Grenfell Campus
Professor and Dean
Lead researcher on
Active Research Interests
gene transcription during symbiont interactions in culture; pathogenic interactions
polyketide synthase gene transcription in different growing conditions; biotechnology
chemical ecology
lichen floristics and systematics including phylogenetic and population biology
Special Equipment and Facilities
use of molecular biology equipment
use of sequencing facilities
chromatographic techniques
microscopy
culturing facilities
herbarium
Emerging Research Interests
transcriptomics
Expertise
lichen ecology
lichen systematics
lichen symbiont interactions
lichen-fungal polyketides
symbiont coevolution