Fields of Research

Medical biotechnology
Cell metabolism
Central nervous system
Gene expression (incl. microarray and other genome-wide approaches)
Biocatalysis and enzyme technology
Analytical biochemistry

Research Objectives

Expanding knowledge in the environmental sciences
Other health

Career Best Publications

Research Publications

Quantitative effects of hedgehog and decapentaplegic activity on the patterning of the Drosophila wing; Current Biology
Secretion of the amino-terminal fragment of the Hedgehog protein is necessary and sufficient for hedgehog signaling in Drosophila; Current Biology

Research Projects

Characterisation of the promoter for the drosophila patterning gene, hedgehog; Australian Research Council (ARC)
Determination of functionally important domains of the segment polarity protein Patched; Australian Research Council (ARC)
Examination of the mechanisms controlling the expression of the patterning protein Hedgehog; National Health & Medical Research Council (NHMRC)
Olympus Fluorescence and phase contrast optics; National Health & Medical Research Council (NHMRC)

Research Candidate Supervision