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Identification of target genes of developmental transcription factors Brachyury, Gata and Caudal in sponges

In 'higher animals' these factors are involved in specification and patterning of the endodermal derivatives (such as gut), and we have recently demonstrated that in sponges they are expressed during formation and maintenance of the choanoderm (the innermost feeding layer which we hypothesise is homologous to the gut). Project open to PhD students and Postdocs.

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Lipid flipping in vision: seeing is believing! Honours, Masters, PhD
Manipulating CO2 transport with aquaporins to improve photosynthesis Honours
Maternal effects and phenotypic development in lizards Honours
Membrane transport proteins of the malaria parasite and their roles in conferring drug resistance Honours, Bachelor, Masters, PhD
Metagenomics and the analysis of microbial genomes Bachelor, Honours, Masters, PhD
Microbial control of root developmental plasticity Bachelor, Honours, Masters, PhD
MicroRNA target recognition; the role of the target RNA secondary structure. Honours, Masters, PhD
Molecular evolution and Phylogenetics Bachelor, Honours, Masters, PhD
Molecular tools to reveal protein function and identify drug targets Bachelor, Honours, Masters, PhD
Multi-trait plasticity: understanding temperature response of alpine plants in a warming world (ARC Discovery 2017-20) Bachelor, Honours, Masters, PhD
New approaches to discovering biodiversity and understanding its response to climate change Honours, Bachelor, PhD
Novel metabolite discovery and characterisation Honours, Masters, PhD
Nutrient acquisition in apicomplexan parasites Bachelor, Honours, Masters, PhD
Olfactory pattern recognition in nematodes Honours, PhD
Optimising energy use efficiency to increase wheat yield PhD
Parent-offspring communication under the risk of predation Honours, PhD
Patterns and correlates of extinction risk Honours, PhD
Peripheral isolates as hotbeds of adaptive diversity Honours
PhD projects are now available to study a wide range of topics in biosecurity and pathogenesis Masters, PhD
PHD STUDENT RESEARCH - Ecology and ecophysiology in Australian desert and alpine plant species Honours, Masters, PhD
Photosynthesis, food security and global change Honours, PhD
Phylogenomic assessment of conservation priorities in two biodiversity hotspots: The Pilbara and Kimberley Bachelor, Honours, PhD
Phylogeny, biogeography and diversification of Australian plants Honours, PhD
Physiological and molecular regulation of stomatal movement Honours, Bachelor, Masters, PhD
Plasmodium falciparum lipid metabolism as a target for malaria intervention strategies PhD

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