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Dr
Olivier COTSAFTIS
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Research
associate
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Mailing Address
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Contact Information
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Australian Centre for Plant Functional Genomics/University
of Adelaide
Plant Genomics Centre
Waite Campus, Hartley Grove
Urrbrae, SA
Australia
Postal:
ACPFG
PMB1, Glen Osmond
SA 5064
Australia
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Phone: +61
8 8303 7162
Fax:
+61 8 8303 7102
e-mail: olivier.cotsaftis@acpfg.com.au
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Qualifications
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PhD in Biotechnology
Languedoc University
of Sciences and Technology/CIRAD, Montpellier,
France
MSc in Plant Molecular biology
& Physiology
National School
of Agronomy, Montpellier, France
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Expertise and Research Interests
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Rice
functional genomics
Homologous
recombination-mediated gene targeting
Marker-free transgenic plants
Agrobacterium-mediated transformation
Salt
stress physiology
HKT-type
Na+ transporter
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Other Expertise
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Genetic Engineering
Molecular biology
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Memberships
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ASBMB (Australian Society for Biochemistry and Molecular
Biology)
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Publications
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Platten D.J., Cotsaftis O., Berthomieu
P., Bohnert H., Davenport R.J., Fairbairn
D.J., Horie T., Leigh R.A, Lin H.-X., Luan S.,
Maser P., Pantoja O., Rodriguez-Navarro A., Schachtman D.P., Schroeder J.I., Sentenac
H., Uozumi N., Very A.-A., Zhu J.-K., Dennis
E.S. and Tester M. (2005). Nomenclature for HKT transporters, key determinants of plant salinity
tolerance. Trends in Plant Science (in press).
Cotsaftis O. & Guiderdoni E. (2005). Enhancing gene targeting
efficiency in higher plants: rice is on the move. Transgenic Research
14(1): 1-14.
Cotsaftis O., Sallaud C.,
Breitler J.-C., Meynard D., Greco R., Pereira A. & Guiderdoni E. (2002). Transposon-mediated
generation of T-DNA and marker-free rice plants expressing a Bt endotoxin
gene. Molecular Breeding 10(3): 165-180.
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Patents
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Cotsaftis O. & Tester M. (2005). Targeting vector.
Provisional US
patent, submitted the 24th of June, 2005.
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Funding Received
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JSPS
post-doctoral fellowship for foreign researcher
French
ministry of research and technology doctoral grant
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Previous Positions
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Since 04/2005: ACPFG, Adelaide, Australia
10-2004/01-2005: National Institute
of Basic Biology, Okazaki, Japan
01-2000/07-2004: CIRAD, Montpellier, France
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Languages
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English
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Fluent
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French
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Native
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Profile Details
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Last Updated:
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23.03.06
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Search Keywords
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Gene targeting, homologous
recombination, marker-free transgenic plants, Agrobacterium, rice, Oryza sativa, salt-stress, HKT.
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Individual
Expertise Profile, Copyright 2005.
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