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[[Image:Marcus_mchale_big.jpg|thumb|right|Marcus McHale]] | [[Image:Marcus_mchale_big.jpg|thumb|right|Marcus McHale]] | ||
*[[Special:Emailuser/Marcus McHale|Email me through OpenWetWare]] | *[[Special:Emailuser/Marcus McHale|Email me through OpenWetWare]] | ||
==Education== | ==Education== | ||
*2009 - Current PhD Candidate, [http://www.bio.usyd.edu.au/ School of Biological Sciences], [http://www.usyd.edu.au/ University of Sydney] | |||
*2005 - Honours (class I) from the [http://www.smms.uq.edu.au School of Molecular and Microbial Sciences] at the [http://www.uq.edu.au University of Queensland] | *2005 - Honours (class I) from the [http://www.smms.uq.edu.au School of Molecular and Microbial Sciences] at the [http://www.uq.edu.au University of Queensland] | ||
*2004 - Bachelor of Science (Botany and Genetics) from the [http://www.uq.edu.au University of Queensland] | *2004 - Bachelor of Science (Botany and Genetics) from the [http://www.uq.edu.au University of Queensland] | ||
==Research interests== | ==Research interests== | ||
* Epigenetics and Gene Silencing | |||
* Epigenetics and | |||
* Agricultural biodiversity | * Agricultural biodiversity | ||
* Fisheries depletion | * Fisheries depletion | ||
==Projects== | ==Projects== | ||
* Investigating transitive gene silencing of endogenes in plants [http://www.pi.csiro.au/RNAi/aboutus.htm#waterhouse] | |||
===Current=== | ===Current=== | ||
===Past=== | ===Past=== | ||
* Investigating the expression of genes related to ovary activation in honey bees (Apis mellifera) using real-time PCR [http://www.bio.usyd.edu.au/Social_InsectsLab/BensPDFs/Oldroyd_and_Thompson.pdf] | |||
* Gender assignment (sexing) of dugong tissue biopsies [http://www.dpi.qld.gov.au/cps/rde/xbcr/dpi/Dugong-research-McHale-et-al-2008.pdf] | * Gender assignment (sexing) of dugong tissue biopsies [http://www.dpi.qld.gov.au/cps/rde/xbcr/dpi/Dugong-research-McHale-et-al-2008.pdf] | ||
* Population genetics of Dugong in and around Moreton Bay (Brisbane, Australia) | * Population genetics of Dugong in and around Moreton Bay (Brisbane, Australia) | ||
Revision as of 09:13, 6 June 2009
Contact Info
Education
- 2009 - Current PhD Candidate, School of Biological Sciences, University of Sydney
- 2005 - Honours (class I) from the School of Molecular and Microbial Sciences at the University of Queensland
- 2004 - Bachelor of Science (Botany and Genetics) from the University of Queensland
Research interests
- Epigenetics and Gene Silencing
- Agricultural biodiversity
- Fisheries depletion
Projects
- Investigating transitive gene silencing of endogenes in plants [1]
Current
Past
- Investigating the expression of genes related to ovary activation in honey bees (Apis mellifera) using real-time PCR [2]
- Gender assignment (sexing) of dugong tissue biopsies [3]
- Population genetics of Dugong in and around Moreton Bay (Brisbane, Australia)
- Genetic mark-recapture of Spanish mackerel (Scomberomorus commerson) and dugong (Dugong dugon) [4][5]
- Durable RNA silencing mediated transgenic virus resistance in plants (Honours project)[6]
Publication
- A PCR assay for gender assignment in dugong (Dugong dugon) and West-Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus). M. MCHALE, D. BRODERICK, J . R. OVENDEN and J . M. LANYON. [7]
OpenWetWare
Bookmarks
- Staden Package Powerful tool for sequence allignment and quality checking traces
- Primer-UniGene Selectivity Testing Useful for PCR development in genome sequenced species
