 Stirling Bowen (Mr) - Technical Officer, Southern Cross Plant Genomics
 Phone: 02 6620 3987
 Fax: 02 6626 9126
 Email: stirling.bowen@scu.edu.au
After completing his BSc at Monash University Stirling worked at the Commonwealth Serum Laboratories on human allergens. He joined CPCG in 2001. Stirling oversaw the setting up of the Southern Cross Plant Genomics facility and continues as Technical Officer. He has been involved in the adaption of genomics platforms such as the Sequenom MassArray and Illumina GAIIx Next Generation Sequencing to crop plants.  View Publications |  Return to Staff Index List
Tiffeny Byrnes (Mrs) - Laboratory Assistant Phone: 02 6620 3442
Fax: 02 6626 9126
Email: tiffeny.byrnes@scu.edu.au Tiffeny joined the Centre in 2001 as a Laboratory Assistant. She oversees the general running of the laboratories at the Centre; this includes maintaining stock of consumables and placing orders to meet the requirements of the researchers. Tiffeny previously worked in the School of Exercise Science and Sport Management at this University. Return to Staff Index List 
Shelley Jones (Ms) - Research Assistant Phone: 02 6620 3406
Fax: 02 6626 9126
Email: shelley.jones@scu.edu.au Shelley works at the Centre's Tissue Culture laboratory and is responsible for undertaking experiments and duties relating to growth of plants in tissue culture, growth rooms and in the Glasshouses. Shelley also plays a critical role in generating transgenic rice and wheat by Agrobacterium or particle-bombardment mediated transformation. Return to Staff Index List 
Asuka Kawamata (Ms) - Technical Assistant Phone: 02 6620 3437
Fax: 02 6622 2080
Email: asuka.kawamata@scu.edu.au Asuka joined CPCG in 2007 as a trainee and continues to work as a Technical Assistant. Return to Staff Index List 
Cathy Nock (Dr) - Laboratory Manager Phone: 02 6620 3398
Fax: 02 6626 9129
Email: cathy.nock@scu.edu.au Cathy joined the Centre in 2006 and is employed as Laboratory Manager. Following undergraduate studies at UNSW in biology, she worked for several years in palaeontology at UNSW before relocating to the north coast to train with Professor Peter Baverstock in molecular biology. She attained an MSc. on the evolution of Australia's elapid snakes and now completed a PhD in conservation genetics. Her research interests are evolution, phylogenetics, phylogeography and the population genetics of threatened species. View Publications | Return to Staff Index List 
Allison Wiseman (Ms) - Research Assistant, Southern Cross Plant Improvement Phone: 02 6620 3437
Fax: 02 6626 9129
Email: allison.wiseman@scu.edu.au Allison is responsible for the day to day operation of the Centre's plant tissue culture facilities, plant houses and plant growth facilities. Many of these are AQIS or PC2 registered. Current tissue culture projects include transformation of wheat, rice and barley using particle bombardment-mediated and Agrobacterium-mediated transformation. Return to Staff Index List Updated: 21 September 2011 |
