Ferrari, Belinda - University of New South Wales - School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Science

个人简介

2008-current: Senior Lecturer, BABS 2003-2010: Project Leader for the Environmental Biotechnology CRC 2006-2008: Environmental Biotechnology CRC Research Fellow at Macquarie University 2003-2005: Macquarie University Research Fellow Scholarship Holder (MQRF) 2002-2003: University of Copenhagen Research Fellow Scholarship Holder 2001-2002: Research Fellow MQ Collaborative Industry Grant with Sydney Water

研究领域

Dr Ferrari's major interest is in microbial diversity of soil bacteria and the development of novel culturing approaches for the hitherto uncultured majority. Her development of a novel cultivation method for previously undescribed soil bacteria was recognised in Nature with an invitation to submit her protocol for publication. By combining microcultivation with single-cell technologies including flow cytometry or advanced micromanipulation, the growth of uncharacterised soil bacteria from both extreme and temporate soils is now possible. This high impact research is leading to a systems biology approach for understanding the function of these unknown bacteria in the environment by several groups worldwide. By applying microcultivation with next generation sequencing, and a collaboration with the Australian Antarctic Division, we are now beginning to understand the diversity of bacteria and fungi in polar regions, particularly with respect to the effects of diesel fuel contamination on population dynamics. Ferrari has also made significant contributions to the development of fluorescence-based detection strategies for pathogens, particularly Cryptosporidium and Giardia. Since 2004, her involvement in the Environmental Biotechnology CRC Pathogen team at Macquarie University and UNSW has led to publication of over 12 refereed articles, 30 conference proceedings and 3 patent applications in the area of pathogen concentration and detection. The Pathogen team are developing a suite of online field systems to rapidly and accurately identify potential disease causing micro-organisms including Cryptosporidium, Giardia and E. coli. These new tools are currently under validation for rapid screening of pathogenic species by Health and Water authorities in the UK, USA and Australia. Dr Ferrari's research is multidisciplinary, spanning the biomolecular sciences, particularly microbiology, biotechnology, genomics, flow cytometry and cell biology. Her greatest contribution has surrounded the use of emerging technologies for real world applications in microbiology and cell biology. This includes the development of an innovative method for cultivation of the 'yet to be cultured' bacterial majority and the development of biosensors and novel fluorescence strategies for monitoring microorganisms of interest to public health.

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Ferrari BC; Bissett A; Snape I; van Dorst J; Palmer AS; Ji M; Siciliano SD; Stark JS; Winsley T; Brown MV, 2016, 'Geological connectivity drives microbial community structure and connectivity in polar, terrestrial ecosystems', Environmental Microbiology, vol. 18, no. 6, pp. 1834 - 1849, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1462-2920.13034 Bissett A; Fitzgerald A; Meintjes T; Mele PM; Reith F; Dennis PG; Breed MF; Brown B; Brown MV; Brugger J; Byrne M; Caddy-Retalic S; Carmody B; Coates DJ; Correa C; Ferrari BC; Gupta VV; Hamonts K; Haslem A; Hugenholtz P; Karan M; Koval J; Lowe AJ; Macdonald S; McGrath L; Martin D; Morgan M; North KI; Paungfoo-Lonhienne C; Pendall E; Phillips L; Pirzl R; Powell JR; Ragan MA; Schmidt S; Seymour N; Snape I; Stephen JR; Stevens M; Tinning M; Williams K; Yeoh YK; Zammit CM; Young A, 2016, 'Introducing BASE: the Biomes of Australian Soil Environments soil microbial diversity database.', GigaScience, vol. 5, pp. 21, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13742-016-0126-5 Alexova R; Dang TC; Fujii M; Raftery MJ; Waite TD; Ferrari BC; Neilan BA, 2016, 'Specific global responses to N and Fe nutrition in toxic and non-toxic Microcystis aeruginosa', Environmental Microbiology, vol. 18, no. 2, pp. 401 - 413, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1462-2920.12958 Banerjee S; Helgason B; Wang L; Winsley T; Ferrari BC; Siciliano SD, 2016, 'Legacy effects of soil moisture on microbial community structure and N2O emissions', Soil Biology and Biochemistry, vol. 95, pp. 40 - 50, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2015.12.004 Ferrari BC; Bissett A; Snape I; van Dorst J; Palmer AS; Ji M; Siciliano SD; Stark JS; Winsley T; Brown MV, 2016, 'Geological connectivity drives microbial community structure and connectivity in polar, terrestrial ecosystems.', Environmental Microbiology, vol. 18, no. 6, pp. 1834 - 1849, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1462-2920.13034 Ji M; van Dorst J; Bissett A; Brown MV; Palmer AS; Snape I; Siciliano SD; Ferrari BC, 2015, 'Microbial diversity at Mitchell Peninsula, Eastern Antarctica: a potential biodiversity “hotspot”', Polar Biology, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00300-015-1776-y Alexova R; Dang TC; Fujii M; Raftery MJ; Waite TD; Ferrari BC; Neilan BA, 2015, 'Specific global responses to N and Fe nutrition in toxic and non-toxic Microcystis aeruginosa', Environmental Microbiology, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1462-2920.12958 Winsley TJ; Snape I; McKinlay J; Stark J; van Dorst JM; Ji M; Ferrari BC; Siciliano SD, 2014, 'The ecological controls on the prevalence of candidate division TM7 in polar regions', Frontiers in Microbiology, vol. 5, no. JULY, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2014.00345 Siciliano SD; Palmer AS; Winsley T; Lamb E; Bissett A; Brown MV; van Dorst J; Ji M; Ferrari BC; Grogan P; Chu H; Snape I, 2014, 'Soil fertility is associated with fungal and bacterial richness, whereas pH is associated with community composition in polar soil microbial communities', Soil Biology and Biochemistry, vol. 78, pp. 10 - 20, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2014.07.005 Dorst JV; Siciliano SD; Winsley T; Snape I; Ferrari BC, 2014, 'Bacterial targets as potential indicators of diesel fuel toxicity in subantarctic soils', Applied and Environmental Microbiology, vol. 80, no. 13, pp. 4021 - 4033, http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/AEM.03939-13 Van Dorst J; Brown M; Ji M; Ferrari BC; Bissett A; Palmer AS; Snape I; Stark JS; Raymond B; Mckinlay J; Winsley T, 2014, 'Community fingerprinting in a sequencing world', FEMS Microbiology Ecology, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1574-6941.12308 Ferrari B; Winsley T; Ji M; Neilan B, 2014, 'Insights into the distribution and abundance of the ubiquitous candidatus Saccharibacteria phylum following tag pyrosequencing', Scientific Reports, vol. 4, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep03957 Ferrari BC, 2013, 'Three-color cytometry for the simultaneous detection of the Cryptosporidium species contributing to the majority of human cryptosporidiosis. Journal of Public Health Frontier', Public health frontier, vol. 2, no. 2, pp. 103 - 108, http://dx.doi.org/10.5963/PHF0202007 Winsley T; van Dorst JM; Brown MV; Ferrari BC, 2012, 'Capturing greater 16S rRNA gene sequence diversity within the domain bacteria', Applied and Environmental Microbiology, vol. 78, no. 16, pp. 5938 - 5941, http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/AEM.01299-12 Ibáñez-Peral R; Ferrari B; Bergquist P, 2011, 'Detection of environmental microorganisms with a bead-based assay and quantum dots', International Journal of Biomedical Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, vol. 2, no. 1, pp. 75 - 95, http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/IJBNN.2011.038468 Ibáñez-Peral R; Ferrari B; Ferrari B; Bergquist P; Bergquist P, 2011, 'Detection of environmental microorganisms with a bead-based assay and quantum dots', International Journal of Biomedical Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, vol. 2, no. 1, pp. 75 - 95, http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/IJBNN.2011.038468 Alexova R; Fujii M; Birch D; Cheng J; Waite TD; Ferrari BC; Neilan BA, 2011, 'Iron uptake and toxin synthesis in the bloom-forming Microcystis aeruginosa under iron limitation', Environmental Microbiology, vol. 13, no. 4, pp. 1064 - 1077, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1462-2920.2010.02412.x Alexova R; Haynes PA; Ferrari BC; Neilan BA, 2011, 'Comparative protein expression in different strains of the bloom-forming cyanobacterium Microcystis aeruginosa', Molecular and Cellular Proteomics, vol. 10, no. 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1074/mcp.M110.003749 Waldron LS; Ferrari BC; Cheung-Kwok-Sang C; Beggs PJ; Stephens N; Power ML, 2011, 'Molecular epidemiology and spatial distribution of a waterborne cryptosporidiosis outbreak in Australia', Applied and Environmental Microbiology, vol. 77, no. 21, pp. 7766 - 7771, http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/AEM.00616-11