Personnel

Dr. Connor Thomas

Room 5.17
Molecular Life Sciences Building
The University of Adelaide
Adelaide, SA, Australia
Ph: 8303 5396
connor.thomas@adelaide.edu.au

Dr. Ken Davey

Engineering North
School of Chemical Engineering
University of Adelaide
Ph: 8303 4357
kenneth.davey@adelaide.edu.au

Dr Andrew Pointon

Food Safety Research Program Leader
South Australian Research and Development Institute
33 Flemington St
Glenside
South Australia 5065
pointon.andrew@saugov.sa.gov.au

Current PhD Students

Shih Hsun (Stephen) Chen
PhD student
shih-hsun.chen@student.adelaide.edu.au

Project: Analysis of the viable but non-culturable state of Vibrio parahaemolyticus.

Rethish Raghu Nadhanan
PhD Student

Project: Interaction of Listeria monocytogenes with protozoan cells.

Caroline Yeoh
PhD Student

Project: Copper tolerance of Listeria monocytogenes isolates.

Fung Sing Chuang
Honours Student

Project: Role of YeaY in recovery of V. parahaemolyticus from the VBNC state.

Damian May
PhD student, Graduated 2008.

Project: Role of Vibrios in establishment of Tail Fan Necrosis in Live-held Rock Lobsters.

Francesca Bell
PhD student, Completed June 2010.

francesca.bell@adelaide.edu.au

Project: Molecular analysis of plasmid encoded copper homeostasis genes in Listeria monocytogenes.

Alisha Akya
PhD student, Graduated 2007.

Project: Interaction of Listeria monocytogenes and Acanthamoeba spp.

Status: Completed.

Kyleigh Victory
PhD student, Graduated 2009.
Co-supervised with Chemical Engineering
kyleigh.victory@adelaide.edu.au

Project: Microcystis biology.

Mei Mei Hii
MSc Student, Graduated 2009.

Project: Molecular analysis of plasmid encoded copper homeostasis genes in Listeria monocytogenes.