Professor Stephen Tyerman
| Position | Emeritus Professor |
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| Org Unit | School of Agriculture, Food and Wine |
| steve.tyerman@adelaide.edu.au | |
| Telephone | 831 36663 |
| Mobile | 0 0411776050 |
| Location |
Floor/Room
2
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Plant Research Centre
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Waite
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Biography/ Background
Professor Tyerman has researched nutrition, salinity and water relations in plants for some 25 years. In 2001 he obtained the Wine Industry Chair of Viticulture at the University of Adelaide. He has received several awards for his plant physiology research and was elected as a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science in 2003. He is currently head of the Plant Physiology, Viticulture and Horticulture Research Group within the School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, and a member of the Wine Innovation Cluster. He is a Chief Investigator in the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Plant Energy Biology and runs a node of the Cetnre at the University of Adelaide.
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Qualifications
BSc Hons (University of Sydney)
PhD (University of Sydney)
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Teaching Interests
Plant Physiology and Ecophysiology
Viticulture
Plant Membrane Transport
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Research Interests
Aquaporins
Ion channels and transporters
Ligand gated ion channels
Signalling in regulation of plant water transport
Grape berry development and water relation
http://www.sciences.adelaide.edu.au/plant_physiology/physiology/grapevine.html
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Research Funding
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Publications
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Professional Associations
Australian Society for Plant Scientists
Australian Society of Viticulture and Oenology
American Scociety of Plant Biologists
Associate Editor for Australian Journal of Grape and Wine Research
Associate Editor for Functional Plant Biology
Editorial Board of Plant Cell and Environment
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Entry last updated: Friday, 29 Mar 2024
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