Marine Biology & Aquaculture

Tom Lloyd

Tom Lloyd

Alys Young

Alys Young

William Arlidge

William Arlidge

Anna Wilson

Anna Wilson

Kelly Condon

Kelly Condon

Graeme Cumming

Graeme Cumming

Takahiro Shimada

Takahiro Shimada

Peter Doll

Peter Doll

Michela Mitchell

Michela Mitchell

Jan Strugnell

Jan Strugnell

Improving skin cancer research capacity by establishing a skin cancer biobank at Townsville University Hospital
Ludwig Lopata
01 Aug 2024 - 30 Jul 2026
Australia has the highest incidence of skin cancer worldwide and of all states and territories, Quee...
Circulating human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA for surveillance of HPV-related oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (HPV-OPSCC)
Ludwig Lopata
01 Aug 2024 - 30 Jul 2026
We hypothesize that cHPV-DNA-based post-treatment surveillance via capture-based NGS would have exce...
Australian Renderers Association Nutrition Workshops
Leo Nankervis
01 Oct 2024 - 20 Dec 2024
The Australian Renderers Association (ARA) are a key part of the aquaculture feed supply chain in Au...
Australian Renderers Association Nutrition Workshops
Leo Nankervis
01 Oct 2024 - 20 Dec 2024
The Australian Renderers Association (ARA) are a key part of the aquaculture feed supply chain in Au...
Townsville City Council Saltmarsh Restoration
Nathan Waltham
30 Oct 2024 - 31 Mar 2026
Undertake saltmarsh restoration trials with Townsville City Council within their estate.
Townsville City Council Saltmarsh Restoration
Nathan Waltham
30 Oct 2024 - 31 Mar 2026
Undertake saltmarsh restoration trials with Townsville City Council within their estate.
Circulating human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA for diagnosis and post-treatment surveillance of HPV-related oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (HPV-OPSCC)
Ludwig Lopata
01 Sep 2024 - 30 Aug 2026
HPV is an established cause of the majority of oropharyngeal cancer cases in Australia, and its inci...
Revisiting Coral Taxonomy: biodiversity of Acropora across the Indian Ocean
Peter Cowman
01 May 2025 - 31 May 2025
Accurate species identification is crucial for biological and ecological research. Corals, key ecosy...
Revisiting Coral Taxonomy: biodiversity of Acropora across the Indian Ocean
Tom Bridge
01 May 2025 - 31 May 2025
Accurate species identification is crucial for biological and ecological research. Corals, key ecosy...
Sediment offset Technical Advisor Port Townsville
Nathan Waltham
19 Mar 2024 - 30 Jun 2025
Provide technical advise and attend meetings on sediment offsets project for Port of Townsville

Coral bleaching, reef fish community phase shifts and the resilience of coral reefs

Regional-scale assembly rules and biodiversity of coral reefs

Confronting the coral reef crisis

Influence of age and moderate-intensity exercise training on heart rate variability in young and mature adults

Influence of intensive cycling training on heart rate variability during rest and exercise

Selection for faster growth in the freshwater crayfish Cherax destructor

Parentage determination of Kuruma prawn shrimp Penaeus (Marsupenaeus) japonicus using microsatellite markers

Phylogenetic relationships of Australian members of the family Percichthyidae inferred from mitochondrial 12S rRNA sequence data

Phylogeography of the freshwater crayfish Cherax destructor Clark (Parastacidae) in inland Australia: historical fragmentation and recent range expansion

Larval growth history determines juvenile growth and survival in a tropical marine fish

Title: James Cook University Outstanding Alumni Award
Reseracher: Jan Strugnell (Professor, Promotional Chair)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2010
Title: Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery Grant - Lost at sea? Understanding adaptation and dispersal in spiny lobsters (Jan Strugnell, Bridget Green, Nicholas Murphy, James Bell)
Reseracher: Jan Strugnell (Professor, Promotional Chair)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2015
Title: FRDC : Patterns of interaction between habitat & oceanographic variables affecting the connectivity and productivity of invertebrate fisheries (D Ierodiaconou, A Miller, E Treml, S Swearer, N Murphy, J Strugnell, H Gorfine, C Sherman, B Green, M Young).
Reseracher: Jan Strugnell (Professor, Promotional Chair)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2015
Title: One of Impact Design Hub’s “40 under 40” recognizing some of the brightest young minds at work designing for social good.
Reseracher: Jan Strugnell (Professor, Promotional Chair)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2016
Title: Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery Grant - Stress transcriptomics: development of tests to reduce the incidence of summer mortality in abalone (Jan Strugnell)
Reseracher: Jan Strugnell (Professor, Promotional Chair)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2011
Title: Australia and Pacific Science Foundation grant - Gene flow, adaptation and speciation in Antarctic octopus: consequences of climate change (Jan Strugnell)
Reseracher: Jan Strugnell (Professor, Promotional Chair)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2010
Title: PhD - Marine Biology, James Cook University
Reseracher: Naomi Gardiner (Associate Professor)
End Date: 01 Jan 2011
Title: Best scientific paper on cephalopod research awarded by the Cephalopod International Advisory Council (CIAC)
Reseracher: Jan Strugnell (Professor, Promotional Chair)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2006
Title: Rhodes Scholarship, Oxford University, UK
Reseracher: Jan Strugnell (Professor, Promotional Chair)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2000
Title: ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA)
Reseracher: Peter Cowman (Associate Professor)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2017