Professor Katherine Belov
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Professor Katherine Belov

BSc(Hons) PhD
Professor of Comparative Genomics
Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Global &
Research Engagement
School of Life and Environmental Sciences
Phone
+61 2 9351 3454
Fax
+61 2 9351 3957
Professor Katherine Belov

Evolution of the adaptive immune system Marsupial and monotreme immune genes MHC Diversity and Conservation Marsupial and monotreme genomics Comparative Genomics Genetics of Tasmanian Devil facial tumour disease

Genetics and Genomics

  • President of the Genetics Society of Australasia ( July 2014)
  • Part of the organising committee Genetics Society of Australasia annual meeting at USyd in 2014
  • Editorial board of BMC Genomics
  • Edited a special issue of the Australian Journal of Zoology
  • 2022 Elected Fellow of Australian Academy of Science
  • 2021 Awarded Genetics Society of Australasia MJD White Medal.
  • 2015 The 38 influential University of Sydney people you should follow on Twitter
  • 2014 Australian Academy of Science, Fenner Medal for Research in Biology (Excluding the Biomedical Sciences).
  • 2014 The Genetics Society of Australasia "Ross Crozier Medal".
  • 2011 Eureka Awards Research and Innovation, Environmental Research, The Devils' Advocates
  • 2009 ARCs prestigious Future Fellowships for mid-career researchers
  • 2009 Received People’s Choice Award, at the 20th Australian Museum Eureka Prizes
  • 2009 The "Thompson Fellowship for Research career development".
  • 2008 The Australian Institute of Policy and Science (AIPS) Tall Poppy award.
  • 2008 Grace Mary Mitchell Awards for teaching, research, research support and teaching support respectively.
Project titleResearch student
Utilising genomics to improve koala conservationSam BAGOT
Platypus venom and its peptides: characterisation and functional testingAdele GONSALVEZ
The Power of Peptides: a search for novel therapeutics to combat Devil Facial Tumour Disease (DFTD)Patra PETROHILOS

Selected publications

Publications

Edited Books

  • Hogg, C., Fox, S., Pemberton, D., Belov, K. (2019). Saving the Tasmanian Devil: Recovery through Science-based Management. Clayton South: CSIRO Publishing. [More Information]

Book Chapters

  • Hogg, C., Fox, S., Pemberton, D., Belov, K. (2019). Lessons learned and future directions. In Carolyn Hogg, Samantha Fox, David Pemberton, Katherine Belov (Eds.), Saving the Tasmanian Devil: Recovery through Science-based Management, (pp. 291-295). Clayton South: CSIRO Publishing. [More Information]
  • Brandies, P., Grueber, C., Hogg, C., Belov, K. (2019). MHC Genes and Mate Choice. In Jae Chun Choe (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Animal Behavior: Second Edition, (pp. 331-336). London: Academic Press. [More Information]
  • Brandies, P., Grueber, C., Hogg, C., Belov, K. (2019). MHC Genes and Mate Choice. In Jae Chun Choe (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Animal Behavior: Second Edition, (pp. V2-331). London: Academic Press. [More Information]

Journals

  • Baker, D., Fedrigo, O., Jarvis, E., Belov, K., Hogg, C., Shapiro, B., Abueg, L., Escalona, M., Farquharson, K., Lanyon, J., et al (2024). A chromosome-level genome assembly for the dugong (Dugong dugon). Journal of Heredity, 115(2), 212-220. [More Information]
  • Peel, E., Hogg, C., Belov, K. (2024). Characterisation of defensins across the marsupial family tree. Developmental and Comparative Immunology, 158, 105207. [More Information]
  • Gilding, E., Jackson, M., Nguyen, L., Hamilton, B., Farquharson, K., Ho, W., Yap, K., Hogg, C., Belov, K., Craik, D. (2024). Hijacking of N-fixing legume albumin-1 genes enables the cyclization and stabilization of defense peptides. Nature Communications, 15(1). [More Information]

Conferences

  • Lillie, M., Shine, R., Belov, K. (2013). Characterisation of major Histocompatibility Complex class 1 in the Australian Cane toad, Rhinella marina. Genetics Society of AustralAsia Inc Annual Conference Sydney - Genetics in the Harbour City, Sydney: Genetics Society of AustralAsia, Inc.
  • Cui, J., Cheng, Y., Belov, K. (2013). Characterisation of the toll-like receptors genes in the Thsmanian devil,Sarcophilus harrisii. Genetics Society of Australia Inc Genetics in the Harbour City, Sydney: UNSW.
  • Ujvari, B., Piddington, L., Belov, K., Pearse, A., Harmsen, C., Taylor, R., Peck, S., Pyecroft, S., Kowarsky, M., Madsen, T., et al (2013). Devil Facial Tumor Disease, a potential model of the Cancer Stem-Cell Process? 1st Annual International Conference on Advances in Veterinary Science Research (VETSCI), Singapore: The Global Science and Technology Forum (GSTF).

Other

  • Temple -Smith, P., Graves, J., Grutzner, F., Deakin, J., Renfree, M., Belov, K., Miller, R., Jirtle, R., Lindblad-Toh, K., Lander, E., et al (2004), A proposal to sequence the genome of the platypus, Ornithorhynchus anatinus.

2024

  • Baker, D., Fedrigo, O., Jarvis, E., Belov, K., Hogg, C., Shapiro, B., Abueg, L., Escalona, M., Farquharson, K., Lanyon, J., et al (2024). A chromosome-level genome assembly for the dugong (Dugong dugon). Journal of Heredity, 115(2), 212-220. [More Information]
  • Peel, E., Hogg, C., Belov, K. (2024). Characterisation of defensins across the marsupial family tree. Developmental and Comparative Immunology, 158, 105207. [More Information]
  • Gilding, E., Jackson, M., Nguyen, L., Hamilton, B., Farquharson, K., Ho, W., Yap, K., Hogg, C., Belov, K., Craik, D. (2024). Hijacking of N-fixing legume albumin-1 genes enables the cyclization and stabilization of defense peptides. Nature Communications, 15(1). [More Information]

2023

  • Haghani, A., Li, C., Robeck, T., Zhang, J., Lu, A., Ablaeva, J., Acosta-Rodríguez, V., Adams, D., Alagaili, A., Almunia, J., Belov, K., et al (2023). DNA methylation networks underlying mammalian traits. Science, 381(6658), eabq5693. [More Information]
  • Dodge, T., Farquharson, K., Ford, C., Cavanagh, L., Schubert, K., Schumer, M., Belov, K., Hogg, C. (2023). Genomes of two Extinct-in-the-Wild reptiles from Christmas Island reveal distinct evolutionary histories and conservation insights. Molecular Ecology Resources. [More Information]
  • Lane, M., Lowe, A., Vukcevic, J., Clark, R., Madani, G., Higgins, D., Silver, L., Belov, K., Hogg, C., Marsh, K. (2023). Health Assessments of Koalas after Wildfire: A Temporal Comparison of Rehabilitated and Non-Rescued Resident Individuals. Animals, 13(18). [More Information]

2022

  • Silver, L., Cheng, Y., Quigley, B., Robbins, A., Timms, P., Hogg, C., Belov, K. (2022). A targeted approach to investigating immune genes of an iconic Australian marsupial. Molecular Ecology, 31(12), 3286-3303. [More Information]
  • Peel, E., Silver, L., Brandies, P., Zhu, Y., Cheng, Y., Hogg, C., Belov, K. (2022). Best genome sequencing strategies for annotation of complex immune gene families in wildlife. GigaScience, 11. [More Information]
  • McLennan, E., Wise, P., Lee, A., Grueber, C., Belov, K., Hogg, C. (2022). DNA metabarcoding reveals a broad dietary range for Tasmanian devils introduced to a naïve ecosystem. Ecology and Evolution, 12(5), 1-14. [More Information]

2021

  • Peel, E., Silver, L., Brandies, P., Hogg, C., Belov, K. (2021). A reference genome for the critically endangered woylie, Bettongia penicillata ogilbyi. GigaByte. [More Information]
  • Peel, E., Silver, L., Brandies, P., Hogg, C., Belov, K. (2021). A reference genome for the critically endangered woylie, Bettongia penicillata ogilbyi. GigaByte, 2021. [More Information]
  • Peel, E., Frankenberg, S., Hogg, C., Pask, A., Belov, K. (2021). Annotation of immune genes in the extinct thylacine (Thylacinus cynocephalus). Immunogenetics, 73(3), 263-275. [More Information]

2020

  • Wright, B., Farquharson, K., McLennan, E., Belov, K., Hogg, C., Grueber, C. (2020). A demonstration of conservation genomics for threatened species management. Molecular Ecology Resources, 20(6), 1526-1541. [More Information]
  • Zhu, P., Garber, P., Wang, L., Li, M., Belov, K., Gillespie, T., Zhou, X. (2020). Comprehensive Knowledge of Reservoir Hosts is Key to Mitigating Future Pandemics. The Innovation, 1(3), 100065. [More Information]
  • Farquharson, K., Hogg, C., Belov, K., Grueber, C. (2020). Deciphering genetic mate choice: Not so simple in group-housed conservation breeding programs. Evolutionary Applications, 13(9), 2179-2189. [More Information]

2019

  • Grueber, C., Peel, E., Wright, B., Hogg, C., Belov, K. (2019). A Tasmanian devil breeding program to support wild recovery. Reproduction, Fertility and Development, 31(7), 1296-1304. [More Information]
  • Grueber, C., Fox, S., McLennan, E., Gooley, R., Pemberton, D., Hogg, C., Belov, K. (2019). Complex problems need detailed solutions: Harnessing multiple data types to inform genetic management in the wild. Evolutionary Applications, 12(2), 280-291. [More Information]
  • Chong, R., Shi, M., Grueber, C., Holmes, E., Hogg, C., Belov, K., Barrs, V. (2019). Fecal Viral Diversity of Captive and Wild Tasmanian Devils Characterized Using Virion-Enriched Metagenomics and Metatranscriptomics. Journal of Virology, 93(11), 1-18. [More Information]

2018

  • Johnson, R., O'Meally, D., Chen, Z., Etherington, G., Ho, S., Nash, W., Grueber, C., Cheng, Y., Whittington, C., Dennison, S., Peel, E., Brandies, P., Hogg, C., Govendir, M., Jones, E., Wright, B., Belov, K., et al (2018). Adaptation and conservation insights from the koala genome. Nature Genetics, 50(8), 1102-1111. [More Information]
  • Farquharson, K., Gooley, R., Fox, S., Huxtable, S., Belov, K., Pemberton, D., Hogg, C., Grueber, C. (2018). Are any populations 'safe'? Unexpected reproductive decline in a population of Tasmanian devils free of devil facial tumour disease. Wildlife Research, 45(1), 31-37. [More Information]
  • Ogunniyi, A., Kopecki, Z., Hickey, E., Khazandi, M., Peel, E., Belov, K., Boileau, A., Garg, S., Venter, H., Chan, W., et al (2018). Bioluminescent murine models of bacterial sepsis and scald wound infections for antimicrobial efficacy testing. PloS One, 13(7), 1-13. [More Information]

2017

  • Hogg, C., Grueber, C., Pemberton, D., Fox, S., Lee, A., Ivy, J., Belov, K. (2017). "Devil Tools & Tech": A Synergy of Conservation Research and Management Practice. Conservation Letters, 10(1), 133-138. [More Information]
  • Cheng, Y., Belov, K. (2017). Antimicrobial Protection of Marsupial Pouch Young. Frontiers in Microbiology, 8, 1-8. [More Information]
  • Jones, E., Cheng, Y., O'Meally, D., Belov, K. (2017). Characterization of the antimicrobial peptide family defensins in the Tasmanian devil (Sarcophilus harrisii), koala (Phascolarctos cinereus), and tammar wallaby (Macropus eugenii). Immunogenetics, 69(3), 133-143. [More Information]

2016

  • Griffith, O., Brandley, M., Belov, K., Thompson, M. (2016). Allelic expression of mammalian imprinted genes in a matrotrophic lizard, Pseudemoia entrecasteauxii. Development Genes and Evolution, 226(2), 79-85. [More Information]
  • Peel, E., Cheng, Y., Djordjevic, J., Fox, S., Sorrell, T., Belov, K. (2016). Cathelicidins in the Tasmanian devil (Sarcophilus harrisii). Scientific Reports, 6, 1-9. [More Information]
  • Morris, K., O'Meally, D., Zaw, T., Song, X., Gillett, A., Molloy, M., Polkinghorne, A., Belov, K. (2016). Characterisation of the immune compounds in koala milk using a combined transcriptomic and proteomic approach. Scientific Reports, 6, 1-14. [More Information]

2015

  • Morris, K., Belov, K. (2015). Cancer Immunology of Transmissible Cancers. In Nima Rezaei (Eds.), Cancer Immunology: A Translational Medicine Context, (pp. 419-428). Berlin: Springer. [More Information]
  • Ujvari, B., Belov, K. (2015). Characterization of antibody V segment diversity in the Tasmanian devil (Sarcophilus harrisii). Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology, 167(3-4), 156-167. [More Information]
  • Barrs, V., Ujvari, B., Dhand, N., Peters, I., Talbot, J., Johnson, L., Billen, F., Martin, P., Beatty, J., Belov, K. (2015). Detection of Aspergillus-specific antibodies by agar gel double immunodiffusion and IgG ELISA in feline upper respiratory tract aspergillosis. The Veterinary Journal, 203, 285-289. [More Information]

2014

  • Ujvari, B., Pearse, A., Swift, K., Hodson, P., Hua, B., Pyecroft, S., Taylor, R., Hamede, R., Jones, M., Belov, K., et al (2014). Anthropogenic selection enhances cancer evolution in Tasmanian devil tumours. Evolutionary Applications, 7(2), 260-265. [More Information]
  • Lillie, M., Shine, R., Belov, K. (2014). Characterisation of Major Histocompatibility Complex Class I in the Australian Cane Toad, Rhinella marina. PloS One, 9(8), 1-9. [More Information]
  • Cheng, Y., Belov, K. (2014). Characterisation of non-classical MHC class I genes in the Tasmanian devil (Sarcophilus harrisii). Immunogenetics, 66(12), 727-735. [More Information]

2013

  • Lau, Q., Jobbins, S., Belov, K., Higgins, D. (2013). Characterisation of four major histocompatibility complex class II genes of the koala (Phascolarctos cinereus). Immunogenetics, 65, 37-46. [More Information]
  • Lillie, M., Shine, R., Belov, K. (2013). Characterisation of major Histocompatibility Complex class 1 in the Australian Cane toad, Rhinella marina. Genetics Society of AustralAsia Inc Annual Conference Sydney - Genetics in the Harbour City, Sydney: Genetics Society of AustralAsia, Inc.
  • Cui, J., Cheng, Y., Belov, K. (2013). Characterisation of the toll-like receptors genes in the Thsmanian devil,Sarcophilus harrisii. Genetics Society of Australia Inc Genetics in the Harbour City, Sydney: UNSW.

2012

  • Deakin, J., Belov, K. (2012). A Comparative Genomics Approach to Understanding Transmissible Cancer in Tasmanian Devils. In A.Chakravarti and E. Green (Eds.), Annual Review of Genomics and Human Genetics, (pp. 207-222). Palo Alto, USA: Annual Reviews. [More Information]
  • Wong, E., Papenfuss, A., Whittington, C., Warren, W., Belov, K. (2012). A Limited Role for Gene Duplications in the Evolution of Platypus venom. Molecular Biology and Evolution, 29(1), 167-177. [More Information]
  • Cheng, Y., Stuart, A., Morris, K., Taylor, R., Siddle, H., Deakin, J., Jones, M., Amemiya, C., Belov, K. (2012). Antigen-presenting genes and genomic copy number variations in the Tasmanian devil MHC. BMC Genomics, 13(87), 1-13. [More Information]

2011

  • Wang, C., Deakin, J., Rens, W., Zenger, K., Belov, K., Marshall Graves, J., Nicholas, F. (2011). A first-generation integrated tammar wallaby map and its use in creating a tammar wallaby first-generation virtual genome map. BMC Genomics, 12, 1-12. [More Information]
  • Kreiss, A., Cheng, Y., Kimble, F., Wells, B., Donovan, S., Belov, K., Woods, G. (2011). Allorecognition in the Tasmanian Devil (Sarcophilus harrisii), an Endangered Marsupial Species with Limited Genetic Diversity. PloS One, 6(7), 1-10. [More Information]
  • Wang, J., Wong, E., Whitley, J., Li, J., Stringer, J., Short, K., Renfree, M., Belov, K., Cocks, B. (2011). Ancient Antimicrobial Peptides Kill Antibiotic-resistant Pathogens: Australian Mammals Provide New Options. PloS One, 6(8), 1-8. [More Information]

2010

  • Vernersson, M., Belov, K., Aveskogh, M., Hellman, L. (2010). Cloning and Structural Analysis of two Highly Divergent IgA Isotypes, IgA1 and IgA2 from the Duck Billed Platypus, Ornithorhynchus anatinus. Molecular Immunology, 47, 785-791. [More Information]
  • Murphy, B., Belov, K., Thompson, M. (2010). Evolution of viviparity and uterine angiogenesis: Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in oviparous and viviparous skinks. Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B: Molecular and Developmental Evolution, 314 B(2), 148-156. [More Information]
  • Siddle, H., Sanderson, C., Deakin, J., Belov, K. (2010). Genetic architecture of the macropodid immune system. In Graeme Coulson, Mark Eldridge (Eds.), Macropods: The Biology of Kangaroos, Wallabies & Rat-kangaroos, (pp. 13-23). Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing.

2009

  • Morris, K., Beatty, J., Cattley, S., Menotti-Raymond, M., O'Brien, S., Belov, K. (2009). Assessing diversity of the MHC in the domestic cat, cheetah and Gir lion using MHC linked microsatellite marker. Genetics Society of AustralAsia 2009 Conference (GSA 2009), Australia: Genetics Society of AustralAsia, Inc.
  • Yuasa, H., Ball, H., Ho, Y., Austin, C., Whittington, C., Belov, K., Maghzal, G., Jermiin, L., Hunt, N. (2009). Characterization and evolution of vertebrate indoleamine 2, 3-dioxygenases (IDOs) from monotremes and marsupials. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology. Part B: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 153(2), 137-144. [More Information]
  • Cao, H., de Bono, B., Belov, K., Wong, E., Trowsdale, J., Barrow, A. (2009). Comparative genomics indicates the mammalian CD33rSiglec locus evolved by an ancient large-scale inverse duplication and suggests all Siglecs share a common ancestral region. Immunogenetics, 61(5), 401-417. [More Information]

2008

  • Whittington, C., Papenfuss, A., Bansal, P., Torres, A., Wong, E., Deakin, J., Graves, T., Alsop, A., Schatzkamer, K., Kremitzki, C., Kuchel, P., Belov, K., et al (2008). Defensins and the convergent evolution of platypus and reptile venom genes. Genome Research, 18(6), 986-994. [More Information]
  • Whittington, C., Papenfuss, A., Kuchel, P., Belov, K. (2008). Expression patterns of Platypus defensin and related venom genes across a range of tissue types reveal the possibility of broader functions for OvDLPs than previously suspected. Toxicon, 52, 559-565. [More Information]
  • Warren, W., Hillier, L., Marshall Graves, J., Birney, E., Ponting, C., Grutzner, F., Belov, K., Miller, W., Clarke, L., Chinwalla, A., Whittington, C., Wong, E., et al (2008). Genome analysis of the platypus reveals unique signatures of evolution. Nature, 453, 175-184. [More Information]

2007

  • Jobbins, S., Sanderson, C., Higgins, D., Krockenberger, M., Belov, K. (2007). An investigation of MHC diversity in koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus). Genetics Society of AustralAsia 54th Annual Conference, Sydney: Genetics Society of AustralAsia, Inc.
  • Siddle, H., Sanderson, C., Belov, K. (2007). Characterization of major histocompatability complex class 1 and class 11 genes from the Tasmanian devil (Sarcophilus harrisii). Immunogenetics, 59, 753-760. [More Information]
  • Belov, K., Sanderson, C., Deakin, J., Wong, E., Assange, D., McColl, K., Gout, A., de Bono, B., Barrow, A., Speed, T., et al (2007). Characterization of the opossum immune genome provides insights into the evolution of the mammalian immune system. Genome Research, 17(7), 982-991. [More Information]

2006

  • Torres, A., Tsampazi, C., Kennett, E., Belov, K., Geraghty, D., Bansal, P., Alewood, P., Kuchel, P. (2006). Characterization and isolation of L-to-D-amino-acid-residue isomerase from Platypus venom. Amino Acids, 32(1), 63-68. [More Information]
  • Deakin, J., Papenfuss, A., Belov, K., Cross, J., Coggill, P., Palmer, S., Sims, S., Speed, T., Beck, S., Graves, J. (2006). Evolution and comparative analysis of the MHC Class 111 inflammatory region. BMC Genomics, 7(281), 1-14. [More Information]
  • Wong, E., Young, L., Papenfuss, A., Belov, K. (2006). In silico identification of the opossum cytokine genes suggests the complexity of the marsupial immune system rivals that of eutherian mammals. Immunome Research, 2(4), doi:10.1186/1745-7580-2-4 - 1-doi:10.1186/1745-7580-2-4 - 16. [More Information]

2005

  • Papenfuss, A., Belov, K., Deakin, J., Speed, T., Graves, J., Miller, R. (2005). Annotation of the Opossum Major Histocompatibility Complex and Analysis of Conserved Non-coding Regions. Tissue Antigens: immune response genetics, 66(5), 508-508.
  • Miller, H., Belov, K., Daugherty, C. (2005). Characterization of MHC class 11 genes from an ancient reptile linage, Sphenodon (tuatara). Immunogenetics, 57(11), 883-891. [More Information]
  • Siddle, H., Deakin, J., Belov, K. (2005). Class I MHC genes in the tammar wallaby (Macropus eugenii) are dispersed throughout the genome. Tissue Antigens: immune response genetics, 66(5), 542.

2004

  • Temple -Smith, P., Graves, J., Grutzner, F., Deakin, J., Renfree, M., Belov, K., Miller, R., Jirtle, R., Lindblad-Toh, K., Lander, E., et al (2004), A proposal to sequence the genome of the platypus, Ornithorhynchus anatinus.
  • Belov, K., Miller, R., Ilijeski, A., Hellman, L., Harrison, G. (2004). Isolation of monotreme T cell receptor alpha and beta chains. Immunogenetics, 56(3), 164-169.
  • Belov, K., Lam, M., Colgan, D. (2004). Marsupial MHC class II β genes are not ortholgous to the eutherian β gene families. Journal of Heredity, 95(4), 338-345. [More Information]

2003

  • Belov, K., Lam, M., Hellman, L., Colgan, D. (2003). Evolution of the major histocompatibility complex: Isolation of class II ß cDNAs from two monotremes, the platypus and the short-beaked echidna. Immunogenetics, 55(6), 402-411. [More Information]
  • Belov, K., Hellman, L. (2003). Immunoglobulin genetics of Ornithorhynchus anatinus (platypus) and Tachyglossus aculeatus (short-beaked echidna). Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, Part A, 136(4), 811-819. [More Information]
  • Belov, K., Hellman, L. (2003). Platypus immunoglobulin M and the divergence of the two extant monotreme lineages. Australian Mammalogy, 25(1), 87-94.

2002

  • Rawson, R., Belov, K., Gidley-Baird, A., Cooper, D. (2002). Characterisation of antisera to recombinant IgA of the common brushtail possum. Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology, 88(1-2), 89-95. [More Information]
  • Belov, K., Hellman, L., Cooper, D. (2002). Characterisation of echidna IgM provides insights into the time of divergence of extant mammals. Developmental and Comparative Immunology, 26(9), 831-839. [More Information]
  • Belov, K., Hellman, L., Cooper, D. (2002). Characterisation of immunoglobulin gamma 1 from a monotreme. Immunogenetics, 53(12), 1065-1071.

2001

  • Belov, K., Zenger, K., Hellman, L., Cooper, D. (2001). Echidna IgA supports mammalian unity and traditional Therian relationship. Mammalian Genome.

Selected Grants

2022

  • Designing successful genetic-rescue approaches for threatened species, Belov K, Hogg C, Australian Research Council (ARC)/Linkage Projects (LP)

2021

  • Charaterising functional genomic diversity to ensure the long-term viability of koala populations, Belov K, School of Life and Environmental Sciences (SOLES)/Strategic Partnership Seeding Grant

In the media

PhD candidate Emma Peel from the School of Life and Environmental Sciences was interviewed on ABC (News 24, RN Drive, PM, 702 Sydney, 774 Melbourne, 666 Canberra, 891 Adelaide, 720 Perth, 105.7 Darwin, 936 Hobart, triple j), The Project on Channel 10, The Feed on SBS Two, 3AW Melbourne, 5AA Adelaide, 6PR Perth, 2GB Sydney, 2CC Canberra and Gizmodoabout new research that has proved Tasmanian Devil’s milk can kill some of the most deadly bacterial and fungal infections. The Hobart Mercuryand news.com.auquoted Professor Kathy Belov, Pro-Vice Chancellor (Global Engagement) about the research. Pedestrianalso reported on the study.

Oct 2016
The Scientist (US) and The Verge(US) quoted Professor Katherine Belov, Pro Vice-Chancellor (Global Engagement), from the Faculty of Veterinary Science, about new US research suggesting that Tasmanian devils are evolving resistance to facial tumour disease. August 2016

The Sun Heraldand Sunday Canberra Timesquoted Professor Katherine Belov, Pro Vice-Chancellor (Global Engagement), from the Faculty of Veterinary Science, about the threat of extinction of Tasmanian devils ten years ago, which has now turned to hope for their survival in the wild.

July 2016

Droppings Reveal That Not All Tasmanian Devils Are Clones

May 2016

The Age reported PhD researcher Rebecca Gooley confirmed the discovery of a new Tasmanian devil population. Professor Katherine Belov, Pro-Vice Chancellor (Global Engagement), was quoted on how the discovery of nine new genetic variants would aid the species’ outlook. 936 ABC Hobart mentioned University of Sydney research on the Tasmanian devil population

May 2016

Clones no more as a secret population of Tasmanian devils discovered

May 2016

A Devilish Cancer - Tasmanian Devil Facial Tumour Disease

May 2015

The 38 influential University of Sydney people you should follow on Twitter

Mar 2015

Can a New, Improved Tasmanian Devil Escape Extinction?

Mar 2016

America and Australia in partnership to save the Tassie devil

Feb 2014

There has been coverage around the partnership announced between the University and San Diego Zoo to save the Tasmanian Devil: ABC Northern Tasmania, 936 ABC Hobart and 702 ABC Sydney.

How the echidna lost its venom

Nov 2013

The Sydney Morning Herald and Canberra Times published stories about University research into the origins of echidna’s spurs, quoting Professor Kathy Belov from the School of Veterinary Science.