Tom Banks

PhD student at USC. Crustacean and RNAi enthusiast. Passionate about molecular biology, cool marine life, and occasionally other things 🧬🦞🪸🦈🌊

[ARC Research Hub for Onshore Lobster Aquaculture @LobsterAquacul1]

Dr Andrea Williamson, we extend our heartfelt congratulations to you! Your achievements fill us with immense pride.
Assoc. Prof. Quinn Fitzgibbon, and your fellow PhDs at the ARC Research Hub had the privilege of participating in your graduation ceremony in Hobart yesterday.

[Centre for Bioinnovation @CBioinnovation]

Always fantastic stuff from our #Crusters🦞whatever conference they go to @TomerVentura @tombanksusc @LobsterAquacul1 @usceduau

[ARC Research Hub for Onshore Lobster Aquaculture @LobsterAquacul1]

This week, our research partners at the University of the Sunshine Coast, Associate Professor Tomer Ventura, and PhD Student, Thomas Banks attended the International Congress of Genetics Conference in Melbourne where they showcased some of their groundbreaking work in genetics.

[Centre for Bioinnovation @CBioinnovation]

What a fantastic #graduation for both our @usceduau @CBioinnovation supervisors and fantastic graduates 🎉🎓
We wish them all the best on their next adventures

[Centre for Bioinnovation @CBioinnovation]

Our team #Crusters @TomerVentura @tombanksusc @courtlewis17 and team proudly representing us @usceduau and looking sharp at the Annual @LobsterAquacul1 symposium 🦞#lobster #aquaculture

[Centre for Bioinnovation @CBioinnovation]

Big congrats to our #Chlamydian @MartinaJelocnik receiving @usceduau Vice-Chancellor and President’s Award for Excellence in #Research #ECR and Dr Dan Powell receiving 20 year Service Award 🤩🎉
Both are absolute #SuperstarsofSTEM and fantastic colleagues🧑‍🎤👩‍🎤 @RegUniNet

[Dr Alex Campbell @Dr_AlexandraCam]

Shining stars from @usceduau @ResearchSeaweed giving great conference talks on the opening day of the International Seaweed Symposium in Hobart.

[Dr Martina Jelocnik @MartinaJelocnik]

See our collaborative paper where we surveyed for some expected and unexpected #virus #chlamydia #pathogens in our Australian #birds #parrots #pigeons #kingfishers #Raptors
Supported by @arc_gov_au BirdsQueensland @usceduau @wildwarriors @VirusesMDPI
👉🏽https://t.co/BDD6Ku6Pc1

[UniSC: University of the Sunshine Coast @usceduau]

A study by @tombanksusc has brought us one step closer to breeding more robust spiny lobsters by showing how these animals may resist attempts to modify their genetics. Great news for lobster industries. Open access article here: https://t.co/mxIsbXtxWm #aquaculture

[Tom Banks @tombanksusc]

Well done! Keen to see what comes next 👏

[Jaime Willis @Jimbles_Science]

Crustacean transport is a metabolically stressful exercise. Adenosine is a known metabolic suppressant; can it offer a solution to reduce overall transport stress?

Find out more in our recent paper: https://t.co/b1km2Kh5jE

[Tom Banks @tombanksusc]

@Jimbles_Science Chuffed. Thanks very much Jaime!

[Tom Banks @tombanksusc]

@Kotaro__Takano @usceduau @IMASUTAS @LobsterAquacul1 @CBioinnovation Thank you very much Kotaro!

[Tom Banks @tombanksusc]

Some lobsters behave very strangely (genetically).

To clarify that kind of cryptic introduction, check out our latest paper below all about gene silencing in marine lobsters 👇👇

https://t.co/50ZK0L9Qh3

@usceduau @IMASUTAS @LobsterAquacul1 @CBioinnovation

[Tom Banks @tombanksusc]

Happy to be on board 💪

[ARC Research Hub for Onshore Lobster Aquaculture @LobsterAquacul1]

Great work by Thomas Banks, a PhD student of the Hub based in our partner lab group at @usceduau. Well done Tom 👏

[Centre for Bioinnovation @CBioinnovation]

Genetically cryptic #lobsters? Always fantastic #lobster #gene silencing #research from our #Crusters led by PhD student @tombanksusc @TomerVentura @Rocket_flame and partners
@ResearchUSC_AU @IMASUTAS @LobsterAquacul1
More 🦞🧬👇👇👇 @MDPIOpenAccess
https://t.co/xovg08DLKE

[Centre for Bioinnovation @CBioinnovation]

Now budding #lobster expert @tombanksusc on #lobsters and #RNAi to understand these elusive #silencing #mechanisms

[Centre for Bioinnovation @CBioinnovation]

Our #lobster experts PhD student Courtney Lewis @TomerVentura @ElizurAbigail and team delve deep into embryo #development in the Ornate Spiny #Lobster using #transcriptomics #visual monitoring #aquaculture
@usceduau @arc_gov_au @ResearchUSC_AU
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https://t.co/gvtcBVf7P6

[Centre for Bioinnovation @CBioinnovation]

#microbiology is strong within our centre and @usceduau
Our #SunnyCoast #microbiology crew presenting on #2022ASM #chlamydia #wgs #diagnostics #koala #vaccine #viruses #education @MySunshineCoast @ResearchUSC_AU @ASM_QLD

[Centre for Bioinnovation @CBioinnovation]

New study by our #aquaculture experts @Tom_Abr @DrScottCummins and @ElizurAbigail and team exploring TCAP #peptide and its ability to combat #stress in #oysters #marine #fauna🐙🦀🦈🦪
Potential use case in humans? #StressLess
@usceduau @ResearchUSC_AU
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https://t.co/zdBgtioUDj

[Tom Banks @tombanksusc]

@becavallazzi @Rocket_flame Muito bem Bernardo 🙏