Dr Treena Burgess
Email: tburgess@murdoch.edu.au

Qualifications

• BAgSc (Hons) PhD (Biol)

Experience & Areas of Research:

• Nov 2009-Present: Senior Lecturer in Plant Biology (Murdoch University, WA)
  Continuing research into many areas of plantation and forest health
• Jan 2003 – Oct 2009: Research Leadership Fellow (Murdoch University, WA)
  New and emerging pathogens threatening the biosecurity of Australia' s eucalypts and the biodiversity of natural ecosystems

Teaching and Professional Development :
I have had extensive experience in the preparation and presentation of talks at various conferences and I have given many seminars and held workshops. At Murdoch, I have successfully supervised ISC, honours and PhD students. I have an adjunct position at the University of Pretoria where I have co-supervised students and collaborated on many forest biosecurity projects. I can compile and assimilate information rapidly which has been very useful as I have moved into new research areas.

• Supervision of Honours, Masters and PhD students
• Senior Editor of Australasian Plant Pathology (from Dec 2003)
• Referee for plant pathology journals (Mycological Research, Australasian Plant Pathology, Plant Pathology)
• Thesis examination
  

Education:

• PhD (Biol): Feb 1991-Feb 1995, (Murdoch University, WA - Six months of the project was conducted at INRA, Nancy, France)
  Changes in protein biosynthesis associated with the development of Pisolithus-Eucalyptus grandis ectomycorrhizas
• BAgSc (Hons): Bachelor of Agricultural Science (Hons), University of Tasmania
  Awarded the Australian Institute of Agricultural Science Prize in 1985
  

See also FABI: http://fabinet.up.ac.za/personnel/index.php

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Centre of Excellence for Climate Change Woodland and Forest Health
School of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology,
Murdoch University
Western Australia 6150
Australia

Ph: +61 (8) 9360 7537
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