Dr David Collings
Position
Lecturer in Plant Cell and Developmental Biology
Associate Investigator, Biomolecular Interaction Centre
Qualifications
- BSc (Sydney)
- PhD (Australian National University)
Room
460 von Haast
Contact Details
Phone: International +64 +3 Local 364 2987 ext 4662
Fax: +64 (3) 3642 590
Email: david.collings@canterbury.ac.nz
Postal address:School of Biological Sciences, University
of Canterbury, Private Bag 4800, Christchurch, New Zealand
Research and Publications
David's UC Research Profile.
My primary research interest is the functional organisation of plant cells. This research makes extensive use of advanced methods in light microscopy, including the confocal imaging of living cells expressing green fluorescent protein (GFP) and of immunolabelled material.
I currently have several different research projects:
Links below contain details on these different projects, and possibilities for student research at the Honours, Masters and PhD levels.
- Interactions between actin microfilaments and microtubules in the co-ordination of regulated cell expansion and elongation in the roots of Arabidopsis thaliana.
- The organisation of the plant cell wall during cell expansion, and how this is controlled by the asymmetric distributions of different proteins and carbohydrates.
- Using Allium epidermal cells as a model system for transient expression of fluorescent proteins.
- The organisation and function of the cortical endoplasmic reticulum in plant cells.
- The distribution and function of peroxisomes during cell division in Allium.