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The Hoffmann lab focuses on three main areas of research:
- Climatic Stress - to find traits that enable adaptation to climatic stress, and to understand the genetic basis of these traits;
- Biomonitoring - to develop methods for the early and unambiguous detection and monitoring of environmental stress;
- Applied - to develop better ways of controlling pest species.
In understanding the main issues and mechanisms involved with adaptation of organisms to stress, we are then able to make informed management decisions to industry and the community.
Techniques include: molecular population markers, ecological community assessments, pesticide assays, quantitative genetic analyses, molecular species markers and single gene assessments.
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Ary Hoffmann Bio
Professor Hoffmann received his PhD from La Trobe University in 1984 and held positions at La Trobe University before moving to the University of Melbourne in 2005. In 2000, he gained a grant from the ARC to establish a Special Research Centre, the Centre for Environmental Stress and Adaptation Research (CESAR). In 2004, he was elected to the Australian Academy of Science and awarded a Federation Fellowship. His research addresses the way organisms (and in particular insects) evolve to deal with environmental stresses. His research is also directed at developing new methods of controlling insect pests and new ways of using genetic markers to monitor environmental changes.
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Hoffmann Research Group
Research Staff
- Adam Miller
- Alen Rako
- Andrew Weeks
- Ange Tsitsilas
- Ann Stocker
- Dave Sharley
- Emily Thomson
- Isabel Valenzuela
- Jen Shirriffs
- Katy Jeppe
- Kelly Richardson
- Lea Rako
- Linda Thomson
- Mark Blacket
- Martina Bernard
- Matt O'Brien
- Melissa Carew
- Michael Nash
- Nancy Endersby
- Paul Mitrovski
- Paul Umina
- Ronald Lee
- Steve Marshall
- Vanessa White
Visiting Researchers and Associates
- Pettigrove, Vin
- Stuart Mccoll
Postgraduate Students
- Aston Arthur
- Chee Seng Chong
- Clare D'Alberto
- Elise Furlan
- Jane Gower
- Jess M'Baya
- Joanne Kearns
- John Roberts
- Kallie Townsend
- Kate Mitchell
- Lauren Carrington
- Manaswini Parida
- Matt Hill
- Pip Griffin
- Renae Ayres
- Rhys Coleman
- Sarah DeGaris
- Adam Reilly
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In the News
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No sex please, we're insect pests - CESAR, Bio21 study shows argicultural environments force insects to reproduce asexually. This may provide methods for controlling their damaging effects. Uni of Melbourne Media Release, Wednesday 23 July 2008.
- Professor Ary Hoffmann and Dr Michael Kearney discuss the effect of climate change on biodiversity, and how our quality of life could be adversely afftected. Uni of Melbourne Up Close Podcast, Episode 65 with host Shane Huntington.
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