Research Group Leader
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Dr Maciej Maselko
I’m very excited to be leading a remarkable team using cutting edge genetic approaches in a wide variety of animal systems to develop technologies to help improve human and environmental health. My educational/training background includes a B.S. in Biology from the University of Alaska, Anchorage and a PhD from Oregon State University followed by an USDA-NIFA postdoctoral fellowship and a postdoc at the University of Minnesota. Macquarie profile |
Postdoctoral Researchers
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Dr Sheemal Kumar
Sheemal is working toward engineering a strain of Aedes aegypti with a new population suppression technology, which will have the potential to temporarily suppress or eradicate local populations to pre-empt or respond to disease outbreaks. Macquarie profile |
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Dr Binh Nguyen
Binh is seeking to develop new methods for sustainable pest management using recently developed synthetic biology tools. Macquarie profile |
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Dr Chandran Pfitzner
Chan's current research continues in the field of genetic biocontrol of invasive vertebrates, moving over to zebrafish as a model organism. He is currently working on engineered genetic incompatibilities (EGIs), a method of synthetic speciation. Macquarie profile |
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Dr Kate Tepper
Kate's main area of research is how animals can be used to clean up pollutants from contaminated ecosystems and waste streams. Macquarie profile |
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Dr Anthony Waddle
Anthony’s research is focused on how to create novel solutions to combat chytrid fungus by identifying and introducing gene candidates that may provide amphibians with resistance to the disease, with the eventual goal of allowing them to be restored to the wild. |
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Dr Anuradhi Jayaweera
Anu’s primary area of research is insect behavioural ecology and evolutionary biology. Her current project is working on understanding the potential for using modern biotechnology approaches to protect agriculturally and environmentally important pollinators such as honeybees. |
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Dr Michael Clark
Michael's research has been focused on engineering heritable female-to-male sex reversal in zebrafish. He is also working on biocontrol of cane toads by engineering delayed metamorphosis of tadpoles. Macquarie profile |
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Dr Nadeeka Jayawardana
Nadee’s current project looks at enhancing Black Soldier Fly as a platform for effective management of chemically contaminated solid wastes. In particular, engineering BSF to detoxify/sequester heavy metals. |
PhD & Masters Students
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Samuel Beach
Sam is working on developing novel genetic biocontrol technologies that harness natural insecticides to rapidly reduce the existing populations of agricultural pests and disease vectors. |
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Carly Carter
Carly’s project is focused on pioneering genetic engineering of black solider flies, and the testing of different microbial phytases for industrial and agricultural applications in insect hosts. |
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Alexander Paporakis
Alex's project seeks to create transgenic mosquitos for use in genetic biocontrol to help curb the spread of various human pathogens. |
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Justin McNab
Justin’s research focus is in biomanufacturing economically important proteins and chemicals for Australia’s aquaculture and agricultural industries. Macquarie profile Twitter @MarineMcNab |
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Hung Nguyen
Hung's project is aimed at developing improved methods for sex sorting for SIT and genetic modification of beneficial predatory species. |
