Dr Jennifer Gardner

Postdoctoral Researcher

School of Agriculture, Food and Wine

Faculty of Sciences

Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.

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Major Research Interests

1. Identification and classification of yeast genes specifically important for the efficiency of wine fermentation; the Fermentome

We have approached this field of study from numerous angles including:
- screening of readily available laboratory and wine yeast deletion library collections for those genes that when deleted disrupt or enhance fermentation performance. Particular genes of interest are further explored to gain an in-depth understanding of the specific roles of such genes in a fermentation context
- with the use of directed evolution to produce fermentation efficient yeast strains and subsequent genome sequence analysis to determine which genetic elements confer this phenotype.

2.Yeast cell-cell communication of over-crowding and nutrient limitation: Novel signalling systems and their impact on fermentation

We are interested in determining if and how both known and novel signalling molecules may impact fermentation and other related yeast metabolism

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Appointments

Date	Position	Institution name
2005	Postdoctoral Research Fellow	University of Adelaide
2003	Director/winemaker	Adelina Wines and wines by Some Young Punks
2003 - 2004	Cellarhand	Lemelsons Vineyard
1999 - 2004	University demonstrator	University of Adelaide
1997 - 1998	Research Assistant	University of Queensland

Education

Date	Institution name	Country	Title
1999 - 2005	University of Adelaide	Australia	PHD
1996 - 1996	University of Adelaide	Australia	Bachelor of Science Hons.
1993 - 1995	University of Adelaide	Australia	Bachelor of Science

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Journals

Year	Citation
2020	Alperstein, L., Gardner, J. M., Sundstrom, J. F., Sumby, K. M., & Jiranek, V. (2020). Yeast bioprospecting versus synthetic biology–which is better for innovative beverage fermentation?. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 104(5), 1939-1953. DOI
2019	Valentine, G., Walker, M. E., Gardner, J. M., Schmid, F., & Jiranek, V. (2019). Brief temperature extremes during wine fermentation: effect on yeast viability and fermentation progress. Australian Journal of Grape and Wine Research, 25(1), 62-69. DOI Scopus3 WoS5
2019	Tam, A., Green, J. E. F., Balasuriya, S., Tek, E. L., Gardner, J. M., Sundstrom, J. F., . . . Binder, B. J. (2019). A thin-film extensional flow model for biofilm expansion by sliding motility. Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 475(2229), 20190175-1-20190175-21. DOI Scopus1 WoS1
2018	Nguyen, T., Walker, M., Gardner, J., & Jiranek, V. (2018). Appropriate vacuolar acidification in Saccharomyces cerevisiae is required for efficient high sugar fermentation. Food Microbiology, 70, 262-268. DOI Scopus2 WoS1
2018	Tronnolone, H., Gardner, J., Sundstrom, J., Jiranek, V., Oliver, S., & Binder, B. (2018). TAMMiCol: tool for analysis of the morphology of microbial colonies. PLoS Computational Biology, 14(12), e1006629-1-e1006629-15. DOI Scopus1 WoS2 Europe PMC1
2018	Zhang, J., Astorga, M., Gardner, J., Walker, M., Grbin, P., & Jiranek, V. (2018). Disruption of the cell wall integrity gene ECM33 results in improved fermentation by wine yeast. Metabolic Engineering, 45, 255-264. DOI Scopus7 WoS6 Europe PMC1
2018	Tek, E., Sundstrom, J., Gardner, J., Oliver, S., & Jiranek, V. (2018). Evaluation of the ability of commercial wine yeasts to form biofilms (mats) and adhere to plastic: implications for the microbiota of the winery environment. FEMS microbiology ecology, 94(2), 1-13. DOI Scopus5 WoS5 Europe PMC1
2018	Peter, J., Watson, T., Walker, M., Gardner, J., Lang, T., Borneman, A., . . . Jiranek, V. (2018). Use of a wine yeast deletion collection reveals genes that influence fermentation performance under low nitrogen conditions.. FEMS yeast research, 18(3), 11 pages. DOI Scopus7 WoS6 Europe PMC2
2018	Tam, A., Green, J., Balasuriya, S., Tek, E., Gardner, J., Sundstrom, J., . . . Binder, B. (2018). Nutrient-limited growth with non-linear cell diffusion as a mechanism for floral pattern formation in yeast biofilms. Journal of Theoretical Biology, 448, 122-141. DOI Scopus5 WoS5 Europe PMC3
2018	Tronnolone, H., Tam, A., Szenczi, Z., Green, J., Balasuriya, S., Tek, E., . . . Binder, B. (2018). Diffusion-limited growth of microbial colonies. Scientific Reports, 8(1), 5992-1-5992-11. DOI Scopus8 WoS8 Europe PMC2
2017	Tronnolone, H., Gardner, J., Sundstrom, J., Jiranek, V., Oliver, S., & Binder, B. (2017). Quantifying the dominant growth mechanisms of dimorphic yeast using a lattice-based model. Journal of the Royal Society Interface, 14(134), 20170314-1-20170314-16. DOI Scopus7 WoS7 Europe PMC4
2016	Sundstrom, J., Gardner, J., Whiteside, M., Kraaijeveld, K., Kiers, T., Ellers, J., & Jiranek, V. (2016). Insecten als wijnmakers. entomologische berichten, 76(4), 122-125.
2015	Binder, B., Sundstrom, J., Gardner, J., Jiranek, V., & Oliver, S. (2015). Quantifying two-dimensional filamentous and invasive growth spatial patterns in yeast colonies. PLoS Computational Biology, 11(2), e1004070-1-e1004070-15. DOI Scopus11 WoS11 Europe PMC5
2014	Walker, M., Nguyen, T., Liccioli, T., Schmid, F., Kalatzis, N., Sundstrom, J., . . . Jiranek, V. (2014). Genome-wide identification of the Fermentome; genes required for successful and timely completion of wine-like fermentation by Saccharomyces cerevisiae. BMC Genomics, 15(1), 552-1-552-17. DOI Scopus28 WoS26 Europe PMC17
2014	Jiranek, V., Walker, M., Gardner, J., Sundstrom, J., & Liccioli, T. (2014). Tackling microbial failure in problematic wine fermentations using a holistic approach. Australian and New Zealand Grapegrower and Winemaker, (603), 76-79.
2014	Gardner, J., & Jaspersen, S. (2014). Manipulating the yeast genome: Deletion, mutation, and tagging by PCR. Methods in Molecular Biology, 1205, 45-78. DOI Scopus22 Europe PMC10
2013	Liccioli, T., Walker, M. E., Sundstrom, J. F., Gardner, J. M., & Jiranek, V. (2013). Novel wine yeast for improved performance in fermentation. Wine and Viticulture Journal, 28(6), 26, 28, 30-31, 33.
2009	Poole, K., Walker, M., Warren, T., Gardner, J., McBryde, C., de Barros Lopes, M., & Jiranek, V. (2009). Proline transport and stress tolerance of ammonia-insensitive mutants of the PUT4-encoded proline-specific permease in yeast. Journal of General and Applied Microbiology, 55(6), 427-439. DOI Scopus14 WoS12 Europe PMC8
2007	Astorga, M., Gardner, J., McBryde, C., Schmid, F., Walker, M., & Jiranek, V. (2007). Optimisation of industrial strains of Saccharomyces cerevisiae using recombinant and non-recombinant methods. Microbiology Australia, May, 62-63.
2006	McBryde, C., Gardner, J., de Barros Lopes, M., & Jiranek, V. (2006). Adaptive (directed) evolution yields superior, 'ready-to-use' wine yeast strains. Australian and New Zealand Wine Industry Journal, 21(6), 38-43.
2006	McBryde, C., Gardner, J., de Barros Lopes, M., & Jiranek, V. (2006). Generation of novel wine yeast strains by adaptive evolution. American Journal of Enology and Viticulture, 57(4), 423-430. Scopus45 WoS41
2005	Gardner, J., McBryde, C., Vystavelova, A., de Barros Lopes, M., & Jiranek, V. (2005). Identification of genes affecting glucose catabolism in nitrogen-limited fermentation. FEMS Yeast Research, 5(9), 791-800. DOI Scopus12 WoS13 Europe PMC4
2005	Gardner, J., McBryde, C., de Barros Lopes, M., & Jiranek, V. (2005). Recent efforts to optimise wine yeast and its fermentation performance. Australian and New Zealand Wine Industry Journal, 20(6), 43-45.
2003	Walker, M., Gardner, J., Vystavelova, A., McBryde, C., de Barros Lopes, M., & Jiranek, V. (2003). Application of the reuseable, KanMX selectable marker to industrial yeast: construction and evaluation of heterothallic wine strains of Saccharomyces cerevisiae, possessing minimal foreign DNA sequences. FEMS Yeast Research, 4(3), 339-347. DOI Scopus45 WoS44 Europe PMC26
2003	Keough, R., Macmillan, E., Lutwyche, J., Gardner, J., Tavner, F., Jans, D., . . . Gonda, T. (2003). Myb-binding protein 1a is a nucleocytoplasmic shuttling protein that utilizes CRM1-dependent and independent nuclear export pathways. Experimental Cell Research, 289(1), 108-123. DOI Scopus19 WoS19 Europe PMC18
2003	James, K., Hosking, B., Gardner, J., Muscat, G., & Koopman, P. (2003). Sox18 mutations in the ragged mouse alleles ragged-like and opossum. Genesis, 36(1), 1-6. DOI Scopus47 WoS47 Europe PMC40
2002	Gardner, J., Poole, K., & Jiranek, V. (2002). Practical significance of relative assimilable nitrogen requirements of yeast: a preliminary study of fermentation performance and liberation of H₂S. Australian Journal of Grape and Wine Research, 8(3), 175-179. DOI Scopus18 WoS19
2002	Walker, M., Gardner, J., de Barros Lopes, M., & Jiranek, V. (2002). Wine yeasts as tools for oenological research and strain improvement by genetic techniques. Australian & New Zealand Grapegrower & Winemaker, 461a, 109, 110, 112-114.
2000	Pennisi, D., Gardner, J., Chambers, D., Hosking, B., Peters, J., Muscat, G., . . . Koopman, P. (2000). Mutations in Sox18 underlie cardiovascular and hair follicle defects in ragged mice. Nature Genetics, 24(4), 434-437. DOI Scopus167 WoS159 Europe PMC124
—	Tam, A., Binder, B., Green, E., Balasuriya, S., Tek, E. L., Gardner, J., . . . Jiranek, V. (n.d.). A thin-film extensional flow model for biofilm expansion by sliding motility. DOI

Conference Papers

Year	Citation
2015	Jiranek, V., Liccioli, T., Betteridge, A., Sumby, K., Walker, M., Gardner, J., & Sundstrom, J. (2015). Generation and characterisation of improved wine microbes. In Proceedings of the 10th international symposium of enology of Bordeaux (pp. 163-166). Bordeaux, France: Vigne et Vin Publications Internationales.
2004	Gardner, J., McBryde, C., de Barros Lopes, M., & Jiranek, V. (2004). Identification of genes that contribute to a 'High Nitrogen Efficiency' (HNE) phenotype in yeast. In Proceedings of the 3rd Australian Conference on yeast: products and discovery (pp. 39). Nuriootpa, South Australia: Australian Yeast Group.
2002	Poole, K., Gardner, J., de Barros Lopes, M., & Jiranek, V. (2002). Strategies for avoiding problems associated with nitrogen limitation during fermentation. In Proceedings of the 2nd Australian conference on Yeast: products and discovery (pp. 22). Melbourne, Vic., Australia: Australian Yeast Group.
2001	Walker, M., Gardner, J., & Jiranek, V. (2001). Construction and evaluation of haploid wine yeast for research purposes. In Australian wine industry technical conference, 7-11 October, 2001 (pp. 241-242). Adelaide, South Australia: Winetitles.
2001	Gardner, J., de Barros Lopes, M., & Jiranek, V. (2001). Identification of genes contributing to a 'High Nitrogen Efficiency' (HNE) phenotype in a modified wine yeast.. In Australian wine industry technical conference, 7-11 October, 2001 (pp. 242). Adelaide, South Australia: Winetitles.

Conference Items

Year	Citation
2016	Peter, J. J., Watson, T., Walker, M., Gardner, J. M., & Jiranek, V. (2016). Identification of wine yeast genes influencing fermentation duration under limited nitrogen conditions. Poster session presented at the meeting of The 16th Australian Wine Industry Technical Conference. Adelaide, Australia.
2016	Tek, E. T., Sundstrom, J., Gardner, J., Hesketh, A., Oliver, S. G., & Jiranek, V. (2016). Wine Yeast Biofilms and Quorum Sensing. Poster session presented at the meeting of 16th Australian Wine Industry Technical Conference. Adelaide, Australia.
2016	Tek, E., Sundstrom, J., Gardner, J., Hesketh, A., Oliver, S., & Jiranek, V. (2016). Formation and regulation of wine yeast biofilms (mats) in nitrogen-limiting conditions. Poster session presented at the meeting of 14th International Congress on Yeasts. Awaji Island, Japan.
2016	Tek, E., Hesketh, A., Sundstrom, J., Gardner, J. M., Oliver, S., & Jiranek, V. (2016). Exploring transcriptional profiles for invasive growth of a <i>Saccharomyces cerevisiae</i> wine yeast. Poster session presented at the meeting of BioInfoSummer16 – A symposium in bioinformatics. Adelaide, Australia.
2015	Tek, E., Sundstrom, J., Gardner, J., Oliver, S., & Jiranek, V. (2015). Wine Yeast Biofilms and Quorum Sensing. Poster session presented at the meeting of 32nd International Specialized Symposium on Yeasts. Perugia, Italy.
2015	Peter, J. J., Watson, T., Walker, M. E., Gardner, J. M., & Jiranek, V. (2015). Screening for wine yeast mutants, whereby gene deletion results in faster fermentation under limited nitrogen conditions. Poster session presented at the meeting of Australasian conference on Yeast: Products and Discovery. Adelaide.
2015	Valentine, G. D. S., Walker, M. E., Gardner, J. M., Schmid, F., & Jiranek, V. (2015). The impact of brief temperature shifts on wine fermentation. Poster session presented at the meeting of Australasian conference on Yeast: Products and Discovery. Adelaide.
2014	Tek, E., Gardner, J., Sundstrom, J., Oliver, S., & Jiranek, V. (2014). Wine Yeast Biofilms and Quorum Sensing. Poster session presented at the meeting of Proceedings of the 6th Australasian Conference on Yeast: Products and Discovery. Adelaide, Australia.
2013	Nguyen, T. D., Walker, M. E., Gardner, J. M., & Jiranek, V. (2013). Vacuolar acidification may play a key role in the ability of yeast to successfully complete industrial fermentation. Poster session presented at the meeting of AWITC 2013 Conference program and abstracts. Sydney, Australia.
2013	Sundstrom, J. F., Gardner, J., Sumby, K., Oliver, S., & Jiranek, V. (2013). Investigating the effect of quorum signalling molecules on wine yeast strains and their impact on alcoholic fermentation. Poster session presented at the meeting of http://www.ayeastgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/YPD2013-proceedings.pdf. Massey University, Albany, Auckland, New Zealand.
2009	McBryde, C., Gardner, J. M., Walker, M. E., & Jiranek, V. (2009). Adaptive evolution strategies for the generation of novel wine yeast. Poster session presented at the meeting of 24th International meeting on yeast genetics and molecular biology. Manchester, United Kingdom.

Report for External Bodies

Year Citation
2017 Walker, M., Sumby, K. M., Gardner, J., Sundstrom, J., Watson, T., Grbin, P., & Jiranek, V. (2017). Fit-for-Purpose Yeast and Bacteria via Directed Evolution.
Software

Year Citation
— Tam, A., Green, E., Balasuriya, S., Tek, E. L., Gardner, J., Sundstrom, J., . . . Binder, B. (n.d.). Code and Data [Computer Software].
DOI

Year	Citation
2017	Walker, M., Sumby, K. M., Gardner, J., Sundstrom, J., Watson, T., Grbin, P., & Jiranek, V. (2017). Fit-for-Purpose Yeast and Bacteria via Directed Evolution.

Year	Citation
—	Tam, A., Green, E., Balasuriya, S., Tek, E. L., Gardner, J., Sundstrom, J., . . . Binder, B. (n.d.). Code and Data [Computer Software]. DOI

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Current Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)

Date	Role	Research Topic	Program	Degree Type	Student Load	Student Name
2020	Co-Supervisor	The influence of sulfur compounds on yeast, bacteria and mixed cultures of these in oenology	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Part Time	Emily Hocking
2019	Co-Supervisor	Bioprospecting for Lactic Acid Bacteria in Novel Australian Niches	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Part Time	Mr Scott Allen Oliphant
2018	Co-Supervisor	Mutual Evolutionary Advantage of Traits in Yeast and their Insect Vector, Drosophila Melanogaster	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Part Time	Mrs Shailja Mishra

Past Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)

Date	Role	Research Topic	Program	Degree Type	Student Load	Student Name
2015 - 2017	Co-Supervisor	Identification of Yeast Genes Enabling Efficient Oenological Fermentation under Nitrogen-limited Conditions	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mrs Josephine Jasmine Peter
2014 - 2017	Co-Supervisor	Phenotypic Investigation of Biofilm Formation and Transcriptional Analysis of Invasive Growth of Commercial Wine Saccharomyces cerevisiae	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Ms Ee Lin Tek
2010 - 2014	Co-Supervisor	Determination of the genetic basis for successful fermentation in high sugar media	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Dr Trung Dung Nguyen
2010 - 2014	Co-Supervisor	Investigation and Characterisation of Highly Nitrogen Efficient Wine Yeast	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Dr Jin Zhang

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Memberships

Date	Role	Membership	Country
2015 - ongoing	—	Winemakers Federation of Australia	—
2014 - ongoing	—	Australian Society of Viticulture and Oenology	—
2012 - ongoing	—	South Australian Wine Industry Federation	—
2012 - 2013	—	Clare Valley Winemakers Society	—
2011 - 2013	—	Metabolomics Society	—

Position: Postdoctoral Researcher
Phone: 83130402
Email: jennie.gardner@adelaide.edu.au
Fax: 8313 7415
Campus: Waite
Building: Wine Innovation Central, floor 3
Room: 3 28
Org Unit: School of Agriculture, Food and Wine

Dr Jennifer Gardner

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Education

Journals

Conference Papers

Conference Items

Report for External Bodies

Software

Current Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)

Past Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)

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