User:David Tribe

EXPERTISE

Anthonie van Leeuwenhoek's drawings of bacteria in the human mouth. Published 1684.

Microbiology, genetics, biochemistry, biotechnology, general science in society, history of science.

EXPERIENCE

1989-2007 University of Melbourne, Microbiology & Immunology

Senior Lecturer and Coordinator of Biotechnology

• B.Sc Teaching in Microbial Biotechnology and Cell Biology.
• Research on insect viruses and human infectious disease.
• Public service in Agricultural Biotechnology

1982–1989 Dupont CR&D Laboratories Wilmington, DE

Senior Scientist/Team Leader, Applied molecular virology, Group Leader, Sustainable routes to chemicals

• HIV protease inhibitors.
• HIV gag protein antigens.
• HTLV I diagnostic tests
• Microbial synthesis of textile monomers
• Chiral synthesis using enzyme catalysts

1976-1982 Biotechnology, University of NSW Kensington, NSW

Lecturer, Metabolic engineering

• Microbial synthesis of amino acids
• New ethanol technology with Zymomonas bacteria.

1968-1968 Commonwealth Serum Labs Parkville, Vic.

Biochemist, Vaccine production

• BCG, tuberculoproteins, Brucella, Neisseria antigens

EDUCATION

1965-1975 University of Melbourne Parkville, Vic.

• Ph.D. Microbial Genetics.
• B. Sc. Biochemistry and Chemistry.

PUBLICATIONS

Over 60 papers, patents, book chapters and articles, largely listed at http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=PubMed

CITIZENDIUM

Authorship contributions

My CitiZendium writing contributions include:

• Horizontal gene transfer
• Horizontal gene transfer in prokaryotes
• Horizontal gene transfer in plants
• Wheat
• RNA interference
• Mobile DNA
• Transgenic plant
• Crop origins and evolution

Plus quite a few others

I'm a constable here on Citizendium. Please let me know on my talk page if you need a hand with something.

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