Our Team
Meet the Lab members
A/ Professor David Francis
Head of NuSea.Lab
Professor Giovanni Turchini
Head of School
Dr Thomas Mock
Associate Research Fellow
Dr Matthew Jago
Associate Research Fellow
Dr Michael Salini
Research Fellow
Ms Kelsey Bews
Research Assistant
Dr Shoaib M. Siddik
Research Fellow
Mr Thiruchenduran Somasundaram
Research Fellow
Professor John Donald
Professor
Mr Inamul Hassan Abdul Lathiff
PhD candidate
Ms Hannah Redmond
PhD candidate
Ms Paige Miles
PhD candidate
Mr Beichen Yang
PhD candidate
Ms Courtney Bourke
PhD candidate
Ms Emily Courtot
PhD candidate
Ms Billie Julien
PhD candidate
Ms Chethana Tissera
PhD candidate
Dr Andrew Oxley
Lecturer, Marine Microbiology
Dr Erin Cumming
Past Research Assistant
Dr Jessica Conlan
Past Research Fellow
Dr Ben Jones
Research Fellow
Dr Nesar Ahmed
Past Research Fellow
Dr Melissa Rocker
Past Research Fellow
Dr Kieren Searle
Past PhD candidate
Collaborators
At NuSea.Lab we believe collaboration is essential for tackling challenging scientific R&D objectives.
We have developed a substantial collaborative network, from within Deakin University to all regions of the globe. We are engaged in, and are highly supportive of, short and long term scientific visits. Amongst our recent visits, we have hosted Dr Biju Kamalam (visiting academic, Indian Council of Agricultural Research, India); Dr Clara Trullas Huguet (PhD candidate at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain), Mr Ole Brodenick (MSc candidate at University of Copenhagen, Denmark), Dr Shiba Giri (visiting academic, Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture, India), Dr Zhao Hongyue (visiting academic, Henan University of Technology, China), Associate Professor Qingmei Zheng (visiting academic, Jiaying University, China); Dr Sofia Morais (visiting academic, IRTA, Spain), Prof Chris Parrish (visiting academic, Memorial University, Canada), and Prof Francisco J Moyano (visiting academic, University of Almeria, Spain).
Deakin University
Associate Professor Timothy Clark (School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Queenscliff); Dr Alecia Bellgrove (School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Warrnambool); Prof Russell Keast (School of Exercise and Nutrition Science, Burwood); Associate Professor Rob Shellie (School of Exercise and Nutrition Science, Burwood); Dr Damien Callahan (School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Burwood); Associate Professor Xavier Conlan (School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Waurn Ponds); Prof Colin Barrow (School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Waurn Ponds).
Australia
Dr Richard Smullen (Ridley AgriProducts); Dr Gustavo Lehnebach (Ridley AgriProducts); Dr Nick Wade (CSIRO); Dr Omar Mendoza (CSIRO); Dr Cedric Simon (CSIRO); Dr Artur Rombenso (CSIRO); Mr Nick Tomkins (CSIRO); A/Prof Andrew Barnes (UQ); Prof Craig Franklin (UQ); Dr Alyssa Bowden (UQ); Dr Chloe English (UQ); Dr Minami Kawasaki (UQ); Prof Symon Dworjanyn (SCU); Dr Igor Pirozzi (DPI NSW); Dr Brett Ingram (DPI VIC); Dr Lindsey Woolley (WA DPIRD); Dr Gavin Partridge (Harvest Road); A/Prof Julian Partridge (UWA); Prof David Stone (Flinders University); Professor Paul Southgate (USC); Craig Humphrey (AIMS); Dr Lone Hoj (AIMS); Dr Heidi Luter (AIMS).
International
Dr Fernando Norambuena (BioMar, Norway); Dr Pedro Borges (BioMar, Norway), Prof Wing Keong Ng (Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia); Prof Xugan Wu (Shanghai Ocean University, China); Dr Jesse Trushenski (Spring Salmon Group, USA) ; Prof Douglas Tocher (University of Stirling, Scotland); Prof Brett Glencross (IFFO, London); Dr Oscar Monroig (Spanish National Research Council, Spain); Prof Vittorio Moretti (University of Milan, Italy); Prof Francisco Moyano (University of Almeria, Spain); Prof Chris Parrish (Memorial University Newfoundland); Prof Marina Paolucci (University of Sannio, Italy).