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James Hane is a Senior Research Fellow at Curtin University's School of Molecular and Life Sciences, affiliated with the Centre for Crop Disease Management (CCDM). His research focuses on fungal genomics, plant pathology, and bioinformatics, with an emphasis on understanding pathogen adaptation and developing tools for crop disease management. He leads CCDM's Bioinformatics program and has contributed to foundational genomic resources for fungal pathogens.
- Affiliations: Centre for Crop Disease Management (External Collaborative Research Centre), School of Molecular and Life Sciences (MLS), Faculty of Science and Engineering.
- Research Interests: Fungal genomics, effector biology, genome evolution, computational biology, and crop improvement.
His work includes comparative genomics of pathogens like Parastagonospora nodorum, analyzing repeat-induced point mutations (RIP), and developing algorithms to study mesosynteny. He also explores lateral gene transfers and fungal pathogenomics. Recent projects involve predictive modeling of effector proteins and genomic tools for crop disease resistance.
Publications highlight his contributions to understanding fungal pathogen genomics, including chromosome-level assemblies, molecular docking studies, and pan-genome analyses. His teaching involves guiding students in genomic prediction, effector discovery, and bioinformatics database development.
James collaborates internationally, contributing to genomic resources for crops like lupin and chickpea. His work bridges computational methods with agricultural applications to enhance crop resilience against pathogens.
