Caitlin Byrt

• Appointments

  Date	Position	Institution name
  2019 - ongoing	Affiliate researcher	University of Adelaide
  2019 - ongoing	ARC Future Fellow	Australian National University
  2015 - 2019	Australian Research Council DECRA Fellow	The University of Adelaide
  2014 - 2015	Postdoctoral Researcher	ARC Centre of Excellence in Plant Energy Biology
  2011 - 2014	Postdoctoral Researcher	ARC Centre of Excellence in Plant Cell Walls
  2008 - 2011	Postdoctoral Researcher	Plant Science Group, University of Newcastle

• Awards and Achievements

  Date	Type	Title	Institution Name	Country	Amount
  2018	Award	ASPS Peter Goldacre Award	Australian Society of Plant Scientists	Australia	-
  2017	Award	Women in Innovation Award for Science 2017	-	-	-
  2017	Award	2017 Science and Innovation Awards for Young People in Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Grains Research and Development Corporation Winner	-	-	-
  2016	Award	ARC Centre of Excellence in Plant Energy Biology and Grains Research and Development Corporation Inaugural Rana Munns Award	-	-	-
  2016	Award	University of Adelaide Faculty of Sciences Early Career Researcher 2017 International Conference Travel Award	-	-	-
  2016	Achievement	Waite In The Spotlight 2016 https://youtu.be/SNK4UjHE1Vc	Waite Research Institute	-	-
  2015	Award	2015 Australian Institute of Policy and Science South Australian Young Tall Poppy Award	-	-	-
  2015	Fellowship	Australian Research Council Discovery Early Career Researcher Award 2015	-	-	-
  2014	Award	University of Adelaide 2014 Edith Dornwell Medal for Early-Career Research Excellence	-	-	-
  2011	Research Award	Journal of Integrative Plant Biology Best Expert Review Article Award	-	-	-
  2008	Invitation	Invited interview for the educational documentary Seed Hunter	-	-	-
  2007	Research Award	CSIRO Plant Industry Chief's Award for Excellence in Team Research	CSIRO	Australia	-

• Education

  Date	Institution name	Country	Title
  2005 - 2008	The University of Adelaide	Australia	PhD
  2000 - 2004	The University of Adelaide	Australia	Bachelor of Agricultural Science (Hons)

• Journals

  Year	Citation
  2023	De Rosa, A., McGaughey, S., Magrath, I., & Byrt, C. (2023). Molecular membrane separation: plants inspire new technologies. New Phytologist, 238(1), 33-54. DOI Scopus1 WoS1 Europe PMC1
  2023	Groszmann, M., De Rosa, A., Chen, W., Qiu, J., McGaughey, S. A., Byrt, C. S., & Evans, J. R. (2023). A high-throughput yeast approach to characterize aquaporin permeabilities: Profiling the Arabidopsis PIP aquaporin sub-family. Frontiers in Plant Science, 14, 1078220-1-1078220-19. DOI Scopus5 WoS1 Europe PMC2
  2023	Hoai, P. T. T., Qiu, J., Groszmann, M., De Rosa, A., Tyerman, S. D., & Byrt, C. S. (2023). Arabidopsis plasma membrane intrinsic protein (AtPIP2;1) is implicated in a salinity conditional influence on seed germination. Functional Plant Biology, 50(8), 633-648. DOI Scopus1
  2023	Byrt, C. S., Millar, A. H., & Munns, R. (2023). Staple crops equipped for alkaline soils. Nature Biotechnology, 41(7), 911-912. DOI Scopus1 WoS1
  2023	Byrt, C. S., Zhang, R. Y., Magrath, I., Chan, K. X., De Rosa, A., & McGaughey, S. (2023). Exploring aquaporin functions during changes in leaf water potential. Frontiers in Plant Science, 14, 1-15. DOI Scopus1
  2022	Lethin, J., Byrt, C., Berger, B., Brien, C., Jewell, N., Roy, S., . . . Aronsson, H. (2022). Improved Salinity Tolerance-Associated Variables Observed in EMS Mutagenized Wheat Lines. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 23(19), 1-20. DOI Scopus1 WoS1 Europe PMC1
  2022	Bowerman, A. F., Byrt, C. S., Roy, S. J., Whitney, S. M., Mortimer, J. C., Ankeny, R. A., . . . Pogson, B. J. (2022). Potential abiotic stress targets for modern genetic manipulation.. The Plant cell, 35(1), koac327. DOI Scopus14 WoS10 Europe PMC5
  2021	De Rosa, A., Zhang, R., Byrt, C., Byrt, C., Evans, J., & Groszmann, M. (2021). Exploring the Plant Aquaporin Solute Transport Network: Functional characterisation of<i>Nicotiana tabacum</i>PIP, TIP and NIP isoforms. DOI
  2021	Tyerman, S. D., McGaughey, S. A., Qiu, J., Yool, A. J., & Byrt, C. S. (2021). Adaptable and multifunctional ion-conducting aquaporins. Annual Review of Plant Biology, 72(1), 1-34. DOI Scopus53 WoS39 Europe PMC29
  2021	Groszmann, M., De Rosa, A., Chen, W., Qiu, J., McGaughey, S., Byrt, C., & Evans, J. (2021). Permeability profiling of all 13 Arabidopsis PIP aquaporins using a high throughput yeast approach. DOI
  2021	McGaughey, S. A., Tyerman, S. D., & Byrt, C. S. (2021). An algal PIP-like aquaporin facilitates water transport and ionic conductance. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta. Biomembranes, 1863(10), 183661-1-183661-3. DOI
  2021	Wege, S., Qiu, J., Byrt, C., Houston, K., Waugh, R., Gilliham, M., & Hrmova, M. (2021). A single residue deletion in the barley HKT1;5 P189 variant restores plasma membrane localisation but not Na⁺ conductance. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes, 1863(10), 183669-1-183669-11. DOI Scopus4 WoS2 Europe PMC2
  2021	Ermakova, M., Osborn, H., Groszmann, M., Bala, S., Bowerman, A., McGaughey, S., . . . von Caemmerer, S. (2021). Expression of a CO₂-permeable aquaporin enhances mesophyll conductance in the C₄ species Setaria viridis. eLife, 10, 70095-1-70095-16. DOI Scopus26 WoS19 Europe PMC16
  2020	Lim, W. L., Collins, H. M., Byrt, C. S., Lahnstein, J., Shirley, N. J., Aubert, M. K., . . . Burton, R. A. (2020). Overexpression of HvCslF6 in barley grain alters carbohydrate partitioning plus transfer tissue and endosperm development. Journal of Experimental Botany, 71(1), 138-153. DOI Scopus17 WoS13 Europe PMC2
  2020	Hoai, P. T. T., Tyerman, S. D., Schnell, N., Tucker, M., McGaughey, S. A., Qiu, J., . . . Byrt, C. S. (2020). Deciphering aquaporin regulation and roles in seed biology. Journal of Experimental Botany, 71(6), 1763-1773. DOI Scopus20 WoS15 Europe PMC11
  2020	Houston, K., Jiaen, Q., Wege, S., Oakey, H., Hrmova, M., Qu, Y., . . . Waugh, R. (2020). Barley sodium content is regulated by natural variants of the Na+ transporter HvHKT1;5. Communications Biology, 3(1), 258-1-258-9. DOI Scopus22 WoS19 Europe PMC8
  2020	Borjigin, C., Schilling, R. K., Bose, J., Hrmova, M., Qiu, J., Wege, S., . . . Roy, S. J. (2020). A single nucleotide substitution in TaHKT1;5-D controls shoot Na⁺ accumulation in bread wheat. Plant, Cell and Environment, 43(9), 2158-2171. DOI Scopus14 WoS13 Europe PMC8
  2020	Qiu, J., McGaughey, S. A., Groszmann, M., Tyerman, S. D., & Byrt, C. S. (2020). Phosphorylation influences water and ion channel function of AtPIP2;1. Plant, Cell & Environment, 43(10), 2428-2442. DOI Scopus34 WoS28 Europe PMC15
  2020	Tran, S. T. H., Imran, S., Horie, T., Qiu, J., McGaughey, S., Byrt, C. S., . . . Katsuhara, M. (2020). A survey of barley pip aquaporin ionic conductance reveals Ca²⁺-sensitive hvpip2;8 Na⁺ and k⁺ conductance. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 21(19), 1-20. DOI Scopus18 WoS13 Europe PMC7
  2020	Munns, R., Day, D. A., Fricke, W., Watt, M., Arsova, B., Barkla, B. J., . . . Tyerman, S. D. (2020). Energy costs of salt tolerance in crop plants. New Phytologist, 225(3), 1072-1090. DOI Scopus277 WoS229 Europe PMC96
  2019	Munns, R., Passioura, J. B., Colmer, T. D., & Byrt, C. S. (2019). Osmotic adjustment and energy limitations to plant growth in saline soil. New Phytologist, 225(3), 1-6. DOI Scopus225 WoS184 Europe PMC81
  2019	David, R., Byrt, C. S., Tyerman, S. D., Gilliham, M., & Wege, S. (2019). Roles of membrane transporters: connecting the dots from sequence to phenotype. Annals of Botany, 124(2), 201-208. DOI Scopus12 WoS11 Europe PMC5
  2019	Avestan, S., Ghasemnezhad, M., Esfahani, M., & Byrt, C. S. (2019). Application of nano-silicon dioxide improves salt stress tolerance in strawberry plants. Agronomy, 9(5), 17 pages. DOI Scopus121 WoS76
  2019	Amarasinghe, S. L., Watson-Haigh, N. S., Byrt, C., James, R., Qiu, J., Berkowitz, O., . . . Baumann, U. (2019). Transcriptional variation is associated with differences in shoot sodium accumulation in distinct barley varieties. Environmental and Experimental Botany, 166, 103812-1-103812-15. DOI Scopus4 WoS3
  2019	Tyerman, S., Munns, R., Fricke, W., Arsova, B., Barkla, B., Bose, J., . . . Wen, Z. (2019). Energy costs of salinity tolerance in crop plants. New Phytologist, 221(1), 25-29. DOI Scopus53 WoS46 Europe PMC24
  2018	Xu, B., Waters, S., Byrt, C., Plett, D., Tyerman, S., Tester, M., . . . Gilliham, M. (2018). Structural variations in wheat HKT1;5 underpin differences in Na+ transport capacity. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences, 75(6), 1133-1144. DOI Scopus34 WoS28 Europe PMC10
  2018	Byrt, C., Munns, R., Burton, R., Gilliham, M., & Wege, S. (2018). Root cell wall solutions for crop plants in saline soils. Plant Science, 269, 47-55. DOI Scopus149 WoS106 Europe PMC51
  2018	McGaughey, S., Qiu, J., Tyerman, S., & Byrt, C. S. (2018). Regulating root aquaporin function in response to changes in salinity. Annual Plant Reviews Online, 1(2), 1-36. DOI Scopus19 WoS14
  2017	Kourghi, M., Nourmohammadi, S., Pei, J., Qiu, J., McGaughey, S., Tyerman, S., . . . Yool, A. (2017). Divalent cations regulate the ion conductance properties of diverse classes of aquaporins. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 18(11), 2323-1-2323-19. DOI Scopus54 WoS48 Europe PMC31
  2017	Jaime-Pérez, N., Pineda, B., García-Sogo, B., Atares, A., Athman, A., Byrt, C., . . . Belver, A. (2017). The sodium transporter encoded by the HKT1;2 gene modulates sodium/potassium homeostasis in tomato shoots under salinity. Plant, Cell and Environment, 40(5), 658-671. DOI Scopus55 WoS37 Europe PMC33
  2017	Byrt, C., Zhao, M., Kourghi, M., Bose, J., Henderson, S., Qiu, J., . . . Tyerman, S. (2017). Non-selective cation channel activity of aquaporin AtPIP2;1 regulated by Ca²⁺ and pH. Plant, Cell and Environment, 40(6), 802-815. DOI Scopus145 WoS124 Europe PMC69
  2016	McGaughey, S., Osborn, H., Chen, L., Pegler, J., Tyerman, S., Furbank, R., . . . Grof, C. (2016). Roles of aquaporins in Setaria viridis stem development and sugar storage. Frontiers in Plant Science, 7(DECEMBER2016), 1815-1-1815-13. DOI Scopus17 WoS17 Europe PMC7
  2016	Li, B., Byrt, C., Qiu, J., Baumann, U., Hrmova, M., Evrard, A., . . . Roy, S. (2016). Identification of a stelar-localized transport protein that facilitates root-to-shoot transfer of chloride in arabidopsis. Plant Physiology, 170(2), 1014-1029. DOI Scopus88 WoS72 Europe PMC46
  2016	Byrt, C., Betts, N., Tan, H., Lim, W., Ermawar, R., Nguyen, H., . . . Burton, R. (2016). Prospecting for energy-rich renewable raw materials : Sorghum stem case study. PLoS One, 11(5), e0156638-1-e0156638-20. DOI Scopus7 WoS5 Europe PMC2
  2016	Corbin, K., Betts, N., van Holst, N., Jiranek, V., Chambers, D., Byrt, C., . . . Burton, R. (2016). Low-input fermentations of agave tequilana leaf juice generate high returns on ethanol yields. BioEnergy Research, 9(4), 1142-1154. DOI Scopus9 WoS6
  2015	Ermawar, R., Collins, H., Byrt, C., Betts, N., Henderson, M., Shirley, N., . . . Burton, R. (2015). Distribution, structure and biosynthetic gene families of (1,3;1,4)-β-glucan in Sorghum bicolor. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology, 57(4), 429-445. DOI Scopus27 WoS24 Europe PMC15
  2015	Corbin, K., Hsieh, Y., Betts, N., Byrt, C., Henderson, M., Stork, J., . . . Burton, R. (2015). Grape marc as a source of carbohydrates for bioethanol: chemical composition, pre-treatment and saccharification. Bioresource Technology, 193, 76-83. DOI Scopus112 WoS96 Europe PMC25
  2015	Corbin, K., Byrt, C., Bauer, S., DeBolt, S., Chambers, D., Holtum, J., . . . Burton, R. (2015). Prospecting for energy-rich renewable raw materials: agave leaf case study. PLoS One, 10(8), e0135382-1-e0135382-23. DOI Scopus70 WoS57 Europe PMC13
  2015	Ermawar, R., Collins, H., Byrt, C., Henderson, M., O'Donovan, L., Shirley, N., . . . Burton, R. (2015). Genetics and physiology of cell wall polysaccharides in the model C₄ grass, Setaria viridis spp. BMC Plant Biology, 15(1), 236-1-236-18. DOI Scopus16 WoS13 Europe PMC11
  2014	Byrt, C., Xu, B., Krishnan, M., Lightfoot, D., Athman, A., Jacobs, A., . . . Gilliham, M. (2014). The Na⁺ transporter, TaHKT1;5-D, limits shoot Na⁺ accumulation in bread wheat. The Plant Journal, 80(3), 516-526. DOI Scopus154 WoS140 Europe PMC74
  2013	Milne, R., Byrt, C., Patrick, J., & Grof, C. (2013). Are sucrose transporter expression profiles linked with patterns of biomass partitioning in Sorghum phenotypes?. Frontiers in Plant Science, 4(JUN), 1-12. DOI Scopus52 WoS48 Europe PMC25
  2013	Martin, A., Palmer, W., Byrt, C., Furbank, R., & Grof, C. (2013). A holistic high-throughput screening framework for biofuel feedstock assessment that characterises variations in soluble sugars and cell wall composition in Sorghum bicolor. Biotechnology for Biofuels, 6(1), 1-13. DOI Scopus34 WoS32 Europe PMC16
  2012	Byrt, C., Cahyanegara, R., & Grof, C. (2012). Plant carbohydrate binding module enhances activity of hybrid microbial cellulase enzyme. Frontiers in Plant Science, 3(254), 1-8. DOI Scopus6 WoS5 Europe PMC2
  2012	Munns, R., James, R., Xu, B., Athman, A., Conn, S., Jordans, C., . . . Gilliham, M. (2012). Wheat grain yield on saline soils is improved by an ancestral Na+ transporter gene. Nature Biotechnology, 30(4), 360-364. DOI Scopus612 WoS517 Europe PMC282
  2011	James, R., Blake, C., Byrt, C., & Munns, R. (2011). Major genes for Na⁺ exclusion, Nax1 and Nax2 (wheat HKT1;4 and HKT1;5), decrease Na⁺ accumulation in bread wheat leaves under saline and waterlogged conditions. Journal of Experimental Botany, 62(8), 2939-2947. DOI Scopus366 WoS273 Europe PMC115
  2011	Byrt, C. S., Grof, C. P., & Furbank, R. T. (2011). C4 plants as biofuel feedstocks: optimising biomass production and feedstock quality from a lignocellulosic perspective. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology, 53(2), 120-135. DOI Scopus143 WoS119 Europe PMC64
  2009	Kibble, N., Sohani, M., Shirley, N., Byrt, C., Roessner, U., Bacic, A., . . . Schultz, C. (2009). Phylogenetic analysis and functional characterisation of strictosidine synthase-like genes in Arabidopsis thaliana. Functional Plant Biology, 36(12), 1098-1109. DOI Scopus12 WoS7 Europe PMC3
  2008	Byrt, C. S., & Munns, R. (2008). Living with salinity. New Phytologist, 179(4), 903-905. DOI Scopus25 WoS22 Europe PMC8
  2007	Byrt, C., Platten, J., Spielmeyer, W., James, R., Lagudah, E., Dennis, E., . . . Munns, R. (2007). HKT1;5-like cation transporters linked to Na+ exclusion loci in wheat Nax2 and Kna1. Plant Physiology, 143(4), 1918-1928. DOI Scopus319 WoS275 Europe PMC172

• Book Chapters

  Year	Citation
  2017	Martin, A., Brown, C., Nguyen, D., Palmer, W., Furbank, R., Byrt, C., . . . Grof, C. (2017). Cell wall development in an elongating internode of Setaria. In A. Doust, & X. Diao (Eds.), Genetics and Genomics of Setaria (pp. 211-238). Switzerland: Springer International Publishing. DOI
  2014	Grof, C., Byrt, C., & Patrick, J. (2014). Phloem transport of resources. In P. Moore, & F. Botha (Eds.), Sugarcane: Physiology, biochemistry, and functional biology (1 ed., pp. 267-305). United States: Wiley. DOI
  2013	Byrt, C., Betts, N., Farrokhi, N., & Burton, R. (2013). Deconstructing plant biomass: cell wall structure and novel manipulation strategies. In B. P. Singh (Ed.), Biofuel crops: production, physiology and genetics (pp. 135-150). Oxfordshire: CABI Publishing. DOI Scopus5

• Conference Items

  Year	Citation
  2016	Byrt, C. S., Zhao, M., Kourghi, M., Bose, J., Henderson, S. W., Qui, J., . . . Tyerman, S. (2016). Charging up water transport with plant aquaporins permeable to ions. Poster session presented at the meeting of Combio2016. Brisbane, Australia.
  2016	Byrt, C. S. (2016). Charging up water transport with plant aquaporins permeable to ions. Poster session presented at the meeting of ComBio2016. Brisbane.

• Recorded/Rendered Creative Works

  Year	Citation
  2008	Authors: Ingleton S. Title: Seed Hunter. Description: N/A. Extent: 1 hour.

• Patents

  Year	Citation
  2010	Byrt, C. S., Grof, C. P. L., & Cahyanegara, R. (2010). 2010904236, An enzyme.
  2008	Byrt, C. S., James, R. A., Lagudah, E. S., Munns, R., Platten, J. D., & Spielmeyer, W. (2008). WIPO Patent Application WO/2008/006169, Polynucleotides and methods for enhancing salinity tolerance in plants.
  2006	Byrt, C. S., Huang, S., James, R. A., Lagudah, E. S., Munns, R., & Spielmeyer, W. (2006). 20069047, Salt tolerant plants.

• Theses

  Year	Citation
  2008	Byrt, C. S. (2008). Genes for sodium exclusion in wheat. (University of Adelaide).

Development and delivery of two laboratory practical courses and lectures for Masters in Biotechnology students (2012-2016). Guest Lectures for Biomolecules undergraduate course (University of Newcastle): Applications of plant genetic engineering (2009-2010). Guest lectures for Masters in Plant Biotechnology: Studying salinity tolerance by combining forward and reverse genetics approaches (2007)

• Current Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)

  Date	Role	Research Topic	Program	Degree Type	Student Load	Student Name
  2023	Co-Supervisor	Establish the role of HKT in driving crop salinity tolerance and yield in a water limited environment	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Alex Seward

• Past Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)

  Date	Role	Research Topic	Program	Degree Type	Student Load	Student Name
  2017 - 2022	Principal Supervisor	Investigating the Role of Arabidopsis Plasma Membrane Intrinsic Protein Atpip2;1 in Seed Germination	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Ms Hoai Phan
  2017 - 2022	Co-Supervisor	Heterogeneity in apoplastic barrier deposition, respiration and ion accumulation in the roots of diverse barley seedlings	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Muhammad Khairul Hisyam Ahmad Sohaimi
  2016 - 2020	Principal Supervisor	Plant Aquaporins that Facilitate Cation Transport and their Regulation by Phosphorylation	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Ms Samantha McGaughey
  2015 - 2019	Co-Supervisor	Molecular and Genetic Cues Influencing Ovule Development in Barley (Hordeum vulgare)	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Laura Gay Wilkinson
  2014 - 2018	Co-Supervisor	Regulation of Reserve Carbohydrates in Hull-less Barley Grain	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Miss Wai Li Lim
  2012 - 2015	Co-Supervisor	Characterization of Agro-Industrial Residues and Development of Processing Strategies for Conversion to Bioethanol	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Miss Kendall Corbin
  2011 - 2016	Co-Supervisor	Metabolic Engineering of C4 Grasses for Biofuel Applications	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Ms Riksfardini Annisa Ermawar

• Memberships

  Date	Role	Membership	Country
  2016 - ongoing	-	Adelaide Protein Group	-
  2013 - ongoing	-	American Society of Plant Biologists	-
  2006 - ongoing	-	Australian Society of Plant Scientists	-

• Email: caitlin.byrt@adelaide.edu.au