Dr Fleur Dolman

Grant-Funded Researcher

School of Agriculture, Food and Wine

Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology

Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD (as Co-Supervisor) - email supervisor to discuss availability.

Dr. Fleur Dolman is a postdoctoral researcher in Dr. Jenny Mortimer's Plant Synthetic Biology group. Her current focus is on plant glycobiology, particularly the role of glycosyltransferases in cell-cell adhesion.

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Identification and Functional Characterisation of Plant Glycosyltransferases (GT).

This project aims to identify glycosyltransferases with a role in the plant cell wall and cell-cell adhesion, and to characterise their function.

Appointments

Date	Position	Institution name
2021 - ongoing	Postdoctoral Researcher: Plant Synthetic Biology	University of Adelaide
2018 - 2021	Senior Research Officer, Communication and Extension: Broadacre Weed Science	University of Adelaide
2015 - 2018	Research Officer: Broadacre Weed Science	University of Adelaide
2012 - 2013	Scientific Editor and Project Administrator: Centre for Carbohydrate Recognition and Signalling	Aarhus University
2010 - 2013	Postdoctoral Fellow: Structure-Function Investigations of the Qß Viral Replicase	Aarhus University, Aarhus
2007 - 2009	Research Associate	University of Adelaide, Adelaide

Education

Date Institution name Country Title

University of Adelaide, Adelaide Australia PhD

Flinders University, Adelaide Australia Biotechnology (Honours)
Research Interests

Agricultural Biotechnology Agronomy & Agriculture Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Biotechnology Environmental Education and Extension Farming Systems Research Plant Biology Plant Cell and Molecular Biology Cellular interactions (incl. adhesion, matrix, cell wall) Glycobiology

Date	Institution name	Country	Title
	University of Adelaide, Adelaide	Australia	PhD
	Flinders University, Adelaide	Australia	Biotechnology (Honours)

Journals

Year	Citation
2024	Zhang, Y., Sharma, D., Liang, Y., Downs, N., Dolman, F., Thorne, K., . . . Mortimer, J. C. (2024). Putative rhamnogalacturonan-II glycosyltransferase identified through callus gene editing bypasses embryo lethality.. Plant Physiol, 195(4), 2551-2565. DOI Scopus1
2015	Gytz, H., Mohr, D., Seweryn, P., Yoshimura, Y., Kutlubaeva, Z., Dolman, F., . . . Knudsen, C. R. (2015). Structural basis for RNA-genome recognition during bacteriophage Qβ replication. Nucleic Acids Research, 43(22), 10893-10906. DOI Scopus21 Europe PMC16
2013	Preston, C., Dolman, F., & Boutsalis, P. (2013). Multiple resistance to acetohydroxyacid synthase-inhibiting and auxinic herbicides in a population of oriental mustard (Sisymbrium orientale). Weed Science, 61(2), 185-192. DOI Scopus17 WoS16 Europe PMC4
2012	Bostamam, Y., Malone, J., Dolman, F., Boutsalis, P., & Preston, C. (2012). Rigid ryegrass (Lolium rigidum) populations containing a target site mutation in EPSPS and reduced glyphosate translocation are more resistant to glyphosate. Weed Science, 60(3), 474-479. DOI Scopus51 WoS49 Europe PMC17
2009	Preston, C., Wakelin, A., Dolman, F., Bostamam, Y., & Boutsalis, P. (2009). A decade of glyphosate-resistant Lolium around the world: Mechanisms, genes, fitness, and agronomic management. Weed Science, 57(4), 435-441. DOI Scopus120 WoS115 Europe PMC37

Date	Source	Title	Investigators
2018 - 2020	GRDC	Development of local strategies to enable the integrated and profitable management of Annual ryegrass seed banks in high rainfall zone farming systems of the Southern Region.	Preston C (Prinicpal), Gill G, Dolman F.
2015 - 2020	GRDC	Mechanisms, evolution and inheritance of herbicide resistance.	Preston C (Principal); Malone J; Krishnan M; Dolman F.

Current Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)

Date	Role	Research Topic	Program	Degree Type	Student Load	Student Name
2024	Co-Supervisor	Identify and characterise plant glycosyltransferases involved in critical components of cell wall biosynthesis: identifying essential building blocks for efficient bioenergy production.	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Miss Xingyi Zhou

Position: Grant-Funded Researcher
Phone: 83136665
Email: fleur.dolman@adelaide.edu.au
Campus: Waite
Building: Plant Research Centre, floor 2
Org Unit: Agricultural Science

Dr Fleur Dolman

Identification and Functional Characterisation of Plant Glycosyltransferases (GT).

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Current Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)

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