COLLABORATORS & FINANCIAL SUPPORT

Collaborators

The Plant Science Group has a close association with many collaborators external to the University of Newcastle. Current national and international collaborations are with:

Prof AJE van Bel
Justus-Leibig University Geissen, Germany
Fruit and seed loading & metabolism

Profs XY Chen and JR Huang
Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Cotton fibre development -sugar signalling

Prof. WB Frommer
Carnegie Institute, Stanford University, USA
Fruit and seed loading & metabolism
Cotton fibre development

Dr RT Furbank
CSIRO Plant Industry, Canberra
Fruit and seed loading & metabolism
Biofuels

Dr RM Gleadow
School of Biological Sciences
Monash University
Biofuels

Prof.  ID Godwin
School of Land, Crop and Food Sciences
University of Queensland
Biofuels

Dr P Heraud
Monash Immunology and Stem Cell Laboratories
Monash University
Biofuels

Dr CJ Lambrides
School of Land, Crop and Food Sciences
University of Queensland
Biofuels

A/Prof P McGee
Mycology Laboratory, University of Sydney
Reconstructing functional soils

Prof CJ Staiger
Purdue University, USA
Cytoskeletal research with D McCurdy

Prof SD Tyerman
University of Adelaide, Adelaide
Fruit and seed loading & metabolism
Cotton fibre development

Dr J Ward
Biological Sciences Center
St. Paul Campus, University of Minnesota, USA
Fruit and seed loading & metabolism

Prof TZ Zhang
Nanjing Agricultural University
Cotton fibre development - biotechnology

Prof Wenhao Zhang
Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
Fruit and seed loading & metabolism
Cotton fibre development

Financial Support

The Plant Science Group wishes to acknowledge financial support from the following industry partners and funding bodies. They are:

Funding Bodies:

Australian Research Council (ARC)
Discovery Project Grants (DP)
Linkage Project grants (LP)
Linkage Infrastructure Equipment (LIEF)
Faculty of Science & Information Technology, University of Newcastle
Pilot Program

Industry Partners:

Pacific Seeds Pty Ltd
Syngenta
Xstrata Coal Mount Owen
Thiess Pty Ltd
Xstrata Coal Mangoola
NSW Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water
Australian Coal Association Research Program (ACARP)