PCBRC Staff

Tony Bacic

Personal Chair, The University of Melbourne
Director, Plant Cell Biology Research Centre

Contact Details
School of Botany, University of Melbourne, VIC 3010, Australia
Phone: 613 8344 5041, Fax: 613 9347 1071
Email: abacic@unimelb.edu.au

Academic Qualifications
1975 BSc (Hons), James Cook University of North Queensland, Queensland
1980 PhD, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria

Present Positions

2004-		Chair, Biological Sciences and Biotechnology Panel, Committee of the College of Experts, Australian Research Council
2003-		Co-Chair, Large Infrastructure Equipment & Facilities (LIEF) Committee, Australian Research Council
2003-		Research Leader, Australian Centre for Plant Functional Genomics
2003-		Co-Chair, Management Committee, Victorian Centre for Plant Functional Genomics
2000-		Director, Plant Cell Biology Research Centre, University of Melbourne
2000-		Deputy Director, Cereal Functional Genomics Centre
1999-		Program Leader, Cooperative Research Centre for Bioproducts
1996-		Professor (Personal Chair), School of Botany, University of Melbourne

Professional Activities
Editorial Boards (Journals)

2000-present	Monitoring Editor, Plant Physiology
2000-present	Member, Editorial Board, Planta
1998-present	Executive Editor (Australia), Glycobiology
1990-98	Member, Editorial Board, Glycobiology

Board Memberships
Maud Gibson Trust, Royal Botanic Gardens, Cranbourne

Research Aims
My major research interests focus on the following areas:

Structure, function and biosynthesis of complex carbohydrates in biological systems (cell walls, cell surfaces, extracellular matrices).
Biotechnological applications of polysaccharides.
Functional genomics in the growth and end-use quality of cereals; cloning and expression of polysaccharide synthases / glycosyl transferases; proteomics of the Golgi and plasma membranes.
Abiotic stress in cereals; applications of proteomics and metabolomics technologies to understanding boron tolerance in cereals and salt and frost tolerance in native gasses adapted to survival in salt marshes and Antarctic environments.

Development of platform technologies (glycomics / proteomics / metabolomics) for functional genomics.

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Last modified: August 23, 2004

Authorised by: Prof. Antony Bacic & Assoc. Prof. Ed Newbigin

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Maintainer: Chris O'Brien, School of Botany