题目: Australian rice breeding research: understanding the tension between natural and human selection.
报告人：
Daniel Waters (PhD), Research Fellow
Director, Higher Degree Research Training
Southern Cross Plant Science, Southern Cross University
PO Box 157, Lismore, NSW, Australia
Ph. +61 2 6620 3443
daniel.waters@scu.edu.au
http://www.scu.edu.au/scps/
PO Box 157, Lismore, NSW, Australia
Ph. +61 2 6620 3443
daniel.waters@scu.edu.au
http://www.scu.edu.au/scps/
报告时间：4月9日星期二10:30
报告时间：核农所中心南楼108报告厅
联系人：包劲松
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Daniel Waters’ research career has revolved around understanding and managing the molecular components of plant foods. Within this sphere, his research has encompassed a diverse range of activities. His undergraduate honours project investigated gene promoters for the detoxification of plant derived fluoroacetate in ruminants. Following this he worked with anti-nutritive non-starch polysaccharides degrading exogenous enzymes in wheat based poultry diets. His PhD tracked the gene expression of developing grape berries and characterized important flavonoid bio-synthesis genes in grapes. Post PhD he has worked primarily in the molecular genetics of rice and rice grain quality in the context of rice breeding.
This work has included identification of the gene for fragrance in rice, characterization of the alleles which control rice starch gelatinization temperature and the provision of molecular markers for the Australian rice breeding program. The grain quality of wild rice relatives and the diversity of starch bio-synthesis genes and their association with starch traits in the Australian rice breeding program have been the more recent focus of attention. He is currently engaged in research which is attempting to understand the role of rice grain storage proteins in rice grain quality.
博士生招聘启事：
A PhD student scholarship is available to work on cotton gin trash in SCPS. The scholarship is 30,000 AUD per year for three years (Potentially, SCPS can wave off the tuition fee for international student). The project is going to start really soon from July 1st this year. This research project will investigate the high value compounds from cotton gin trash and the its by-products through bio-ethanol production. It will involve (1) some method development of extraction, (2) analysis and separating using HPLC-MS & GC-MS, (3) compound identification using NMR and (4) in vitro bioassay work (anti-inflammatory).
Requirements：The student from China should have finished a Master degree and passed IELTS (6.5) for English.
Contact for Further Information：
Name: Dr Lei Liu, Southern Cross Plant Science, Southern Cross University
Phone: 61-2-66223211
Email: ben.liu@scu.edu.au
