Identifying common Research

Themes within VLS

Proposal for the VLS Research Strategy

Aim of the Research Strategy:
Align with the Australian Strategic Research Policy
(ERA) and the Murdoch University Research
Strategy
Build on existing strengths (linked to ERA
performance) to develop a compelling and robust
research strategy for the school
Identify 4-9 Research Themes for VLS that have
depth, breadth and National/International recognition
Develop the VLS Strategic Research Document for
ARC, other Category 1 Grants, Philanthropy and
Industry Support
External School Advisory Funding Board

Australian Government's Strategic Research P

riorities
Living in a changing environment
Identify vulnerabilities and boundaries to the adaptability of changing natural and human
systems
Manage risk and capture opportunities for sustainable natural and human systems
Enable societal transformation to enhance sustainability and wellbeing

Promoting population health and wellbeing

Optimise effective delivery of health care and related systems and services
Improve the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people

Managing our food and water assets

Optimise food and fibre production using our land and marine resources
Develop knowledge of the changing distribution, connectivity, transformation and sustainable
use of water in the Australian landscape
Maximise the effectiveness of the production value chain from primary to processed food

Securing Australias place in a changing world

Improve cybersecurity for all Australians
Manage the flow of goods, information, money and people across our national and
international boundaries
Understand political, cultural, economic and technological change, particularly in our region

Lifting productivity and economic growth

Identify the means by which Australia can lift productivity and economic growth
Maximise Australias competitive advantage in critical sectors
Deliver skills for the new economy

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Crop &
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Biosecurit
Veterinary
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Ecological
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Immunology
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Microbiology
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Forestry

Fisheries
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Pharmacology &
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Soil Sciences

Other

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Wildlife
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Genetics
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Zoology
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Research
Crop Production,
Theme names Protection & Biosecurity?

Primary Crop
Production

Production
Animal Health
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Immunology
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Marine,
Estuarine and
Freshwater
Ecology and
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Science?

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Ecology
Conservat
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Health and
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2012 assessed

VLS Research Themes (FOR codes)

Crop Production & Agriculture Biotechnology
Biosecurity Crop & Pasture Production
Horticulture
Agriculture, Land and Farm Management
Veterinary Science & Animal Production
Animal Production Veterinary Sciences
Medical & Health Immunology
Sciences Microbiology
Biochemistry & Metabolomics
Neuroscience
Pharmacology & Pharmaceutical Sciences
Fisheries & Marine Fisheries
Science Marine Science
Ecology & Ecology
Environment Environmental Science & Management
Plant Biology
Soil Sciences
Forestry
Ecological applications
Wildlife Biology & Zoology
Conservation Genetics
Microbiology
Physiology
Do you agree with
Biochemistry & Cell Biology
these Theme
Evolutionary Biology
names?

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develop the VLS research website?

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With global change and increasing human population, we

have a need to maintain, improve and manage natural,
agricultural and managed ecosystems and ensure their
health for future generations.

Our Research Themes

The School of Veterinary & Life Sciences is a highly

integrated, research-intensive school, with 130 research
staff, 30 research associates, and 300 doctoral students
working across six Research Themes in Animal & Human
Health, Plant & Animal Primary Production, and Ecosystems.
In addition to traditional approaches, we apply state-of-theart tools (including remote sensing, molecular biology, omic
technologies, and bioinformatics) to address and solve key
research questions.
Our R&D is both fundamental and outcome focused. We
maintain strong links to industry to ensure translation and
How can
application of our research in the real world.

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work with
industry?
Clinicans?

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VLS Research Theme?

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Names will
hyperlink to
research profiles
Research staff working in this
area
Professor Andrew Thompson
Professor Giles Hardy
Professor Lars Bejder
Professor Neil Loneragan
Professor Peter Irwin
Professor Susan Moore
Professor Una Ryan
Associate Professor Alan Lymbery
Associate Professor David Newsome
Associate Professor Peter Spencer
Associate Professor Trish Fleming
Dr Belinda Robson
Dr Carly Holyoake
Dr Catherine Baudains
Dr Charlotte Oskam
Dr Halina Kobryn
Dr Howard Gill
Dr Jane Chambers
Dr Jill Shephard
Dr Joe Fontaine
Dr Kate Bryant
Dr Kristin Warren
Dr Lian Yeap
Dr Margaret Andrew
Dr Nahiid Stephens
Dr Natalie Warburton
Dr Peter Adams
Dr Tim Hyndman

Postdoctoral fellows

How about this for a

mission statement?

Research Theme

Should
your name
be
included
on this
list?

News in this
area
In a world-first,
Murdoch
researchers have
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mechanisms used
by .

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VLS Research Theme?

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Names will
hyperlink to
research profiles
Research staff working in
this area
Professor Andrew Thompson
Professor Cassie Berry
Professor David Hampson
Professor Una Ryan
Associate Professor Philip
Nicholls
Associate Professor Robert
Mead
Associate Professor Wayne
Greene
Dr Andrew Currie
Dr Bin Ma
Dr Garth Maker
Dr Ian Mullaney
Dr Phil Stumbles
Dr Sarah Etherington
Mr Thomas Ansell
Postdoctoral fellows

Immunology & Infectious Diseases

International leaders in Immunology, Microbiology, and ...
We work closely with the health professions, applying research
findings to clinical ...

How would you like

to see the essence
of this Theme
captured?

Emerging,
Recurrent and
Zoonotic
Infectious
Disease

Should
your name
be
included
on this
list?

Mechanisms of
Human and
Animal Disease

News in this
area
In a world-first,
Murdoch
researchers have
uncovered the novel
mechanisms used
by .

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VLS Research Theme?

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Names will
hyperlink to
research profiles
Research staff working in
this area
Professor Ian Potter
Professor Lars Bejder
Professor Lynnath Beckley
Professor Neil Loneragan
Associate Professor Alan
Lymbery
Dr Susan Kueh

Fisheries & Marine Sciences?

Postdoctoral fellows
Dr Amanda Hodgson
Dr David Morgan
Dr James Tweedley
Dr Joel Williams
Dr Joshua Smith
Dr Peter Coulson
Mr Jeff Whitty

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your name
be
included
on this
list?

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Icons could
capture key
research
groups

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VLS Research Theme?

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Names will
hyperlink to
research profiles
Research staff working in
this area
Professor John Howieson
Professor Michael Jones
Professor Richard Bell
Professor Richard Harper
Professor Rudolf Appels
Professor Shashi Sharma
Professor Wujun Ma
Professor Yonglin Ren
Dr Graham O'Hara
Dr John Huisman
Dr Kirsty Bayliss
Dr Mike Van Keulen
Dr Philip O'Brien
Dr Ravi Tiwari
Dr Stephen Milroy
Dr Wayne Reeve

Crop Production, Protection & Biosecurity

Postdoctoral fellows
Dr Jingjuan Zhang
Dr John Fosu-Nyarko,
Dr MD Shahidul Islam
Dr Qifu Ma
Dr Stephen Wylie
Dr Surender Mann
Dr Wendy Vance
Dr Xiao-Qi Zhang
Dr Zhaozhi Lu

Should
your name
be
included
on this
list?

How would you like

to see the essence
of this Theme
captured?

Crop protection

Centre for Rhizobium Studies

Land management Research Group
CRC Plant Biosecurity
Molecular Plant-Pathogen Interactions
(Viruses, Nematodes, Fungi)
Bacteriology/Oomycetes (Plant Pathogens)
Barley and Wheat Breeding
Western Australian State Agricultural
Biotechnology Centre,
Plant Biotechnology Research Group
Grain Quality

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VLS Research Theme?

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research profiles

Research staff working in this

area
Professor Andrew Thompson
Professor David Hampson
Professor David Pethick
Professor Ian Robertson
Professor John Pluske
Professor Una Ryan
Associate Professor Anne Barnes
Associate Professor David Miller
Associate Professor David Murphy
Associate Professor Graham
Gardner
Associate Professor Guy Lester
Associate Professor Ken
Richardson
Associate Professor Mandy O'Hara
Associate Professor Martin Cake
Associate Professor Philip Nicholls
Associate Professor Tibor Gaal
Associate Professor Trish Fleming
Dr Andrew Thompson
Dr Anthea Raisis
Dr Caroline Jacobson
Should
Dr Elizabeth Bramley
your name
Dr Gabby Musk
Dr Hannah Bender
be
Dr Jennifer Mills
included
Dr Jennifer Richardson
Dr Kate Loudon
on this
Dr Kristin Warren
list?
Dr Linda Tong

Production Animals & Veterinary Science

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of this Theme
captured?

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Names will
hyperlink to
research profiles
Staff involved in this Research
Theme
Professor Giles Hardy
Associate Professor Peter Spencer
Associate Professor Trish Fleming
Dr Charlotte Oskam
Dr Halina Kobryn
Dr Jill Shephard
Dr Joe Fontaine
Dr Kate Bryant
Dr Kristin Warren
Dr Natalie Warburton
Dr Peter Adams
Dr Tim Hyndman
Professor Susan Moore
Postdoctoral fellows
Dr Andrea Paparini
Dr Shannon Dundas
Dr Stephanie Godfrey

Ecology & Environment

Our mission is to .

Should
your name
be
included
on this
list?

Ecology

Healthy
Ecosystems

Climate
Variation &
Adaptation

Sustainabili
ty

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