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Congratulations to Cath for submitting her PhD thesis.
Cath is a PhD candidate in the Mammal Lab at the Evolution & Ecology Research Centre
in the School of Biological, Environmental and Earth Science (BEES).
Her research project investigates the respiratory microbiome of whales and dolphins and its potential use as an indicator for individual and population health. For more info and publications visit her website here.
Belinda Ferrari attended the Australian Society for Microbiology Conference and she gave an interesting presentation about the Bacteria living on thin air and their strategies for survival in the harsh Antarctic environment .
Sally gave an interesting presentation about nitrogen cycling in biopiles for remediation of Antarctic fuel contaminated soil in Darwin during the SETAC Conference 2019.
Congratulations Sal!
We are very pleased to share that Sari submitted her thesis on June 28! Sari’s research focused on the characterization of polar metabolites and their potential toxicity in hydrocarbon contaminated Antarctic soil.
Check out one of her publications here.
Congratulations Sari!
Congratulations to Belinda Ferrari, her team and all those involved in this great publication “Characterization of polar metabolites and evaluation of their potential toxicity in hydrocarbon contaminated Antarctic soil elutriates”.
This paper has three main highlights:
Polar metabolites have a higher solubility than their parent hydrocarbons and are potentially bioavailable.
Nine aldehydes ranging from nC2-nC12 were found in hydrocarbon contaminated soil elutriates.
Aldehydes could be potential chemical markers for hydrocarbon degradation.
You can find this publication here.
Belinda gave a seminar to the School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences at UNSW.
In her talk, entitled ‘The Abyss to Casey station’, Belinda shared her exciting experiences from her recent expedition to Antarctica.
The talk was an opportunity to join the team for one of the most emblematic photos, when we all crammed into the same lift on the way back to the lab.
We are very pleased to share that Nic submitted her thesis on June 3! Her research used next generation sequencing technology and novel culturing techniques to identify polar soil bacterial communities with novel biosynthetic potential.
Her research had three main objectives: To identify polar soil bacterial communities with novel biosynthetic potential, establish a culture collection of Antarctic isolates with demonstrated bioactive capabilities and to perform whole genome sequencing on biotechnologically promising isolates for biosynthetic gene cluster (BGC) mining.
Check out her first publication here.
Congratulations Nic!
Congratulations to Belinda Ferrari, her team Nicole Benaud and Eden Zhang and all those involved in this great publication using genome mining to identify polar soil bacterial communities with novel biosynthetic potential.
This paper highlights the potential of Antarctic desert soils as excellent candidates for novel natural product bioprospecting and gives further insight into the functional and ecological relevance.
You can find this publication here.
Belinda, Nicky and Carol participated in the ANZMB 2019 conference.
The Australia New Zealand Marine Biotechnology Society aims to be the primary voice of advocacy and representation for all aspects of marine biotechnology in Australia and New Zealand through developing and engaging in collaborations between scientists, technologists, investors, government, industry and community; informing educators and policy makers; and organising activities for the enhancement of science and exchange of knowledge and technology.
Belinda actively participated in the committee organizing the conference, while Nicky and Carol presented their research in creative and informative posters entitled “Antarctic Bacterial Conversation” and “Characterization of the Emulsifying Activity in Antarctic Soils Isolates“ respectively.
Our Lab founder, Belinda Ferrari, featured in a shout out to all the women who play a crucial rol in the Australian Antartic Program.
