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Brood guarding in a gregarious parasitoid wasp
Honours project: Examine how a variety of factors influences the brood guarding behaviour of a parasitoid wasp species
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Communicate to collaborate: tailoring science communication within the scientific community
Honours project: Investigate how to increase awareness and collaborative opportunities within the research and industry sectors for a national ecosystem monitoring program.
A sweet treat? Salmonella in raw egg based desserts
Honours project: Combine your interest in food science, animal science and biomedical science by investigating the the behaviour of Salmonella in mousse, tiramisu, and custard.
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Improving drought and salt tolerance of wheat
Honours project: Examine wheat water use efficiency under saline conditions.
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Reconstructing past marine life using ancient DNA
Honours project: Reconstruct past marine life using ancient DNA from deep ocean sediments.
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Role of an RNA m5C methyltransferase during plant reproduction
Honours project: Investigate the role of an RNA m5C methyltransferase during early reproductive development as mutants abort early during seed development.
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Design of biomimetic coatings to understand plant-pathogen relations
Honours project: Investigate how plant fungal pathogens adhere to and infect plant surfaces.
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Structural studies of cell wall proteins involved during pathogenesis
Honours project: Study the structure of fungal cell wall proteins using ion mobility mass spectrometry and X-ray crystallography.
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Shoots or roots - which controls plant-fungal interactions?
Honours project: Investigate the origin of signals affecting colonisation of plant roots by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi.
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Assessing the effects of plant seed extracts on Caco2 cell cultures
Honours project: Investigate the nutritional value of a range of plant seeds using cell culture models
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