A visit from the University of Angers, France

A visit from the University of Angers, France

Julie is working under the supervision of Chief Investigator Dr Bryan Coad, and is investigating a new way of transforming whey waste into advanced materials such as films or other biomaterials products. Once transformed into films, she tests permeability, thickness...
Mushrooms, Mice and Medicine!

Mushrooms, Mice and Medicine!

During her postdoctoral scholarship, Agnieszka has been investigating mushroom-derived biologically active compounds. Recently, she has developed a polysaccharide-rich extract with prebiotic and anti-inflammatory properties.  Agnieszka has been working with Jvaughn...
ASMS Conference on Mass Spectrometry

ASMS Conference on Mass Spectrometry

The 2023 ASMS Conference on Mass Spectrometry and Allied Topics provided River with an opportunity to present his research and engage with others in this research field. The poster described how anthocyanins in red cabbage could be structurally interrogated using...
Visit to Coopers Brewery

Visit to Coopers Brewery

Malt combings are a waste product consisting of dry rootlets, small grains and culms produced after kilning during the malting process. These dry combings are high in protein and phenolic compounds. Vince O’Brien, Doug Stewart, Tara Pukala and Chris Colby can be seen...
RC-APD Governing Board visits Lot 100

RC-APD Governing Board visits Lot 100

Tom Wood, head brewer at Mismatch Brewing Co which is co-located at Lot 100, gave a great tour of the state-of-the-art craft brewing facility to the Governing Board members, providing lots of detail about each step in the process which prompted many interesting...
Red cabbage publication for River

Red cabbage publication for River

The research is focused on the structure of anthocyanins in red cabbage.  Anthocyanins are a subclass of plant-derived flavonoids that demonstrate immense structural heterogeneity which is challenging to capture in complex extracts. River and the team explore direct...