Dr Mario Ricci

Telephone	+61 8 8313 6294
Position	Senior Lecturer
Email	mario.ricci@adelaide.edu.au
Fax	+61 8 8313 4398
Building	Medical School North
Floor/Room	1 17
Campus	North Terrace
Org Unit	Anatomical Sciences

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Biography/ Background

Teaching and Administration

Mario teaches primarily in the Bachelor of Health Sciences (BHlthSc) program. Specifically, he is the coordinator of the Human Biology IA course which is compulsory for first year BHlthSc students. In addition, Mario is an Academic Program Adviser for the BHlthSc program, so prospective and current students should feel free to contact him if they have any queries regarding course choices and study pathways suitable for specific careers. Mario is coordinator of Synapse, the peer mentoring network program for commencing BHlthSc students.

Mario also teaches to functional histology and introductory anatomy to undergraduate MBBS (Medicine) and Bachelor of Science (BSc) students.

Research: Reproductive Biology

Mario is interested in mammalian gamete form and function. Specifically, his areas of interest and expertise are in the organisation and composition of the testis, morphogenesis of spermatozoa during spermiogenesis, forces involved in the shaping of the sperm head during spermiogenesis, maturation of sperm during epididymal transit, and structure, composition and function of the sperm cytoskeletal structures. Furthermore he is interested in the evolutionary changes in sperm form between placental and marsupial species. Mario is a member of the Comparative Reproductive Biology of Mammals Research Group within the Discipline of Anatomy and Pathology, School of Medical Sciences.

Research: Research Skill Development (RSD)

A major focus of Mario's current research relates to trying to bring together the agenda of teaching and research at first year. Specifically, he is involved in a project to incorporate the development of research skills into the delivery and assessment of the first year Human Biology courses using the Research Skill Development (RSD) framework rubric. For more information on this project please visit the RSD website.

Qualifications

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) (Adelaide University) - 2004

Bachelor of Health Sciences (Honours) (Adelaide University) - 1998

Bachelor of Health Sciences (Adelaide University) - 1997

Entry last updated: Wednesday, 2 Mar 2011

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