Professor Jill Trewhella
Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research)
A14 - The Quadrangle
The University of Sydney
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Biographical details
Jill Trewhella is a Professor in the School of Molecular Bioscience and Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) at the University of Sydney. As DVC Research (since 2009) she has overseen the development of major collaborative, cross-disciplinary research programs with supporting infrastructure; such as the newly established Charles Perkins Centre that focuses on solutions for individuals and communities for the problems arising from the increasing incidence of obesity.
She earned BSc and MSc degrees in Mathematics and Physics (UNSW) and a PhD in Chemistry (University of Sydney) before moving to the USA for 25 years where she held significant leadership positions while pursuing her research. She was the founding Leader of the multi-disciplinary Bioscience Division, with more than 300 researchers working on projects such as the Human Genome Project, Structural Genomics of TB, the international HIV AIDS Gene Data Base, and stewarding National Institutes of Health research resources for flow cytometry and stable isotopes.
She returned to Australia in 2005 as an Australian Research Council Federation Fellow having gained international recognition for her contributions to our understanding of the molecular communication underpinning healthy function, with a particular emphasis on heart muscle proteins.
Research interests
Jill is a biophysicist who uses physical methods to study bio-molecular structures as a basis for understanding their function. A major focus of her work is on the structural biology of how bio-molecules interact and communicate in order to carry out functions that involve multiple molecular actors working in concert. This work requires a multidisciplinary approach using molecular biology, biochemistry, and biophysical tools. One frequently used biophysical tool is the small-angle scattering of x-rays and neutrons in order to probe the solution conformations of proteins and the complexes they form in a wide variety of conditions and states of activity.
Associations
- Joint appointment at the Bragg Institute, Australian Nuclear Sciences and Technology Organisation (ANSTO)
- Adjunct Professor of Chemistry, University of Utah
Awards and honours
- Fellow, Royal Society of New South Wales, 2011
- Fellow, American Neutron Scattering Society, 2010
- Rotary Centennial Award for Professional Excellence, 2005
- Australian Federation Fellowship Award, to conduct research on “Molecular Mechanisms of Biochemical Regulation: Neutron and X-ray Scattering Studies,” 2004
- AAAS Women in Science and Engineering Lecture Series in Latin America, showcasing the achievements of U.S. women scientists to wide audiences of scientists, educators, students, and policy-makers in Latin America. One of nine selected for the 2003-2004 lecture series.
- NNSA Coin award for Exceptional Service for leadership after September 11 in the pursuit of the anthrax attacks and for creating a focus for new bio-threat capabilities in the Lab, including the successful creation of a BSL-3 facility
- Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2000
- Outstanding Mentor Award, Los Alamos National Laboratory, 1999
- Fellow, Los Alamos National Laboratory, in recognition of sustained outstanding scientific contributions, 1995
- Fellows Prize, Los Alamos National Laboratory, in recognition of important contributions to the understanding of proteins in solution using biophysical measurements, 1995
- Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Cell Biology, University of New Mexico, 1989-...
- University of Sydney Research Studentship, 1980
- Commonwealth Post Graduate Award, 1975-1979
- Physics Staff Thesis Prize, University of NSW 1975
- Undergraduate Physics Prize, University of NSW, 1974
Selected grants
2012
- Australian Synchrotron Access Program; Smith I, Trewhella J; Australian Research Council (ARC)/Special Research Initiatives.
- Molecular foundations for essential fine tuning of regulatory signals in healthy heart function; Trewhella J, Guss J; Australian Research Council (ARC)/Discovery Projects (DP).
2011
- Structure Studies of Modular Proteins in Signal Transduction; Trewhella J; DVC Research/Bridging Support Grant.
- Shared resource for protein discovery; Matthews J, Mabbutt B, Brown L, Paulsen I, Stock D, Sunde M, Trewhella J; Australian Research Council (ARC)/Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities (LIEF).
2010
- The structure of the HIV-1 matrix protein with human calmodulin; Trewhella J, Chow J; Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation/Research Support.
2009
- The structure of the HIV-1 Gag complex with human ESCRT-1; Trewhella J, Chow J; Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation/Research Support.
- Molecular Mechanisms of two-component signal transduction in bacteria; Trewhella J, Guss J; Australian Research Council/Discovery Projects (DP).
- Structural basis of familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy caused by myosin binding protein C; Trewhella J; DVC Research/Bridging Support Grant.
2008
- 800 MHz NMR spectrometer for biomolecular structure-function analysis; Mackay J, Otting G, Kuchel P, Matthews J, Gell D, Trewhella J, Rutledge P, Messerle B, Vadas M, Graham R, Vandenberg J, Stock D, Ball G, Fazekas De St Groth B, Shine J; Australian Research Council (ARC)/Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities (LIEF).
- Transcriptional complexes in haematopiesis and T-cell Leukaemia; Matthews J, Guss J, Trewhella J; NHMRC/Project Grant.
- 800 MHz NMR spectrometer for biomolecular structure function analysis; Vadas M, Stock D, Graham R, Shine J, Ball G, Matthews J, Gell D, Trewhella J, Rutledge P, Messerle B, Fazekas De St Groth B, Vandenberg J, Mackay J, Otting G, Kuchel P; Australian Research Council (ARC)/LIEF.
- Effects of molecular crowding on protein structure - Access to Major Research Facilities Program (AMRFP); Trewhella J; Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation/Access to Major Research Facilities Program.
- Inhibition of histidine kinase signal sensing: a novel paradigm for antimicrobial development; King G, Guss J, Trewhella J; National Health and Medical Research Council/Project Grants.
2007
- Structural Biology Centre for HIV/Host Interactions in Trafficking and Assembly; Sundquist W, Trewhella J; National Institutes of Health (USA)/Research Support.
- Small-Angle Scattering Core for the Center for the Determination of Structures of HIV/Host Interacti; Trewhella J; National Institutes of Health/University of Utah.
- Studies of the dynamic language of bio-molecular communication and signalling; Trewhella J; Australian Research Council (ARC)/Discovery.
2006
- 3249 - Structural Studies Of Protein Complexes Aimed At Fundamental Advances In Understanding Life Processes, Including Diseased States; Trewhella J; Australian Institute of Nuclear Science and Engineering/Awards.
- Facility for Structural Analysis of Bio-Molecular Complexes and Self Assembly; Trewhella J, Warr G, et a, Mabbutt B; Australian Research Council (ARC)/LIEF.
- Structural characterisation of a natural inhibitor of sporulation bound to its histidine kinase target - NIST and SSRL, 26 May and 2 Jume 2006; Trewhella J; Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation/Travel Grant.
2004
- Molecular mechanisms of biochemical regulation: Neutron and x-ray scattering studies; Australian Research Council (ARC)/Federation Fellowship (FF).
2001
- Structure and Dynamics of Protein Kinase A Signaling Complexes; Trewhella J; University of California, Directed Research Development/CULAR Project.
2000
- Biological Neutron Scattering, a Collaboration with the Oak Ridge Structural Biology Center; Trewhella J; Department of Energy/Office of Biological and Environmental Research/Research Grant.
1998
- Structural Changes and Signaling in Calcium Regulation; Trewhella J; NIH/Research Grant.
Selected publications
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