
Michelle Moffitt
@drmcmoffitt
Associate Professor in Microbiology at Western Sydney University. Natural products, Biosynthetic gene clusters, Metabolomics, Bacteria, Fungi, Teaching.
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26-01-2017 21:45:14
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Monthly webinars are back! Join us next week Wednesday for... 🧬Mapping genetic loci linked to myrtle rust resistance in mānuka 🌿Presented by David Chagné Plant & Food Research 🕚15th February, 11:00am NZST Register to attend/access the recording later. bit.ly/3qWXc92


Beautiful generative music made from a critically endangered Australian native plant. This music is being made from the poor Scrub Terpentine (Rhodamnia rubescens), a species that is threatened by the Myrtle Rust fungus. The Australian Botanic Garden #generative #electronicmusic #modular



Looks like our #metabolomics ACS Analytical Chemistry Journals paper on making sure that metabolite annotations are sensible and factual is gaining traction with nearly 3000 article views in under a month. If you're interested you can read it #OpenAccess here: pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ac…


Hope you like our perspective #OA paper in PNASNews with asaph aharoni and Alisdair Fernie on why plant and microbial sciences were (and continue to be) key drivers in the establishment of #metabolomics - a nice output from @LivUniCMR Inst of Systems, Molecular & Integrative Biology pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pn…




Hello world! Several #ERC-funded #PhD and #postdoc positions are available in my group MPIPZ Cologne to study the microbiota-root-shoot axis in plant health and disease. Join the MICROBIOSIS team here: jobs.mpipz.mpg.de/jobposting/fab… Deadline: May 9th. #PlantSciJobs. Please RT/share 🙏


What is myrtle rust and why has this disease closed Lord Howe Island to visitors? theconversation.com/what-is-myrtle… via The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand

Please RT: Jeff Powell and I are looking for a PhD student who is interested in sustainable forestry and studying mycorrhizal community shifts in pine plantations across Eastern Australia. Applications can be made at: westernsydney.edu.au/schools/grs/sc…



Big congratulations to Bob Makinson for winning the environmental biosecurity award tonight for his work on raising awareness about the devastating plant disease myrtle rust. ANPC Senator Murray Watt Plant Biosecurity Research Initiative Plant Health Aust Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry



Awesome turnout from our Western Sydney University - Science Western Sydney University micro undergrads for an ASM NSW/ACT Branch ASM sponsored careers night. Great job Michelle Moffitt & Slade Jensen and thanks to our speakers




Please RT: In collaboration with Uffe Nielsen, Johanna Wong, Toni Chapman and Krista Plett we have two new funded PhD positions studying early pathogen detection and intervention in vegetables. For further info: tinyurl.com/3a55ppm6 tinyurl.com/yc2y7e3t
