of genetic variation.The nature of our work is largely computational and statistical.
We investigate the molecular basis of disease and disease resistance in tomato (leaf mould and Fusarium wilt resistance) and flax (flax rust resistance).
Our work is motivated by the desire to understand molecular evolution, from the origin of mutations in individuals to their fixation in evolving lineages.
Our main research interest is in fungal-plant-interactions, both applied and pure research, on a range of important pathogens.
Our research actually spans may study systems and research questions. But the evolution of honey bee parasites and diseases and is a major focus.
The overarching theme of our research is to determine the controls and regulators of communication between the chloroplast and nucleus.
The Price lab is presently focusing on the molecular biology and physiology of photosynthesis in cyanobacteria (blue-green photosynthetic bacteria) and plants
Rathjen group focuses on all aspects of plant immunity, characterising the fascinating interplay between host and pathogen.
Our team focuses on questions around plant biosecurity in Australia by studying the interaction between plants and their fungal pathogen.
Associate Professor Ana M. M. Sequeira, a marine ecologist based at ANU, leads breakthrough research in the field of marine megafauna movement and conservation.
The Solomon group focuses on pathogens of wheat that threaten food security and stability.
We study aspects of the evolutionary process, including mutational events, the genetic basis of fitness-related traits, and genetic variation.
Projects
News
Professor Owen Atkin is a Group Leader at RSB Plant Sciences, the Vice Chancellor's Entrepreneurial Professor at ANU, and the Director of the Centre for Entrepreneurial Agri-Technology (CEAT) - a collaboration between ANU and CSIRO, with investment from the ACT Government.
New research from Australia and Finland could help explain one of nature's strangest quirks - why some animals forego mating to help other animals procreate.
Human error, not human biology, largely accounts for the apparent decline of mortality among the very old, according to a new report by Saul Newman of the Research School of Biology, ANU. The result casts doubt on the hypothesis that human longevity can be greatly extended beyond current limits.
The Rodrigo group research focuses on the development of computational and statistical methods in evolutionary biology.
