Professional Training

Our Professional Training Programs aim to provide unique training opportunities for Plant Energy Biology staff and external industry staff to enhance knowledge and skills in current laboratory techniques and theory of plant sciences.

Professional training Workshops for 2009

Most of our professional development workshops are held throughout the second half of the year. If you would like more information about any of the workshops below please contact our Professional Training Coordinator at

Plant Phenomics Workshop - February 9-12, 2009 **BOOK NOW**

Download: Phenomics Workshop 2009 Flyer

Canberra Node. Providing practicals ranging from leaf gas exchange, to plant imaging. Use of applications to plant phenomics.

Science Writing and Editing (with Biotext)

Canberra Node: One day interactive course for PEB staff and students in technical writing, data evaluation, editing and publication management.

Functional Genomics Workshop (with CILR)

Canberra Node: to be confirmed

Blue DIGE Native PAGE Course (with General Electric, GE)

Perth Node. Date to be confirmed Three-day hands-on workshop, BN-PAGE using DIGE sponsored by GE. Download the flyer

Transcript Analysis Workshop

Perth Node. A comprehensive training workshop in aspects of transcript analysis, including: bioanalyser use, promoter systems and microarrays.

Undergraduate Training Workshops

Real time PCR Workshop

ANU Node: Training in primer design, real-time PCR and data analysis. Specifically designed for third year students to encourage an Honours year in plant sciences.