Honours projects for 2016 Plant Biotechnology Research Group: Plant virology – a range of projects is available on virus-plant interactions, for example Next Generation Sequencing and associated bioinformatics to identify new plant viruses, how plants defend themselves against plant viruses, generic technologies for pathogen identification in relation to biosecurity – For further enquiries, please contact Dr Steve Wylie - [email protected] Molecular basis of nematode-plant interactions – what effectors do nematodes use to overcome plant defences, new biotech strategies for nematode control? For further enquiries, please contact Prof Mike Jones - [email protected] Molecular basis of aphid-plant interactions - what effectors do aphids use to overcome plant defences, new biotech strategies for aphid control? For further enquiries, please contact Prof Mike Jones - [email protected] Transgenic plants – technology, applications, benefits, trait development and stability For further enquiries, please contact Prof Mike Jones - [email protected] Genome editing in potato - Efficient food: Do potato genotypes differ in nitrogen use efficiency? - Efficient food: Manipulating carbohydrate partitioning in potato - Potential for biological control of Spongospora subterranea in potato; a major disease of a world crop. For further enquiries, please contact Dr Stephen Milroy - [email protected] Refer to 2016 handbook for further information about requirements, how to apply and course structure: http://handbook.murdoch.edu.au/courses/details?year=2016&us=7865