Tommaso Watson
School of Agriculture, Food and Wine
Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology
I specialise in Wine and Beer fermentation science. Microbial activities have contributed in shaping these alcoholic beverages thought the history of modern civilisation, to the current commercial product. Scientific progress allowed a better understanding of the role of yeast and bacteria in these process, providing knowledge and tools to create a desirable product. The focus of my research is to generate and identify microbial strains suitable for the purpose of modern winemaking and brewing, with improved technological and sensorial characteristics. To achieve so, techniques that do not involved direct manipulation of the genome are used. The novel phenotypes obtained will show improvement of specific traits whilst aiming to preserve the positive original characteristics of the original strains. To help in this difficult task of screening through thousands of candidates mutants, I have been developing new robotic equipment, which empower this research with added capabilities.
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Appointments
Date Position Institution name 2014 - 2016 Lecturer in Industrial Microbiology The Univeristy of Adelaide 2010 - ongoing Postdoctoral Research Fellow Univeristy of Adelaide 2001 - 2008 Winemaker Italian and Australian Wineries -
Language Competencies
Language Competency English Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review Italian Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review -
Education
Date Institution name Country Title 2014 Deakin University Australia BEHon (Mechatronics) 2007 - 2010 The University of Adelaide Australia PhD Wine Microbiology 2004 - 2005 The University of Florence Italy MSc Oenology 2000 - 2002 The Univeristy of Pisa Italy BSc Viticulture and Oenology -
Certifications
Date Title Institution name Country 2013 Mash Brewing TAFE Australia 2011 Floor Warden Training Chubb Fire & Security Australia
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Journals
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Conference Papers
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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. 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. 2014 Peter, J. J., Watson, T., Walker, M., & Jiranek, V. (2014). Use of prototrophic deletion library as a tool to identify genes related to nitrogen assimilation. Poster session presented at the meeting of ISSY31: 31st International Specialised Symposium on Yeast. Slovenia. 2014 Peter, J. J., Watson, T., Walker, M., & Jiranek, V. (2014). Deletion library as a tool to identify genes related to nitrogen assimilation. Poster session presented at the meeting of Crush 2014. Adelaide, Australia. 2014 Peter, J. J., Watson, T., Walker, M., & Jiranek, V. (2014). Use of prototrophic deletion library as a tool to identify genes related to nitrogen assimilation. Poster session presented at the meeting of AgPogs: Postgraduate symposium 2014. Adelaide, Australia. -
Report for External Bodies
Year Citation 2015 Walker, M. E., & Liccioli, T. (2015). Incubator initiative: Mapping of genes responsible for yeast-derived modulation of colour in model red wine (UA1405). The University of Adelaide.
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Past Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)
Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name 2014 - 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 2013 - 2018 External Supervisor Seawater Systems for Sustainable Development: Evaluation of a Marine Microalgal Strain as Biomass Feedstock for Hypersaline Bioethanol Production Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Mr Quang Cong Doan
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