Kim Shaddick

PhD Student

Molecular Ecology Lab
Macquarie University
Sydney, NSW 2109 Australia
Phone: 61 (2) 9850 8205; Fax: 61 (2) 9850 8245
E-mail: kshaddick@bio.mq.edu.au

Education

- PhD candidate. March 2006 - Present. Macquarie University.
- BSc (Hons) in Biology. 2003. Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University

Current Research

I commenced my PhD project in March 2006 under the supervision of Dr Luciano Beheregary, Dr. Dean Gilligan and Prof. David Briscoe. I am working on the phylogeography, conservation genetics and management of Australian Bass and Estuary Perch in Southeastern Australia. Other interests include: molecular ecology, conservation genetics and evolution.

Previous Research

- The Recovery and Characterisation of Integrons from Environmental Bacteria. Research conducted for honours (with M. Gillings).
- The Phenoloxidase Cascade in Tunicates. Research conducted for honous (with D. Raftos).
- Population Substructure, Gene Flow and Mating Systems in Natural (with A. Stow, D. Briscoe and A. Beattie).
- Sperm Competition in the Cannibalistic Orb Web Spider (with M. Herbestein and K. Robinson).
- Antimicrobial Activity of Sea Urchin Coelomic Fluid (with D. Raftos).

Research Projects click here for details

- Phylogeography and Conservation Genetics of Australian Bass and Estuary Perch

Publications

- Butt, D., Shaddick, K., and Raftos, D. (2006). The effect of low salinity on phenoloxidase activity in the Sydney rock oyster, Saccostrea glomerate. vol. 251, no2-4, pp. 159-166

- Vandenberg, R.J., Shaddick, K. and Ju, Peng-chu. (in review) Molecular basis for substrate discrimination by glycine transporters. Submitted to Journal of Biological Chemistry