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QAAFI Student Symposium 2022 – A Future for Sustainable Food Systems 2.0

30 September 2022 9:00am6:00pm
The QAAFI Student Association will host the QAAFI Student Symposium on 30 September 2022 at Queensland Bioscience Precinct (Building 80) Auditorium & Foyer, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia campus.
Bronte Sutton

Lumpy Skin Disease from an Australian industry perspective and research update

27 September 2022 12:00pm
AgTrade Group Veterinarian Dr Bronte Sutton and UQ Research Fellow Prof Tim Mahony will present a seminar about Lumpy Skin Disease from an Australian industry perspective and research update.
Rimjhim Agarwal

Why Orange Capsicums need to be in your shopping cart?

20 September 2022 12:00pm1:00pm
Ms Rimjhim Agarwal will present a seminar about Why Orange Capsicums need to be in your shopping cart
Prof Mike Gidley

Nutrition and Food Sciences Futures

6 September 2022 12:00pm
Prof Mike Gidley will give a science seminar on nutrition and food sciences futures

Identification of super cattle with ectoparasite resistance

30 August 2022 3:00pm
Dr Ali Raza will give a Science Seminar on identification of super cattle with ectoparasite resistance

Research Institutes

30 August 2022 10:00am11:00am
Join this combined online information session and find out what research opportunities are available at the participating research organisations.

Northern Genomics Field Day

25 August 2022 8:30am
An opportunity to discuss value and use of Northern Genomics Project Genomic Breeding Values (GBVs) with leading beef operators, including: Michael Flynn, Andrew MacTaggart, Peter Mahony and Geoff Maynard plus others.

Cereal blueprints for a water-limited world

23 August 2022 12:00pm
Professor Andrew Borrell will give a science seminar on Cereal blueprints for a water-limited world
Dr Anne Sawyer

Exogenous RNAi for sustainable plant protection

16 August 2022 12:00pm
Dr Anne Sawyer from QAAFI’s Centre for Horticultural Science ​will present a QAAFI Science Seminar

Nourishing nutrient density - what's next?

9 August 2022 12:00pm
Dr Olivia Wright will deliver a Science Seminar on Nourishing Nutrient Density

Synergistic power of genomic selection and gene editing to drive genetic improvement of cattle

2 August 2022 12:00pm
Prof Alison Van Eenennaam from University of California Davis will present a seminar Synergistic power of genomic selection and gene editing to drive genetic improvement of cattle
prof tuba esatbeyoglu

Investigation of potential health-promoting and antimicrobial properties of red coloured foods

26 July 2022 12:00pm
Prof. Tuba Esatbeyoglu will present a science seminar
Dr Inigo Auzmendi

Understanding tree and fruit growth through modelling

19 July 2022 12:00pm
Dr Inigo Auzmendi will give a science seminar on understanding tree and fruit growth through modelling

QSA & UQ Ventures Present: Founders Talk & Networking with Owen Williams

15 July 2022 5:00pm7:00pm
The QAAFI Student Association will host Owen Williams from Agtech & Logistics Hub UQ Ventures GCI, Staff House Road, Saint Lucia, QLD 4072

Using natural abundance of nitrogen isotopes to identify more efficient cows in northern Australia

12 July 2022 12:00pm
Dr Karen Eyre will give a Science Seminar on the natural abundance of nitrogen isotopes to identify more efficient cows in northern Australia

World Coffee Research and the Launch of a Global Coffee Breeding Network

6 July 2022 10:00am
Dr Tania Humphrey from World Coffee Research (WCR) will present a seminar on the launch of a global coffee breeding network

Gut functionality: the key to sustainable poultry production

5 July 2022 12:00pm
Dr Shahram Niknafs will present on Gut functionality within chickens. Gut functionality is complex and involves many factors. This seminar will touch on some important aspects of gut function across different stages of a chickens’ life.
34th AAAS Conference Cairns

34th AAAS Conference Cairns

5 July 2022 9:00am7 July 2022 5:00pm
The Australian Association of Animal Sciences Conference is a three-day conference, scheduled to the held at the Pullman Cairns International Hotel, Cairns, from 5 July 2022 to 7 July 2022.
Professor Michael Udvardi

Functional genomics of symbiotic nitrogen fixation in legumes

28 June 2022 12:00pm
Professor Michael Udvardi from QAAFI’s Centre for Crop Science ​will present a QAAFI Science Seminar
Jane Ray

Blood disease, an emerging threat to banana production

21 June 2022 12:00pm
Jane Ray from QAAFI's Centre for Horticultural Science ​will present a QAAFI Science Seminar

The journey of a Sensory and Consumer Scientist (Agronomist) in QAAFI

14 June 2022 12:00pm
Dr SANDRA Olarte Mantilla from QAAFI's Centre for Nutrition and Food Sciences ​will present a QAAFI Science Seminar
Dr Donald Gardiner

New tricks to manage wicked plant diseases

31 May 2022 12:00pm
Dr Donald Gardiner from QAAFI’s Centre for Horticultural Science ​will present a QAAFI Science Seminar
Dongxue Zhao

3D characterization of crop water use and the rooting system in field agronomic research

24 May 2022 12:00pm
Dr Dongxue Zhao from QAAFI’s Centre for Crop Science ​will present a QAAFI Science Seminar
Professor Mark Turner

Applications of lactic acid bacteria to enhance food safety, reduce food spoilage and ferment plant-based dairy alternatives

17 May 2022 12:00pm
Professor Mark Turner from QAAFI’s Centre for Nutrition and Food Sciences ​will present a QAAFI Science Seminar

Indospicine, the link between a native pasture plant in central Australia and a spate of dog deaths in Victoria

10 May 2022 12:00pm
Professor Mary Fletcher from QAAFI’s Centre for Animal Science ​will present a QAAFI Science Seminar

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