Biotechnology experts

Murdoch University’s biotechnology experts can offer insight into the commercial applications of biological techniques or biological agents, such as bacteria or isolated enzymes, in medicine, agriculture or industry.

Expertise areas include genetic engineering, immunology and vaccine production, fermentation technology and cell culture.

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	Professor Michael Borowitzka Biofuels from algae, microalgae production and algae management Professor Michael Borowitzka oversees an international project to turn algae into affordable, clean fuel. He is Director of the Algae Research Group and Biofuels Manager of Murdoch’s Renewable Energy Research Institute. Professor Borowitzka helped develop the largest microalgae production plant in the world, the Dunaliella salina plant at Hutt Lagoon in Western Australia.
	Professor Michael Jones Plant biotechnology and genetic engineering Professor of Agricultural Biotechnology, Michael Jones, specialises in crop and plant biotechnology and the genetic manipulation of plants. He is the Foundation Director of the WA State Agricultural Biotechnology Centre (SABC), which recently began collaborative projects with a Saudi Arabian university on barley breeding and rose oil for the Saudi perfume industry. Professor Jones is an expert in molecular diagnostics and marker-assisted breeding and plant pathology - in particular, plant virology and host-pathogen interactions of plant parasitic nematodes.