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Executive Team

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  Dr Michael O'Shea

  Deputy Director, Operations

  Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation

  

  Professor Neena Mitter

  Professorial Research Fellow and Ce

  Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation

  

  Professor Ben Hayes

  Centre Director, Animal Science

  Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation

  

  Professor Ian Godwin

  Centre Director - Crop Science

  Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation

  

  Professor Yasmina Sultanbawa

  Professorial Research Fellow and Ce

  Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation

  

  Mr Oliver Frith

  Business Development Manager

  Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation

Research Theme Leaders

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  Associate Professor Heather Smyth

  Principal Research Fellow

  Centre for Nutrition and Food Sciences

  

  Professor Damian Hine

  Professorial Research Fellow

  Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation

  

  Dr Barbara George-Jaeggli

  Senior Research Fellow

  Centre for Crop Science

  

  Professor Lee Hickey

  Professorial Research Fellow

  Centre for Crop Science

  

  Associate Professor Femi Akinsanmi

  Principal Research Fellow

  Centre for Horticultural Science

Centre for Crop Science

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  Professor Ian Godwin

  Centre Director - Crop Science

  Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation

  

  Professor Robert Henry

  Professor of Innovation in Agricult

  Centre for Crop Science
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  Professor David Jordan

  Professorial Research Fellow

  Centre for Crop Science
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  Professor Mark Cooper

  Chair Crop Improvement

  Centre for Crop Science

  

  Dr Adrian Hathorn

  Postdoctoral Research Fellow

  Centre for Crop Science

  

  Professor Lee Hickey

  Professorial Research Fellow

  Centre for Crop Science

  

  Ms Jessica Hintzsche

  

  Associate Professor Emma Mace

  Principal Research Fellow

  Centre for Crop Science

  

  Associate Professor Andries Potgieter

  Principal Research Fellow

  Centre for Crop Science

  

  Dr Yongfu Tao

  Research Fellow

  Centre for Crop Science
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  Professor Andrew Borrell

  Professorial Research Fellow

  Centre for Crop Science
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  Associate Professor Karine Chenu

  Principal Research Fellow

  Centre for Crop Science

  

  Dr Barbara George-Jaeggli

  Senior Research Fellow

  Centre for Crop Science

  

  Professor Graeme Hammer

  Professorial Research Fellow

  Centre for Crop Science

  

  Dr Arief Indrasumunar

  Honorary Senior Research Fellow

  Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation

  

  Mr Sean Reynolds Massey-Reed

  Research Technician

  Centre for Crop Science

  

  Dr Alex Wu

  ARC DECRA

  Centre for Crop Science
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  Professor Daniel Rodriguez

  Professorial Research Fellow

  Centre for Crop Science
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  Dr Joe Eyre

  Research Fellow

  Centre for Crop Science

  

  Mr Peter deVoil

  Principal Farming Systems Modeller

  Centre for Crop Science
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  Associate Professor RCN Rachaputi

  Principal Research Fellow

  Centre for Crop Science

  

  Dr Kylie Wenham

  Postdoctoral Research Fellow

  Centre for Crop Science
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  Professor Bhagirath Chauhan

  Professor (Weed Science)

  School of Agriculture and Food Sciences

  Professorial Research Fellow

  Centre for Crop Science
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  Dr Samir Alahmad

  Postdoctoral Research Fellow

  Centre for Crop Science

  

  Dr Robert Armstrong

  Research Fellow

  Centre for Crop Science

  

  Mr Peter deVoil

  Principal Farming Systems Modeller

  Centre for Crop Science

  

  Dr Alison Kelly

  Adjunct Associate Professor

  Centre for Nutrition & Food Sciences (QAAFI)

  Senior Research Fellow in Statistic

  Centre for Crop Science

  

  Professor Anna Koltunow

  Professorial Research Fellow

  Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation

  

  Dr Guoquan Liu

  Research Officer

  Centre for Crop Science (QAAFI)

  Postdoctoral Research Fellow

  School of Agriculture and Food Sciences, Faculty of Science

  Research Fellow

  Centre for Crop Science

  

  Dr Karen Massel

  Research Fellow

  Centre for Crop Science

  

  Dr Agnieszka Mudge

  Research Officer

  Centre for Crop Science

  

  Mr John Sheppard

  Senior Plant Improvement Consultant

  Centre for Crop Science

  

  Dr Kylie Wenham

  Postdoctoral Research Fellow

  Centre for Crop Science

  

  Dr Yan Zhao

  Research Fellow

  Centre for Crop Science

  

  Professor Frederik Botha

  Professorial Research Fellow

  Centre for Crop Science

  

  Dr Ardy Kharabian Masouleh

  Research Fellow

  Centre for Crop Science

  

  Dr Patrick Mason

  Postdoctoral Research Fellow

  Centre for Crop Science

Centre for Animal Science

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  Professor Timothy Mahony

  Professorial Research Fellow

  Centre for Animal Science
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  Professor Ala Tabor

  Professorial Research Fellow

  Centre for Animal Science

  

  Dr Conny Turni

  Senior Research Fellow

  Centre for Animal Science

  

  Dr Peter James

  Senior Research Fellow

  Centre for Animal Science
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  Professor Alan Tilbrook

  Professorial Research Fellow

  Centre for Animal Science

  Professorial Research Fellow

  School of Veterinary Science
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  Professor Mary Fletcher

  Affiliate Associate Professor

  School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences

  Professorial Research Fellow

  Centre for Animal Science

  

  Dr Natasha Hungerford

  Senior Research Fellow

  Centre for Animal Science
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  Professor Ben Hayes

  Centre Director, Animal Science

  Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation
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  Professor Mary Fletcher

  Affiliate Associate Professor

  School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences

  Professorial Research Fellow

  Centre for Animal Science

  

  Dr Mehrnush Forutan

  Research Fellow

  Centre for Animal Science

  

  Dr Athol Klieve

  Centre for Animal Science (QAAFI)

  Honorary Associate Professor

  Centre for Animal Science

  

  Dr Loan Nguyen

  Research Fellow/Senior Research off

  Centre for Animal Science

  

  Associate Professor Luis Prada e Silva

  Principal Research Fellow

  Centre for Animal Science

  

  Dr Elizabeth Ross

  Senior Research Fellow

  Centre for Animal Science

  

  Dr Kieren McCosker

  Senior Research Fellow

  Centre for Animal Science
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  Professor Ben Hayes

  Centre Director, Animal Science

  Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation

Centre for Nutrition and Food Sciences

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  Associate Professor Daniel Cozzolino

  Principal Research Fellow

  Centre for Nutrition and Food Sciences

  

  Dr Agnelo Furtado

  Senior Research Fellow

  Centre for Crop Science

  

  Professor Bob Gilbert

  Emeritus/Emerita/Emeritx Professor

  Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation

  

  Professor Louw Hoffman

  Professor of Meat Science

  Centre for Nutrition and Food Sciences

  

  Dr Marta Navarro-Gomez

  Research Fellow

  Centre for Nutrition and Food Sciences

  

  Dr Michael Netzel

  Senior Research Fellow

  Centre for Nutrition and Food Sciences

  

  Associate Professor Tim O'Hare

  Principal Research Fellow

  Centre for Nutrition and Food Sciences

  

  Dr Anh Phan

  Postdoctoral Research Fellow

  Centre for Nutrition and Food Sciences

  

  Professor Eugeni Roura

  Director of Higher Degree Research - QAAFI

  Professorial Research Fellow

  Centre for Nutrition and Food Sciences

  

  Associate Professor Heather Smyth

  Principal Research Fellow

  Centre for Nutrition and Food Sciences

  

  Professor Yasmina Sultanbawa

  Professorial Research Fellow and Ce

  Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation

  

  Dr Barbara Williams

  Honorary Senior Research Fellow

  Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation

  

  Dr Shahram Niknafs

  Postdoctoral Research Fellow

  Centre for Nutrition and Food Sciences
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  Dr Bruce D'Arcy

  Adjunct Senior Fellow

  Centre for Nutrition and Food Sciences

  

  Dr Sushil Dhital

  Honorary Senior Fellow

  Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation

  

  Honorary Professor Elliot Gilbert

  Honorary Professor

  Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology

  Honorary Professor

  Centre for Nutrition and Food Sciences

  

  Dr Alison Kelly

  Adjunct Associate Professor

  Centre for Nutrition & Food Sciences (QAAFI)

  Senior Research Fellow in Statistic

  Centre for Crop Science

  

  Honorary Professor Qiaoquan Liu

  Dean

  College of Agriculture, Yangzhou University, China

  Honorary Professor

  Centre for Nutrition and Food Sciences

  

  Associate Professor Zivile Luksiene

  Associate Professor

  Vilnius University

  

  Honorary Professor Michael Rychlik

  Professor, Head of the Chair of Analytical Food Chemistry

  TUM School of Life Sciences Weihenstephan, Technical University of Munich

  Honorary Professor

  Centre for Nutrition and Food Sciences

  

  Professor Mark Turner

  Affiliate Professor

  Centre for Nutrition and Food Sciences

  Professor and Academic Senior Group

  School of Agriculture and Food Sciences

  

  Dr Francisco Vilaplana

  KTH Royal Institute of Technology

  

  Dr Olivia Wright

  Senior Lecturer

  School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences

  Senior Research Fellow

  Centre for Nutrition and Food Sciences

Affiliate, Honorary and Adjunct appointments

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  Dr Stephen Anderson

  Affiliated Senior Lecturer

  Centre for Animal Science (QAAFI)

  

  Dr Ros Gilbert

  Adjunct Fellow

  Centre for Animal Science

  

  Dr Jagger Harvey

  Adjunct Senior Research Fellow

  Centre for Animal Science (QAAFI)

  

  Emeritus Professor Stephen Moore

  Emeritus Professor

  Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation

  

  Ms Sarah Meibusch

  Partner

  OneVentures

  Adjunct Associate Professor

  Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation

  

  Professor Murray Mitchell

  Affiliated Academic

  Centre for Animal Science (QAAFI)

  

  Dr Selina Ossedryver

  Adjunct Senior Fellow

  Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation

  

  Ms Diane Ouwerkerk

  Adjunct Fellow

  Centre for Animal Science

  

  Honorary Professor Appolinaire Djikeng

  Centre for Animal Science Adjunct

  The Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation

  

  Dr Norhasnida Zawawi

Advisory Board

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  Adjunct Professor Brian Keating

  Chair QAAFI Advisory Board

  

  Professor Mark Blows

  Deputy Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation

  The University of Queensland

  

  Bernadette Ditchfield

  Deputy Director-General, Agriculture

  Department of Agriculture and Fisheries

  

  Ms Sarah Meibusch

  Partner

  OneVentures

  Adjunct Associate Professor

  Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation

  

  Bryce Camm

  Camm Agricultural Group

  

  Ms Marie Piccone

  Managing Director

  Manbullo Limited

  

  Mr Andrew Short

  Pacific Seeds

  

  Dr Peter Stone

  Chief Customer Officer and Group Executive Business Solutions

  Bureau of Meteorology

Affiliate, Honorary and Adjunct appointments

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  Dr Bruce D'Arcy

  Adjunct Senior Fellow

  Centre for Nutrition and Food Sciences

  

  Dr Sushil Dhital

  Honorary Senior Fellow

  Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation

  

  Honorary Professor Elliot Gilbert

  Honorary Professor

  Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology

  Honorary Professor

  Centre for Nutrition and Food Sciences

  

  Dr Alison Kelly

  Adjunct Associate Professor

  Centre for Nutrition & Food Sciences (QAAFI)

  Senior Research Fellow in Statistic

  Centre for Crop Science

  

  Honorary Professor Qiaoquan Liu

  Dean

  College of Agriculture, Yangzhou University, China

  Honorary Professor

  Centre for Nutrition and Food Sciences

  

  Associate Professor Zivile Luksiene

  Associate Professor

  Vilnius University

  

  Honorary Professor Michael Rychlik

  Professor, Head of the Chair of Analytical Food Chemistry

  TUM School of Life Sciences Weihenstephan, Technical University of Munich

  Honorary Professor

  Centre for Nutrition and Food Sciences

  

  Professor Mark Turner

  Affiliate Professor

  Centre for Nutrition and Food Sciences

  Professor and Academic Senior Group

  School of Agriculture and Food Sciences

  

  Dr Francisco Vilaplana

  KTH Royal Institute of Technology

  

  Dr Olivia Wright

  Senior Lecturer

  School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences

  Senior Research Fellow

  Centre for Nutrition and Food Sciences

CCS Affiliate, Honorary and Adjunct appointments

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  Professor Birger Lindberg Moller

  Professor, Plant Biochemistry

  University of Copenhagen

  

  Honorary Professor Blake Simmons

  Honorary Professor

  Centre for Crop Science

  

  Professor Brad Sherman

  Affiliated Professor

  Centre for Crop Science

  

  Dr Christopher Lambrides

  Affiliated Research Fellow & Principal Research Fellow

  Centre for Crop Science

  Affiliate Principal Res Fellow

  Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation

  Principle Research Fellow

  School of Agriculture and Food Sciences

  

  Honorary Professor Colin Wrigley

  Honorary Professor & Honorary Professor

  Centre for Crop Science

  

  Dr David Adamson

  Affiliated Senior Research Officer

  Centre for Crop Science

  

  Professor Graeme Wright

  

  Mr Greg McLean

  

  Associate Professor Ian Bally

  Associate Professor

  Centre for Crop Science

  

  Professor Kaye Basford

  Affiliated Professor

  Centre for Crop Science

  

  Honorary Professor Kemal Kazan

  Honorary Professor

  Centre for Crop Science

  

  Honorary Professor Mario Herrero

  Honorary Professor

  Centre for Crop Science

  

  Honorary Professor Maurizio Rossetto

  Principal Research Scientist

  Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust

  Honorary Professor

  Centre for Crop Science

  

  Associate Professor Max Shelton

  Affiliate Associate Professor

  Centre for Crop Science

  

  Professor Michael Yu

  Affiliate Professorial Research Fellow

  Centre for Crop Science

  

  Dr Miranda Mortlock

  Honorary Associate Professor

  Centre for Crop Science

  

  Dr Parimalan Rangan

  Scientist

  Division of Genomic Resources, ICAR-National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources

  Honorary Senior Fellow

  Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation

  

  Dr Sandra Dunckel

  Honorary Research Fellow

  Centre for Crop Science

  

  Emeritus Professor Roger Swift

  Emeritus Professor

  Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation

  

  Dr Sam Periyannan

  Adjunct Associate Professor

  Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation

  

  Dr Yashvir Chauhan

  Honorary Associate Professor

  Centre for Crop Science

Centre for Horticultural Science

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  Professor Bruce Topp

  Professorial Research Fellow

  Centre for Horticultural Science
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  Dr Inigo Auzmendi Migelena

  Research Fellow

  Centre for Horticultural Science

  

  Dr Liqi Han

  Research Fellow

  Centre for Horticultural Science

  

  Dr Jim Hanan

  Honorary Principal Fellow

  Centre for Horticultural Science

  

  Associate Professor Craig Hardner

  Principal Research Fellow

  Centre for Horticultural Science

  

  Dr Yuchan Zhou

  Research Fellow

  Centre for Plant Science (QAAFI)
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  Professor Andre Drenth

  Professorial Research Fellow

  Centre for Horticultural Science
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  Associate Professor Elizabeth Dann

  Principal Research Fellow

  Centre for Horticultural Science

  

  Associate Professor Andrew Geering

  Principal Research Fellow

  Centre for Horticultural Science
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  Dr Alistair McTaggart

  Research Fellow

  Centre for Horticultural Science

  

  Associate Professor Femi Akinsanmi

  Principal Research Fellow

  Centre for Horticultural Science

  

  Dr Lilia Costa Carvalhais

  Senior Research Fellow

  Centre for Horticultural Science

  

  Dr Megan Vance

  Postdoctoral Research Fellow

  Centre for Horticultural Science

  

  Associate Professor John Thomas

  Principal Research Fellow

  Centre for Horticultural Science

  

  Dr Mobashwer Alam

  Research Fellow

  Centre for Horticultural Science
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  Professor Neena Mitter

  Professorial Research Fellow and Ce

  Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation
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  Dr Alice Halter

  Senior Research Fellow

  Centre for Horticultural Science

  

  Dr Karl Robinson

  UQ Amplify Researcher

  Centre for Horticultural Science

CHS Affiliate, Honorary and Adjunct appointments

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  Adjunct Professor Vicki Lane

  Adjunct Professor

  Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation

  

  Adjunct Professor Brian Keating

  Chair QAAFI Advisory Board

Operations Team

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  Dr Michael O'Shea

  Deputy Director, Operations

  Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation

  

  Dr Rona Barugahare

  Operations Manager

  Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation

  

  Mr Oliver Frith

  Business Development Manager

  Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation

  

  Ms Carolyn Martin

  Marketing and Communication Manager

  Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation

  

  Miss Natalie MacGregor

  Supervisor, Communication and Media

  Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation

  

  Mrs Liz Middleton

  Communication and Events Officer

  Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation

  

  Mr Terry Bell

  Senior Manager, Indigenous Engageme

  Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation

  

  Dr Fanny Lombard

  Principal Health Safety & Fac Coord

  Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation

  

  Dr Danila Elango

  Safety and Compliance Coordinator

  Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation

  

  Dr Kristie Barclay

  Facilities and Infrastructure Manag

  Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation

  

  Mr Eric Pham

  Management Accountant

  Finance Professional Services - Institutes

  

  Mrs Bogi Crilly-Toth

  Management Accountant

  Finance Professional Services - Institutes

  

  Mr Cameron Doig

  Research Partnerships Officer

  Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation

  

  Ms Jess Logan

  DAF Partnerships Manager

  Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation

  

  Emily Fraser

  HR Business Partner

  HR Professional Services - Institutes

  

  Fiona Davis

  HR Advisor

  Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation

  

  Ms Corinne Wilding

  Senior Executive Assistant

  Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation

  

  Miss Mel Rowan

  Centre for Animal Science

  Centre Administration Officer/Coord

  Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation

  

  Ms Janelle Low

  Centre for Nutrition and Food Sciences

  Centre Administration Officer/Coord

  Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation

  

  Ms Julianna Thomson

  Senior Research Project Officer

  Centre for Crop Science

  

  Mrs Angie Strelow

  Project Manager - Hy-Gain project

  Centre for Crop Science

  

  Ms Cassie Martinez

  Administrative Officer

  Centre for Crop Science

  

  Ms Susie Green

  Research Project Support Officer

  Centre for Horticultural Science

  

  Mrs Bindi Edirisinghe

  Centre Administration Officer

  Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation

QAAFI Student Association

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  Ms Saskia Urlass

  PhD Candidate

  Centre for Nutrition and Food Sciences
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  Yastika Banerjee

  Honours Student

  Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation
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  Miss Gengning Chen

  PhD Candidate

  Centre for Nutrition and Food Sciences
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  Shanna Flesser

  Student

  The University of Queensland
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  Ms Rimjhim Agarwal

  PhD Candidate

  Centre for Nutrition and Food Science

  

  Miss Tatiana Briody

  PhD Candidate

  Centre for Animal Science

  

  Mr Oluwaseun Akinlade

  PhD Candidate

  Centre for Crop Science

  

  Mr Stephane Kern

  PhD Candidate

  Centre for Horticultural Sciences