Ian Menz
Professor
College of Science and Engineering
Flinders University
Australia
Biography
2007 - Pearson Education UniServe Science Award, Co-recipients: Karen Burke Da Silva & David Wood. 2007 - Carrick Institute Citation Award for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning, Co-recipients: Karen Burke Da Silva & David Wood.
Research Interest
Research in my lab involves protein biochemistry, protein structure determiantion by x-ray crystallography, in silico drug screening and parasitology. Projects Include: Malarial Proteins as targets for rational drug design. Molecular techniques for parasite identification and quatification in native fauna Characterisation of unique ATP synthases from Alveolate species 3-Dimensional Structures of proteins involved in haze formation in white wine Protein structure and function analysis and in silico drug screeening of Dipeptidyl Peptidases
Publications
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Williams, S., Sornaraj, P., Decourcey-Ireland, E., Menz, R., Kobe, B., Ellis, J., et al. (2011). An autoactive mutant of the M flax rust resistance protein has a preference for binding ATP, whereas wild-type M protein binds ADP. Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions, 24(8) pp. 897-906.
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Wilson, C.H., Indarto, D., Doucet, A., Pogson, L.D., Pitman, M., McNicholas, K., et al. (2013). Identifying natural substrates for dipeptidyl peptidases 8 and 9 using terminal amine isotopic labeling of substrates (TAILS) reveals in vivo roles in cellular homeostasis and energy metabolism. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 288(20) pp. 13936-13949.
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Marangon, M., Van Sluyter, S., Waters, E. and Menz, R.I. (2014). Structure of Haze Forming Proteins in White Wines: Vitis vinifera Thaumatin-Like Proteins. PLoS One,
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Patil, S.S., Adetutu, E.M., Sheppard, P.J., Morrison, P., Menz, R.I. and Ball, A.S. (2014). Site-specific pre-evaluation of bioremediation technologies for chloroethene degradation. International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, 11(7) pp. 1869-1880.
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Patil, S., Adetutu, E., Aburto-Medina, A., Menz, R.I. and Ball, A. (2014). Biostimulation of indigenous communities for the successful dechlorination of tetrachloroethene (perchloroethylene)-contaminated groundwater. Biotechnology Letters, 36(1) pp. 75-83.
