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Seminar Series 2008
We welcome local and international speakers from diverse backgrounds to participate in our series. For more information, please contact Alexa Seal aseal@csu.edu.au or Bree Wilson brwilson@csu.edu.au.
Unless otherwise indicated, seminars are held on Thursdays from 3:00 pm until 4.00 pm
(45 mins seminar , 15 mins question time) at the NSW Department of Primary Industries Conference Room, Wagga Wagga Agricultural Institute.
| Date | Title & Presenter | Ref |
| 27 Nov | Molecular Mapping of Genes Involved in Manganese Tolerance in Canola, Brett McVittie, PhD Student | 45_1TG-JM |
| 4 Dec | Responses of Rice to Elevated Temperature under Climate Change, Estela Pasuquin, PhD Student | 43MC-ASo |
| 11 Dec | Towards the role(s) of the putative membrane steroid hormone receptor PGRMC1 in breast cancer and in wider cell and organismal biology, Dr Mike Cahill, Lecturer, School of Biomedical Sciences, Charles Sturt University | 44BW-ASe |
Past Seminars in 2008:
| Date | Title | Ref |
| 13 Nov | Sex steroid action in the sheep brain, Dr Christopher Scott, Lecturer, School of Biomedical Sciences, Charles Sturt University | 42RS |
| 30 Oct | Babesia: the unexplored terrain, Dr Brian Cooke, Visiting Parasitologist |
41MC-ASo |
| 16 Oct | Making Connections: Research, Innovation, Serendipity and Potatoes, Dr John Harper, Senior Lecturer, School of Agricultural & Wine Sciences, CSU | 40BW-ASe |
| 29 Sep | Breeding perennial grain crops for a more resilient agriculture Dr Stan Cox, The Land Institute, Kansas, USA |
39_1MC |
| 4 Sep | Design and characteristics of shelter belts and their influence on survival of new born lambs - John Broster, PhD Student |
39TG-JM |
| 28 Aug | Dr John Kirkegaard, CSIRO Plant Industry - Topic TBA (Please note: date changed from 21 August) |
38_1ASo |
| 21 Aug | How to write scientific papers, reviews and theses Prof Len Wade, Strategic Research Professor, E H Graham Centre for Agricultural Innovation |
38MC |
| 13 Aug | Seed treatments to promote abiotic stress resistance in seedlings Josh Klein, Volcani Centre, Israel | 31_1 |
| 7 Aug | Herd Health Programs and Food Safety; Friends or Foes Jan Lievaart, Lecturer, School of Animal & Veterinary Sciences, Charles Sturt University |
31MC-ASo |
| 31 July | 125 years of herbicide resistance research in 50 minutes Prof Stephen Powles FTSE, Director, WA Herbicide Resistance Initiative, University of Western Australia |
37_1MC |
| 24 July | Using faecal DNA to determine the commonality of diets of sheep, goats and kangaroos Dr Gaye Krebs, Senior Lecturer, School of Animal & Veterinary Sciences, Charles Sturt University |
37BW-ASe |
| 3 July | Nitrogen management in wheat sown into rice residue in NW India (Punjab) Navneet Kaur Brar, PhD Student, School of Agricultural & Wine Sciences, Charles Sturt University |
36JM-TG |
| 17 June | Applications for computer vision in agriculture Dr Richard Xu, Lecturer & Research Fellow, Charles Sturt University, Bathurst (Note: This seminar will be held at 1.00pm on 17 June in the Farrer Centre Computer Room, Building 281, CSU Wagga Wagga campus) |
30_2 |
| 13 June | Selection of albus lupin for tolerance to high aluminium and high manganese Camille Basset-Chercot, Visiting Scientist |
30_1MC-ASo |
| 12 June | Anti malarial activities of Centanamycin, a Novel A/T DNA-Binding agent that blocks transmission and attenuates sporozoites Prof Terry Spithill, School of Animal & Veterinary Sciences, Charles Sturt University |
30TG-JM |
| 29 May | Experiments with markets linking upstream land use with downstream water entitlement holders Dr Tom Nordblom, Senior Research Scientist (Economics), NSW Department of Primary Industries |
32RS |
| 15 May | Risk factors for naturally occurring laminitis in Pony Club horses Petra Buckley, Lecturer, School of Animal & Veterinary Sciences, Charles Sturt University |
35ASo-MC |
| 12 May | Development of molecular markers for resistance to Pleiochaeta setosa in Albus lupins Cina Zachariah, PhD Student |
34-BW |
| 5 May | Preventing Abortion in Water Deficient Maize Prof John S Boyer, University of Delaware, USA (Note: This seminar will be held at 12noon on Mon 5 May) |
33_1-MC |
| 1 May | The role of the grass endophyte Neotyphodium occultans found in annual ryegrass (Lolium rigidum) Karen Kirkby, PhD Student |
33BW-ASe |
| 13 Mar | Advances in age and growth estimation of striped marlin (Kajikia audax) using fin spine cross-sections Keller Kopf, PhD Student (NB: This seminar will be held at the School of Agricultural & Wine Sciences, CSU, Wagga Wagga) |
29TG-HB |
| 28 Feb | EverGraze - More Livestock from Perennials Michael Friend, Susan Robertson, John Broster, Iain Hume |
28SK-ASo |
| 11 Feb | Status & Impact of Glyphosate Resistance in the United States Dr Phillip Stahlman, Kansas State University (NB: This seminar will commence at 3.00pm) |
26 |
| 4 Feb | Sustainable animal husbandry in Northwest China Prof Jianping Wu, Vice-President of Gansu Agricultural University |
27 |
Seminars held in 2007:
| 13 Dec | Genomics approaches to investigate drought tolerance in cereals Professor Roberto Tuberosa, University of Bologna, Italy |
25BA |
| 6 Dec | Influence of nutrient availability on soil humus levels following stubble retention Clive Kirkby, PhD Student, School of Agricultural & Veterinary Sciences, Charles Sturt University |
24TJ |
| 22 Nov | DNA barcoding: leading biodiversity science into a new era Dr Andrew Mitchell, NSW Department of Primary Industries |
23RH |
| 25 Oct | The value of screening for trisomy-21 using nuchal translucency thickness and screening for prostate cancer using the prostate-specific antigen test David Buckley, School of Agricultural & Veterinary Sciences, Charles Sturt University |
20AM |
| 11 Oct | Ecological engineering for sustainable pest management Prof Geoff Gurr, School of Rural Management, Charles Sturt University |
19BA |
| 27 Sept | A novel screening test to detect low level occupational exposure to organophosphate-based pesticides Helen Moriarty, School of Biomedical Sciences, Charles Sturt University |
22TJ |
| 13 Sept | Effects of farming systems on arthropod fauna in canola Philip Bowden, NSW Department of Primary Industries |
18RH |
| 12 Sept | Genetics of rice grain quality - understanding and prediction Dr Arun Aryan, Visiting Scientist, Charles Sturt University |
17BA |
| 9 August | What future for regional railways? Dr Ian Gray, School of Humanities & Social Sciences, Charles Sturt University |
16AM |
| 26 July | The integration of crop and livestock activities in rainfed farming systems Prof Ted Wolfe, Charles Sturt University |
21BA |
| 19 July | Sheep genes involved in the sheep/Haemonchus relationship Prof Nick Sangster, School of Agricultural & Veterinary Sciences, Charles Sturt University |
13 |
| 12 July | Profitable and sustainable agriculture through research, extension, education and training (More info: dlemerle@csu.edu.au) |
14 |
| 14 June | Computer assisted learning: application for rectal palpation in cattle Scott Norman, School of Agricultural & Veterinary Sciences, Charles Sturt University (More info: snorman@csu.edu.au) |
12 |
| 24 May | Managing rice pathogens in Cambodia: dust, politics and a bloody difficult language Dr Benjamin Stodart, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, School of Agricultural & Veterinary Sciences, Charles Sturt University |
11 |
| 23 May | Remarkable behaviour of seabirds Prof Nicholas Klomp, Head, School of Environmental Sciences, Charles Sturt University Note: time for this seminar is 4.00 - 4.45pm. |
10 |
| 10 May | GrassGro: Use in low rainfall regions Dr Susan Robertson, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, School of Agricultural & Veterinary Sciences, Charles Sturt University |
9 |
| 26 April | Cellular and molecular studies of the infection of plants by Phytophthora Prof Adrienne Hardham, Australian Natiional University |
8 |
| 12 April | Contingency planning for dwarf bunt of wheat, a disease that will not develop in Australian wheat Dr Gordon Murray, Principal Research Scientist, NSW Department of Primary Industries |
7 |
| 8 March | Characterisation of a novel gene from Brassica species that regulates branching Dr Janet Taylor, Senior Research Scientist, Plant Biotechnology Institute, National Research Council of Canada, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada |
5 |
| 21 Feb | The role of endophytes in agriculture Dr David Hume , AgResearch, New Zealand |
4 |
| 14 Feb | Plant root exudates and glandular exudates - sources of novel phytochemicals and nutriceuticals Dr Leslie Weston, Associate Professor in Weed Science, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA |
3 |
| 12 Feb | The GM and Organic Debate Dr Rick Roush, Dean, Land and Food Resources, University of Melbourne |
2 |
| 8 Feb | Summer dormancy in temperate perennial grasses - the case of tall fescue Mr Mark Norton, Research Agronomist, CSIRO Plant Industry |
1 |