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- Applied BioSciences
- 205B Culloden Rd Macquarie University
- NSW 2109
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Events and virtual seminars
Our research
Tackling global challenges with biological innovation
More informationApplied BioSciences welcomes everyone within the Macquarie University community to attend our monthly online seminars.
Our program includes researchers from the university, as well as guest speakers from around the World. All seminars are held online via Zoom.
If you are interested in attending a specific seminar, or to be added to our seminar mailing list so that you automatically receive future invites, please email us at: appliedbiosci@mq.edu.au
Past online seminars 2022
| Date | Presenter | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 8 Mar 2022 | Dr Reid Tingley | 'Using environmental DNA to understand species responses to environmental change" |
| 18 March 2022 | Prof N Sowdhamini | 'Computational studies of insect olfactory receptors: Genome-wide survey and ligand docking' |
| 12 Apr 2022 | Dr Tiffany Kosch | 'Can Targeted Genetic Intervention Restore Frogs Threatened by Chytridiomycosis?' |
| 10 May 2022 | Dr Aidan Tay | 'Developing computational tools to detect artificially manipulated genomes' |
| 27 May 2022 | Prof Peter Gregg Dr Daniel Caixeta Caitlin Langley | 'Fall Army worm management' |
| 14 June 2022 | Prof. Matthew Siderhurst | 'Harmonic radar tracking of individual melon flies Zeugodacus cucurbita in Hawaii: Intra and interindividual variation in flight movement' |
| 12 July 2022 | Prof Silvia Rondon | 'Forecasting field row crop insect pests using modern modeling tools' |
| 16 Aug 2022 | Dr Simon Lawson | 'Improving forest health & biosecurity capacity in the Asia Pacific region' |
| 13 Sept 2022 | Prof Louise Horsfall | 'Examining applications for biogenic nanoparticals ; micro-organisms and nanoparticals in the treatment of contaminated waste.' |
| 11 Oct 2022 | Dr Melina Miles | ' Research with a purpose: delivering practical invertebrate pest management strategies for growers.' |
Past online seminars 2021
| Date | Presenter | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 7 Dec 2021 | Geoff Bell | ''MicroBioGen - road to commercialisation' |
| 9 Nov 2021 | Dr Cheong Xin Chan | 'Evolutionary genomics of microbial eukaryotes: lessons learned from the dinoflagellates' |
| 12 Oct 2021 | Dr Patrick Buerger | 'Directed evolution of algal endosymbionts to enhance coral thermal tolerance' |
| 14 Sep 2021 | Dr Peter Brown | 'Forecasting and management of mouse plagues' |
| 3 Aug 2021 | Dr Helen Spafford | 'Fall army worm management ' |
| 6 July 2021 | Prof Mariana Wolfner | 'Seminal contributions: how male-derived proteins regulate reproduction.' |
| 8 June 2021 | Dr Amy Cain | 'Using functional genomics to understand stress protection and uncover antibiotic targets in nasty bacteria' |
| 16 March 2021 | Dr Denis Bauer | 'Cloud computing to accelerate and sustain health and LifeScience research' |
| 13 April 2021 | Dr Chandran Pfitzner | 'Population control of invasive vertebrates: Developing a CRISPRbased gene drive for mice' |
| 11 May 2021 | Dr Jaime Pinero | 'How research on insect sensory ecology has led to improved attract-and-kill systems for tephritid fruit flies' |
Past online seminars 2020
Date | Speaker | Seminar title |
|---|---|---|
| 8 Dec 2020 | Dr Hugh Goold | Synthetic Genomics and the Primary Industries |
| 24 Nov 2020 | Dr Maciej Maselko | A genetic method for producing non-transgenic male flies without mechanical sex-sorting |
| 10 Nov 2020 | Dr Ian Paulsen | My Synthetic Biology Journey |
| 28 Oct 2020 | Dr Hazel Parry | Digital IPM: Managing insect pests in the age of big data, computer simulation and 'the internet of things' |
| 13 Oct 2020 | Dr Lloyd Stringer | Eradicating the brown mamorated stink bug |
| 18 Sep 2020 | Dr. Craig Montell | Manipulating Aedes aegypti behavior through CRISPR/Cas9 |
| 1 Sep 2020 | Stephen Doggett | The parallels in bed bugs and COVID-19 management |
18th Aug 2020 | Prof. Peter Gregg | Semiochemical development in Australia |
4th Aug 2020 | Molecular and cellular bases of cnidarian-dinoflagellate symbiosis and its breakdown | |
21st Jul 2020 | Prof. Boaz Yuval | Insect behaviour and the microbiome |
7th Jul 2020 | A computer model of trap networks, field experiments in parametrisation, and application against invasive fruit flies and other insects | |
23rd Jun 2020 | Sweeps and drives, not cricket but flies | |
9th Jun 2020 | Species and population level differentiation in the tryoni complex | |
26th May 2020 | Mechanisms for Making Macho Males: How can a little ecological physiology improve the performance of biological control agents? | |
12th May 2020 | Population genomics of invasive island mice: prospects for localised synthetic gene drive | |
31st Mar 2020 | Ejaculate dynamics in tephritid flies |