UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE
UA is the coordinator of WP3 (Functional Characterization of the selected target genes involved in early stages of ovule development). UA has an international reputation for conducting world-leading research across a wide spectrum of areas, and is consistently ranked in the top 1% of universities worldwide.
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UA commits to a distinctive approach that recaptures the ideal of the research university, and seeks an internationally-focused staff and a tolerant, progressive student mix, which will prepare students for global citizenship in an increasingly borderless world. It will be a university true to its historical roots, yet passionately committed to its role in producing graduates designed to play leading parts in the Asian Century.
DEPARTMENT FROM UA INVOLVED IN THE PROJECT
The Matthew Tucker’s group is located in the School of Agriculture, Food and Wine at the University of Adelaide, Waite Campus. The expertise located within this School, and co-located partners, includes the Southern Hemisphere’s largest collection of expertise in plant genomics, crop improvement, sustainable agriculture and horticulture.
The facilities at Dr Tucker’s disposal include the Glasshouses for advanced plant phenotyping, plant transformation services, confocal and electron microscopes and high-throughput genomic analysis.
His group is also closely linked with the ARC Centre of Excellence in Plant Cell Walls. As an ARC Future Fellow, Dr Tucker and his group use molecular, genetic and microscopic approaches to define pathways influencing the formation and development of reproductive cells in Arabidopsis and barley. His group have identified key genes that influence communication between somatic and reproductive cells through small RNA pathways and are using these to define networks involved in female reproductive development.