Cuc Tran

Cuc Tran

School of Agriculture, Food and Wine

Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology

Cuc Tran completed her Ph.D. degree in the School of Agriculture, Food and Wine at The University of Adelaide in 2021. Her major research interests are soil biological and ecological processes, particularly the potential application of microbial technologies and products to improve soil fertility and plant nutrient uptake, thus enhancing plant yields and reducing chemical fertilizer inputs.

Her current PhD project at The University of Adelaide involves understanding how arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF), which are widespread soil fungi groups, impact soil nutrients loss. Although we have a fundamental understanding of how plants acquire phosphorus (P) via the mycorrhizal pathway, the mechanisms of how these fungi affect P leaching loss from soil is still unclear. To address this knowledge gap, the shifts of P soil pool, P plant uptake and various types of P compounds in leachate under mycorrhizal symbiosis conditions, have been examined. The contribution of soil texture, soil microbial communities and plant roots during the leaching event are also included in this study.

  • Appointments
    Date Position Institution name
    2004 - 2017 Full-time researcher Institute of Agricultural Science for Southern Vietnam

  • Education
    Date Institution name Country Title
    2012 - 2014 Monash University Australia Master of Science (By research)
    1999 - 2003 Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam Bachelor of Science

  • Certifications
    Date Title Institution name Country
    2014 Master of Science (by research) Monash University Australia
    2003 Bachelor of Science Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam

  • Research Interests
    Microbial Ecology Microbiology Soil Biology Soil Sciences

2017- current: University of Adelaide Research Scholarship (UARS)-International Student scholarship (formerly Adelaide Scholarship International) for Doctor of Philosophy degree

2012-1014: Australian Development Scholarship for Master of Science degree at The Monash University (Melbourne)

18th March 2009 – 8th May 2009: Australian Leadership Awards at The University of Sydney 

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