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Career Summary
Biography
- 1992, Ph D (Newcastle, Australia)
- 1999, work as the Project Co-ordinatorof the Marsupial CRC at Newcastle University. Since than, work on the sperm physiology and biochemistry has been published in the premier international journals of reproductive biology and anatomy and a provisional patent (IP Australia Patent Office No.6492).
- Up to 2003, research has been supported by the Marsupial Cooperative Research Centre in marsupial reproductive biology. My work has been recognized by international peers, and invited to give keynote speech at the International Symposium on Comparative Reproductive Biology in Vertebrates, Sun City, South Africa, in 2001.
- With the termination of the MCRC in 2004, I had to realign my research career from maruspial reproductive biology to eutherians, so that he can become competitive for NCG funds including linkage grants with industry.
- Currently, he is appointed as a senior lecturer at the School of Environmental Biology, and joined the Reproduction group at the Discipline of Biological Sciences.
Qualifications
- PhD, University of Newcastle, 08/05/1992
- Master of Science (Agriculture), Jiangxi Agriculture University
Research
Research keywords
- Male Reproductive System
- Sperm maturation in the epididymis
- Spermatogenesis
Research expertise
In animal reproductive physiology and biochemistry, specifically in the area of sperm formation in birds and mammals, including marsupials and monotremes. Currently research grants supported the following 4 research fields:
1. Kinetics of Sperm production in mammals and birds
2. Biochemical mechanism of sperm maturation in mammals
3. Separation of X- and Y- chromosome sperm
4. Identification of sperm proteins as contraceptive antigens
Languages
- Cantonese
- Mandarin
Fields of Research
| Code | Description | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| 111499 | Paediatrics And Reproductive Medicine Not Elsewhere Classified | 65 |
| 060803 | Animal Developmental And Reproductive Biology | 35 |
Administrative
Administrative expertise
University ACEC member
Teaching
Teaching keywords
- Animal Physiology
- Developmental Biology
- Human Physiology
Teaching expertise
Lectured on undergraduate courses such as animal physiology and development, reproductive physiology and development, biosciences (human physiology), and animal biology.
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- Indicates that the researcher may be seeking students for this project.Electron Microscopes for Nanometer-scale Imaging/Microanalysis in the Materials, Biological, Physical, Engineering and Chemical Sciences$650,000
Electron Microscopes for Nanometer-scale Imaging/Microanalysis in the Materials, Biological, Physical, Engineering and Chemical Sciences$70,000
The roles of cytoskeletal proteins on the fertilization and embryonic development in a marine invertebrate, Galeolaria caespitose$6,000
Development of an in vitro system for studying the maturation of mammalian spermatozoa$10,000
Identification of sperm-specific actin regulators which control acrosomal shaping in the epididymis$6,500
Visit of Prof W Fu, from 5 August 2002 to 23 September 2002$3,718
Identification of regulators of actin filament assembly and disassembly to shape sperm acrosome.$5,000
The 16th International Symposium on Morphological Sciences, South Africa 22-26 July 2001$2,400
Third International Conference on Epididymis - Virginia, USA - 29/5/02 - 1/06/02$2,400
Using in vitro co-culture systems to investigate the role of actin filaments on sperm maturation in Australian marsupials.$6,500
11th European Workshop on Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology of the Testis.$2,400
The culture of epithelial cells from the male reproductive tract of the tammar wallaby and the in vitro maturation of sperm$9,500
10th European Workshop on Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology of the testis, Italy 28 March - 1 April 1998$2,400
Local regulation of the spermatogenesis in the quail:Secretions of the inhibin and activin during the cycle of the seminiferous epithelium.$7,000
9th European Testis Workshop on Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology - Norway - 14-19/4/96$2,400
Local regulation of the spermatogenesis in the quail: Secretions of the inhibin and activin during the cycle of the seminiferours epithelium.$8,000
Spermatogenesis in the Platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus)$4,500
'8th European Workshop on Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology of the Testis', De Panne, Belgium, 27 - 31 March 1994$1,350
93GRANT.Spermatogenesis in the Platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus)$5,500
Grants and Funding
Summary
| Number of grants | 19 |
|---|---|
| Total funding | $805,568 |
For project grants received where the lead institution is other than the University of Newcastle, details are shown in italics.
Click on a grant title below to expand the full details for that specific grant.
2009 (3 grants)
Electron Microscopes for Nanometer-scale Imaging/Microanalysis in the Materials, Biological, Physical, Engineering and Chemical Sciences$650,000
Funding Body: ARC (Australian Research Council)
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Professor Erich Kisi, Professor Scott Donne, Doctor Vicki Keast, Associate Professor Alan Brichta, Professor Robert Melchers, Conjoint Professor Christina Offler, Professor John O'Connor, Professor Reza Moheimani, Emeritus Professor John Patrick, Professor Dirk Van Helden, Professor Bruce King, Professor Geoffrey Evans, Professor Hugh Dunstan, Doctor Geoffrey MacFarlane, Associate Professor Yong-Ling Ruan, Doctor Severine Roselli, Doctor Minjie Lin, Professor Christopher Grof, Doctor Silvia Frisia, Doctor Rebecca Lim, Doctor Heber Sugo, Doctor Jennifer Forrester, Doctor Olivier Buzzi, Doctor Andrew Fleming, Professor Erica Wanless, Doctor Clovia Holdsworth, Doctor Russell Drysdale, Professor Stephen Fityus, Associate Professor David McCurdy, Doctor De Zhu | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Linkage Infrastructure Equipment & Facilities (LIEF) | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $650,000 | 2009 | 2009 |
| GNo:G0189120 | ||
Electron Microscopes for Nanometer-scale Imaging/Microanalysis in the Materials, Biological, Physical, Engineering and Chemical Sciences$70,000
Funding Body: ARC (Australian Research Council)
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Professor Erich Kisi, Professor Scott Donne, Doctor Vicki Keast, Associate Professor Alan Brichta, Professor Robert Melchers, Conjoint Professor Christina Offler, Professor John O'Connor, Professor Reza Moheimani, Emeritus Professor John Patrick, Professor Dirk Van Helden, Professor Bruce King, Professor Geoffrey Evans, Professor Hugh Dunstan, Doctor Geoffrey MacFarlane, Associate Professor Yong-Ling Ruan, Doctor Severine Roselli, Doctor Minjie Lin, Professor Christopher Grof, Doctor Silvia Frisia, Doctor Rebecca Lim, Doctor Heber Sugo, Doctor Jennifer Forrester, Doctor Olivier Buzzi, Doctor Andrew Fleming, Professor Erica Wanless, Doctor Clovia Holdsworth, Doctor Russell Drysdale, Professor Stephen Fityus, Associate Professor David McCurdy, Doctor De Zhu | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Linkage Infrastructure Equipment & Facilities (LIEF) Partner funding | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $70,000 | 2009 | 2009 |
| GNo:G0190441 | ||
The roles of cytoskeletal proteins on the fertilization and embryonic development in a marine invertebrate, Galeolaria caespitose$6,000
Funding Body: Newcastle Innovation
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Doctor Minjie Lin | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Administered Research | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $6,000 | 2009 | 2009 |
| GNo:G0190608 | ||
2004 (1 grants)
Development of an in vitro system for studying the maturation of mammalian spermatozoa$10,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Doctor Minjie Lin, Laureate Professor John Aitken | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Project Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $10,000 | 2004 | 2004 |
| GNo:G0183402 | ||
2002 (2 grants)
Identification of sperm-specific actin regulators which control acrosomal shaping in the epididymis$6,500
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Doctor Minjie Lin, Conjoint Associate Professor Russell Jones | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Project Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $6,500 | 2002 | 2002 |
| GNo:G0181360 | ||
Visit of Prof W Fu, from 5 August 2002 to 23 September 2002$3,718
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Doctor Minjie Lin | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Visitor Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $3,718 | 2002 | 2002 |
| GNo:G0181900 | ||
2001 (3 grants)
Identification of regulators of actin filament assembly and disassembly to shape sperm acrosome.$5,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Doctor Minjie Lin | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Project Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $5,000 | 2001 | 2001 |
| GNo:G0180021 | ||
The 16th International Symposium on Morphological Sciences, South Africa 22-26 July 2001$2,400
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Doctor Minjie Lin | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Travel Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $2,400 | 2001 | 2001 |
| GNo:G0180748 | ||
Third International Conference on Epididymis - Virginia, USA - 29/5/02 - 1/06/02$2,400
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Doctor Minjie Lin | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Travel Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $2,400 | 2001 | 2001 |
| GNo:G0181636 | ||
2000 (2 grants)
Using in vitro co-culture systems to investigate the role of actin filaments on sperm maturation in Australian marsupials.$6,500
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Doctor Minjie Lin | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Project Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $6,500 | 2000 | 2000 |
| GNo:G0178941 | ||
11th European Workshop on Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology of the Testis.$2,400
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Doctor Minjie Lin | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Travel Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $2,400 | 2000 | 2000 |
| GNo:G0180272 | ||
1998 (1 grants)
The culture of epithelial cells from the male reproductive tract of the tammar wallaby and the in vitro maturation of sperm$9,500
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Doctor Minjie Lin, Raymond Murdoch | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Project Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $9,500 | 1998 | 1998 |
| GNo:G0177292 | ||
1997 (1 grants)
10th European Workshop on Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology of the testis, Italy 28 March - 1 April 1998$2,400
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Doctor Minjie Lin | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Travel Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $2,400 | 1997 | 1997 |
| GNo:G0180281 | ||
1996 (2 grants)
Local regulation of the spermatogenesis in the quail:Secretions of the inhibin and activin during the cycle of the seminiferous epithelium.$7,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Doctor Minjie Lin | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Project Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $7,000 | 1996 | 1996 |
| GNo:G0175725 | ||
9th European Testis Workshop on Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology - Norway - 14-19/4/96$2,400
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Doctor Minjie Lin | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Travel Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $2,400 | 1996 | 1996 |
| GNo:G0176036 | ||
1995 (1 grants)
Local regulation of the spermatogenesis in the quail: Secretions of the inhibin and activin during the cycle of the seminiferours epithelium.$8,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Doctor Minjie Lin | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Project Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $8,000 | 1995 | 1995 |
| GNo:G0174846 | ||
1994 (2 grants)
Spermatogenesis in the Platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus)$4,500
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Doctor Minjie Lin | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Project Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $4,500 | 1994 | 1994 |
| GNo:G0174752 | ||
'8th European Workshop on Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology of the Testis', De Panne, Belgium, 27 - 31 March 1994$1,350
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Doctor Minjie Lin | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Travel Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $1,350 | 1994 | 1994 |
| GNo:G0174448 | ||
1993 (1 grants)
93GRANT.Spermatogenesis in the Platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus)$5,500
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Doctor Minjie Lin | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| New Staff Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $5,500 | 1993 | 1993 |
| GNo:G0172888 | ||
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Research Supervision
| Number of current supervisions | 2 |
|---|---|
| Total current UoN PhD EFTSL | 0.9 |
For supervisions undertaken at an institution other that the University of Newcastle, details are shown in italics, and the institution name is listed below the program name.
Current Supervision
| Commenced | Proposed Completion | Program | Supervisor Type | Research Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 2017 | PhD (Biological Sciences) | Principal Supervisor | Study the Pattern and Kinetics of Spermatogenesis in a Native Marine Invertebrate Galeolaria Caespitosa and Investigate it's Potential to be a Bio-Monitor Species for Seawater Contaminations Along the South-Eastern Coast of Australia |
| 2013 | 2017 | PhD (Biological Sciences) | Co-Supervisor | Dissecting the Molecular Mechanisms of the Oviduct |
Past Supervision
| Year | Program | Supervisor Type | Research Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | PhD (Biological Sciences) | Co-Supervisor | Functional Maturation of Mouse Epididymal Spermatozoa |
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Dr Minjie Lin
| Work Phone | (02) 4921 5707 |
|---|---|
| Fax | (02) 4921 5472 |
| Minjie.Lin@newcastle.edu.au | |
| Position | Senior Lecturer School of Environmental and Life Sciences Faculty of Science and Information Technology |
| Focus Area | Biological Sciences |
| Office | LS4-49, Life Sciences, Callaghan University Drive Callaghan NSW 2308 Australia |
| URL: | www.newcastle.edu.au/profile/minjie-lin |
