For anyone involved in scientific research, advice is available in the following areas from the colleagues within the School of Biological Sciences (Table 2 lists full names and email addresses in alphabetical order of 4 letter code).
Please arrange an appointment by email.
| TABLE 1: Areas of expertise | Print (pdf) | |
| Analytical methods for: amino acids, pigments, proteins, organic acids, sugars |
CWAR | |
| Animal restraints | EMAY | |
| Animal surgery | FSEE | |
| Australian bird identification | AGRA | |
| Autoradiography | RHIN, JSAL | |
| Behavioural analysis and observations | RCOL, SSIM | |
| Biochemistry (including cell-cell interactions) | AGRA, DDAY, MTHO, RHEI | |
| Biophysical modelling | FSEE, RRIT | |
| Blue-green algae | RRIT | |
| Captive marsupial herbivore care | CMCA | |
| Cell signals | AGRA | |
| Chromatography (ion exchange, paper etc.) | AGRA, MTHO | |
| Comparative sequence analysis (alignments, phylogenetic analysis, simulations, etc.) | LJER | |
| Computational Modelling Techniques | ||
| Artificial Neural Networks | MWAT | |
| Evolutionary Algorithms | MWAT | |
| Object-Oriented Software Design | MWAT | |
| Relational Database Design | MWAT | |
| Computer Programming Languages | ||
| C++ | MWAT | |
| MATLAB | MWAT | |
| Python | MWAT | |
| PHP | MWAT | |
| Computer software | ||
| LaTeX | MWAT | |
| MATLAB | MWAT | |
| Culture techniques | ||
| algae | RRIT | |
| animal cell culture | AGRA, RHIN, MTHO | |
| cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) | RHEI | |
| insect cells | RHEI | |
| fungal cells | PMCG | |
| mammalian cells | AGRA, RHEI | |
| organ culture | MTHO | |
| plant cell culture | JMAR, JSAL | |
| DNA transformation of fungi | JSAL | |
| DNA transformation of fruit flies | KSTR | |
| Electrophysiology | SSIM | |
| Electrophoresis | ||
| agarose gel | HKRA, MJOS | |
| capillary electrophoresis | CWAR | |
| PAGE | HKRA, JMAR, JSAL, MJOS, MTHO,PMSM | |
| electrophoretic computer image analysis | MTHO | |
| Entomology | FCLI, SSIM | |
| Enzyme assays | AGRA, MTHO | |
| Experimental design and analysis | RCOL | |
| Fluorescent molecules | ALAR | |
| Fluorimetry | AGRA | |
| Food consumption measurement | ||
| in small marsupials | EMAY | |
| diet and foraging | CMCA, FCLI | |
| food consumption | CMCA, FCLI | |
| feeding trials | CMCA, FCLI | |
| diet selection indices | CMCA | |
| Fruit bats and flying foxes | KPAR | |
| Fungi isolation, culture and manipulation of fungi, (especially fungi associated with plants) | PMCG | |
| Gas chromatography | CWAR | |
| Glasshouse plant growth (methods/media design) | FCLI | |
| Gene gun/particle bombardment | JMAR | |
| Green Fluorescent Protein technology | JMAR | |
| growing native plants (esp. tree species) | CWAR | |
| Immunoassays | MTHO | |
| Invertebrate field collection | HSOW | |
| Invertebrate physiology Cnidaria & Porifera | RHIN | |
| Macintosh computers | MJOS | |
| Membrane transport | RRIT | |
|
Microscopy immunofluorescence |
JMAR | |
| light microscopy | FCLI, RHEI, JMAR, MRIC | |
| Fluorescent marker in transformed flies | KSTR | |
|
Molecular biology techniques, |
HKRA, JMAR, JSAL, MJOS, PMSM | |
| (equipment and suppliers) | MJOS | |
| gene hybridization | JSAL | |
| mutation detection in DNA | JSAL | |
| nucleic acid hybridisation | PMSM | |
| Oxygen electrodes | ALAR, DDAY, RHIN, RRIT | |
| Oxidative damage | AGRA | |
| Photography | MRIC | |
| photomicrography | JMAR, MRIC | |
| photoshop | MRIC | |
| Photosynthesis | ALAR, RRIT | |
| Photosynthesis of terrestrial plants | CWAR | |
|
Plant chemical analyses plant nutrients: cell wall components, |
CMCA, FCLI, RRIT | |
| 2o metabolites, macronutrients | CMCA, FCLI | |
| Plant field collection | CNEW | |
| Plant pigment analysis | ALAR, RRIT | |
| Plant transformation | PMSM | |
| Poster making | MRIC | |
| Propagation and maintenance of plants | CNEW | |
| Protein phosphorylation | MTHO | |
| Protein assays | AGRA | |
| Protein purification | AGRA, RHEI, JMAR, MTHO | |
| Remote sensing and image analysis | RMUR | |
| Scanning images | MRIC | |
| Scintillation counting | AGRA, RRIT | |
| Shielded thermocouples | EMAY | |
| Stable isotope methods (esp. C& N) | CWAR | |
| Taxonomy of Sydney invertebrates | HSOW | |
| Taxonomy of Sydney native plants | CNEW | |
| Techniques in nutritional biology | FCLI, SSIM | |
| Telemetry (temperature, heart rate) | FSEE | |
| Thermal biology | FSEE | |
| Trapping – small mammals | CMCA | |
| Use of radioactive tracers | AGRA, RHIN, MTHO | |
| Video imaging of agarose gels, | HKRA, MJOS | |
| Western blots | HKRA, JMAR, MTHO, PMSM | |
|
Writing advice on writing a grant application |
RSHI | |
| scientific writing | EMAY | |
| theses | EMAY, RHIN | |
| TABLE 2: Full names and email addresses (in alphabetical order using the above four letter code) | ||
| AGRA | Dr. Adrienne Grant | agrant@bio.usyd.edu.au |
| ALAR | Emeritus Prof. Tony Larkum | alark@bio.usyd.edu.au |
| CMCA | Dr Clare McArthur | claremc@usyd.edu.au |
| CNEW | Ms Christine Newman | cnewman@bio.usyd.edu.au |
| CWAR | Dr Charles Warren | cwarren@mail.usyd.edu.au |
| DDAY | Prof. David Day | dday@usyd.edu.au |
| EMAY | Dr. Elizabeth May | lizmay@bio.usyd.edu.au |
| FCLI | Dr. Fiona Clissold | fiona.clissold@bio.usyd.edu.au |
| FSEE | Dr. Frank Seebacher | fsee4631@bio.usyd.edu.au |
| HKRA | Mrs. Helen Kranidiotis | heleno@bio.usyd.edu.au |
| HSOW | Mrs. Heather Sowden | heather@bio.usyd.edu.au |
| JMAR | Dr. Jan Marc | jmarc@mail.bio.usyd.edu.au |
| JSAL | Dr. Jenny Saleeba | jsaleeba@bio.usyd.edu.au |
| KPAR | Dr. Kerryn Parry-Jones | kpjones@bio.usyd.edu.au |
| KSTR | Ms Kit Streamer | kstr8579@mail.usyd.edu.au |
| LJER | Dr. Lars Jermiin | jermiin@bio.usyd.edu.au |
| MJOS | Mr. Michael Joseph | mikej@bio.usyd.edu.au |
| MRIC | Mr. Malcolm Ricketts | mrickett@mail.bio.usyd.edu.au |
| MTHO | Dr. Murray Thomson | mthomson@bio.usyd.edu.au |
| MWAT | Dr Mike Watts | michael.watts@bio.usyd.edu.au |
| PMCG | Dr. Peter McGee | peterm@bio.usyd.edu.au |
| PMSM | Dr. Penelope Smith | pmsmith@bio.usyd.edu.au |
| RCOL | Assoc. Prof. Ross Coleman | rcoleman@usyd.edu.au |
| RHEI | Dr. Rama Heidari | rama.heidari@bio.usyd.edu.au |
| RHIN | Assoc. Prof. Roz.Hinde | rhinde@bio.usyd.edu.au |
| RMUR | Dr. Richard Murphy | rmurphy@bio.usyd.edu.au |
| RRIT | Dr. Raymond Ritchie | rrit3143@mail.usyd.edu.au |
| RSHI | Prof. Rick Shine | rics@bio.usyd.edu.au |
| SSIM | Prof. Stephen Simpson | stephen.simpson@bio.usyd.edu.au |