by Lieke Van Der Hulst | Nov 1, 2016 | Adelaide University, CSIRO, Food Plus Research Centre, News, Plant Cell Walls, Plant Energy Biology
The following researchers at the Waite will share in nearly $3 million in funding announced today under the Australian Research Council’s (ARC) National Competitive Grants Programme. Congratulations to all involved! Discovery Projects Professor Robert Fitzpatrick...
by Lieke Van Der Hulst | Sep 19, 2016 | Adelaide University, News, Plant Cell Walls
An international research team has identified two genes which could help protect barley against powdery mildew attack. Led by the University of Adelaide in Australia and the Leibniz-Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK) in Germany, the research...
by Lieke Van Der Hulst | Aug 25, 2016 | Adelaide Glycomics, Adelaide University, News, Plant Cell Walls, WRI
Potatoes with less “bad” starch, food with natural additives to boost the immune system, or baby’s milk formula that more closely matches breast milk are some of the potential benefits from a new University of Adelaide laboratory launched today. Adelaide Glycomics,...
by Lieke Van Der Hulst | Jun 29, 2016 | Adelaide University, CSIRO, News, Plant Cell Walls |
A well-deserved congratulations to two of our scientists here at the Waite who were recently elected to the Australian Academy of Science. They are among the 21 new Fellows for 2016 elected nationally for their significant contributions and lasting impact to science....
by Lieke Van Der Hulst | Jun 24, 2016 | Adelaide University, News, Plant Cell Walls, Students, WRI |
Jana Phan is a PhD candidate with the ARC Centre of Excellence in Plant Cell Walls here at the Waite. She is working on a project developing new methods to identify genes involved in plant-fibre biosynthesis. Jana will be putting her studies on hold for six months as...
by Lieke Van Der Hulst | Jun 6, 2016 | Adelaide University, News, Plant Cell Walls |
Two members of the Australian Research Council’s Centre of Excellence in Plant Cell Walls at the Waite Campus of the University of Adelaide have teamed up with Japanese colleagues to identify the “snooze button” in barley, a gene involved in the “waking up” process...
by Lieke Van Der Hulst | Jun 2, 2016 | Adelaide University, News, Plant Cell Walls |
A weedy plant found on the roadside in northern Australia has stems ripe for biofuel production. Scientists from the ARC Centre of Excellence in Plant Cell Walls at the University of Adelaide’s Waite Campus have discovered that a variety of sorghum growing wild in...
by nulogik | Dec 7, 2015 | News, Plant Cell Walls |
SA’s biggest newspaper, The Advertiser, recorded and produced a special feature on biofuels in SA. The video and article stars SA node leader Associate Professor Rachel Burton, with help in the lab from PhD student Kendall Corbin. In the article, Associate Professor...
