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Understanding the role of peptide hormones in determining root architecture

The architecture of the root system is integral for plant productivity as the spatial deployment of roots will substantially determine the ability of the plant to exploit nutrient sources.

This project is open to Honours, Bachelor and PhD students

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Projects	Research themes	Degree level
Electron transport and ATP synthesis in chloroplasts	Photosynthesis and plant energy biology	Honours
Energy use and the plant canopy - measuring local respiration trends.	Plant genetics and gene regulation Plant environmental biology and functional ecology	Bachelor
Enhancing carotenoid levels in cereals by esterification	Photosynthesis and plant energy biology Plant environmental biology and functional ecology Plant genetics and gene regulation	Honours, PhD
Entropy, information theory and biodiversity	Bioinformatics and bio-mathematical modelling Phylogenetics, population genetics and biodiversity Plant environmental biology and functional ecology	Bachelor, Honours, Masters, PhD
Environmental effects on photosynthesis of species with the C3-C4 intermediate photosynthetic pathway	Photosynthesis and plant energy biology	Honours
Environmental physiology of locusts	Behavioural, evolutionary and physiological ecology	Honours, PhD
Epigenetic integration of genomic and environmental information in honey bees	Behavioural, evolutionary and physiological ecology Evolutionary genetics and genomics	Honours, Bachelor, PhD
Epigenetics of brain plasticity	Evolutionary genetics and genomics	Honours, Bachelor, PhD
Epigenomics of brain wiring and behaviour in honey bees	Evolutionary genetics and genomics	Honours, PhD
Erythrocyte membrane modifications during malaria infection	Membrane transporters and channels Parasitology	Honours, Bachelor, Masters, PhD
Evolution at extremes: Macroevolutionary responses to harsh environments	Bioinformatics and bio-mathematical modelling Evolutionary genetics and genomics Phylogenetics, population genetics and biodiversity Plant environmental biology and functional ecology	Honours, PhD
Evolution of Australia's globally unique biodiversity hotspot	Behavioural, evolutionary and physiological ecology	PhD
Evolution of scald and net form of net blotch	Evolutionary genetics and genomics Plant-microbe interactions	Honours, PhD
Evolution of Shigella	Bioinformatics and bio-mathematical modelling Evolutionary genetics and genomics Phylogenetics, population genetics and biodiversity	Honours, PhD
Evolution of the Australian Onychophora	Evolutionary genetics and genomics Phylogenetics, population genetics and biodiversity	Honours, PhD
Evolutionary biology of Australian reptiles and amphibians	Behavioural, evolutionary and physiological ecology Evolutionary genetics and genomics Phylogenetics, population genetics and biodiversity	Honours, Masters, PhD
Evolutionary significance of early developmental environments: Interaction between maternal effects and offspring thermal environment on phenotypic development and fitness	Behavioural, evolutionary and physiological ecology Evolutionary genetics and genomics	PhD
Evolving with sexually transmitted infections	Behavioural, evolutionary and physiological ecology Evolutionary genetics and genomics	Honours, PhD
Exploring Australia’s diversity for pathogens of weeds	Plant-microbe interactions	Honours, Masters
Exploring the evolutionary protein landscape of Rubisco	Photosynthesis and plant energy biology	PhD
Factors impacting gene silencing efficacy in plants	Evolutionary genetics and genomics Plant genetics and gene regulation	Honours, Masters, PhD
Feeding and ecology of grapevine scales	Behavioural, evolutionary and physiological ecology	PhD
Fiddler crabs: current projects	Behavioural, evolutionary and physiological ecology	Masters, PhD
Flavonoid functions in nitrogen-fixing symbioses	Plant-microbe interactions	Honours, Bachelor, Masters, PhD
Function of molecular chaperones in the export and display of parasite proteins	Parasitology	Honours, Bachelor, Masters, PhD