Network Member Profile
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Dr Ryszard Maleszka
Department:
Research School of Biological Science and ARC Special Research Centre for the Molecular Genetics of
Development
Organisation:
Australian National University
Address:
GPO Box 475, Canberra, ACT 2601
Telephone: 02 6125 0451 Facsimile:
02 6125 8294
Email:maleszka@rsbs.anu.edu.au
Web
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Current Field of Study
- Behavioural genomics. Transcriptional profiling using microarrays and whole
genome tiling.
- Understanding the underlying principles of experience-dependent brain plasticity
using simple, manipulable model organisms such as the honeybee (Apis mellifera)
and the fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster).
Australian Collaborators
- Dr Simon Koblar, University of Adelaide, SA
International Collaborators
- Professor A. Mercer, University of Otago, New Zealand
- Dr Juergen Tautz, University of Wuerzburg, Germany
Facilities
- Transcriptional profiling using northern blots, real-time PCR and microarrays
- Behavioural testing in the honey bee
Lab Members
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Dr Ryszard Maleszka
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Head of the Lab
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Dr Robert Kucharski
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Postdoctoral Fellow
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Mr Paul Helliwell
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Technical Officer
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| Ms Gabrielle Lockett |
PhD Student |
Recent Grant Income
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Description
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CIs
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Type of Grant
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Year
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Income p.a.
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| ARC Special Research Centre for the Moleular Genetics of
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11 |
ARC |
2003-2008 |
$1,300,000 |
Recent Publications
Wang, Y, Jorda, M. Jones, PL, Maleszka, R, Robertson, HM, Mizzen, CA, Peinado,
M Robinson, GE (2006) Functional CpG Methylation System in a Social Insect.
Science. 314, 645-647.
Foret, S. and Maleszka, R. (2006) Function and evolution of a gene family encoding
odorant binding-like proteins in a social insect, the honey bee (Apis mellifera).
Genome Res. 16, 1401- 1413.
Robinson G.E., Evans, J.D., Maleszka, R., Robertson, H. M, Weaver, D. B, Worley,
K, Gibbs, R.A. & Weinstock, G. M. (2006) Sweetness and Light: Illuminating
the Honey Bee Genome. Insect Mol Biol. 15, 535-539.
Drapeau, M.D., Albert, S. Kucharski, R. Prusko, C., Maleszka, R. (2006) Evolution
of the Yellow / Major Royal Jelly Protein family and the emergence of social
behavior in honeybees. Genome Res. 16, 1385-1394.
Honey Bee Genome Consortium (2006) Insights into social insects from the genome
of the honey bee Apis mellifera. Nature, 443, 931-949.
Si, A., Zhang, S. W. and Maleszka, R. (2005) Effects of caffeine on olfactory
and visual learning in the honey bee (Apis mellifera). Pharmacol. Biochem. Behav.
82, 664-672.
Kucharski, R. and Maleszka, R. (2005) Microarray and rtPCR analyses of gene
expression in the honey bee brain following caffeine treatment. J. Mol. Neurosci.
27:269-276.
Koywiwattrakul, P., Thompson, G., Oldroyd, B., Maleszka, R (2005) Effects of
Carbon Dioxide Narcosis on Ovary Activation and Gene Expression in Worker Honey
Bees. J.Insect Sci. 5, 36
Jones JC, Helliwell P, Beekman M, Maleszka R, Oldroyd BP. (2005)The effects
of rearing temperature on developmental stability and learning and memory in
the honey bee, Apis mellifera. J Comp Physiol A 28:1-9.
Barchuk, A.R., Maleszka, R., Simoes, Z.L.P. (2004) Apis mellifera ultraspiracle:
cDNA sequence and rapid upregulation by juvenile hormone. Insect Molecular Biology
13: 459-67
Miklos, G.L., Maleszka, R. (2004) Microarray reality checks in the context
of a complex disease. Nature Biotechnology 22: 615-21
Morgan, I., Kucharski, R., Krongkaew, N., Firth, S.I., Megaw, P., Maleszka,
R. (2004) Screening for differential gene expression during the development
of form-deprivation myopia in the chicken. Optometry and Vision Science 81:
148-55
Si, A., Helliwell, P., Maleszka, R. (2004) Effects of NMDA receptor antagonists
on olfactory learning and memory in the honeybee (Apis mellifera). Pharmacology,
Biochemistry and Behavior 77: 191-7
Guez, D., Belzunces, L.P., Maleszka, R. (2003) Effects of imidacloprid metabolites
on habituation in honeybees suggest the existence of two subtypes of nicotinic
receptors differentially expressed during adult development. Pharmacology, Biochemistry
and Behavior 75: 217-22
Kucharski R, Maleszka, R. (2003) Transcriptional profiling reveals multifunctional
roles for transferrin in the honeybee, Apis mellifera. Journal of Insect
Science 3:27
Kucharski, R., Maleszka, R. (2002) Molecular profiling of behavioural development:
differential expression of mRNA's for inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate 3-kinase
isoforms in naïve and experienced honeybees (Apis mellifera). Brain research.
Molecular Brain Research 99:92-101
Kucharski, R., Maleszka, R. (2002) Evaluation of differential gene expression
during behavioral development in the honeybee using microarrays and northern
blots. Genome Biology 3:RESEARCH0007
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