Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation

Miss Lily Whelehan

Postdoctoral Research Fellow - Myrtaceae species
Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation
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Researcher biography

I work on developing tissue culture and cryopreservation protocols for endangered Australian plant species. Currently I am working on Queensland Myrtaceae species affected by myrtle rust, an invasive fungal pathogen which is a significant threat to Australian species and ecosystems. I have a background in investigating plant mitochondrial function and an interest in the molecular biology and physiology underlying plant responses to tissue culture and cryopreservation.

Publications

Journal Articles (3)
Conference Paper (1)

Journal Articles

Whelehan, Lily M., Dalziell, Emma L., Bunn, Eric, Mancera, Ricardo L. and Funnekotter, Bryn (2022). How does metabolic rate in plant shoot tips change after cryopreservation?. Cryobiology, 109, 1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.cryobiol.2022.10.003
Whelehan, Lily M., Funnekotter, Bryn, Bunn, Eric and Mancera, Ricardo L. (2022). Review: the case for studying mitochondrial function during plant cryopreservation. Plant Science, 315 111134. doi: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2021.111134
Streczynski, Robyn, Clark, Hamish, Whelehan, Lily M., Ang, Sze-Tieng, Hardstaff, Lyndle K., Funnekotter, Bryn, Bunn, Eric, Offord, Catherine A., Sommerville, Karen D. and Mancera, Ricardo L. (2019). Current issues in plant cryopreservation and importance for ex situ conservation of threatened Australian native species. Australian Journal of Botany, 67 (1), 1-15. doi: 10.1071/bt18147

Conference Paper

Whelehan, Lily, Funnekotter, Bryn, Leahy, Georgia, Bunn, Eric and Mancera, Ricardo L. (2021). Assessing plant metabolic rates during cryopreservation. CRYO2021, 58th Annual Meeting of the Society For Cryobiology, Virtual, 20-23 July 2021. Maryland Heights, MO, United States: Academic Press. doi: 10.1016/j.cryobiol.2021.11.047