Dr Joanna Sundstrom

Research Support Officer

South Australian Immunogenomics Cancer Institute

Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences

Dr Joanna Sundstrom is currently a Research Support Officer for the South Australian ImmunoGENomics Cancer Institute (SAiGENCI) at The University of Adelaide and South Australian Health & Medical Research Institute. Dr Sundstrom will use her scientific research experience and project management skills to shape and deliver SAiGENCI's Graduate Program and provide research management support to Prof Lisa Butler, Director of the Solid Tumour Program at the South Australian Health & Medical Research Institute.

Dr Sundstrom has over ten years of scientific research experience having completed a PhD in plant molecular biology and postdoctoral research in the field of wine microbiology. Joanna's previous position (2017-2022) was Centre Manager for the Australian Research Council Training Centre for Innovative Wine Production at The University of Adelaide. She enjoyed combining her scientific background and research management skills to support the Centre’s Director, academic researchers and PhD students and maintaining mutually beneficial relationships with the Centre’s stakeholders.

Career
Publications
Supervision
Professional Activities
Contact

Appointments

Date	Position	Institution name
2022 - ongoing	Research Support Officer, South Australian ImmunoGENomics Cancer Institute & SAHMRI	University of Adelaide
2017 - 2022	Centre Manager, Australian Research Council Training Centre for Innovative Wine Production	University of Adelaide
2010 - 2020	Postdoctoral Research Fellow	University of Adelaide
2007 - 2008	Practical demonstrator, Get into Genes	University of Adelaide
2007 - 2008	Practical demonstrator, Genes & Inheritance II	University of Adelaide
2006 - 2007	Practical demonstrator, Genetics III	University of Adelaide

Awards and Achievements

Date Type Title Institution Name Country Amount

2011 Recognition Dean’s Commendation for Doctoral Thesis Excellence University of Adelaide Australia -
Language Competencies

Language Competency

English Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review

Date	Type	Title	Institution Name	Country	Amount
2011	Recognition	Dean’s Commendation for Doctoral Thesis Excellence	University of Adelaide	Australia	-

Language	Competency
English	Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review

Education

Date	Institution name	Country	Title
2006 - 2011	University of Adelaide	Australia	PhD
2005 - 2005	University of Adelaide	Australia	Bachelor of Science Honours (Genetics)
2002 - 2004	University of Adelaide	Australia	Bachelor of Biotechnology

Certifications

Date	Title	Institution name	Country
2019	Essential Project Management Skills	University of Adelaide	Australia
2016	Communication Science 7020	University of Adelaide	Australia
2011	Floor Warden Training	Chubb Fire & Security	Australia

Research Interests

Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Fermentation Food Science Genetics Industrial Microbiology Microbiology Plant Cell and Molecular Biology

Journals

Year	Citation
2024	Li, K., Green, E. J. F., Tronnolone, H., Tam, A. K. Y., Black, A. J., Gardner, J. M., . . . Binder, B. J. (2024). An off-lattice discrete model to characterise filamentous yeast colony morphology. PLoS Computational Biology, 20(11), e1012605-1-e1012605-20. DOI Europe PMC1
2023	Varela, C., Alperstein, L., Sundstrom, J., Solomon, M., Brady, M., Borneman, A., & Jiranek, V. (2023). A special drop: Characterising yeast isolates associated with fermented beverages produced by Australia's indigenous peoples. Food Microbiology, 112, 104216-1-104216-11. DOI Scopus4 Europe PMC4
2021	Bartle, L., Peltier, E., Sundstrom, J., Sumby, K., Mitchell, J., Jiranek, V., & Marullo, P. (2021). QTL mapping: an innovative method for investigating the genetic determinism of yeast-bacteria interactions in wine. DOI
2021	Bartle, L., Peltier, E., Sundstrom, J. F., Sumby, K., Mitchell, J. G., Jiranek, V., & Marullo, P. (2021). QTL mapping: an innovative method for investigating the genetic determinism of yeast-bacteria interactions in wine. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 105(12), 5053-5066. DOI Scopus5 WoS4
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 Scopus29 WoS11 Europe PMC8
2020	Varela, C., Sundstrom, J., Cuijvers, K., Jiranek, V., & Borneman, A. (2020). Discovering the indigenous microbial communities associated with the natural fermentation of sap from the cider gum Eucalyptus gunnii. Scientific Reports, 10(1), 14716-1-14716-13. DOI Scopus18 WoS10 Europe PMC8
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 Scopus10 WoS5 Europe PMC3
2019	Bartle, L., Sumby, K., Sundstrom, J., & Jiranek, V. (2019). The microbial challenge of winemaking: yeast-bacteria compatibility. FEMS Yeast Research, 19(4), foz040-1-foz040-16. DOI Scopus60 WoS40 Europe PMC13
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 Scopus8 WoS4 Europe PMC8
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 Scopus14 WoS11 Europe PMC6
2018	Jiang, J., Sumby, K., Sundstrom, J., Grbin, P., & Jiranek, V. (2018). Directed evolution of Oenococcus oeni strains for more efficient malolactic fermentation in a multi-stressor wine environment. Food Microbiology, 73, 150-159. DOI Scopus27 WoS19 Europe PMC11
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 Scopus15 WoS11 Europe PMC7
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 Scopus30 WoS21 Europe PMC13
2018	Betteridge, A., Sumby, K., Sundstrom, J., Grbin, P., & Jiranek, V. (2018). Application of directed evolution to develop ethanol tolerant Oenococcus oeni for more efficient malolactic fermentation. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 102(2), 921-932. DOI Scopus29 WoS21 Europe PMC12
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 Scopus16 WoS14 Europe PMC13
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 Scopus18 WoS12 Europe PMC12
2014	Sundstrom, J. F., Walker, M. E., & Liccioli, T. (2014). Adelaide researchers head 'over the ditch' for Australasian yeast meeting. Australian and New Zealand Grapegrower and Winemaker, (602), 58-61.
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	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 Scopus47 WoS42 Europe PMC28
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.
-	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.
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.
2013	Walker, M., Haggerty, J., Zhang, J., Nguyen, T., Liccioli, T., Sundstrom, J., . . . Jiranek, V. (2013). Overexpression studies – an approach to understand the mechanisms behind successful alcoholic fermentation. In YPD 2013 Conference Program and Abstracts. Massey University, New Zealand.
-	Bartle, L., Sumby, K., Sundstrom, J., Mitchell, J. G., & Jiranek, V. (n.d.). LBartle_AWITC_2019_v8.pdf. DOI

Conference Items

Year	Citation
2022	Caliani, N., Sumby, K., Sundstrom, J., Collins, C., Kelsey, L., Bartowsky, E., . . . Jiranek, V. (2022). Broadening your winemaking yeast portfolio: Identification of an SO2 tolerant non-Saccharomyces. Poster session presented at the meeting of Abstracts of the 18th Australian Wine Industry Technical Conference (AWITC, 2022). Glen Osmond, South Australia: The Australian Wine Industry Technical Conference Inc..
2017	Bartle, L., Sundstrom, J., Sumby, K., Mitchell, J., & Jiranek, V. (2017). Compatibility of industrial Saccharomyces uvarum and Saccharomyces cerevisiae with Oenococcus oeni during synthetic red juice fermentation.. Poster session presented at the meeting of International Conference on Yeast Genetics and Molecular Biology (ICYGMB). Prague.
2017	Jiang, J., Sumby, K. M., Sundstrom, J., Grbin, P., & Jiranek, V. (2017). Directed evolution of Oenococcus oeni for enhanced malolactic fermentation.. Poster session presented at the meeting of 12th International Symposium on Lactic Acid Bacteria. Egmond aan Zee, The Netherlands.
2016	Jiang, J., Betteridge, A., Sumby, K. M., Sundstrom, J., Grbin, P., & Jiranek, V. (2016). Oenococcus oeni: can we improve its malolactic fermentation performance?. Poster session presented at the meeting of 16th Australian Wine Industry Technical Conference. Adelaide.
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.
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.
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.
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	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.
2013	Tek, E., Sundstrom, J., & Jiranek, V. (2013). Halved gene dosage: The impact on alcoholic fermentation. Poster session presented at the meeting of Yeast: Products, Discovery. Auckland, New Zealand.

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. University of Adelaide.

Theses

Year Citation

2011 Sundstrom, J. F. (2011). Role and control of HKT in Oryza sativa & Arabidopsis thaliana. (PhD Thesis, University of Adelaide).
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
2011	Sundstrom, J. F. (2011). Role and control of HKT in Oryza sativa & Arabidopsis thaliana. (PhD Thesis, University of Adelaide).

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

Preprint

Year	Citation
2024	Li, K., Green, E., Tronnolone, H., Tam, A., Black, A., Gardner, J., . . . Binder, B. (2024). An off-lattice discrete model to characterise filamentous yeast colony morphology. DOI

Past Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)

Date	Role	Research Topic	Program	Degree Type	Student Load	Student Name
2016 - 2020	Co-Supervisor	Identification and Understanding of Saccharomyces and Oenococcus Interactions in Wine Fermentation	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mrs Louise Joyce Pelle
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
2013 - 2017	Co-Supervisor	Use of Directed Evolution to Generate Multiple-stress Tolerant Oenococcus oeni for Enhanced Malolactic Fermentation	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Miss Jiao Jiang

Other Supervision Activities

Date	Role	Research Topic	Location	Program	Supervision Type	Student Load	Student Name
2020 - 2022	Co-Supervisor	Defining and Exploiting the Indigenous Microflora of Grapes	University of Adelaide	PhD	Doctorate	Full Time	Miss Natalia Soledad Caliani
2018 - 2019	Other	Profession Practice in Applied Biology Placement	University of Adelaide	Bachelor of Applied Biology	Other	Part Time	Robyn Stevenson
2018 - 2019	Co-Supervisor	A Special Drop - Characterising Yeast from Traditional Indigenous Australian Fermentation	University of Adelaide	-	Honours	Full Time	Lucien Alperstein
2017 - 2017	Co-Supervisor	Characterisation and Identification of Yeasts Isolated from the Native Environment of Eucalyptus gunnii	University of Adelaide	Bachelor of Viticulture and Oenology with Honours	Honours	Full Time	Jemma McGilton
2013 - 2013	Co-Supervisor	Halved Gene Dosage: The Impact on Alcoholic Fermentation	University of Adelaide	Bachelor of Science with Honours	Honours	Full Time	Ee Lin Tek

Committee Memberships

Date	Role	Committee	Institution	Country
2020 - 2022	Member	Women of Waite Network	University of Adelaide	Australia
2008 - 2008	Representative	School of Agriculture, Food & Wine Postgraduate Committee	University of Adelaide	-
2007 - 2008	Member	Agricultural Postgraduate Students Society (AgPOGS)	University of Adelaide	Australia

Memberships

Date Role Membership Country

2013 - ongoing Member Australasian Yeast Group -

2007 - 2014 Member Australian Society of Plant Scientists Australia

Date	Role	Membership	Country
2013 - ongoing	Member	Australasian Yeast Group	-
2007 - 2014	Member	Australian Society of Plant Scientists	Australia

Position: Research Support Officer
Phone: 81284218
Email: joanna.sundstrom@adelaide.edu.au
Fax: 83137415
Campus: West End Health Precinct
Building: SAHMRI - South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute
Org Unit: South Australian Immunogenomics Cancer Institute

Dr Joanna Sundstrom

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Journals

Conference Papers

Conference Items

Report for External Bodies

Theses

Software

Preprint

Past Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)

Other Supervision Activities

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