Staff profile

Professor Roger W Parish Charles La Trobe Professor

Professor

Faculty of Science, Technology and Engineering

School of Life Sciences
Department of Botany
AgriBio, the Centre for AgriBioscience

Biological Sciences I Room 457, Melbourne (Bundoora)

 

Qualifications

BAgrSc, PhD, UMELB.

Area of study

Botany

Brief Profile

Professor Parish's main interests are in cell and molecular biology. His laboratory is  studying the mechanisms underlying seed mucilage production and seed coat development.  They have identified anther-specific genes essential for pollen production and are studying the relevant regulatory pathways.  His knowledge of anther development has resulted in a novel technology for hybrid seed production.

Recently the Parish lab has commenced studying genes involved in protecting plants against cold and dehydration stress and the signalling pathways involved in the regulation of these genes.

Research interests include:

- Studying genes that regulate anther and seed coat development - Studying cold and drought control og gene expression - Hormone signal transduction pathways

Teaching Units

BIO1OF - Organisation and Function of Cells.

BOT2MPN - Plant Molecular Biology, Physiology and Nutrition.

BOT1PS - Plant Science.

BOT3PB - Plant Biotechnology.

Recent Publications

  • Gocal, G.F.W., Sheldon, C.C., Gubler, F., Moritz, T., Bagnall, D.J., MacMillan, C.P., Li, S.F., Parish, R.W., Dennis, E.S., Weigel, D., and King, R.W. GAMYB-like Genes, Flowering, and Gibberellin Signaling in Arabidopsis. Plant Physiology, 127, 1682-1693. (2001).
  • Higginson, T., Li, S.F., and Parish, R.W. AtMYB103 regulates tapetum and trichome development in Arabidopsis thaliana. The Plant Journal, 35 (2), 177-192 (2003).
  • Preston, J. Wheeler, J., Heazlewood, J., Li, S.F. and Parish, R.W. AtMYB32 is required for normal pollen development in Arabidopsis thaliana. The Plant Journal, 40 (6), 979-995 (2004).
  • Lindhout, K., Treeby, M.T. and Parish, R. Chill out: chilling-related injuries in Navel Oranges. Acta Hort. 687,77-84 (2005).
  • Li, S.F., Iacuone, S. and Parish, R.W. Suppression and restoration of male fertility using a transcription factor. Plant Biotech. J., 5, 297-313 (2007).
  • Filardo, F., Robertson, M., Singh, D.P., Parish, R.W. and Swain, S.M. (2009) Functional analysis of HvSPY, a negative regulator of GA response, in barley aleurone cells and Arabidopsis. Planta, 229, 523-537.
  • Li, S.F., Nicholau, O., Pham, H., Seyit, R., Napoli, R., Preston, J., Koltunow, A. and Parish, R.W. (2009) The Arabidopsis AtMYB5 gene regulates mucilage synthesis, seed coat development and trichome morphogenesis. Plant Cell, 21, 72-89.

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