Tariq EzazAssociate Professor in Genetics |
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Institute for Applied Ecology
University of Canberra
ACT 2601 Australia
| Location: | Building 3, Room C30 |
| Phone: | (02) 6201 2297 |
| Fax: | (02) 6201 5305 |
| Email: |
Education
PhD, Genetics and Reproduction, University of Stirling, UK
MSc, Fisheries, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
BSc Honours, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
Research and professional interests
My main areas of research are sex determination and sex chromosome evolution in non-mammalian vertebrates. These include comparative genomics of sex chromosome evolution, understanding evolutionary mechanisms related to transitions between modes of sex determination, and sex chromosome systems.
I also have keen interests in sex determination and its control in genetic management and selective breeding, particularly in fish and amphibians; chromosome set manipulations; production and propagations of polyploid, gynogenetic, androgenetic and clonal lines in fish; molecular cytogenetics; development and application of molecular markers; and genetic management of both threatened native and invasive pest species.
My current research projects are investigating sex determination and sex chromosome evolution in lizards from the Agamidae (dragon), Gekkonidae (gecko) and Scincidae (skink) Families. I am also interested in temperature dependent sex determination in reptiles, in particular understanding the genomic and epigenetic regulatory mechanisms involved in this remarkable mode of sex determination.
Recent publications
| 2011. Isolation and characterisation of novel microsatellite and mitochondrial DNA markers for the Eastern Water Dragon (Physignathus lesueurii). Conservation Genetics Resources, in press and online, DOI: 10.1007/s12686-011-9487-3. C1: Refereed Journal (ISI) | |
| 2011. Sex chromosome evolution in Amniotes: Applications for BAC (bacterial artificial chromosome) libraries. Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology 2011 doi:10.1155/2011/132975. C1: Refereed Journal (ISI) | |
| 2012. Are some chromosomes particularly good at sex? Insights from amniotes. Chromosome Research DOI 10.1007/s10577-011-9266-8. C1: Refereed Journal (ISI) | |
| 2011. Evolutionary transitions between mechanisms of sex determination in vertebrates. Biology Letters 7:443-448 C1: Refereed Journal (ISI) | |
| 2011. Transitions between sex determining systems in reptiles and amphibians. Annual Review of Genomics and Human Genetics 12:391-406. C1: Refereed Journal (ISI) |  |
News media
Lizard sex expert among Aus best and brightest UC Monitor Online website article published 14 Nov 2011.
Hotter environment may lead to sex changes Canberra Times website article published 15 Nov 2011.
The Lizard Man Cosmos: The Science of Everything website article published 21 Nov 2011.
UC attracts more research funding ABC News website video posted 25 Nov 2011.
