Centre Staff

Dr Wenxu Zhou Centre Research Fellow (Metabolomics)   PhD, Texas Tech University. USA Formerly W.M.Keck Metabolomics Laboratory, Iowa State University, USA Current research: Energy metabolism, fatty acids and sterol function in plants. Metabolomics methods development. Metabolic profiling of mutants. Email wzhou@cyllene.uwa.edu.au Tel (08) 6488 4417 (Lab) | Tel (08) 6488 4457 (Office)

Dr Ping Che                                           Centre Research Fellow (Metabolic Biology)          PhD, Iowa State University, USA Formerly, Plant Science Institute, Iowa State University, USA Current research: Energy metabolism and metabolic signaling in the plant cell. Metabolic control of plant growth Fatty acid metabolism, signaling and plant development. Email pche@cyllene.uwa.edu.au  Tel (08) 6488 4417 (Lab) | Tel (08) 6488 4457 (Office)

Mr David Zeelenberg Centre Technician BSc (Hons) UWA, Biochemistry Metabolomics support. GC-MS technician. Malate dehydrogenase functions. Email davidz@cyllene.uwa.edu.au, Tel (08) 6488 4417 (Lab) | Tel (08) 6488 4457 (Office)

Dr John Bussell ARC CoE Plant Energy Biology Postdoctoral Research Associate PhD, University of Western Australia (Plant Genetics) Formerly Postdoc, Umeå Plant Science Centre, Sweden Current research: Peroxisome protein discovery and function. Protein targeting to peroxisomes. Redox metabolism. Genetics of fatty acid metabolism and signalling. Metabolic basis of root carboxylate exudation. Email bussell@cyllene.uwa.edu.au Tel (08) 6488 4417 (Lab) | Tel (08) 6488 7005 (Office)

Dr Sheila Chiwocha Research Associate PhD, University of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada (Forest Biology) Formerly Postdoc, National Research Council Canada - Plant Biotechnology Institute, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada Current Research: Mode of action of karrikin in seed germination. Interaction between karrikin, ethylene, GA and ABA. Measurement of GA, ABA and metabolites. Email chiwocha@cyllene.uwa.edu.au Tel (08) 6488 4417 (Lab) | Tel (08) 6488 4430 (Office)

Dr Perry Fransisco Research Associate PhD, Ehime University, Japan Formerly JRDC Laboratory, Akita University Japan, USDA Laboratory, University of Illinois, USA Current research: The function Function of chloroplast beta-amylases. In vivo protein tagging. Starch metabolism in fumarase mutant. Email  perryf@cyllene.uwa.edu.au Tel (08) 6488 4417 (Lab) | Tel (08) 6488 4430 (Office)

Dr Jing Li Research Associate PhD Adelaide, Plant Molecular Biology Formerly PhD student ACPFG Adelaide Current Research Function of chloroplast beta-amylases. Expression of beta-amylases in E coli. Structure-function studies. Email jingli@cyllene.uwa.edu.au, Tel (08) 6488 4417 (Lab) | Tel (08) 6488 4430 (Office)

Dr David Nelson Research Associate PhD (Genetics), University of Wisconsin, USA BA, Rice University, USA Current research: Mode of action of karrikin in seed germination. Genetic approaches (functional genomics, reporter genes, genetic screens). Email dcnelson@cyllene.uwa.edu.au Tel (08) 6488 4417 (Lab) | Tel (08) 6488 4430 (Office)

Dr Itsara Pracharoenwattana Research Associate PhD, Edinburgh; MSc, Reading UK Formerly Postdoc Institute of Molecular Plant Sciences, Edinburgh University Current research: Operation of fatty acid beta-oxidation, glyoxylate cycle and photorespiration Fumarate synthesis. Functions of peroxisomal malate dehydrogenase and hydroxypyruvate reductase in photorespiration. Thiolase over-expression. Email: iprach@cyllene.uwa.edu.au Tel (08) 6488 4417 (Lab) | Tel (08) 6488 4468 (Office)

Dr Sarah Purdy Research Associate PhD, UC London, UK Current research: Role of starch phosphorylase in response to abiotic stress and photorespiration. email purdys@cyllene.uwa.edu.au Tel (08) 6488 4417 (Lab) | Tel (08) 6488 4430 (Office)

Mr Andrew Wiszniewski ARC CoE Plant Energy Biology PhD student BSc (Hons) UWA, Molecular Biology Current research: Discovery and function of peroxisome proteins Email wiszna01@student.uwa.edu.au Tel (08) 6488 4417 (Lab) | Tel (08) 6488 4434 (Office)