Professor Roberta Farrell: Graduate Students
Professor Roberta Farrell has supervised the following students in graduate study.
PhD Students
Jurgens, Joel (2010). Fungal biodiversity of extreme environments and their biochemical strategies of lignocelluloseis utilization.
Duncan, Shona (2007). Cellulose degradation
in Antarctic historic huts.
Fraser, D. Scott (2008). Effects
on forest ecosystems of pulp and paper waste.
Stahlhut, Dirk (2009). Identification of decay fungi and factors affecting wood decay in "leaky
buildings" in NZ & strategies for improved detection and control.
Robson, Lisa (2008). Gene expression
and ophiostoma species. [pictured]
Thwaites, Joanne (2003). Black and White: Investigations in the ecology, biology and biological
control of sapstain fungi in New Zealand. [pictured middle below]
Schirp, Anke (2002). Effect of
New Zealand sapstaining fungi on radiata pine.
Jiang, Zidong (2002) [MPhil]. Study to evaluate the feasibility of using fungal-based remediation for
treatment of PCP/Dioxin/Furan contaminated soil.
 [Prof
Roberta Farrell, Dr Joanne Thwaites and Shona Duncan pictured right]
MSc Students
Hingston, Erina (2006). The
Manipulation of Cell Wall Polysaccharide Gene Expression.
Gutierrez-Zamora, Maria-Luisa (2005). Bioremediation of
fuel-contaminated soils from Antarctica.
Ripi, Jonni (2004). Identification of
Genes and Promoters Relevant to Pineapple Fruit Ripening.
Kuy, Sulee (2004). Bovine Milk Factors and
Intestinal Integrity.
Robson, Lisa (2004). Microbial Abundance and Diversity
surrounding Mummified Seals in Miers Valley, Antarctica.
Wilcocks, Sandra (2004). Extracellular Protein Expression by Ophiostoma sp.
Bryant, Matthew (2003). Hollow Giants Heart rot in kauri (Agathis
australis (D.don) Lindl.) and decay fungi".
Minasaki, Ryuji (2003). Microbial Diversity Relation to Human Activity
in Historic Areas of Ross Dependency, Antarctica.
Watson, Kim (2002). Computer visualisation and modelling to increase
the investigative study of epidemiology of sapstain.
Fraser, Donald Scott (2002). Potential of organic waste amendments in the
biocontrol of Phytophthora root rot of avocado: a case study in ethics of
sustainable agriculture.
Zhou, Yonghong (2001). Adenylate Kinase: Gene Expression, enzyme and
antibody characterisation.
Hearnshaw, Edward (2001). Enzymatic treatments for the forming of
linerboard.
Narayan, Reena (2000). Genetic Modification of Pinus radiata with
Ferulate 5-Hydroxylase and Cytochrome P-450 Reductase Genes from Arabidopsis
thaliana.
Lin, Feng (2000). Elucidation of Melanin Pathway Genes of NZ sapstain Sphaeropus sapinea.
Cooper, Paula (2000). Validation of the Sapstain Danger Index.
Rhodes, Phillippa (1999). Characterisation of hydrocarbon degrading
Antarctic Pseudomonas species.
O'Neill, Robert Alexander (1999). Purification of an oxidase from
Pseudomonas resinovorans.
Thwaites, Joanne (1999). Sapstain fungi: colonisation and
competition on radiata pine.
Singh, Tripti (1999). Sphaeropsis sapinea antibody development and wood
microscopy analysis. | 
