Ecological Research Centre facility in mountain

Our researchers

Associate Professor Phillip Byrne
Lab: Evolution and Assisted Reproduction Laboratory (EARL) 
Field of Research: Evolutionary Biology. Behavioural Ecology. Conservation Biology. Reproductive Biology. 

Ryan Dallas 
Lab: Feral Ecology Research Laboratory (FERL) 
Field of Research: Invasive Vertebrate Ecology and Biology. Behavioural Ecology. Conservation Ecology.

Associate Professor Nicholas Deutscher 
Lab: Centre for Atmospheric Chemistry 
Field of Research: Measurements of Atmospheric Composition. Atmosphere/Biosphere Exchange. 

Dr Christopher Friesen  
Lab: Behaviour, Evolutionary Ecology & Physiology Laboratory (BEEP) 
Field of Research: Sexual Selection. Sexual Conflict. Reproductive Biology. Eco-evolutionary processes.

Dr Jeff Kelleway 
Lab: Coastal Wetlands and Climate Change 
Field of Research: Ecosystem Structure and Function. Plant and Soil Interactions. Carbon Cycling. 

 

Dr Krystal Randall
Lab: Securing Antarctica’s Environmental Future (SAEF) 
Field of Research: Spatial Biology. Plant Ecophysiology. Antarctic Terrestrial Ecology. Plant-Climate Interactions. Ultra High-Resolution Climate Modelling. Development of New Research Tools and Technology.

Dr Aimee Silla 
Lab: Evolution and Assisted Reproduction Laboratory (EARL) 
Field of Research: Conservation Biology. Reproductive Biology. Reproductive Technologies. Biotechnology 

Dr Marian Wong 
Lab: The Fish Lab 
Field of Research: Behavioural Ecology and Conservation Behaviour of Aquatic Fauna. 

Environmental Futures

Professor Karen Charlton 
Lab: Resilient and Sustainable Food Systems Research Group  
Field of Research: Nutrition. Dietetics. Dietary Interventions to Manage and Prevent Hypertension. Salt Reduction Strategies. Active ageing. Prevention of Micronutrient Deficiencies.  

 

Dr Nikolas Johnston 
Lab: Molecular Evolution and Entomology Laboratory (MEEL)  
Field of Research:  Molecular Evolution and Forensic Applications of Flies. Fly Species Discovery and Phylogenetics. Breeding Sterile Blowflies for Antibiotic Discovery.  

Dr Ann-Katrin Piper
Lab: Cancer Metastasis and Zebrafish Research Group 
Field of Research: Cancer Metastasis. Ion Channel Dynamics During the Metastatic Cascade. Circulating Tumour Biology. Zebrafish as an In Vivo Model for Metastasis.