Soil Biology and Genomics

SeedlingAll terrestrial life on earth depends upon soil, making it one of our most important resources. Our research focuses on how environmental change influences the amazing diversity of life in soils, including its fungi, bacteria and animals. It seeks to link above- and below-ground research by understanding how changes in soil biodiversity may impact soil processes that are important for plant and ecosystem health. We utilise a range of technologies in our research program and aim to generate research outcomes that enable us to build a holistic picture of how soil organisms influence the ecology, growth and diversity of plants and animals. The outcomes from our research will be used to improve future strategies for ecosystem management, increased plant production, carbon sequestration, and remediation of contaminated soils.

 

Our mission is to innovate, integrate and extend knowledge of soil biodiversity and its linkages with ecosystem services in order to gain a holistic view of belowground responses to environmental and global change.

Research staff include:

Soil Biology and Genomics Theme Scientists
Position Name Keywords
Theme Leader A/Prof Brajesh Singh Microbial ecology, functional microbial ecology, global processes
Deputy Theme Leader Dr Jeff Powell Microbial ecology, community assembly, ecological informatics
Director of Research Prof Ian Anderson Microbial ecology, molecular ecology, mycorrhizal fungi, plant microbe interactions
Lecturer Dr Uffe Nielsen Soil biodiversity, global change, ecosystem processes

Research Fellow

Dr Susan Chambers Soil fungal ecology,  plant fungal interactions

Research Fellow

Dr Barbara Drigo Soil microbial communities, rhizosphere, c flow

Research Fellow

Dr Sara Hortal Botifoll Ecology of soil microorganisms, particularly ectomycorrhizal fungi

Research Fellow

Dr Amit Khachane Bioinformatics, evolutionary biology, genomics

Research Fellow

Dr Catriona Macdonald Microbial ecology, plant-soil interactions, nutrient cycling

Research Fellow

Dr Loic Nazaries Greenhouse gases, microbial control and modelling, climate change

Research Fellow

Dr Yui Osanai

Research Fellow

Dr Jonathan Plett Signalling, effectors, protein characterisation

Research Fellow

Dr Pankaj Trivedi Microbial and molecular ecology, plant microbe interactions

 

 Plant and Fungus Relations DNA Fingerprint NGS

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