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DR DUNCAN ALEXANDER ROUCH



Contact Details

Organization: Agriculture and Food Systems, Anatomy and Cell Biology
Position: Honorary (Fellow), Honorary (Fellow)
Email:
Work: 8344 5784
Fax: 9347 5219
Building: Medical Centre
Campus: Parkville

Biography

I obtained my PhD at the University of Melbourne, and have research worked in both the UK and Australia. 

Research Expertise and International Linkages

Research Expertise

Research Interest Country of Expertise
Chemical basis of nutrition and its relation to development Australia
Molecular biology of probiotic and other dairy bacteria Australia
The role of nutrition in development using mouse models Australia
Molecular biology of nitrate transport in Aspergillus nidulans Australia

International Linkages

Country Establishment Collaboration
United Kingdom University of St Andrews Research

Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other Awards

Qualifications

Title Institution Date Awarded Abbreviation
Bachelor of Science (honours) University of Melbourne 31-Dec-1982
Chartered Biologist Institute of Biology 31-Dec-1994
Doctor of Philosophy University of Melbourne 31-Dec-1986

Memberships

Membership Type Membership Body Description Start Date End Date
Member Society of General Microbiology, UK 01-Jul-1989
Member Dairy Industry Association of Australia 01-Jul-2005
Council Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science 01-Jul-1997
Member Australian Institute of Management 01-Jul-1997
Member Institute of Biology, UK 01-Jul-1994

Government Research Classifications

Research Fields, Courses and Discipline Classifications

Socio-Economic Objective Classifications

Publications

Publications produced at the University of Melbourne and reported in the Annual Publications Collection and 'Research Report' since 2001. The Themis Publications module, released in November 2006, allows additional publications from previous institutions and publications from past years to be entered.

Publications in 2007

Journal Articles

  • Determination of a nitrogen conversion factor for protein content in Cheddar cheese
    Year: 2007
    Journal: International Dairy Journal
    Volume: in press
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  • True protein value of milk and dairy products
    Year: 2007
    Journal: Australian Journal of Dairy Technology
    Volume: 62
    Page numbers: 26-30
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Publications in 2005

Journal Articles

  • Determination of the essentiality of the eight cysteine residues of the NrtA protein for high-affinity nitrate transport and the generation of a functional cysteine-less transporter
    Year: 2005
    Journal: Biochemistry
    Volume: 44
    Issue: 14
    Page numbers: 5471-5477
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  • Missense mutations that inactivate the Aspergillus nidulans nrtA gene encoding a high-affinity nitrate transporter
    Year: 2005
    Journal: Genetics
    Volume: 169
    Issue: 3
    Page numbers: 1369-1377
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Publications in 2004

Journal Articles

  • Two perfectly conserved arginine residues are required for substrate binding in a high-affinity nitrate transporter
    Year: 2004
    Journal: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
    Volume: 101
    Issue: 50
    Page numbers: 17549-17554
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Publications in 2002

Conference Publications/Papers

  • NSLAB in cheddar: a sstressful life
    Year: 2002
    Event name: Cheese Science
    Conference Publication: Proceedings Cheese Science 2002 special issue The Australian Journal of Dairy Technology
    Volume: 57
    Issue: No 2
    Page numbers: 107
    Publisher: Dairy Industry Association of Australia(Highett)
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  • NSLAB in cheddar: a stressful life
    Year: 2002
    Event name: Cheese Science
    Conference Publication: Proceedings Cheese Science 2002 special issue The Australian Journal of Dairy Technology
    Volume: 57
    Issue: No 2
    Page numbers: 107
    Publisher: Dairy Industry Association of Australia(Highett)
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