Research Fellow Peter Bundock BSc(Hons) (UNE) PhD (Tasmania) Peter studied for a B.Sc. degree at the University of New England and completed an Honours year in the Biochemistry Department. He then worked at Monash University in the Genetics Department on transformation of the now famous weed, Arabidopsis thaliana. This was followed by a stint at the University of Western Sydney - Hawkesbury working on IAA biosynthesis in plants. In 1995 he commenced a Ph.D. at the University of Tasmania working on genome mapping and detection of quantitative trait loci (QTL) in Eucalyptus globulus. Peter's work at the Centre for Plant Conservation Genetics has included identifying and isolating cytochrome P450 genes from wheat and barley, and detecting and assaying single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in barley genes. [SNPs (pronounced snips) can be utilised as DNA markers to map genes and for selection in breeding programs]. Currently Peter's main work is with the CRC for Sugar Industry Innovation through Biotechnology working on developing SNP markers in sugarcane. Peter also works with the Grain Foods CRC on gene expression in developing wheat grain.
Journal articles
Detection and stability of quantative trait loci (QTL) in Eucalyptus globulus (with Brad M. Potts and Rene E. Vaillancourt), Tree Genetics & Genomes (2008)
Eucalyptus globulus Labill. ssp. globulus is an important tree species for the pulp and paper...
Differential LongSAGE tag abundance analysis in a barley seed germination time course and validation with relative real-time RT-PCR (with Jessica White, Toni Pacey-Miller, and Robert J. Henry), Plant Science (2008)
A Long Serial Analysis of Gene Expression (LongSAGE) approach was employed to identify changes in...
Adaptive climatic molecular evolution in wild barley at the Isa defense locus (with James K. Cronin, Robert J. Henry, and Eviatar Nevo), Proceedings of the National Academy of Science of the United States of America (2007)
Wild barley (Hordeum spontaneum) represents a significant genetic resource for crop improvement in barley (Hordeum...
Adaptive climatic molecular evolution in wild barley at the Isa defense locus (with James K. Cronin, Robert J. Henry, and Eviatar Nevo), Proceedings of the National Academy of Science of the United States of America (2007)
Wild barley (Hordeum spontaneum) represents a significant genetic resource for crop improvement in barley (Hordeum...
SAGE of the developing wheat Caryopsis (with Shane McIntosh, Loraine Watson, Allison C. Crawford, Jessica White, Giovanni M. Cordeiro, Daniel Barbary, Lee Rooke, and Robert J. Henry), Plant Biotechnology Journal (2007)
Understanding the development of the cereal caryopsis holds the future for metabolic engineering in the...
Book chapters
Genotyping by allele specific PCR (with Daniel LE Waters and Robert J. Henry), Plant genotyping II: SNP technology (2008)
SNP discovery by ecotilling using capillary electrophoresis (with Frances Eliott, Giovanni Cordeiro, and Robert J. Henry), Plant genotyping II: SNP technology (2008)
Building a cereal grain quality genomics platform (with Robert J. Henry, Allison C. Crawford, Giovanni M. Cordeiro, Lee Rooke, Shane McInosh, and Toni Pacey-Miller), Cereals 2004. Proceedings of the 54th Australian Cereal Chemistry Conference and 11th Wheat Breeders Assembly (2004)
Gene expression in malting barley using SAGE (Serial Analysis of Gene Expression) (with Toni Pacey-Miller, Allison C. Crawford, Jessica White, and Robert J. Henry), Cereals 2004. Proceedings of the 54th Australian Cereal Chemistry Conference and 11th Wheat Breeders Assembly (2004)
Gene expression in malting barley using SAGE (Serieal Analysis of Gene Expression) (with Toni Pacey-Miller, Allison C. Crawford, Jessica White, and Robert J. Henry), Cereals 2004: Proceedings of the 54th Australian Cereal Chemistry Conference and 11th Wheat Breeders Assembly (2004)
Conference publications
Genotyping of single nucleotide polymorphisms in sugarcane using mass spectrometry and CEL I polymorphism detection (with Frances Elliot, Giovanni M. Cordeiro, and Robert J. Henry), International Plant and Animal Genome Conference XV, International Consortium of Sugar Biotechnology Workshop, San Diego, 13-17 January (2007)
Genetic linkage maps of sugarcane have to date been largely based on one or a...
SAGE of the developing wheat caryopsis (with Shane McIntosh, Loraine Watson, Allison C. Crawford, Jessica White, Giovanni M. Cordeiro, Daniel Barbary, Lee Rooke, and Robert J. Henry), ISPMB 8th International Congress of Plant Molecular Biology, Adelaide, SA, 20-25 August (2007)
Understanding the development of the cereal caryopsis holds the future for metabolic engineering in the...
Sucrose phosphate synthase gene family isolation and characterisation in sugarcane (with Ouzi Amouyal, Robert J. Henry, and Giovanni M. Cordeiro), ComBio 2006 (2007)
The sucrose phosphate synthase (SPS) genes in sugarcane are encoded by a large multigenic family....
Unlocking the mysteries of malting using SAGE (with Toni L. Pacey-Miller, Jessica White, Allison C. Crawford, Giovanni M. Cordeiro, Daniel Barbary, and Robert J. Henry), International Plant and Animal Genome Conference XV, San Diego, 13-17 January (2007)
Barley and its malting potential are of great economical importance worldwide. The processes involved in...