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PROJECT NUMBER • 2012-752
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

SCRC: RTG: Laboratory visit to be trained to analyse oyster (Sydney Rock Oysters) histology sections, Elizabeth Macarthur Agricultural Institute, NSW

While histology and its meaningful analysis are important skills to possess, most histological work conducted at the University of the Sunshine Coast heavily focuses on human histology, with some vertebrate histology, whereas knowledge about the analysis of oyster histology slides is lacking. This...
ORGANISATION:
University of the Sunshine Coast (USC)
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PROJECT NUMBER • 2009-776
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

SCRC: SCRC Honours Scholarship H4.1 Sustaining Australia’s aquaculture competitiveness by developing technological advances in genetics: Discovery of functional genes for commercial traits.(Abigail Elizur; Student Nicole Ertl)

Body colouration, an important survival, mate selection and communication mechanism for animals in the wild, has also significant commercial implications. In aquaculture, a darker body colour in prawns can increase farm profitability by AU$ 2-4 dollar per kilo of prawns. Therefore, there is a strong...
ORGANISATION:
University of the Sunshine Coast (USC)

People development program: 2011 FRDC International Travel Bursaries- Abigail Elizur

Project number: 2008-314.27
Project Status:
Completed
Budget expenditure: $5,000.00
Principal Investigator: Abigail Elizur
Organisation: University of the Sunshine Coast (USC)
Project start/end date: 31 May 2011 - 29 Sep 2011
Contact:
FRDC

Need

This application is for an international bursary to attend a two week intensive course on next generation sequencing.

The course, held by Michigan University, will cover all aspects of bioinformatics analysis needed for transcriptomes and genome sequencing, as well as train in the analysis of sequences the course participants bring themselves.

At USC we have moved into the field of transcriptome and genome sequencing, and now have transcriptomes of 8 prawn tissues, pearl oyster, 2 fish tissues, and we are about to embark on sea cucumber and edible oyster sequencing, as well as tuna genomics. While capable of doing the basic analysis, this resource offers much more, and this course would train me for such analysis.

There are not many groups in Australia doing wide genome analysis of aquaculture species, and this training and materials provided in the course would put me in a position to not only service my FRDC and CRC grant industry partners, but also to train interested parties in Australia who are interested in expanding into this field. USC is investing in building up its aquaculture genetics portfolio, and this training opportunity would add to the strength of the group.

Elizur would extend her knowledge gained in this travel to the aquaculture community through lectures at a CRC or industry forums where there is potential for uptake. She will communicate with the CRC about opportunities to present to the student forum where molecular approaches could be adopted to address some of the research questions.

Objectives

1. To take part in a two week intensive course on analysis of next generation sequencing
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PROJECT NUMBER • 2011-712
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

SCRC: Masters: Strategic Planning Practices used by Australian Wild Harvest Fishers

The small business sector is a foundational element of national economic performance and the provision of employment to millions of workers globally. There is considerable research literature regarding strategy and strategic planning in the context of large, small and micro businesses. However,...
ORGANISATION:
University of the Sunshine Coast (USC)
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PROJECT NUMBER • 2011-730
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

SCRC: Development of germ cell transplantation technology for the Australian aquaculture industry

The project was designed to explore the application of surrogate technology as an alternative broodstock system for the Southern Bluefin Tuna (SBT). Surrogate technology, also known as germ cell transplantation, uses germ cells from a donor species, in this case SBT, and transplants them into a host...
ORGANISATION:
University of the Sunshine Coast (USC)
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