QAAFI Student Association
President
Manda's research focuses on elucidating the function of the associated RNA in Turnip Yellows Virus pathogenicity, with the goal of informing more effective plant disease control methods.
Vice-President
Xia’s research focuses on improving sorghum's drought adaptation to support yield stability under increasing climate-related water stress.
Secretary
Ziyu’s project uses CRISPR-based gene editing tools to investigate virus-host interaction and enhance cattle's disease resistance.
Treasurer
Zhetao’s research focuses on using long-read sequencing to identify pathogens responsible for venereal diseases in Northern beef cattle.
Marketing Coordinator
Janet is investigating the pathology and ecology of a fungal pathogen that causes Fusarium wilt in banana in the subtropics. Her aim is to gain a better understanding behind disease drivers and gain knowledge of disease behaviours under sub-optimal conditions.
Centre for Animal Science Representative
Nadeera’s PhD project aims to foster resiliency of newly hatched broiler chicks.
Centre for Horticultural Science Representative
Dilmini’s project focuses on advancing knowledge and developing tools to improve the selection efficiency of strawberry flavour traits influenced by volatile compounds in the Australian Strawberry breeding program (ASBP).
Centre for Nutrition and Food Science Representative
Dhanushka’s project focuses on optimizing the colour of plant-based meat analogues using natural ingredients and studying their subsequent impact on nutrient digestion and absorption.
Centre for Crop Science Representative
Shunichiro’s project aims to develop novel prediction models that can improve the performance of genomic prediction in crop breeding.
