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DrGhazanfar Khan

Senior Lecturer, Biotechnology and Bioinformatics

Faculty of Science Engineering and Built Environment/School of Life and Environmental Sciences/Centre for Sustainable Bioproducts

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  • Senior Lecturer, Biotechnology and Bioinformatics
    Faculty of Science Engineering and Built Environment/School of Life and Environmental Sciences/Centre for Sustainable Bioproducts
  • +61 3 522 78474 (Work)
  • Geelong Waurn Ponds Campus, 75 Pigdons Road, Waurn Ponds, Victoria 3216

RESEARCH INTERESTS

My research spans fundamental plant biology and its application to crop improvement. My key interests are:

  • How plants sense and respond to nutrients such as phosphate and nitrogen
  • Mitochondrial signalling and its role in plant growth, stress tolerance and carbon allocation
  • Cell wall biosynthesis and how it shapes plant growth and development
  • The balance between plant nutrition and defence against pests and pathogens
  • Nutrient-use efficiency and the genetics of polyploid crops such as canola
  • Single-cell and spatial genomics to map how individual plant cells respond to their environment
  • Plant biotechnology, including genome editing, nanocarrier-based delivery and molecular diagnostics

GRANTS

  • GRANT
    iMDAC-DC, in silico Molecular Diagnostic Assay Components Design and Check: The development of a bioinformatic tool to streamline molecular assay development for regulatory diagnostics.
    2 Sep 2025 - 19 Apr 2028
    People funded by this grant:
    • Webster J,
    • Khan G
    DAFF - Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry - 34 190 894 983 - $625,000.00
  • INTERNAL GRANT
    Minor Equipment Scheme (SEBE)
    Deakin University - Faculty of Science, Engineering and Built Environment1 Nov 2024 - 1 Nov 2024
    People funded by this grant:
  • FELLOWSHIP
    Deciphering how nutrient status impacts plant defence
    4 Jan 2021 - 31 Dec 2025
    People funded by this grant:
    • Ghazanfar Khan
    ARC DECRA - Discovery Early Career Researcher Award - DE210101200 - $5,155.11
  • COMPETITIVE GRANT
    Advanced Postdoctoral Mobility Fellowship
    Swiss National Science Foundation1 Jul 2018 - 31 Dec 2019
    People funded by this grant:
    • Khan G
  • COMPETITIVE GRANT
    Early Postdoctoral Mobility Fellowship
    Swiss National Science Foundation1 Nov 2016 - 30 Apr 2018
    People funded by this grant:
    • Khan G