Professor Ian McDonald
Team Leader - Biomedical, Molecular & Cellular Biology
Qualifications: BSc (Hons) Uni of Ulster, PhD Liverpool
About Ian
Research Supervised
PhD
- Collins, Gemma (2019). The diversity and population genetic structure of Collembola (springtails) in Namib and Antarctic desert environments.
- Houghton, Karen (2018). Thermophilic Methanotrophy in the Taupo Volcanic Zone.
- Payyakkal Viswam, Jayadev (2016). The role of the gut microbiome of the huhu grub in lignocellulose breakdown.
- Archer, Stephen (2015). Geochemical, spatial, and temporal drivers of microbial community heterogeneity in the Meltwater Ponds of Antarctica.
- Lee, Chien-Yu (Kevin) (2015). The first insights into the phylogeny, genomics, and ecology of the novel bacterial Phylum Armatimonadetes.
- Xavier, Ron (2014). Survival and recovery of Escherichia coli O157:H7 during starvation at sub-optimal temperatures.
MSc(Research)
- Colville, Elizabeth (in progress).
- Sanders, Shaun (2019). Microbial community structure and dynamics in wasterwater treatment over a year.
MSc
- Dean, Fiona (2016). Effects of copper sprays on microbial communities in kiwifruit orchard soils.
- Jahan, Rowshan (2013). Diversity of Methylobacterium species associated with New Zealand native plants.
- O'Callahan, Diahanna (2012). Isolation and characterisation of bacterial secondary metabolites as potential wood preservatives.
- Vickers, Chelsea (2012). Investigating the physiological and metabolic requirements of the Tramway Ridge microbial community, Mt Erebus, Antarctica.
- Archer, Stephen (2011). Characterization of the bacterioplankton communities in the melt-water ponds of Bratina Island, Victoria Land, Antarctica.
- Ritcher, Ingrid (2011). Influences of soil properties on archaeal diversity and distribution in the McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica.
- Lee, Chien-Yu (Kevin) (2010). The physiological and ecological characterisation of the first cultivated species of the candidate division OP10.
- Addison, Sarah (2008). 15N Stable isotope probing of pulp and paper waste waters.
MPhil
- Dixon, Lorraine (2006). Bacterial quality of traditional and contemporary Māori foods from stream environments.
Research Interests
My interests include: Microbiology, Molecular biology and Biochemistry of atmospheric trace gas degrading bacteria. Microbial ecology of methane, methyl halide and carbon monoxide utilising bacteria.
Recent Publications
Monteiro, M. R., Marshall, A. J., Hawes, I., Lee, C. K., McDonald, I. R., & Cary, S. C. (2022). Geochemically defined space-for-time transects successfully capture microbial dynamics along Lacustrine chronosequences in a Polar desert. Frontiers in Microbiology, 12. doi:10.3389/fmicb.2021.783767 Open Access version: https://hdl.handle.net/10289/14766
Bennion, M., Ross, P. M., Lane, H. S., & McDonald, I. R. (2022). Bacterial composition in the toheroa (Paphies ventricosa), a threatened surf clam from Aotearoa (New Zealand). Marine Biology, 169(3). doi:10.1007/s00227-022-04025-y
Bennion, M., Lane, H., McDonald, I. R., & Ross, P. (2022). Histopathology of a threatened surf clam, toheroa (Paphies ventricosa) from Aotearoa New Zealand. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology, 188. doi:10.1016/j.jip.2022.107716
Bennion, M., Ross, P., Howells, J., McDonald, I. R., & Lane, H. (2021). Characterisation and distribution of the bacterial genus Endozoicomonas in a threatened surf clam. Diseases of aquatic organisms, 146, 91-105. doi:10.3354/dao03626
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Contact Details
Email: [email protected]Room: TRU.G.24
Phone: +64 7 858 5165