报告时间：2011年11月9日上午 10:00---12:00
报告地点：农学院二楼会议室
主讲人： 昆士兰大学Bernie Carroll 副教授
Bernie Carroll 副教授简介：
Education Background:
Degree/Award
Year
Discipline/Field
Organisation and Country
PhD
1985
Botany
Australian National University, Australia
BSc (Hons I)
1980
Botany/Computer Science
Australian National University, Australia
Working Experiences:
Position held
Organisation
Department
Year Appointed and Status
A/Prof
University of Queensland (UQ)
School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences
2009, continuing
A/Prof
University of Queensland (UQ)
School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, and School of Land, Crop and Food Sciences
2004, continuing
Senior Lecturer
University of Queensland (UQ)
School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, and School of Land, Crop and Food Sciences
1997, fixed-term
Research Interests:
My laboratory focuses on using plants as model genetic organisms. The research theme of my laboratory is the role of RNA interference and epigenetics in regulation of gene expression, and response of genomes to the environment. Genetic and molecular approaches are being used to identify and clone key plant genes involved in gene silencing. We are particularly interested in genes involved in intercellular RNA signaling, and how these affect plant development and plant defence against viruses and transposons. We are also investigating in the role of intron splicing in regulation of gene silencing and gene expression. In terms of biotechnology, we aim to translate our basic research into the development of superior crops through interaction with industry partners.
Professional Activities：
i. Number of years since graduation from highest qualification: 26 (PhD degree)
ii. Research opportunities in context of employment. I am a teaching and research (T&R) academic at the University of Queensland (UQ). As a T&R academic, I balance my time between pure and applied research, post-graduate student supervision, undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, curriculum development, industry engagement and academic management. As a founding member of the Australian Research Council (ARC) Centre of Excellence for Integrative Legume Research (CILR) (2003-2010), I have had great opportunities for involvement in interdisciplinary, collaborative research and have been involved in both pure and applied research. My research has involved characterization of key genes involved in plant development, and also how gene silencing spreads systemically throughout plants. My current or recent involvement in industry projects has been in two areas. We are translating our knowledge gained from our pure research to overcome the problem of transgene silencing in sugarcane. Other industry projects have involved using a method we developed to study DNA methylation and gene silencing in humans and in other mammals.
iii. Roles. In addition to my research program, I teach molecular genetics into undergraduate courses and postgraduate courses at UQ. I am also co-convenor of the Genetics Major at UQ. Over the past five years, I have been the principal supervisor for five Honours, one Masters and five PhD students, and four doctoral fellows. I have successfully encouraged and helped my PhD graduates gain postdoctoral positions in cutting edge plant molecular genetics laboratories and independent faculty positions.
iv. Other evidence of academic leadership and management, and outreach in the past five years includes my work as a member of:
• UQ Institutional Biosafety Committee (2001-present) and the Queensland Primary Industries and Fisheries (QPIF) Biosafety Committee (2002-present);
• Australian (2008) and Queensland (2009) delegations visiting New Delhi, India for workshops to promote collaborative research in biotechnology between Australia and India;
• three-person international panel who reviewed the Plant Molecular Biology Group in the International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB), New Delhi, India (2009);
• UQ/QPIF joint committee to design the Plant Science Program for Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI), a new partnership between UQ and QPIF (2009); and
• Associate Editor for the journal Frontiers in Plant Genetics and Genomics.
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