SYMBIOSIS GENOMICS
  • Home
  • About
  • PEOPLE
    • A/Prof Bill Leggat
    • Current students >
      • Mr Alexander Fordyce
      • Ms Charlotte Page
      • Tess Moriarty
      • Ms Sarah Gierz
      • Ms Alejandra Hernandez
      • Ms Kate Quigley
    • Ms Chris Bligh
  • Funded projects
  • Funding organisations
  • Publications

A/Prof. Bill Leggat

Picture

​Associate Professor

​Room SO-138
Science Offices
Newcastle University
Ourimbah, 2258
Australia
Ph +
Fax 
Email: bill.leggat@newcastle.edu.au

About me

My PhD in Biochemistry, which was awarded in 2001 from James Cook University, examined the symbiosis between giant clams and their symbiotic dinoflagellates (Symbiodinium, also called zooxanthellae), and utilised it as a model for inorganic carbon uptake and fixation in other marine symbioses, including corals. After conducting a Postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Queensland, in the Centre for Marine Studies, I obtained a permanent position at James Cook University. I am currently an Associate Professor (tenured) in the Discipline of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology where I lead the Symbiosis Genomics Research Group. My research group focuses on using a systems biology approach to understand eukaryotic microbes and their interactions with other organisms with a strong emphasis on linking transcriptional and metabolite changes to phenotypic and ecological responses, in particular  anthropogenic stressors such as ocean warming and acidification, and eutrophication.

Biography

Jan 2018-present
​Jan 2014 – Dec 2017                   
Jan 2011 – Dec 2013              
Feb 2007 – Dec 2010               
June 2005 – Feb 2007             
April 2001 – June 2005.          
Sept 2000 – April 2001  
Associate Professor - University of Newcastle
Associate Professor – James Cook University
Senior lecturer – James Cook University
Lecturer – James Cook University
Centre of Excellence Postdoctoral Fellow (UQ)
Postdoctoral Fellow (UQ)
​Research Associate (JCU)
​         
Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates.
  • Home
  • About
  • PEOPLE
    • A/Prof Bill Leggat
    • Current students >
      • Mr Alexander Fordyce
      • Ms Charlotte Page
      • Tess Moriarty
      • Ms Sarah Gierz
      • Ms Alejandra Hernandez
      • Ms Kate Quigley
    • Ms Chris Bligh
  • Funded projects
  • Funding organisations
  • Publications