Dr. Kirsten Heimann

Professor Rocky de Nys, Head of Aquaculture at JCU, will lead the first stage of the project in Townsville with Dr Kirsten Heimann, Director of JCU's North Queensland Algal Identification/Culturing Facility.
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A member of the team, Dr Kirsten Heimann from James Cook University said that the organism, now dubbed Chromera velia, looks like a little brown ball but packs a punch in terms of scientific implications.
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Dr Kirsten Heimann who is the Director of the North Queensland Algal Indentification/Culturing Facility (NQAIF) at JCU maintains the original culture of Chromera.
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Spurred on by the lack of knowledge of what lives in Australian waters, and especially small creatures that underpin ecology of regions such as the Great Barrier Reef, Dr Heimann and JCU geneticist Professor David Blair now intend to start developing a new research program investigating the tiny organisms found in these waters.
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"This will help us recognise when new organisms make their way into our waters, allowing us to evaluate their ecological impact on the Great Barrier Reef," Dr Heimann said.
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Kirsten Heimann on 4781 5795 or David Blair on 4322

Dr Kirsten Heimann (School of Marine and Tropical Biology): For developing students' conceptual understanding, quantitative and generic skills through innovative, problem-based teaching and hands-on training in large and diverse foundation Biology classes

Dr Kirsten HeimannSenior Lecturer James Cook University Townsville

*Supervisors: *Kirsten Heimann, JCU (Kirsten.Heimann@jcu.edu.au); Sven Uthicke, AIMS (s. uthicke@aims.gov.au )
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*Supervisors: *Kirsten Heimann, JCU (Kirsten.Heimann@jcu.edu.au); Sven Uthicke, AIMS (s. uthicke@aims.gov.au )

There's a real optimism about the research from Dr Kirsten Heimann, Senior Lecturer James Cook University, Townsville.

A member of the team, Dr Kirsten Heimann from James Cook University said the organism, now dubbed Chromera velia, looks like a little brown ball but packs a punch in terms of ... 29-Feb-2008 more

Dr Kirsten Heimann Senior Lecturer kirsten.heimann@jcu.edu.au

Dr Kirsten Heimann won the award for achievements in research science, while Amanda O'Malley won the inaugural Green Award for her PhD project.
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Above: Dr Kirsten Heimann working on a toxin-producing dinoflagellate (Dinophysis caudata) in the laboratory at the North Queensland Algal Identification/Culture Facility, JCU.Photo courtesy of Stanley Hudson/NQAIF.
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"Through these awards, the State is valuing the fact that professional women are playing major roles in shaping Queensland's future," said Dr Heimann.
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In addition to her busy research and university teaching schedule, Dr Heimann is the Director of JCU's North Queensland Algal Identification/Culturing Facility, the world's first such facility to focus on tropical microalgae.Her groundbreaking research is internationally recognised and has applications in the development of biodiesel, climate change and human health.

Among other projects, Dr Heimann is currently investigating the linkages between human health, climate change and dinoflagellates (a special group of marine microalgae).

Dr Kirsten Heimann Senior LecturerSchool of Tropical BiologyJames Cook University