Dunlevy, Jake (commenced 2007)

Adelaide, Program L - Horticulture Building
Characterization of genes from grapevine that are involved in the formation of Methoxypyrazines: a group of vegetative flavour compounds found in wine.
Flinders University of South Australia
CSIRO Supervisor: Dr Paul Boss
University Supervisor: Assoc Prof Kathleen Soole
Joint Funding from Flinders University and Grape and Wine Research and Development Corporation (GWRDC)

Eini Gandomani, Omid (commenced 2005)

Adelaide, Program L - Pathology lab
Geminivirus DNA β satellite for heritable gene silencing in plants
Adelaide University
CSIRO supervisor: Dr Ali Rezaian
University supervisor: Prof John Randles
Supported by the Iranian Government

Macedo Rodrigues, Julio

Adelaide, Program L
Is apomixis epigenetically regulated? A case in the model plant hieracium sp
University of Adelaide
CSIRO supervisor: Dr Anna Koltunow
University supervisor: Margaret Sedgley
Supported by the CAPES Foundation - Ministry of Education, Brazil Embrapa Genetic Resources and Biotechnology, Brazil

Parker, Jessie (commenced 2006)

Adelaide, Program L
Regulation of colour and astringency in sweet cherry (Prunus avium L.)
University of Adelaide
CSIRO supervisor: Dr Mandy Walker
University supervisor: Professor Mark Tester

Robinson, Tony (commenced 2007)

Adelaide, Program L

Desmond, Libby (commenced 2004)

Brisbane, Program M - Queensland Bioscience Precinct
Characterisation of wheat-fusarium pseudograminearum interactions
University of Queensland
CSIRO supervisor: Dr John Manners
University supervisor: Assoc. Prof Don Maclean
Supported by the Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC)

Hae Koo, Kim (commenced 2007)

Brisbane, Program M - Queensland Biosciences Precinct

Jackson, Mark

Brisbane, Program M - Queensland Bioscience Precinct
Vacuole targeting in sugarcane parenchyma cells
University of Queensland
CSIRO supervisor: Dr Anne Rae
University supervisor: Assoc. Prof Don Maclean
Other supervisors: Dr Graham Bonnett, CSIRO and Dr John Manners, CSIRO
Supported by the CRC Sugar Industry Innovation through Biotechnology

Iskandar, Hayati

Brisbane, Program M - Queensland Bioscience Precinct
Gene expression related with sucrose accumulation in sugarcane
University of Queensland
CSIRO supervisor: Dr John Manners and Dr Graham Bonnett
University supervisor: Dr Don Maclean
Supported by AusAid

Kam, Jason

Brisbane, Program M - Queensland Bioscience Precinct
Isolation and characterisation of transcription factors from wheat involved in drought adaptation
University of Queensland
CSIRO supervisors: Dr Gang-Ping Xue and Dr Ray Shorter
University supervisor: Prof Peter Gresshoff
Supported by the Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) and the Centre of Excellence for Integrative Legume Research (CILR), UQ

Karno

Brisbane, Program M - Department of Botany, University of Queenland
Physiology of bud outgrowth in sugarcane
University of Queensland
CSIRO supervisor: Dr Graham Bonnett
University supervisor: Dr Christine Beveridge
Other supervisor names: Dr Prakash Lakshmanan, Bureau of Sugar Experiment Stations
Supported by AusAid

Kidd, Brendan (commenced 2007)

Brisbane, Program M - Queensland Biosciences Precinct
Investigating novel genes controlling Fusarium oxysporum resistance in Arabidopsis
University of Queensland
CSIRO supervisor: Dr Kemal Kazan
University supervisors: Dr Peer Schenk and Dr Elizabeth Aitken
Supported by the Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC)

Ma, Jun (commenced 2007)

Brisbane, Program M
Genetics of crown rot resistance in durum wheat
The University of Western Australia
CSIRO supervisor: Dr Chunji Liu
University supervisor: Dr Guijun Yan
Supported by an International Postgraduate Research Scholarship (IPRS)

McLean, John (commenced 2000)

Brisbane, Program M - Queensland Bioscience Precinct
Isolation of drought induced genes from Glycine latifolia
University Queensland
CSIRO supervisors: Dr Gang-Ping Xue and Dr Andrew James
University supervisor: Assoc. Prof Don Maclean
Supported by the Grains Research and Development Corporation

Mitchell, Jacquie (commenced 2005)

Brisbane, Program M - Queensland Bioscience Precinct
Physiological, morphological and genetic study of grain size and percent screenings in dryland wheat crops in Northern wheat belt of Australia
University of Queensland
CSIRO supervisors: Dr Scott Chapman and Dr Greg Rebetzke
University supervisor: Prof Shu Fukai

Picot, Gus (commenced 2007)

Brisbane, Program M - Queensland Biosciences Precinct

Pioch, Karl

Brisbane, Program M - Queensland Biosciences Precinct
Sucrose transporters on the tonoplast of sugarcane
University of Queensland
CSIRO supervisor: Dr Anne Rae and Dr Cris Grof
University supervisors: Prof Christa Critchley
Supported by the Cooperative Research Centre for Sugar Industry Innovation through Biotechnology (CRC SIIB)

Rasheed, Rizwan (commenced 2007)

Brisbane, Program M - Queensland Biosciences Precinct

Roberts, Joan (commenced 2006)

Brisbane, Program M - David North Laboratory, BSES, Indooroopilly
The role of SnRK protein kinases in water deficit stress signalling in sugarcane
University of Queensland
CSIRO supervisor: Dr Chris Grof
BSES supervisor: Dr Priya Joyce
University supervisor: Professor Daryl Joyce
Suppored by the Cooperative Research Centre for Sugar Industry Innovation through Biotechnology (CRC SIIB)

Sewelam, Nasser (commenced 2006)

Brisbane, Program M - Queensland Bioscience Precinct
Reactive oxygen species signaling in plants under stress
University of Queensland
CSIRO supervisor: Dr Kemal Kazan
University supervisor: Dr Peer Schenk

Shaw, Lindsay

Brisbane, Program M - Queensland Biosciences Precinct
An investigation into the role of growth-related regulatory genes potentially involved in biomass production in wheat.
University of Queensland
CSIRO supervisor: Dr Gang-Ping Xue and Dr Lynne McIntyre
University supervisors: Prof Peter Gresshoff
Supported by the Universtiy of Queensland

Singh, Vijaya (commenced 2007)

Brisbane, Program M - Queensland Biosciences Precinct

Stephens, Amber (commenced 2006)

Brisbane, Program M - Queensland Biosciences Precinct
Identify and functionally characterise genes of Fusarium graminearum that are essential for pathogenic infection of wheat.
University of Queensland
CSIRO supervisor: Dr John Manners and Dr Donald Gardiner
University supervisors: Prof Alan Munn
Supported by Institute for Molecular Bioscience

Stephenson, Troy (commenced 2007)

Brisbane, Program M - Queensland Biosciences Precinct
Characterisation of the NF-Y family of transcription factors in Triticum aestivum
Queensland University of Technology
CSIRO supervisor: Dr Gang-Ping Xue and Dr Lynne McIntyre
University supervisors:Dr Chris Collet
Supported by the Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC)

Tseng, Anfernee

Brisbane, Program M - Queensland Biosciences Precinct
Analysis of Soybean protein composition of some commercialised soybean varieties and Australian wild soybean accessions.
University of Queensland
CSIRO supervisor: Dr Andrew James
University supervisors: Professor Peter Greshoff
Other supervisors: Professor Ross Smith, University of Queensland
Supported by the Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC)

Whan, Alex (commenced 2005)

Brisbane, Program M - Queensland Bioscience Precinct
Nitrogen use efficiency in sugarcane
University of Queensland
CSIRO supervisor: Dr Karen Aitken
University supervisor: Dr Suzanne Schmidt

Program P

Abbasov, Mehraj (commenced 2007)

Canberra, Program P

Borras Gelonch, Gisela (commenced 2006)

Canberra, Program P - Crop Adaptation
Genetics of development in wheat
University of Lleida, Spain
CSIRO supervisor: Dr Greg Rebetzke
University supervisor: Dr Gustavo Slafer and Dr Ignacio Romagosa
Supported by a scholarship from the Ministery of Education and Science, Spain

Byrt, Caitlin (commenced 2005)

Canberra, Program P - Crop Adaptation
Sodium exclusion in wheat
The University of Adelaide
CSIRO supervisor: Dr Rana Munns
University supervisor: Professor Mark Tester
Supported by Australian Centre for Plant Functional Genomics

Deery, David (commenced 2005)

Canberra, Program P - Crop Adaptation
Understanding plant water relations to increase water use efficiency
Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga
CSIRO supervisor: Dr John Passioura
University supervisors: Dr Asitha Katupitiya and Dr Jason Condon
Supported by the Cooperative Research Centre for Irrigation Futures

Fahim, Muhammad (Fahim) (commenced 2007)

Canberra, Program P - Discovery
Natural and engineered resistance against wheat streak mosaic tritimovirus
The Australian National University
CSIRO supervisor: Dr Philip Larkin and Dr Ligia Ayala-Navarrete
University supervisor: Dr Anthony Miller
Supported by AusAID

Giaveno, Cinzia (commenced 2005)

Canberra, Program P - Phytotron
biological interactions of phytate in soil
University of Turin, Italy
CSIRO supervisor: Dr Alan Richardson
University supervisors: Prof Luisella Celi and Prof Elisabetta Barberis

Gruber, Ben (commenced 2005)

Canberra, Program P - Phytotron
Characterisation of aluminium tolerance genes in crop plants
Australian National University
CSIRO supervisors: Dr Manny Delhaize, Dr Peter Ryan, Dr Alan Richardson
University supervisors: Dr Susan Howitt
Supported by the Grains Research and Development Corporation

Maddocks, Leah (commenced 2005)

Canberra, Program P - Crop Adaptation
Molecular and physiological characterisation of alternative dwarfing genes in bread wheat and durum wheat
Australian National University
CSIRO supervisors: Dr Wolfgang Spielmeyer, Dr Marc Ellis and Dr Peter Chandler
University supervisor: Dr David Jones
Supported by the Grains Research and Development Corporation

Moosavi, Saeed (commenced 2006)

Canberra, Program P - Crop Adaptation, lower ground floor
The QTL mapping for root length in wheat
Tehran University
CSIRO supervisor: Dr Richard Richards
University supervisors: Dr Bahman Yazdi Samadi and Dr M.Reza Naghavi

Rahnama Ghahfarokhi, Afrasyab (commenced 2007)

Canberra, Program P - Building 73
Screening for salt tolerance by using reflectance properties of leaves in wheat.
University of Tehran
CSIRO supervisor: Dr Rana Munns
University supervisors: Dr Kazem Poustini and Dr Reza Tavakkol-Afshari

Rafeie, Fariba (commenced 2007)

Canberra, Program P

Refshauge, Steve (commenced 2003)

Canberra, Program P - Crop Adaptation
Overcoming cereal root diseases induced at low temperature
Australian National University
CSIRO supervisor: Dr Michelle Watt
University supervisor: Dr Ulrike Mathesius
Supported by the Grains and Research and Development Corporation (GRDC)

Sirault, Xavier (commenced 2003)

Canberra, Program P - Crop Adaptation
Leaf rolling in wheat: physiology and genetics
Australian National University
CSIRO supervisors: Dr Greg Rebetzke and Dr Tony Condon
University supervisor: Prof Graham Farquhar, Research School of Biological Sciences
Supported by the Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC)

Program S

Barrett, Luke (commenced 2004)

Canberra, Program S - Building 1, Level 2
Coevolutionary dynamics in the Linum marginale / Melampsora lini host pathogen association
Australian National University
CSIRO supervisor: Dr Peter Thrall
University supervisor: Dr Adrienne Nicotra
Other supervisors: Dr Jeremy Burdon (CSIRO) and Dr Celeste Linde (ANU)

Baum, Melita (commenced 2007)

Canberra, Program S - Discovery / Herbarium
Morphological and genetic variation within the monotypic genus, Howittia trilocularis F. Muell (Malvaceae)
Australian National University
CSIRO supervisor: Dr Lyn Craven, Dr Linda Broadhurst
University supervisor: Dr Mike Crisp

Biddle, Julianne

Canberra, Program S
Environmental risk assessment for Alfalfa Mosaic Virus (AMV) resistant GM White Clover (Trifolium repens)
Australian National University
CSIRO supervisor: Dr Robert Godfree
University supervisor: Dr Celeste Linde
Supported by Dairy Australia

Cartelle Saball, Julia (commenced 2006)

Canberra, Program S - Crop Adaptation, Level 2, Room 202
Dilution of nitrogen by wheat during developement
Department of Crop and Forest Sciences, University of Lleida
CSIRO supervisor: Dr John Angus
University supervisor: Dr Roxana Savin and Dr Gustavo Slafer
Supported by the Ministry of Education and Science of Spain.

Elliott, Carole (commenced 2005)

Canberra, Program S - Building 1
Ecological and genetic studies of Eremophila glabra
Australian National University
CSIRO supervisors: Dr Andrew Young and Dr Saul Cunningham
University supervisor: Prof David Lindenmayer

Gravatt, Quintin

Canberra, Program S - Phytotron
Cover crops that decrease phosphorus (P) fertiliser transport from agricultural soils by increasing the use-efficiency of P fertiliser application.
Australian National University
CSIRO supervisor: Dr Peter Hocking
University supervisor: Dr Richard Greene
Other supervisors: Dr Bala Vigneswaran (Sydney Catchment Authority) and Dr Jeff Woods (ANU).
Supported by the ARC Linkage Programe, Sydney Catchment Authority and the Robertson District Potato Advancement and Landcare Association.

Harrison, Matthew (commenced 2007)

Canberra, Program S - Building 73
Modelling the physiological changes in wheat after grazing
Australian National University
CSIRO supervisors: Dr Andrew Moore and Dr Hugh Dove
University supervisor: Dr John Evans
Supported by the Australian National University and the Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC)

Hopley, Tara (commenced 2006)

Canberra, Program S - Herbarium
Breeding systems and population genetic structure of invasive willows in south-eastern Australia.
Australian National University
CSIRO supervisors: Dr Andrew Young
University supervisor: Dr William Foley
Supported by Melbourne Water, Goulburn Broken CMA, Corangamite CMA, West Gippsland CMA, North East CMA, North Central CMA and the Victorian Government Department of Sustainability and Environment.

Kirkby, Clive (commenced 2007)

Canberra, Program S

Pickup, Melinda (commenced 2002)

Canberra, Program S - Herbarium
Outbreeding depression in fragmented plant populations
Australian National University
CSIRO supervisors: Dr Andrew Young
University supervisor: Dr David Rowell
Other supervisors: Dr John Morgan, La Trobe University

Program H

Biffin, Edward

Canberra, Program H - Herbarium
Evolutionary relationships in Syzygium and allied genera (Myrtaceae)
Australian National University
CSIRO supervisor: Dr Lyn Craven
University supervisor: Dr Mike Crisp
Other supervisors: Dr Paul Gadek, James Cook University
Supported by the Australian Biological Resources Study (ABRS, DEH)

Gowland, Kelli (commenced 2002)

Canberra, Program H - Herbarium
Host and fungal specificty amongst Australian epiphytic orchids
Australian National University
CSIRO supervisor: Dr Mark Clements
University supervisor: Dr Adrienne Nicotra
Other supervisors: Ulrike Mathesius, ANU
Supported by the American Orchid Society

Rosauer, Daniel (commenced 2005)

Canberra, Program H - Herbarium
Spatial distribution of phylogenetic diversity in Australia
University of New South Wales
CSIRO supervisors: Dr Sophie Bickford and Dr Judy West
University supervisor: Dr Shawn Laffan
Supported by the Department of the Environment and Heritage (Australian Government)

Thornhill, Andrew (commenced 2006)

Canberra, Program H - Herbarium
Pollen morphology of Myrtaceae in the IndoPacific and its significance for the systematics of extant and fossil taxa
Australian National University
CSIRO supervisor: Dr Lyn Craven
University supervisors: Professor Mike Crisp (School of Botany and Zoology), Professor Geoff Hope (Research School of Asian and Pacific Studies)

Tuiwawa, Senilolia (Masters, commenced 2006)

Canberra, Program H - Herbarium
Syzygium (Myrtaceae) in Vanuatu
Australian National University
CSIRO supervisor: Dr Lyn Craven
University supervisors: Prof Mike Crisp, Dr David Morris

Program V

Butardo, Vito (commenced 2007)

Canberra, Program V - Building 1
Exploring wild rice diversity for novel starch properties
University of Queensland
CSIRO supervisor: Dr Sadequr Rahman
University supervisor: Dr Mike Gidley
Supported by the Australian Leadership Awards, AusAID

Whitelaw, Ella (commenced 2003)

Canberra, Program V - Building 1
Fatty acid synthesis in the rice grain: modification of lipids in rice bran oil
Charles Sturt University
CSIRO supervisor: Dr Sadequr Rahman
University supervisor: Dr Chris Blanchard

Allen, Rob (commenced 2007)

Canberra, Program X, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (BaMBi), ANU
The role of miR159 in Arabidopsis gene regulation
Australian National University
CSIRO supervisor: Dr Frank Gubler
University supervisor: Dr Tony Millar
Supported by the CSIRO Small RNA Emerging Science Imitative.

Bond, Donna (commenced 2005)

Canberra, Program X - Building 2/79
Understanding the role of vernalization and epigenetic control in regulating flowering time in Arabidopsis thaliana
Australian National University
CSIRO Supervisors: Dr Jean Finnegan and Dr Liz Dennis
University Supervisor: Dr Barry Pogson

Correa, Regis (commenced 2006)

Canberra, Program X - Building 2/79
Exploring the action of silencing suppressor genes
Federal University of Rio de Janeiro.
CSIRO supervisor: Dr Peter Waterhouse
University supervisor: Maite Vaslin
Supported by CAPES - Brasil

Curtin, Shaun (commenced 2005)

Canberra, Program X - Discovery
The roles and interactions of RNA silencing proteins
Charles Sturt University
CSIRO Supervisor: Dr Peter Waterhouse
University supervisors: Dr Chris Blanchard and Dr Paul Roffey

Dong, Zhenying (commenced 2007)

Canberra, Program X, Building 2
Analysis of spatio-temporal expression of MiRNA and their target genes in developing rice grains, which are going to give us clues for the functions of these MiRNA’s in rice grain development
Northeast Normal University, China
CSIRO supervisor: Dr Qian-Hao Zhu
University supervisor: Dr Bao Liu
Supported by the China Scholarship Council, Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China.

Moldovan, Dov (commenced 2007)

Canberra, Program X - Building 2
Small RNA regulation of gene expression under low-oxygen stress in Arabidopsis thaliana
Australian National University
CSIRO supervisor: Dr Iain Wilson
University supervisor: Dr Barry Pogson

Pase, Luke (commenced 2005)

Located in Melbourne (part of Program X in Canberra)
Small RNAs and microRNAs in zebra fish involved in haemopoiesis
Melbourne University
CSIRO supervisor: Dr Peter Waterhouse
University supervisor: Dr Graham Lieschke, Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research
Supported by an APA and a CSIRO top-up.

Sasani, Shahryar (commenced 2007)

Canberra, Program X, Building 2/79
Interaction between flowering time and frost tolerance in cereals
The University of Tehran
CSIRO supervisor: Dr Ben Trevaskis
University supervisors: Dr Reza Tavakkol-Afshari and Dr Siroos Mahfoozi

Tiwari, Sameer (commenced 2007)

Canberra, Program X

Wang, Aihua (commenced 2007)

Canberra, Program X - Building 2
Characterisation of a novel gene controlling early endosperm development and seed size in Arabidopsis
Yangzhou University, Peoples Republic of China
CSIRO supervisors: Dr Ming Luo, Dr Liz Dennis and Dr Abed Chaudury
University supervisors: Dr Ke Feng

Program Y

Fallahi, Hossein (commenced 2005)

Canberra, Program Y - Discovery
Sugar metabolism and signalling in plant seed development.
Australian National University
CSIRO supervisor: Dr Bob Furbank and Dr Yong-Ling Ruan
University supervisor: Dr Murray Badger and Dr Wah Soon Chow
Supported by the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology of Iran.

Gan, Pamela (commenced 2007)

Canberra, Program Y

Program R

Kay, Pippa

Merbein, Program R
Gibberellins and pollen tube growth
La Trobe University
CSIRO supervisor: Dr Steve Swain
University supervisor: Prof. Roger Parish

Lindhout, Katina (commenced 2002)

Merbein, Program R
Physiology of postharvest rind breakdown in navel oranges
La Trobe University
CSIRO supervisor: Dr Michael Treeby
University supervisor: Prof. Roger Parish
Supported by the Murray Valley Citrus Board and Horticulture Australia Ltd.

Program T

Conaty, Warren (commenced 2007)

Narrabri, Program T
Irrigation scheduling in cotton based on thermal leaf optima
CSIRO supervisor: Dr James Neilsen
University supervisor: Prof Bruce Sutton, Dr James Mahan and Dr Daniel Tan
Supported by the Cotton Catchments Communities CRC, Irrigation Futures CRC, Department of Agriculture (Bureau of Rural Sciences)

Cottee, Nicola (commenced 2005)

Narrabri, Program T
Thermotolerance in cotton
The University of Sydney
CSIRO supervisors: Dr Michael Bange
University supervisors: Dr Daniel Tan and Dr Lindsay Campbell
Supported by the Cotton Catchment Communities Cooperative Research Centre

Dodd, Kylie (commenced 2003)

Narrabri, Program T
The impact of sodicity on cotton cropping systems
University of New England
CSIRO supervisors: Dr Ian Rochester
University supervisors: Dr Christopher Guppy and Dr Peter Lockwood
Supported by the Cotton Research and Development Corporation

Program K

D'Souza, Nola (commenced 2006)

Perth, Program K
Genetic dissection of the Phytophthora medicaginis/Medicago truncatula pathosystem
Murdoch university
CSIRO supervisor: Dr Karam Singh
University supervisor: Professor Richard Oliver
Supported by the Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC)

Peng, Kefan (commenced 2006)

Perth, Program K - Building 34
Molecular and genetic study of plant resistance to spotted alfalfa aphid
University of Western Australia
CSIRO supervisor: Dr Karam Singh
University supervisor: Professor Kadambot Siddique
Supported by the Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC)

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