Mr Preston Shaw
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Department |
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Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology |
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My Supervisor/s
| Primary Supervisor | |
| Tuan Duong | |
Co Supervisor |
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| Bernard Slippers | |
| Brenda Wingfield |
I completed my Bachelor of Science degree in 2019, majoring in Human Physiology, Genetics, and Psychology. In 2020, I commenced my Honours in Genetics at the Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI) under the supervision of Dr. Tuan Duong. My Honours research focused on the identification and characterization of dispensable chromosomes in the ascomycete plant pathogen Diplodia sapinea.
Following this, I pursued a Master’s degree in Genetics (2021) under the primary supervision of Dr. Tuan Duong, with co-supervision by Prof. Brenda Wingfield and Prof. Bernard Slippers. My Master’s research investigated alternative splicing events across closely related species within the Ceratocystis fimbriata sensu lato complex, specifically focusing on C. fimbriata and C. eucalypticola.
In 2024, I commenced my PhD in Genetics, continuing my research within the Ceratocystis fimbriata s.l. system. My doctoral research focuses on comparative and evolutionary genomics, with particular emphasis on genome structural variation, DNA methylation, and long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) across C. fimbriata, C. eucalypticola, and C. manginecans.
My Journal Articles
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Shaw PL, Slippers B, Wingfield BD, Laurent B, Penaud B, Wingfield MJ, Crous PW, Bihon W, Duong TA. (2025) Chromosome-level genome assemblies for the latent pine pathogen, Diplodia sapinea, reveal two accessory chromosomes with distinct genomic features and evolutionary dynamics. G3 Genes|Genomes|Genetics :jkaf239.
10.1093/g3journal/jkaf239  |