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We always welcome applications from prospective Postgraduate HDR students
If there are no advertised postgraduate projects, please send us an email at sta@jcu.edu.au Tell us why you are interested in our research and include a copy of your CV.
Current Project Opportunities:
Honours/Minor Project research project opportunity -
Development extender solution for short-term storage of Purple Grouper and Giant Grouper milt
Contact Supervisor:
Location: 番茄社区, Townsville 4814, QLD Australia.
Other Supervisors: Associate Professor Leo Nankervis, Associate Professor Donna Rudd and others see
Honours/ Masters. Applicants should be familiar with the Honours Student Research Requirements and/or the Higher Degree by Research Requirements.
Project summary
Giant Grouper (Epinephelus lanceolatus) and Purple Grouper (Epinephelus cyanopodus) are both highly valuable
emerging aquaculture species, and these industries have a strong desire to implement selective
breeding programs. To do so, breeding companies need greater control over breeding processes to ensure
consistent and reliable production. Cryopreservation offers the potential to facilitate 1:1 crosses at
different time intervals and enables the production of larval batches without relying on spawning
broodstock. This project aims to undertake the first step towards this objective, by developing a species specific
solution for dilution and handling of grouper milt, and to extend the viability of grouper milt during
short-term storage. This project will characterise the biochemical characteristics of each species milt and
utilise advanced sperm analysis and cellular assays to optimise components of the diluent solution.
This project is embedded within both The ARC Industrial Transformation Research Hub for Supercharging
Tropical Aquaculture through Genetic Solutions
Enquiries to: jarrod.guppy@jcu.edu.au