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Associate Professor David Antho Collings (Adjunct)

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Department: School of Biological Sciences

Email: david.collings@canterbury.ac.nz

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Language: English

About
Research / Creative works
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Fields of Research

  • Confocal microscopy
  • Cytoskeleton (microtubules and actin microfilaments)
  • Organelle function and motility
  • Cell division and elongation
  • Plant cell wall

Researcher Summary

My primary research interest is the functional organisation of plant cells.  This research makes extensive use of advanced methods in light microscopy, including the confocal imaging of living cells expressing green fluorescent protein (GFP) and of immunolabelled material.

Subject Area: Disciplines

  • Biology: Molecular, Cellular and Whole Organism Biology: Cell Biology; Molecular Biology; Plant Physiology

Resources

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Research/Scholarly/Creative Works

  • Collings DA., Gerrard JA. and Garrill A. (2019) Shaking up biology–our experiences teaching cell biology and biochemistry to a first year undergraduate class through the Canterbury (New Zealand) earthquakes. Journal of Biological Education 53(3): 236-249. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00219266.2018.1472134. (Journal Articles)
  • Mishra G., Collings DA. and Altaner CM. (2018) Cell organelles and fluorescence of parenchyma cells in Eucalyptus bosistoana sapwood and heartwood investigated by microscopy. New Zealand Journal of Forestry Science 48(1) 13: 10. http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40490-018-0118-6. (Journal Articles)
  • Mishra G., Collings DA. and Altaner CM. (2018) Physiological changes during heartwood formation in young Eucalyptus bosistoana trees. IAWA Journal 39(4): 382-394. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/22941932-20170210. (Journal Articles)
  • Collings DA., Garrill A. and Johnston L. (2017) Student application for special consideration for examination performance following a natural disaster. Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education : 260-271. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02602938.2017.1332755. (Journal Articles)
  • Stainton D., Martin DP., Collings DA. and Varsani A. (2017) Comparative analysis of common regions found in babuviruses and alphasatellite molecules. Archives of Virology 162(3): 849-855. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00705-016-3168-1. (Journal Articles)
  • Tayagui A., Sun Y., Collins DA., Garrill A. and Nock VM. (2017) An elastomeric micropillar platform for the study of protrusive forces in hyphal invasion. Lab on a Chip 17(21): 3643-3653. http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C7LC00725F. (Journal Articles)
  • Thomas J. and Collings DA. (2017) Detection and mapping of resin canals by image analysis in transverse sections of mechanically perturbed, young Pinus radiata trees. IAWA Journal 38(2): 170-181. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/22941932-20170166. (Journal Articles)
  • Thomas J. and Collings DA. (2017) Imaging spiral grain in Pinus radiata with X-ray microtomography. Wood is Good: Current Trends and Future Prospects in Wood Utilization: 29-36. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-3115-1_3. (Chapters)
  • Thomas J., Idris NA. and Collings DA. (2017) Pontamine fast scarlet 4B bifluorescence and measurements of cellulose microfibril angles. Journal of Microscopy 268(1): 13-27. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jmi.12582. (Journal Articles)
  • Wiltshire EJ., Eady CC. and Collings DA. (2017) Induction of anthocyanin in the inner epidermis of red onion leaves by environmental stimuli and transient expression of transcription factors. Plant Cell Reports 36(6): 987-1000. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00299-017-2132-1. (Journal Articles)
  • Howles PA., Gebbie LK., Collings DA., Varsani A., Broad RC., Ohms S., Birch RJ., Cork AH., Arioli T. and Williamson RE. (2016) A temperature-sensitive allele of a putative mRNA splicing helicase down-regulates many cell wall genes and causes radial swelling in Arabidopsis thaliana. Plant Molecular Biology 91(1): 1-13. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11103-016-0428-0. (Journal Articles)
  • Lee JA., Collings DA. and Glover CN. (2016) A model system using confocal fluorescence microscopy for examining real-time intracellular sodium ion regulation. Analytical Biochemistry 507: 40-46. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ab.2016.05.008. (Journal Articles)
  • Stainton D., Martin DP., Collings DA., Thomas JE. and Varsani A. (2016) Identification and in silico characterisation of defective molecules associated with isolates of banana bunchy top virus. Archives of Virology 161(4): 1019-1026. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00705-015-2736-0. (Journal Articles)
  • Tayagui A., Garrill A., Collings D. and Nock VM. (2016) On-chip measurement of protrusive force exerted by single hyphal tips of pathogenic microorganisms. Dublin, Ireland: 20th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, 9-13 Oct 2016. (Conference Contributions - Other)
  • Thomas J. and Collings DA. (2016) Three-dimensional visualization of spiral grain and compression wood in Pinus radiata imaged by circular polarized light and fluorescence. Wood and Fiber Science (early access online). (Journal Articles)
  • Collings DA. (2015) All shook up: Imaging earth tremors with a confocal microscope. Infocus (37): 31-35. (Journal Articles)
  • Collings DA. (2015) Optimisation approaches for concurrent transmitted light imaging during confocal microscopy. Plant Methods 11(40): 11pp. http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13007-015-0085-3. (Journal Articles)
  • Collings DA., Collings BG., Julian L., Kurenbach B. and Varsani A. (2015) Genome Sequences of Beak and Feather Disease Virus in Urban Rainbow Lorikeets (Trichoglossus haematodus). Genome Announcements 3(2) e00283-15 http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/genomeA.00283-15. (Journal Articles)
  • Dalrymple-Alford JC., Harland B., Loukavenko EA., Perry B., Mercer S., Collings DA., Ulrich K., Abraham WC., McNaughton N. and Wolff M. (2015) Anterior thalamic nuclei lesions and recovery of function: Relevance to cognitive thalamus. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews 54: 145-160. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.neubiorev.2014.12.007. (Journal Articles)
  • Idris NA. and Collings DA. (2015) The life of phi: the development of phi thickenings in roots of the orchids of the genus Miltoniopsis. Planta 241(2): 489-506. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00425-014-2194-z. (Journal Articles)
  • Nock V., Tayagui A. and Garrill A. (2015) Elastomeric micropillar arrays for the study of protrusive forces in hyphal invasion. In. (Conference Contributions - Published)
  • Stainton D., Halafihi M., Collings DA. and Varsani A. (2015) Genome Sequence of Banana Streak MY Virus from the Pacific Ocean Island of Tonga. Genome Announcements 3(3) e00543-15 http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/genomeA.00543-15. (Journal Articles)
  • Stainton D., Martin DP., Muhire BM., Lolohea S., Halafihi M., Lepoint P., Blomme B., Crew KS., Sharman M. and Kraberger S. (2015) The global distribution of Banana bunchy top virus reveals little evidence for frequent recent, human-mediated long distance dispersal events. Virus Evolution 1(1): 1-16. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ve/vev009. (Journal Articles)
  • Tayagui A., Nock V., Collings DA. and Garrill A. (2015) The role of the cytoskeleton in invasive hyphal growth of fungi and oomycetes. Rotorua, New Zealand: 60th New Zealand Microbiological Society Conference, 2-5 Nov 2015. (Conference Contributions - Other)
  • Harland BC., Collings DA., McNaughton N., Abraham WC. and Dalrymple-Alford JC. (2014) Anterior thalamic lesions reduce spine density in both hippocampal CA1 and retrosplenial cortex, but enrichment rescues CA1 spines only. Hippocampus 24(10): 1232-1247. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/hipo.22309. (Journal Articles)
  • Idris NA. and Collings DA. (2014) Cell wall development in the velamen of the orchid Miltoniopsis investigated by confocal microscopy. Malaysian Journal of Microscopy 10: 20-26. (Journal Articles)
  • Thomas J. and Collings DA. (2014) Novel imaging and 3D rendering techniques to visualise spiral grain in Pinus radiata. Zvolen, Slovakia: 57th International Convention of Society of Wood Science and Technology, 23-27 Jun 2014. (Conference Contributions - Other)
  • Chauhan SS., Sharma M., Thomas J., Apiolaza LA., Collings DA. and Walker JCF. (2013) Methods for the very early selection of Pinus radiata D. Don. for solid wood products. Annals of Forest Science 70: 439-449. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13595-013-0270-3. (Journal Articles)
  • Collings DA. (2013) Subcellular localization of transiently expressed fluorescent fusion proteins. In Rose RJ (Ed.), Legume Genomics: Methods and Protocols: 227-258. New York: Humana Press. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-62703-613-9_16. (Chapters)
  • Dalrymple-Alford JC. (2013) Anterior thalamic nuclei lesions and recovery of function: Relevance to cognitive thalamus. Strasbourg, France: The Cognitive Thalamus, 12-13 Dec 2013. (Conference Contributions - Other)
  • Kraberger S., Harkins GW., Kumari SG., Thomas JE., Schwinghamer MW., Sharman M., Collings DA., Briddon RW., Martin DP. and Varsani A. (2013) Evidence that dicot-infecting mastreviruses are particularly prone to inter-species recombination and have likely been circulating in Australia for longer than in Africa and the Middle East. Virology 444(1-2): 282-291. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.virol.2013.06.024. (Journal Articles)
  • Muralidhar A., Novis PM., Broady PA., Collings DA. and Garrill A. (2013) An estuarine species of the alga Vaucheria (Xanthophyceae) displays an increased capacity for turgor regulation when compared to a freshwater species. Journal of Phycology 49(5): 967-978. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jpy.12106. (Journal Articles)
  • Thomas J., Ingerfeld M., Nair H., Chauhan SS. and Collings DA. (2013) Pontamine fast scarlet 4B: A new fluorescent dye for visualising cell wall organisation in radiata pine tracheids. Wood Science and Technology 47(1): 59-75. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00226-012-0483-x. (Journal Articles)
  • Julian L., Lorenzo A., Chenuet JP., Bonzon M., Marchal C., Vignon L., Collings DA., Walters M., Jackson B. and Varsani A. (2012) Evidence of multiple introductions of beak and feather disease virus into the Pacific Islands of Nouvelle-Calédonie (New Caledonia). Journal of General Virology 93(11): 2466-2472. http://dx.doi.org/10.1099/vir.0.045575-0. (Journal Articles)
  • Keown DA., Collings DA. and Keenan JI. (2012) Uptake and persistence of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis in human monocytes. Infection and Immunity 80(11): 3768-3775. http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/IAI.00534-12. (Journal Articles)
  • Kraberger S., Thomas JE., Geering ADW., Dayaram A., Stainton D., Hadfield J., Walters M., Parmenter KS., van Brunschot S. and Collings DA. (2012) Australian monocot-infecting mastrevirus diversity rivals that in Africa. Virus Research 169(1): 127-136. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.virusres.2012.07.018. (Journal Articles)
  • Lechner B., Rashbrooke MC., Collings DA., Eng RC., Kawamura E., Whittington AT. and Wasteneys GO. (2012) The N-terminal TOG domain of Arabidopsis MOR1 modulates affinity for microtubule polymers. Journal of Cell Science 125: 4812-4821. http://dx.doi.org/10.1242/jcs.107045. (Journal Articles)
  • Schuermann J., Huber T., Collings D., Sellier M. and Staiger MP. (2012) Dissolution behaviour of regenerated cellulose fibre. Hobart, Australia: 33rd Australasian Polymer Symposium (33APS), 12-15 Feb 2012. (Conference Contributions - Other)
  • Stainton D., Kraberger S., Walters M., Wiltshire EJ., Rosario K., Halafihi M., Lolohea S., Katoa I., Faitua TH. and Aholelei W. (2012) Evidence of inter-component recombination, intra-component recombination and reassortment in Banana bunchy top virus. Journal of General Virology 93(5): 1103-1119. http://dx.doi.org/10.1099/vir.0.040337-0. (Journal Articles)
  • Barton DA., Cole L., Collings DA., Liu DYT., Smith PMC., Day DA. and Overall RL. (2011) Cell-to-cell transport via the lumen of the endoplasmic reticulum. The Plant Journal 66(5): 806-817. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-313X.2011.04545.x. (Journal Articles)
  • Rosario K., Marinov M., Stainton D., Kraberger S., Wiltshire EJ., Collings DA., Walters M., Martin DP., Breitbart M. and Varsani A. (2011) Dragonfly cyclovirus, a novel single-stranded DNA virus discovered in dragonflies (Odonata: Anisoptera). Journal of General Virology 92(6): 1302-1308. http://dx.doi.org/10.1099/vir.0.030338-0. (Journal Articles)
  • Collings DA. (2009) Twisting to a different rhythm: How plants have used conserved microtubules for plant-specific functions. Australian Biochemist 40(2): 14-18. (Journal Articles)
  • Faulkner CR., Blackman LM., Collings DA., Cordwell SJ. and Overall RL. (2009) Anti-tropomyosin antibodies co-localise with actin microfilaments and label plasmodesmata. European Journal of Cell Biology 88(6): 357-369. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejcb.2009.02.184. (Journal Articles)
  • Wiltshire EJ. and Collings DA. (2009) New dynamics in an old friend: dynamic tubular vacuoles radiate through the cortical cytoplasm of red onion epidermal cells. Plant Cell Physiology 50(10): 1826-1839. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/pcp/pcp124. (Journal Articles)
  • Collings DA. (2008) Crossed-wires: Interactions and Cross-Talk Between the Microtubule and Microfilament Networks in Plants. In Nick P (Ed.), Plant Microtubules: Development and Flexibility: 47-79. Berlin: Springer-Verlag. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/7089_2007_146. (Chapters)
  • Collings DA. and Harper JDI. (2008) Peroxisome Aggregation During Cytokinesis in Different Angiosperm Taxa. International Journal of Plant Sciences 169(2): 241-252. http://dx.doi.org/10.1086/523965. (Journal Articles)
  • Collings DA., Gebbie L., Howles PA., Hurley UA., Birch RC., Cork AC., Hocart C., Arioli T. and Williamson RE. (2008) Arabidopsis dynamin-like protein DRP1A: a null mutant with widespread defects in endocytosis, cellulose synthesis, cytokinesis, and cell expansion. Journal of Experimental Botany 59(2): 361-376. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jxb/erm324. (Journal Articles)
  • Sainsbury F., Collings DA., Mackun K., Gardiner J., Harper JDI. and Marc J. (2008) Developmental reorientation of transverse cortical microtubules to longitudinal directions: A role for actomyosin-based streaming and partial microtubule-membrane detachment. Plant Journal 56(1): 116-131. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-313X.2008.03574.x. (Journal Articles)
  • Sainsbury F., Collings DA., Mackun K., Gardiner J., Harper JDI. and Marc J. (2008) Developmental reorientation of transverse cortical microtubules to longitudinal directions: a role for actomyosin-based streaming and partial microtubule-membrane detachment. The Plant Journal 56(1): 116-131. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-313X.2008.03574. (Journal Articles)
  • Wasteneys GO. and Collings DA. (2007) The cytoskeleton and co-ordination of directional expansion in a multicellular context. In Verbelen JP; Vissenberg K (Ed.), The Expanding Cell: 217-248. Berlin: Springer-Verlag. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/7089_2006_077. (Chapters)
  • Collings DA., Lill AW., Himmelspach R. and Wasteneys GO. (2006) Hypersensitivity to cytoskeletal antagonists demonstrates microtubule-microfilament cross-talk in the control of root elongation in Arabidopsis thaliana. New Phytologist 170: 275-290. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-8137.2006.01671.x. (Journal Articles)
  • Gupton SL., Collings DA. and Allen NS. (2006) Endoplasmic reticulum targeted GFP reveals ER organization in tobacco NT-1 cells during cell division. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry 44: 95-105. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.plaphy.2006.03.003. (Journal Articles)
  • Howles PA., Birch RC., Collings DA., Gebbie LK., Hurley UA., Hocart CH., Arioli T. and Williamson RE. (2006) A mutation in an Arabidopsis ribose 5-phosphate isomerase reduces cellulose synthesis and is rescued by exogenous uridine. The Plant Journal 48(4): 608-618. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-313X.2006.02902.x. (Journal Articles)
  • Kawamura E., Himmelspach R., Rashbrooke MC., Whittington AT., Gale KR., Collings DA. and Wasteneys GO. (2006) MICROTUBULE ORGANIZATION 1 regulates structure and function of microtubule arrays during mitosis and cytokinesis in the Arabidopsis root. Plant Physiology 140(1): 102-114. http://dx.doi.org/10.1104/pp.105.069989. (Journal Articles)
  • Collings DA. and Wasteneys GO. (2005) Actin microfilament and microtubule distribution patterns in the expanding root of Arabidopsis thaliana. Canadian Journal of Botany 83: 579-590. http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/B05-032. (Journal Articles)
  • Wasteneys GO. and Collings DA. (2004) Expanding beyond the great divide: the cytoskeleton and axial growth. In Hussey PJ (Ed.), The Plant Cytoskeleton in Cell Differentiation and Development: 83-115. Oxford: Blackwell Publishing, CRC Press. (Chapters)
  • Allen NS., Chattaraj P., Collings D. and Johannes E. (2003) Gravisensing: ionic responses, cytoskeleton and amyloplast behavior. Advances in Space Research 32: 1631-1637. http://dx.doi.org/10.l016/SO273-1177(03)00492-7. (Journal Articles)
  • Collings DA., Vaughn KC. and Harper JDI. (2003) The association of peroxisomes with the developing cell plate in dividing onion root cells depends on actin microfilaments and myosin. Planta 218: 204-216. (Journal Articles)
  • Gardiner J., Collings DA., Harper JDI. and Marc J. (2003) The role of phospholipase D in microtubule organisation and seedling development in arabidopsis. Plant and Cell Physiology 44: 687-696. (Journal Articles)
  • Weerasinghe R., Collings DA., Johannes E. and Allen NS. (2003) Rhizobium meliloti Nod factors cause changes in the distribution of microtubules in of Medicago sativa root hairs. Planta 218: 276-287. (Journal Articles)
  • Collings DA. (2002) Mile high view of plant biology. Genome Biology 3: 4035.1-4035.3. (Journal Articles)
  • Collings DA., Harper JDI., Marc J., Overall RL. and Mullen R. (2002) Life in the fast lane: actin-based motility of plant peroxisomes. Canadian Journal of Botany 80: 430-441. http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/B02-036. (Journal Articles)
  • Collings DA., Zsuppan G., Allen NS. and Blancaflor EB. (2001) Prominent actin filaments in the root columella. Planta 212: 392-403. (Journal Articles)
  • Gardiner JC., Harper JDI., Weerakoon ND., Collings DA., Ritchie S., Gilroy S., Cyr RJ. and Marc J. (2001) A 90-kD phospholipase D from tobacco binds to microtubules and the plasma membrane. Plant Cell 13: 2143-2158. (Journal Articles)
  • Johannes E., Rink JC., Collings DA. and Allen NS. (2001) Effect of gravity on cytoplasmic pH dynamics and plastid sedimentation in bundle sheath cells of maize pulvini. Plant Physiology 127: 119-130. (Journal Articles)
  • Kovar DR., Drøbak BK., Collings DA. and Staiger CJ. (2001) The characterization of ligand-specific maize profilin mutants. Biochemical Journal 358: 49-57. (Journal Articles)
  • Matsui K., Collings D. and Asada T. (2001) Identification of a novel plant-specific kinesin-like protein that is highly expressed in interphase tobacco BY-2 cells. Protoplasma 215: 105-115. (Journal Articles)
  • Srinivasarao M., Collings DA., Philips A. and Patel S. (2001) Three-dimensionally ordered array of air bubbles in a polymer film. Science 292: 79-83. (Journal Articles)
  • Collings DA. and Allen NS. (2000) Cortical actin in plants, and its interactions with the plasma membrane and microtubules. In Staiger CJ; Baluska F; Barlow PW; Volkmann D (Ed.), Actin: A Dynamic Framework For Multiple Plant Cell Functions: 145-163. Dordrecht: Kluwer. (Chapters)
  • Collings DA., Carter CE., Rink JC., Scott AC., Wyatt SE. and Allen NS. (2000) Plant nuclei can contain extensive grooves and invaginations. Plant Cell 12: 2425-2440. (Journal Articles)
  • Collings DA. and Emons AMC. (1999) Microtubule and actin filament organization during acentral divisions in potato suspension culture cells. Protoplasma 207: 158-168. (Journal Articles)
  • Collings DA., Asada T. and Shibaoka S. (1999) Plasma membrane ghosts form differently when produced from microtubule free tobacco BY-2 cells. Plant and Cell Physiology 40: 36-46. (Journal Articles)
  • Collings DA., Asada T., Allen NS. and Shibaoka S. (1998) Plasma membrane-associated actin in Bright Yellow 2 tobacco cells: Evidence for interaction with microtubules. Plant Physiology 118: 917-928. (Journal Articles)
  • Collings DA., Winter H., Wyatt SE. and Allen NS. (1998) Growth dynamics and cytoskeleton organization during stem maturation and gravity-induced stem bending in Zea mays L. Planta 207: 246-258. (Journal Articles)
  • Asada T. and Collings D. (1997) Molecular motors in higher plants. Trends in Plant Science 2: 29-36. (Journal Articles)
  • Collings DA., Wasteneys GO. and Williamson RE. (1996) Microtubule / actin interactions in the alga Nitella: analysis of the mechanism by which microtubule depolymerization potentiates cytochalasin's effects on streaming. Protoplasma 191: 178-190. (Journal Articles)
  • Wasteneys GO., Collings DA., Menzel D., Gunning BES. and Hepler PK. (1996) Actin distribution in the characean internode; microinjection of living cells with FITC-phalloidin and improved microinjection procedures. Protoplasma 190: 25-38. (Journal Articles)
  • Collings DA., Wasteneys GO. and Williamson RE. (1995) Cytochalasin rearranges cortical actin of the alga Nitella into short, stable rods. Plant and Cell Physiology 36: 765-772. (Journal Articles)
  • Collings DA., Wasteneys GO., Miyazaki M. and Williamson RE. (1994) Elongation factor 1a is a component of the subcortical actin bundles of Nitella pseudoflabellata. Cell Biology International 18: 1019-1024. (Journal Articles)
  • Collings DA., White RG. and Overall RL. (1992) Ionic current changes associated with the gravity-induced bending response in Zea mays L. Plant Physiology 100: 1417-1426. (Journal Articles)
  • Foley CP., Collings AF., Collings DA., Hewitt G. and Mai YW. (1991) Selective redistribution and alignment of glassy metal reinforcement in complex moulded shapes. ournal of Materials Science Letters 10: 939-942. (Journal Articles)

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  • PhD - Idris A: An investigation of cell wall modifications in the roots of the epiphytic orchid, Miltoniopsis (2014)
  • PhD - Kraberger S: Abutilon Mosaic Virus Dynamics (2014)
  • PhD - Stainton D: Evolution of Banana Bunchy Top virus, a multi-component single stranded DNA virus (2014)
  • PhD - Thomas J: An investigation on the formation and occurrenc of spiral grain and compression wood in radiata pine (Pinus radiata D.Don) (2014)
  • Masters - Broad R: The molecular and biochemical characterization of sloughy, an Arabidopsis thaliana cell separation mutant. (2014)
  • Masters - McRae S: My Twisted Research: Twisting in the Arabidopsis inflorescence as a model for studying spiral grain during wood development (2016)
  • Masters - Perry R: An investigation of cellular organization in the algae Nitella, Didymospheana and Vaucheria (2015)
  • Completed
  • PhD - Harland B: 2008-PhD/DMA/EdD-Harland, Bruce (2013)
  • PhD - Muralidhar A: Studies on mechanisms of turgor regulation and their relationship to growth of Vaucheria spp. from habitats of different salinity (2014)
  • Masters - Collins P: The Characterisation of Putative Nuclear Pore-Anchoring proteins in Arabidopsis thaliana (2013)
  • Masters - Hillman C: Structure of benthic microbial mat assemblages in Lake Fryxell, Antarctica (2013)
  • Masters - Keown D: The role of cholesterol in the uptake and pathogenesis of Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis in human monocytes (2010)
  • Masters - Nagesh S: Identification and characterisation of actin-binding proteins in Arabidopsis thaliana and tobacco BY2 cells (2013)
  • Honours - Lampitt M: Developing methods for examination of the cytoskeleton in ripening tomatoes. (2010)
  • Honours - Wiltshire E: Forever in the red? Light-independent transcriptional regulation of anthocyanin in red onion (Allium cepa L.) epidermal cells. (2009)

Affiliations

  • American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB) (Professional Organisation): Member
  • Australian Society of Plant Scientists (ASPS) (Professional Organisation): Member
  • Japanese Society of Plant Physiologists (JSPP) (Professional Organisation): Member
  • New Zealand Society of Plant Biologists (NZSPB) (Professional Organisation): Member

Key Methodologies

  • Confocal microscopy
  • Immunofluorescence microscopy
  • Green fluorescent protein
  • Transient expression (particle bombardment or the "gene gun")
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