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The people who teach genetics at ANU...


Dr Robert Attenborough School of Archaeology & Anthropology

Genetics Research: Anthropological genetics, especially of New Guinea and the Pacific.

Genetics Teaching: BIAN2115, BIAN3115, BIAN6115, Convener of Honours in Biological Anthropology.

Phone: (+61 2) 6125 2910  
Email:Robert.Attenborough@anu.edu.au


Carolyn Behm

Dr Carolyn Behm School of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Research:  Nematode molecular biology; functional genomics; host-parasite interactions.

Genetics Teaching:  BIOL3161, BIOL3181

Phone: (+61 2) 6125 2203   
Email:Carolyn.Behm@anu.edu.au


Anneke Blackburn Anneke Blackburn The John Curtin School of Medical Research

Research: Genetic factors involved in breast cancer susceptibility in mice and humans. The role of glutathione transferase Zeta (GSTZ) in cancer susceptibility and liver disease.

Genetics Teaching: BIOL2152

Phone: (+61 2) 6125 4710
Email: Anneke.Blackburn@anu.edu.au


 

Dr Lindell Bromham School of Botany and Zoology

Research: Tempo and mode of molecular evolution; Tempo and mode of animal body plan evolution

Genetics Teaching: BIOL3157

Phone: Telephone: (+61 2) 6125 9545
Email: Lindell.Bromham@anu.edu.au


Dr Juleen Cavanaugh Research School of Biological Sciences and ANU Medical School

Research: Molecular Genetics of Complex Human Diseases

Our group is involved in disease gene mapping of genes involved in susceptibility to the inflammatory bowel diseases (Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis) as well as haemochromatosis, malignant hyperthermia, the aminoacidurias and myopia. We are physically situated at the Research School of Biological Sciences and have strong national and international links with a number of groups around world working on the molecular basis of inheritance of complex diseases. We also have a large project known as the Aussie Normals, a collaboration between groups at the ANU and the Canberra Hospital to investigate the relationship between genotype and phenotype in health and disease.

Genetics Teaching:

Phone: Telephone: (+61 2) 6125 1747
Email: Juleen.Cavanaugh@anu.edu.au


Prof Andrew Cockburn School of Botany and Zoology

Research (genetical): Quantitative genetics and selection on complex traits in free-living populations
Research (less genetical): Evolution of complex societies and life histories

Genetics Teaching:

Phone: (+61 2) 6125 3727 
Email:Andrew.Cockburn@anu.edu.au


Susan Cossetto

Dr Susan Cossetto School of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Research:  Plant genetics; transcription factors; gene regulation.

Genetics Teaching:  BIOL1007, BIOL1004

Phone: (+61 2) 6125 8366   
Email:Susan.Cossetto@anu.edu.au


Prof Simon Easteal John Curtin School of Medical Research

Research: The Evolution of Human Diversity and its Impact on Health and Disease.

Phone: (+61 4) 05143701  
Email:Simon.Easteal@anu.edu.au


Assoc Prof David Gordon School of Botany and Zoology

Research: Basic and applied research concerning the population genetics and evolution of enteric bacteria.

Genetics Teaching: BIOL3151

Phone: (+61 2) 6125 3552   
Email:David.Gordon@anu.edu.au


Prof Jenny Graves Research School of Biological Sciences

Director, ARC Centre of Excellence for Kangaroo Genomics. Head, Comparative Genomics Research Group

Research: My research focusses on the understanding of mammalian genome organization and evolution, exploiting the genetic diversity of Australia's unique mammals as a source of genetic variation to study highly conserved genetic structures and processes.

Phone: (+61 2) 6125 2492
Email:  jenny.graves@anu.edu.au


Adrienne Hardham

Prof Adrienne Hardham Research School for Biological Sciences

Research: Plant-pathogen interactions: the infection of plants by Oomycetes and fungi

Genetics Teaching: BIOL3177

Phone:(+61 2) 6125 4168
Email: adrienne.hardham@anu.edu.au


Susan Howitt

Dr Susan Howitt School of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Research: Structure and function studies on transporters.

Genetics Teaching: BIOL1004, BIOL2161, BIOL3174, BIOL3181, Convenor of Honours in Biochemistry & Molecular Biology.

Phone: (+61 2) 6125 4356
Email: Susan.Howitt@anu.edu.au


Dr Gavin Huttley The John Curtin School of Medical Research

Research: Genome decryption – identifying regions of the genome that encode functions which influence disease susceptibility. The broad topic areas are human population and comparative genomics, computational biology / bioinformatics.

Genetics Teaching: BIOL2152

Phone: (+61 2) 6125 7961
Email: Gavin.Huttley@anu.edu.au


Scott Keogh

Dr Scott Keogh School of Botany and Zoology

Research: Molecular and morphological phylogenetics and behavioural ecology of reptiles and amphibians

Genetics Teaching: Convenor, Graduate Program in Ecology, Evolution and Systematics

Phone: (+61 2) 6125-0641
Email: Scott.Keogh@anu.edu.au


Kiaran Kirk

Prof Kiaran Kirk School of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Research: Physiology, biochemistry and pharmacology of the malaria parasite; antimalarial drug resistance.

Genetics Teaching: BIOL1004, BIOL3181.

Phone: (+61 2) 6125 2284
Email:Kiaran.Kirk@anu.edu.au


Dr Celeste Linde School of Botany and Zoology

Research: Population genetics, evolution, phylogeography and molecular phylogenetics of plant pathogens.

Genetics Teaching: BIOL3151

Phone: (+61 2) 6125 7682
Email:Celeste.Linde@anu.edu.au


Ulrike Mathesius

Dr Ulrike Mathesius School of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Research: Signals that regulate meristem activity in legume plants and signal transduction between plant roots and soil microbes; use of proteome analysis as a functional genomics tool to analyse plant responses to microbial signalling molecules.

Genetics Teaching: BIOL3161, BIOL3177.

Phone: (+61 2) 6125 2840  
Email: Ulrike.Mathesius@anu.edu.au


Rod Peakall

Prof Rod Peakall School of Botany and Zoology

Research: Molecular ecology, Evolutionary ecology, Conservation biology, Plant reproduction, Pollination biology, Chemical ecology.

Genetics Teaching: BIOL3151

Phone: (+61 2) 6125 0022
Email: Rod.Peakall@anu.edu.au


Barry Pogson

Dr Barry Pogson School of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Research: Genomic and biochemical responses of plants to environmental stress.

Genetics Teaching: BIOL3161, BIOL3177.

Phone: (+61 2) 6125 5629
Email: Barry.Pogson@anu.edu.au


Dave Rowell

Dr Dave Rowell School of Botany and Zoology

Research: Population genetics, karyology and phylogeography of terrestrial invertebrates.

Genetics Teaching: BIOL1003, BIOL2151, BIOL2152

Phone: (+61 2) 6125 2881
Email: David.Rowell@anu.edu.au


Rob Saint

Prof Rob Saint Research School of Biological Sciences

Head, Molecular Genetics and Evolution; Director, ARC Special Research Centre for the Molecular Genetics of Development.

Research: The mechanism of cell division, and small GTPase signaling and the control of cell behaviour during development.

Phone: (+61 2) 6125 2383
Email: Robert.Saint@anu.edu.au


Alison Shield

Dr Alison Shield The John Curtin School of Medical Research

Research: Pharmacogenetics of Phase II metabolic enzymes including the glutathione S-transferase, sulfotransferase and methyltransferase families.

Genetics Teaching: BIOL2152

Phone: (+61 2) 6125 4717
Email: Alison.Shield@anu.edu.au


John Trueman

Dr John Trueman School of Botany and Zoology

Research: Developing and using phylogenetic (tree-like) and associated methods to recover the history of life and to put dates and places on events in evolution. My research is not restricted to any one taxon but covers a broad range, from the evolution of individual genes to the interactions among speciating lineages.

Genetics Teaching: BIOL3157

Phone: (+61 2) 6125 3059
Email: John.Trueman@anu.edu.au


David Tscharke

Dr David Tscharke School of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Research: Viral immunology, poxviruses and herpesviruses (large DNA viruses), CD8 + T cells.

Genetics Teaching: BIOL2162, BIOL3144

Phone: (+61 2) 6125 3020
Email: David.Tscharke@anu.edu.au


Barbara van Leewen

Dr Barbara van Leeuwen School of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Research: The impact of new biotechnologies on the individual and society, with particular focus on genetic technologies and reproduction. Issues considered include ethical, legal, regulatory and societal.

Genetics Teaching: BIOL3162.

Phone: (+61 2) 6125 4520
Email: Barbara.vanLeeuwen@anu.edu.au


Dr Rohan Williams John Curtin School of Medical Research

Research: Understanding genotype-phenotype correlations in mammalian systems, including humans, with an emphasis on developing new ways to examine inter-individual variation using new genome-wide functional data.

Phone: (+61 2) 6125 9396
Email: rohan.williams@anu.edu.au

 

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