Faculty of Science and Information Technology

Dr David McCurdy

• Ph.D (1984) Department of Botany, LaTrobe University

Molecular and cellular analysis of the cytoskeleton and its role in morphogenesis in plant cells.

Current projects include:

• Molecular analysis of cytoskeletal genes in higher plants.
• Functional analysis of the cytoskeleton in higher plants by complementation in yeast.
• Role of the cytoskeleton in transfer cell development in cotyledons of Vicia faba (with Dr C.E. Offler).
  Separation of total protein from transfer and adaxial epidermal cells of Vicia faba cotyledons
• Molecular analysis of hexose porter genes in developing tomato fruit (with Assoc. Prof. J.W. Patrick).

• ARC Large Grant (1994-1996, $135,000)
• ARC Small Grant (1995, $14,000)
• ARC Large Grant (with Assoc. Prof. J. Patrick) (1996-1998, $180,000)

• Felicity Andriunas - PhD (Biological Sciences)
  Signals and Signalling Pathways Leading to Transfer Cell Induction
• Michael Sheahan - PhD (Biological Sciences)
  Towards A Molecular Understanding Of Cellular Processes Involved In Totipotency

• Lecturer (Level B, Nov. 1992)
• Senior Lecturer (Nov. 2001)