Thrilled to share some of my PhD research in the 🆕 #OpenAccess article "An Update on Root Lesion #Nematode Species Infecting #Cereal Crops in the Southwest of Western Australia". Check it out in @Crops_MDPI @MDPIOpenAccess #Agriculture 🪱🔬🧬 🔗 https://t.co/TR2D3EIfXg

Pleased to share this thoughtful essay by Jess on my flower design project🌹🧬 As a small thank-you for spreading the work, I'm randomly giving away 5 of these new morphogenesis hoodies to whoever retweets this!

Last week, we had the pleasure of welcoming DPIRD Broadacre Systems Executive Director, Dr Kaara Klepper, to @MurdochUni. Dr Klepper leads the department’s farming systems strategy, and has a wealth of experience in agronomy, soil science and environmental sustainability in both

Proud to share that CCFI researcher Dr @GargVanika was honoured for her many research contributions at the @MurdochUni 2025 Vice-Chancellor’s Excellence in Research Awards. Dr Garg received the award from MU Vice Chancellor Professor Andrew Deeks at a celebratory event held

Immensely proud to share that @MU_CCFI_Biotech Director @rajvarshney has been listed as Australia’s leading plant scientist in The @australian Top 250 Researchers list. Compiled each year, the list highlights Australia’s best researchers and institutions, naming the top

Another day on the road for CCFI researchers! This week, our team travelled to Mingenew to check on one of our pulse field trials for the CCFI-led @theGRDC project that leverages genetic diversity to improve yield in chickpea, faba bean and lentil. Yield improvements in pulses

Chemistry writes the story of life. Every cell, every second, it tells it again - powered by molecular design. At the core of this process lies the citric acid cycle, the central hub of metabolism. Here, acetyl-CoA derived from carbohydrates, fats, or proteins enters a precise

Last week, CCFI researchers took a 700km round trip to Lake Grace, which is a strategically important field trial site for evaluating wheat yield performance under low rainfall conditions. Led by Centre Director @rajvarshney, our researchers, @Anuchitikineni, A/Prof Reyaz Mir

🌟 A strong start to the 4th Annual Meeting of the Horticulture Genomics Project at the EcoSciences Precinct, Brisbane! 🎤 Inspiring inaugural session with opening remarks by Ben Callaghan from @Hort_Au, Natalie Dillion from Agri-Science QLD, DPIRD & @rajvarshney, @MurdochUni

✅✅ A reminder by Dr. Rahaf Ajaj: She wasn’t on the Stanford list… but she made it to the Nobel stage. 🏅 Mary E. Brunkow, one of this year’s Nobel Prize winners in Medicine, has only 34 published papers and an H-index of 21. She never appeared in Stanford’s ranking of the

Today we had the honour of hosting Ms Kajari Biswas, the recently elected Consul General of India to Western Australia and the Northern Territory (@CGIPerth ), at @MurdochUni. Ms. Biswas toured @MU_CCFI_Biotech with Centre Director @rajvarshney, before engaging in productive

CCFI made a big splash at the #IFLRC and #APC joint conference last week, delivering oral and poster presentations, speeches, panel discussions and Centre tours to the international legume community. On Monday, Centre Director @rajvarshney presented in the opening session,

Prof Rajeev Varshney FAA FRS (@MurdochUni)—a new Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science— is recognised for his work in genomics and molecular breeding has transformed global food security, enabling smallholder farmers to grow resilient, high-yield crops in harsh regions.

Having welcomed our class of 2025 (pictured), we've just enjoyed morning tea and great conversations. (And some sweet options from the juice bar.) On now: our first New Fellows Presentations. Get ready to hear from an incredible lineup of researchers making waves across diverse

Immensely proud to share that @MU_CCFI_Biotech Director @rajvarshney signed the @Science_Academy's historic Charter Book this morning and has officially joined the scientific greats who have made significant contributions to the world's store of scientific knowledge. As part

Our new Nature Plants paper is out (and we’re on the cover)!👉 https://t.co/rhOi4753mY By combining scRNA-seq with conserved TF binding (multiDAP) we define gene regulatory networks for 65 cell types across 4 tissues in a wide range of flowering plants!

Day two of the 4th Annual Research Progress and Strategy Planning Workshop is underway! Our first session covers genomics and trait discovery for stress resilience and yield, and kicks off with Dr Gaofeng Zhou, who shares his work developing a T2T genome assembly for narrow

🌾Honoured to host Prof Sharath Sriram, Chief Scientist WA, at @MurdochUni’s CCFI & SABC! Showcased genomics & biotech facilities + projects on wheat, pulses & horticulture supported by @theGRDC , @Hort_Au . Inspiring discussions on WA’s high-quality science and sustainable

Our next session covers integrative genomics, trait stability, and microbiomes in crop innovation. We start with Dr Cassandria Tay-Fernandez, who discusses her work utilising mosaic painting for banana genome assembly. This research, supported by @Hort_Au aims to deliver

Our last two presentations for the day focus on managing crop pests - a key challenge facing growers in WA and beyond. Up first is Dr Ani Agnihotri, who presented a talk titled: Advancing Insect Science: From Chemosensation to Pest Management. We then heard from Afroja

We're onto our last session of the day, which covers advances in biosecurity, smart farming and crop protection. Up first is Dr Bob Du, who covers ongoing research in the Post-harvest Biosecurity and Food Safety Laboratory. He's followed by Adj. A/Prof Graham Mann, who