ANU - ANU College of Medicine, Biology and Environment

RSB enthusiastically participates in the Summer Research Scholarship program.

Summer Research Scholarships are designed for talented students considering undertaking postgraduate research in the future. They are an excellent opportunity to work with distinguished researchers, utilising facilities and materials not readily available elsewhere.

Potential Projects

Professor Barry Pogson – Plant growth and development
Dr Susan Howitt – Transporter function and their molecular mechanisms
Dr Naresh Verma – Bacterial and bacteriophage genetics, and vaccine development
Professor Stefan Bröer – Amino acid transport in health and disease
Dr Adrienne Nicotra – Plant physiological ecology, plant evolutionary biology, reproductive ecology
Professor Fred Chow – Thylakoid structure and function
Dr Warwick Hillier – Oxygenic photosynthesis
Professor Tom Wydrzynski – Protein engineering
Dr Michael Djordjevic – Genomic interactions
Dr Owen Atkin – Functional ecology
Professor Adrienne Hardham – Plant cell biology: phytophthora
Dr Peter Solomon – Plant cell biology: fungal phytopathology
Dr David Jones – Plant cell biology: disease resistance
Dr Kevin Saliba – Physiology and biochemistry of the malaria parasite
Dr Ruth Arkell - Molecular genetics and evolution - embryonic development
Professor Jan Provis - Development and degeneration of the retina
Dr Naomi Langmore - Coevolution between cuckoos and their hosts
Dr Spencer Whitney - Studying the Co2-fixing enzyme, Rubisco, in coastal macroalgae

Contact

Marie McNamara
T: +61 (02) 6125 2284
E: marie.mcnamara@anu.edu.au

A Summer Scholarship offers...

Full-board accommodation at Burgmann College or John XXIII College, a weekly allowance, return travel to Canberra, and a short research project on an approved topic. Read more...

Eligibility: third, fourth or honours year domestic students, or exceptional second year or international students.

Duration: 6 to 8 weeks from mid November 2009 to early February 2010*

Applications: closed for 2009 entry

Conditions of Award (PDF)
Application Process

* Alternate arrangements will have to be made for longer stays.

Rizalyn Albarracin

Student Profile

"I've enjoyed meeting other students and found the environment to be conducive to research."

Honours degree in Neuroscience

NEW ZEALAND

Timothy Cheong

Student Profile

"I wanted to get a taste of what research is really like to inform my decision on whether to pursue postgraduate studies in the future."

AUSTRALIA

Research Highlights

On the PATH to Good Health
The Benefits of Large Scale Epidemiological Studies
Genes for transpiration efficiency
The ultimate green energy
Harnessing the potential of one of nature's super-enzymes to create limitless hydrogen fuel
In the eye of the dragonfly
New insights into visual control of flight
Why 'looking' helps you 'see'