User:David Tribe
EXPERTISE
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.