David Francis | My Research | Deakin University

Associate Head of School Regional (Warrnambool & Queenscliff)

Faculty of Science Engineering and Built Environment/School of Life and Environmental Sciences/Deakin Centre for Marine Science

Orcid identifier0000-0002-4829-6926 (opens in a new tab)⁠

Associate Head of School Regional (Warrnambool & Queenscliff)
Faculty of Science Engineering and Built Environment/School of Life and Environmental Sciences/Deakin Centre for Marine Science

+61 3 556 33083 (Work)

d.francis@deakin.edu.au (opens in a new tab)

Warrnambool Campus, Princes Highway, Warrnambool Victoria 3280

http://www.lab.org.au/ (opens in a new tab)⁠

Nutrition (larval, crustacean and finfish)

Sustainable aquaculture production

Nutritional biomarkers of organism health and resilience

Lipid metabolism (lipid classes and fatty acids)

Nutritional ecology

New aquaculture species

Novel ingredient development and testing

Knowledge Areas
Aquaculture

Fish nutrition

Crustacean nutrition

Larval biology

Nutritional biomarkers

Fatty acids

Aquaculture sustainability

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GRANT
Matrix Matters: The Role of Intrinsic Beef Fat in Modulating Postprandial Muscle Protein Synthesis in Humans
1 Apr 2026 - 31 Mar 2028
People funded by this grant:
National Cattlemen's Beef Association - Human Nutrition Research - 2611 - $461,926.00
CONTRACT RESEARCH
Fine tuning aquafeeds: nutritional modulation of energy metabolism to improve productivity in Atlantic salmon
8 Jan 2026 - 8 Jan 2031
People funded by this grant:
- Francis D,
- Mock T
CSIRO Scholarship - Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation - $150,300.89
CONTRACT RESEARCH
Novel microbial boosters for enhanced aquaculture production
24 Mar 2025 - 24 Mar 2028
People funded by this grant:
- Francis D,
- Mock T,
- Dempster T
Marine Bioproducts CRC - MBCRC - $1,100,566.00
CONTRACT RESEARCH
Innovation in aquafeed: Optimizing formulations with a novel hydrolyzed seaweed protein (HSP)
19 Sep 2024 - 1 Sep 2026
People funded by this grant:
- Francis D,
- Salini M
C Sea Solutions P/L (trading as ULUU) - $643,992.00
CONTRACT RESEARCH
Next generation feed development for farmed crustacean species.
18 Dec 2023 - 18 Dec 2026
People funded by this grant:
- Francis D,
- Salini M,
- Mock T,
- Jago M,
- Siddik SM
Australian Bay Lobster Producers Ltd - $1,578,000.00
CONTRACT RESEARCH
Future-proofing Australian dairy production through seaweed-supplementation.
21 Sep 2023 - 31 Dec 2025
People funded by this grant:
- Bellgrove A,
- Callahan D,
- Francis D
William & Lindsay Brodie Foundation - $10,000.00
CONTRACT RESEARCH
Cracking the Code on captive breeding of Macquarie perch.
17 Jul 2023 - 2 Mar 2026
People funded by this grant:
- Francis D,
- Robinson N,
- Afonso L,
- Mock T
Victorian Fisheries Authority - $615,630.00
CONTRACT RESEARCH
Optimising the nutrition of farmed Murray Cod - Project # 2022-049
17 Feb 2023 - 14 Feb 2025
People funded by this grant:
- Francis D,
- Salini M,
- Mock T,
- Jago M
FRDC Grant - Research - Fisheries Research & Development Corporation - 2022-049 - $198,820.00
CONTRACT RESEARCH
Understanding the efficacy of novel hydrolysates in fish
22 Dec 2022 - 23 Nov 2023
People funded by this grant:
- Francis D,
- Mock T,
- Salini M,
- Jago M
Kemin Industries - $92,431.00
CONTRACT RESEARCH
Future proofing Australian agriculture with seaweed supplementation
8 Feb 2022 - 1 Jan 2024
People funded by this grant:
- Bellgrove A,
- Francis D,
- Callahan D,
- Somasundaram T
Heytesbury District Landcare Network - $25,000.00
CONTRACT RESEARCH
Reef Restoration and Adaptation Program - Prokaryote treatments and coral nutrition (RRAP-ECT-03)
20 Sep 2021 - 19 Dec 2024
People funded by this grant:
- Francis D,
- Barrow C,
- Rocker M
Aust Institute of Marine Science - $531,447.00
CONTRACT RESEARCH
Spicy fish - an evaluation of a novel bioactive for improved on-farm fish performance.
1 Feb 2021 - 1 Feb 2022
People funded by this grant:
- Francis D,
- Mock T,
- Rocker M,
- Cumming E,
- Jago M
Lucta S.A. - $90,000.00
CONTRACT RESEARCH
Future-proofing the salmon farming industry in the face of climate warming.
1 Apr 2020 - 7 Feb 2025
People funded by this grant:
- Francis D,
- Turchini G,
- Barrow C,
- Clark T,
- Donald J
Ridley AgriProducts - $2,088,000.00
GRANT
Contributions of seaweed to carbon sequestration
11 Jul 2019 - 30 Jun 2022
People funded by this grant:
- Erlania E,
- Bellgrove A,
- Francis D,
- Macreadie P
ESA - Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment - 20 571 098 795 - $13,875.00
CONTRACT RESEARCH
Nutritional composition of cultured kelps and influences of sample preservation.
12 Jun 2019 - 29 Feb 2020
People funded by this grant:
- Bellgrove A,
- Skrzypczyk V,
- Callahan D,
- Francis D
Tassal Operations Pty Ltd - CONTR2019/01223 - $11,000.00
GRANT
Contributions of seaweed to carbon sequestration
1 May 2019 - 30 Jun 2020
People funded by this grant:
- Bellgrove A,
- Erlania E,
- Macreadie P,
- Francis D
VEAC Grant - Bill Borthwick Scholarship - $2,500.00
CONTRACT RESEARCH
Examining the effects of sediment - induced shifts in light quantity and quality on corals and sponges.
1 Mar 2019 - 15 Oct 2019
People funded by this grant:
- Francis D,
- Conlan J
Aust Institute of Marine Science - CONTR2019/00414 - $27,470.00
GRANT
Enhancing the flavour of farmed fish through dietary innovation
1 Jul 2018 - 30 Jun 2021
People funded by this grant:
- Francis D,
- Turchini G,
- Nys RD,
- Callahan D,
- Conlan X
ARC Linkage - Projects - LP170100909 - $346,515.87
GRANT
Enhancing the flavour of farmed fish through dietary innovation
15 Jun 2018 - 31 Dec 2021
People funded by this grant:
- Francis D,
- Turchini G,
- Nys RD,
- Callahan D,
- Conlan X
Ridley AgriProducts - $150,000.00
GRANT
Enhancing the flavour of farmed fish through dietary innovation
15 Jun 2018 - 31 Dec 2021
People funded by this grant:
- Francis D,
- Turchini G,
- Nys RD,
- Callahan D,
- Conlan X
Humpty Doo Barramundi Pty Ltd - $30,000.00
CONTRACT RESEARCH
Feasibility of a breeding program for the giant triton sea snail (Charonia tritonis)
24 Jan 2018 - 30 Jun 2019
People funded by this grant:
- David Francis
Aust Institute of Marine Science - $9,100.00
CONTRACT RESEARCH
Elucidating the nutritional requirements of farmed hybrid abalone
12 Dec 2017 - 14 Oct 2020
People funded by this grant:
- Francis D,
- Donald J,
- Turchini G
FRDC Grant - Research - Fisheries Research & Development Corporation - $282,544.00
CONTRACT RESEARCH
Evaluation of nutritional quality in farmed yellowtail kingfish
15 Sep 2017 - 15 Sep 2018
People funded by this grant:
- David Francis
Port Stephens Fisheries Institute - $7,174.00
GRANT
Environmental Water Knowledge and Research
18 Jul 2017 - 15 Jun 2018
People funded by this grant:
- Francis D,
- Lester R
Murray Darling Freshwater Research Centre - $35,100.00
CONTRACT RESEARCH
Evaluation of nutritional quality in farmed yellowtail kingfish
15 Jun 2017 - 15 Jun 2018
People funded by this grant:
- David Francis
Port Stephens Fisheries Institute - $4,784.00

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