Soil Biology and Genomics
All terrestrial life on earth depends upon soil, making it one of our most important resources.
We make use of a range of technologies in our research program and aim to generate research outcomes that enable us to build a holistic picture of how soil organisms influence the ecology, growth and diversity of plants and animals.
The outcomes from our research will be used to improve future strategies for ecosystem management, increased plant production, carbon sequestration, and remediation of contaminated soils.
Our mission is to innovate, integrate and extend knowledge of soil biodiversity and its linkages with ecosystem services in order to gain a holistic view of belowground responses to environmental and global change.
Soil Biology and Genomics Theme Scientists
Position
Name
Keywords
Professor
Soil science, biogeochemistry, ecosystem ecology, stable isotope ecology
Associate Professor
Rhizosphere mediation, impacts of drought, drought tolerance, microbial metabolism
Associate Professor
Bioinformatics, molecular biology, computer science, genome bioinformatics, biosecurity, climate adaptation, evolutionary biology
Senior Lecturer
Humboldt Fellowship
Dr Carlos Aguilar
Research Fellow