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Environment and Biotechnology Centre

Research Groups


Environmental Biotechnology and Sustainability

Molecular Biotechnology

Biocatalysis and Polymers

Public and Environmental Health

Research Grants 2005



Environmental Biotechnology and Sustainability

This area involves research in bioremediation, water quality, microbial ecology and inorganic catalysis

Staff members involved:

  • Dr Mrinal Bhave

  • Prof Russell Crawford

  • Louise Dunn

  • Assoc Prof Ian Harding

  • Assoc Prof Elena Ivanova

  • Dr Ranjith Jayasekara

  • Prof Greg Lonergan

  • Dr François Malherbe

  • Dr Marylou Molphy

  • Assoc Prof Enzo Palombo

  • Prof Michael Zachariou


Molecular Biotechnology

Research interests include plant biotechnology, recombinant protein technology, molecular virology and molecular modelling.

Staff members involved:

  • Dr Tony Barton

  • Dr Mrinal Bhave

  • Assoc Prof Enzo Palombo

  • Dr Margaret Wong

  • Prof Michael Zachariou


Biocatalysis and Polymers

Involved with the production and characteristion of bioactive compounds, biochemical systematics, microbial enzymology, and polymers and biomaterials.

Staff members involved:

  • Dr Tony Barton

  • Dr Mrinal Bhave

  • Prof Russell Crawford

  • Assoc Prof Ian Harding

  • Assoc Prof Elena Ivanova

  • Dr Ranjith Jayasekara

  • Prof Greg Lonergan

  • Dr François Malherbe

  • Dr Marylou Molphy

  • Assoc Prof Enzo Palombo

  • Prof Michael Zachariou


Public and Environmental Health

Primary areas of research are food safety and pharmaceutical development and manufacture

Staff members involved:

  • Louise Dunn

  • Assoc Prof Ian Harding

  • Assoc Prof Elena Ivanova

  • Assoc Prof Enzo Palombo

  • Dr Margaret Wong

  • Prof Michael Zachariou