Dr Bradley Campbell has over 10 years’ experience in plant biotechnology research and since 2003 has held research positions focused on plant molecular genetics. His research involves the use of genomic tools for crop improvement, with an emphasis on the sustainable production of grain crops. Major focus is on the improvement of crops for food, feed and bio-industrial end-uses. For the past 5 years he has also been involved in hay fever studies, focused on metagenomics of the aerobiome of Australian climates and its links to allergy. Current projects involve the genotyping of the Pacific Islands in vitro taro collection for germplasm preservation and breeding purposes, investigation into infrared spectral cameras and their applicability to taro salinity screening, as well as a comphrehensive bio-geographic analysis of the urban Australian aerobiome and its links to allergic rhinitis.
- The genotyping of the taro core collection (2020) held by SPC (The Pacific Community) is a linchpin project, central to the conservation of this important traditional crop. The data generated from this project will be a key component to any breeding initiatives.
- Publication of Campbell et al. (2015) in JACI led to the sequencing of the total pollen transcriptome, proteome, and allergome of Johnson Grass a major sub-tropical allergen which led to the filing of a patent for future therapeutic use. US Patent App. 14/899,538; Johnson grass allergenic pollen proteins, encoding nucleic acids and methods of use; J Davies, B Campbell. This work is part of a greater initiative to create treatments for hay fever sufferers who have specific immune responses to tropical allergens.
- Publication of the Mace et al. (2013) Nature Communications paper led to the creation of the sorghum SNP database called SorGSD: http://sorgsd.big.ac.cn/ which is a valuable online web resource for bioinformatics research in cereal genetics.
Journal Article: VERNALIZATION1 modulates root system architecture in wheat and barley
Voss-Fels, Kai P., Robinson, Hannah, Mudge, Stephen R., Richard, Cecile, Newman, Saul, Wittkop, Benjamin, Stahl, Andreas, Friedt, Wolfgang, Frisch, Matthias, Gabur, Iulian, Miller-Cooper, Anika, Campbell, Bradley C., Kelly, Alison, Fox, Glen, Christopher, Jack, Christopher, Mandy, Chenu, Karine, Franckowiak, Jerome, Mace, Emma S., Borrell, Andrew K., Eagles, Howard, Jordan, David R., Botella, Jose R., Hammer, Graeme, Godwin, Ian D., Trevaskis, Ben, Snowdon, Rod J. and Hickey, Lee T. (2017). VERNALIZATION1 modulates root system architecture in wheat and barley. Molecular Plant, 11 (1), 226-229. doi: 10.1016/j.molp.2017.10.005
Journal Article: Whole-genome sequencing reveals untapped genetic potential in Africa's indigenous cereal crop sorghum
Mace, Emma S., Tai, Shuaishuai, Gilding, Edward K., Li, Yanhong, Prentis, Peter J., Bian, Lianle, Campbell, Bradley C., Hu, Wushu, Innes, David J., Han, Xuelian, Cruickshank, Alan, Dai, Changming, Frere, Celine, Zhang, Haikuan, Hunt, Colleen H., Wang, Xianyuan, Shatte, Tracey, Wang, Miao, Su, Zhe, Li, Jun, Lin, Xiaozhen, Godwin, Ian D., Jordan, David R. and Wang, Jun (2013). Whole-genome sequencing reveals untapped genetic potential in Africa's indigenous cereal crop sorghum. Nature Communications, 4 (1) 2320, 2320.1-2320.8. doi: 10.1038/ncomms3320
Conference Publication: The allergome, proteome and transcriptome of pollen from the prominent subtropical Johnson grass (Sorghum halepense)
Campbell, B., Gilding, E., Lomas, V., Guru, P., Loo, D., Solley, G., Mari, A., Hill, M., Godwin, I. and Davies, J. M. (2013). The allergome, proteome and transcriptome of pollen from the prominent subtropical Johnson grass (Sorghum halepense). World Allergy and Asthma Congress of the European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology and World Allergy Organization, Milan, Italy, 22 - 26 June 2013. Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd.. doi: 10.1111/all.12247
(2023–2025) Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research
(2023–2024) Pacific Fund
(2021–2025) Australia & Pacific Science Foundation
Evaluating Diverse Taro (Colocasia) Germplasm to Enhance Food Security and Climate Resilience in the Pacific Islands
Doctor Philosophy
Innovative phenotyping technologies to harness genetic diversity in tropical crops
Doctor Philosophy
VERNALIZATION1 modulates root system architecture in wheat and barley
Voss-Fels, Kai P., Robinson, Hannah, Mudge, Stephen R., Richard, Cecile, Newman, Saul, Wittkop, Benjamin, Stahl, Andreas, Friedt, Wolfgang, Frisch, Matthias, Gabur, Iulian, Miller-Cooper, Anika, Campbell, Bradley C., Kelly, Alison, Fox, Glen, Christopher, Jack, Christopher, Mandy, Chenu, Karine, Franckowiak, Jerome, Mace, Emma S., Borrell, Andrew K., Eagles, Howard, Jordan, David R., Botella, Jose R., Hammer, Graeme, Godwin, Ian D., Trevaskis, Ben, Snowdon, Rod J. and Hickey, Lee T. (2017). VERNALIZATION1 modulates root system architecture in wheat and barley. Molecular Plant, 11 (1), 226-229. doi: 10.1016/j.molp.2017.10.005
Mace, Emma S., Tai, Shuaishuai, Gilding, Edward K., Li, Yanhong, Prentis, Peter J., Bian, Lianle, Campbell, Bradley C., Hu, Wushu, Innes, David J., Han, Xuelian, Cruickshank, Alan, Dai, Changming, Frere, Celine, Zhang, Haikuan, Hunt, Colleen H., Wang, Xianyuan, Shatte, Tracey, Wang, Miao, Su, Zhe, Li, Jun, Lin, Xiaozhen, Godwin, Ian D., Jordan, David R. and Wang, Jun (2013). Whole-genome sequencing reveals untapped genetic potential in Africa's indigenous cereal crop sorghum. Nature Communications, 4 (1) 2320, 2320.1-2320.8. doi: 10.1038/ncomms3320
Campbell, B., Gilding, E., Lomas, V., Guru, P., Loo, D., Solley, G., Mari, A., Hill, M., Godwin, I. and Davies, J. M. (2013). The allergome, proteome and transcriptome of pollen from the prominent subtropical Johnson grass (Sorghum halepense). World Allergy and Asthma Congress of the European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology and World Allergy Organization, Milan, Italy, 22 - 26 June 2013. Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd.. doi: 10.1111/all.12247
Genomic approaches for improving grain quality of sorghum
Mudge, Stephen R., Campbell, Bradley C., Mustapha, Nurazilah B. and Godwin, Ian D. (2016). Genomic approaches for improving grain quality of sorghum. The sorghum genome . (pp. 189-205) edited by Sujay Rakshit and Yi-Hong Wang. Springer, Cham: Springer International Publishing. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-47789-3_10
Sorghum genetic transformation by particle bombardment
Liu, Guoquan, Campbell, Bradley C. and Godwin, Ian D. (2014). Sorghum genetic transformation by particle bombardment. In Robert J. Henry and Agnelo Furtado (Ed.), Cereal genomics: methods and protocols (pp. 219-234) New York, NY, United States: Humana Press. doi:10.1007/978-1-62703-715-0-18
Transgenic plants for abiotic stress resistance
Jewell, Margaret C., Campbell, Bradley C. and Godwin, Ian D. (2010). Transgenic plants for abiotic stress resistance. Transgenic Crop Plants. (pp. 67-132) edited by Chittaranjan Kole, Charles H. Michler, Albert G. Abbott and Timothy C. Hall. Heidelberg, Germany: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg. doi: 10.1007/978-3-642-04812-8_2
Crop domestication in the Asia Pacific region: a review
Okemo, Pauline, Wijesundra, Upendra, Nakandala, Upuli, Dillon, Natalie, Chandora, Rahul, Campbell, Bradley, Smith, Millicent, Hardner, Craig, Cadorna, Charles A., Martin, Guillaume, Yahiaoui, Nabila, Garsmeur, Olivier, Pompidor, Nicolas, D’Hont, Angelique and Henry, Robert J. (2024). Crop domestication in the Asia Pacific region: a review. Agriculture Communications, 2 (1) 100032, 100032. doi: 10.1016/j.agrcom.2024.100032
Van Haeften, Shanice, Campbell, Bradley C., Milic, Andelija, Addison-Smith, Elizabeth, Al Kouba, Jane, Huete, Alfredo, Beggs, Paul J. and Davies, Janet M. (2023). Environmental DNA analysis of airborne poaceae (grass) pollen reveals taxonomic diversity across seasons and climate zones. Environmental Research, 247 117983, 117983. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2023.117983
Campbell, B.C., Van Haeften, S., Massel, K., Milic, A., Al Kouba, J., Addison-Smith, B., Gilding, E.K., Beggs, P.J. and Davies, J.M. (2023). Metabarcoding airborne pollen from subtropical and temperate eastern Australia over multiple years reveals pollen aerobiome diversity and complexity. Science of the Total Environment, 862 160585, 1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.160585
D., Diouf, L., Wang, L. T., Hickey and B. C., Campbell (2022). Editorial: Harnessing resilience of orphan crops to the effects of drought and heat: A route towards a sustainable agriculture. Frontiers in Plant Science, 13 1086143, 1-3. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2022.1086143
Davies, Janet M., Smith, Beth Addison, Milic, Andelija, Campbell, Bradley, Van Haeften, Shanice, Burton, Pamela, Keaney, Benedict, Lampugnani, Edwin R., Vicendese, Don, Medek, Danielle, Huete, Alfredo, Erbas, Bircan, Newbigin, Edward, Katelaris, Constance H., Haberle, Simon G. and Beggs, Paul J. (2022). The AusPollen partnership project: allergenic airborne grass pollen seasonality and magnitude across temperate and subtropical eastern Australia, 2016–2020. Environmental Research, 214 113762, 1-12. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2022.113762
Proud, Christopher, Campbell, Bradley, Susanti, Zuziana, Fukai, Shu, Godwin, Ian, Ovenden, Ben, Snell, Peter and Mitchell, Jaquie (2022). Quantitative trait loci (QTL) for low temperature tolerance at the young microspore stage in rice (Oryza sativa L.) in Australian breeding material. Breeding Science, 72 (3) 21096, 238-247. doi: 10.1270/jsbbs.21096
Campbell, B. C., Al Kouba, J., Timbrell, V., Noor, M. J., Massel, K., Gilding, E. K., Angel, N., Kemish, B., Hugenholtz, P., Godwin, I. D. and Davies, J. M. (2020). Tracking seasonal changes in diversity of pollen allergen exposure: targeted metabarcoding of a subtropical aerobiome. Science of the Total Environment, 747 141189, 141189. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.141189
Dynamic ecological observations from satellites inform aerobiology of allergenic grass pollen
Devadas, Rakhesh, Huete, Alfredo R, Vicendese, Don, Erbas, Bircan, Beggs, Paul J, Medek, Danielle, Haberle, Simon G, Newnham, Rewi M, Johnston, Fay H, Jaggard, Alison K, Campbell, Bradley, Burton, Pamela K, Katelaris, Constance H, Newbigin, Ed, Thibaudon, Michel and Davies, Janet M (2018). Dynamic ecological observations from satellites inform aerobiology of allergenic grass pollen. Science of the Total Environment, 633, 441-451. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.03.191
VERNALIZATION1 modulates root system architecture in wheat and barley
Voss-Fels, Kai P., Robinson, Hannah, Mudge, Stephen R., Richard, Cecile, Newman, Saul, Wittkop, Benjamin, Stahl, Andreas, Friedt, Wolfgang, Frisch, Matthias, Gabur, Iulian, Miller-Cooper, Anika, Campbell, Bradley C., Kelly, Alison, Fox, Glen, Christopher, Jack, Christopher, Mandy, Chenu, Karine, Franckowiak, Jerome, Mace, Emma S., Borrell, Andrew K., Eagles, Howard, Jordan, David R., Botella, Jose R., Hammer, Graeme, Godwin, Ian D., Trevaskis, Ben, Snowdon, Rod J. and Hickey, Lee T. (2017). VERNALIZATION1 modulates root system architecture in wheat and barley. Molecular Plant, 11 (1), 226-229. doi: 10.1016/j.molp.2017.10.005
Tao, Yongfu, Mace, Emma S., Tai, Shuaishuai, Cruickshank, Alan, Campbell, Bradley C., Zhao, Xianrong, Van Oosterom, Erik J., Godwin, Ian D., Botella, Jose R. and Jordan, David R. (2017). Whole-genome analysis of candidate genes associated with seed size and weight in Sorghum bicolor reveals signatures of artificial selection and insights into parallel domestication in cereal crops. Frontiers in Plant Science, 8 1237, 1237.1-1237.14. doi: 10.3389/fp/s.2017.01237
Campbell, Bradley C., Gilding, Edward K., Mace, Emma S., Tai, Shuaishuai, Tao, Yongfu, Prentis, Peter J., Thomelin, Pauline, Jordan, David R. and Godwin, Ian D. (2016). Domestication and the storage starch biosynthesis pathway: signatures of selection from a whole sorghum genome sequencing strategy. Plant Biotechnology Journal, 14 (12), 2240-2253. doi: 10.1111/pbi.12578
Massel, Karen, Campbell, Bradley C., Mace, Emma S., Tai, Shuaishuai, Tao, Yongfu, Worland, Belinda G., Jordan, David R., Botella, Jose R. and Godwin, Ian D. (2016). Whole genome sequencing reveals potential new targets for improving nitrogen uptake and utilization in Sorghum bicolor. Frontiers in Plant Science, 7 (OCTOBER2016) 1544, 1544. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2016.01544
Rice-cold tolerance across reproductive stages
Mitchell, J. H., Zulkafli, S. L., Bosse, J., Campbell, B., Snell, P., Mace, E. S., Godwin, I. D. and Fukai, S. (2016). Rice-cold tolerance across reproductive stages. Crop and Pasture Science, 67 (8), 823-833. doi: 10.1071/CP15331
Medek, Danielle E., Beggs, Paul J., Erbas, Bircan, Jaggard, Alison K., Campbell, Bradley C., Vicendese, Don, Johnston, Fay H., Godwin, Ian, Huete, Alfredo R., Green, Brett J., Burton, Pamela K., Bowman, David M. J. S., Newnham, Rewi M., Katelaris, Constance H., Haberle, Simon G., Newbigin, Ed and Davies, Janet M. (2016). Regional and seasonal variation in airborne grass pollen levels between cities of Australia and New Zealand. Aerobiologia, 32 (2), 289-302. doi: 10.1007/s10453-015-9399-x
Differences in grass pollen allergen exposure across Australia
Beggs, Paul J., Katelaris, Constance H., Medek, Danielle, Johnston, Fay H., Burton, Pamela K., Campbell, Bradley, Jaggard, Alison K., Vicendese, Don, Bowman, David M. J. S., Godwin, Ian, Huete, Alfredo R., Erbas, Bircas, Green, Brett J., Newnham, Rewi M., Newbigin, Ed, Haberle. Simon G. and Davies, Janet M. (2015). Differences in grass pollen allergen exposure across Australia. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 39 (1), 51-55. doi: 10.1111/1753-6405.12325
Campbell, Bradley C., Gilding, Edward K., Timbrell, Victoria, Guru, Preethi, Loo, Dorothy, Zennaro, Danila, Mari, Adriano, Solley, Graham, Hill, Michelle M., Godwin, Ian D. and Davies, Janet M. (2015). Total transcriptome, proteome, and allergome of Johnson grass pollen, which is important for allergic rhinitis in subtropical regions. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 135 (1), 133-142. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2014.06.034
The plasticity of NBS resistance genes in sorghum is driven by multiple evolutionary processes
Mace, Emma, Tai, Shuaishuai, Innes, David, Godwin, Ian, Hu, Wushu, Campbell, Bradley, Gilding, Edward, Cruickshank, Alan, Prentis, Peter, Wang, Jun and Jordan, David (2014). The plasticity of NBS resistance genes in sorghum is driven by multiple evolutionary processes. BMC Plant Biology, 14 (1) 253, 253.1-253.14. doi: 10.1186/s12870-014-0253-z
The macroecology of airborne pollen in Australian and New Zealand urban areas
Haberle, Simon G., Bowman, David M. J. S., Newnham, Rewi M., Johnston, Fay H., Beggs, Paul J., Buters, Jeroen, Campbell, Bradley, Erbas, Bircan, Godwin, Ian, Green, Brett J., Huete, Alfred, Jaggard, Alison K., Medek, Danielle, Murray, Frank, Newbigin, Ed, Thibaudon, Michel, Vicendese, Don, Williamson, Grant J. and Davies, Janet M. (2014). The macroecology of airborne pollen in Australian and New Zealand urban areas. PLoS One, 9 (5) e97925, e97925.1-e97925.13. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0097925
Mace, Emma S., Tai, Shuaishuai, Gilding, Edward K., Li, Yanhong, Prentis, Peter J., Bian, Lianle, Campbell, Bradley C., Hu, Wushu, Innes, David J., Han, Xuelian, Cruickshank, Alan, Dai, Changming, Frere, Celine, Zhang, Haikuan, Hunt, Colleen H., Wang, Xianyuan, Shatte, Tracey, Wang, Miao, Su, Zhe, Li, Jun, Lin, Xiaozhen, Godwin, Ian D., Jordan, David R. and Wang, Jun (2013). Whole-genome sequencing reveals untapped genetic potential in Africa's indigenous cereal crop sorghum. Nature Communications, 4 (1) 2320, 2320.1-2320.8. doi: 10.1038/ncomms3320
IRAP, a retrotransposon-based marker system for the detection of somaclonal variation in barley
Campbell, Bradley C., LeMare, Sophie, Piperidis, George and Godwin, Ian D. (2011). IRAP, a retrotransposon-based marker system for the detection of somaclonal variation in barley. Molecular Breeding, 27 (2), 193-206. doi: 10.1007/s11032-010-9422-4
Campbell, Bradley, Godwin, Ian, Mace, Emma, Sukal, Amit, Waqainabete, Logo, Restall, Jemma and Smith, Millicent (2022). Ensuring the future of taro. TropAg International Agriculture Conference, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 31 October - 2 November 2022.
Phenotyping innovations to develop climate resilient taro
Smith, Millicent, Campbell, Bradley, Restall, Jemma, Chapman, Scott, Godwin, Ian, Sukal, Amit and Guzzon, Filippo (2022). Phenotyping innovations to develop climate resilient taro. TropAg International Agriculture Conference, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 31 October - 2 November 2022.
Improving low-temperature tolerance in rice
Proud, Christopher, Mitchell, Jaquie, Campbell, Bradley, Suzanti, Zuziana, Ovenden, Ben, Snell, Peter and Fukai, Shu (2019). Improving low-temperature tolerance in rice. Australian Society of Agronomy Conference 2019 Cells to Satellites, Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia, 25-29 August 2019. http://www.agronomyaustraliaproceedings.org/: Australian Society of Agronomy.
Campbell, B., Al Kouba, J., Noor, M., Timbrell,, Gilding, E., Angel, N., Kemish, B., Massel, K., Hugenholz, P., Godwin, and Davies, J. M. (2019). Temporal changes in molecular aerobiome diversity by applying DNA metabarcode sequencing across the pollen season. Congress of the European-Academy-of-Allergy-and-Clinical-Immunology (EAACI), Lisbon, Portugal, 1-5 June 2019. Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell.
Remote sensing of phenology: a dynamic tool to inform allergenic grass pollen aerobiology
Devadas, R., Vicendese, D., Erbas, B., Medek, D., Haberle, S. G., Newnham, R. M., Johnston, F. H., Beggs, P. J., Jaggard, A. K., Campbell, B., Burton, P. K., Katelaris, C. H., Newbigin, E., Thibaudon, M., Huete, A. R. and Davies, J. M. (2016). Remote sensing of phenology: a dynamic tool to inform allergenic grass pollen aerobiology. Meeting of the European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Vienna Austria, 11-15 June 2016. Chichester, West Sussex United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing.
Medek, Danielle, Vicendese, Don, Jaggard, Alison, Campbell, Bradley, Johnston, Fay, Godwin, Ian, Huete, Alfredo, Green, Brett, Newnham, Rewi, Bowman, David, Newbigin, Ed, Erbas, Bircan, Beggs, Paul, Haberle, Simon and Davies, Janet (2013). Regional and seasonal variation in airborne grass pollen levels between cities of Australia and New Zealand. 24th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy (ASCIA), Perth, Australia, 11-13 September 2013. Malden, MA United States: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia. doi: 10.1111/imj.12252
Campbell, B., Gilding, E., Lomas, V., Guru, P., Loo, D., Solley, G., Mari, A., Hill, M., Godwin, I. and Davies, J. M. (2013). The allergome, proteome and transcriptome of pollen from the prominent subtropical Johnson grass (Sorghum halepense). World Allergy and Asthma Congress of the European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology and World Allergy Organization, Milan, Italy, 22 - 26 June 2013. Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd.. doi: 10.1111/all.12247
Lomas, Victoria, Guru, Preethi, Campbell, Bradley, Loo, Dorothy, Hill, Michelle, Godwin, Ian and Davies, Janet (2012). Novel pollen allergens of the subtropical Johnson grass (sorghum Halepense) that are important for allergic respiratory disease. Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy (ASCIA) 23rd Annual Scientific Meeting, Wellington, New Zealand, 5–8 September 2012. Richmond, VIC, Australia: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia.
The role and potential control of retrotransposons in somaclonal variation of barley transgenics
Campbell, Bradley (2011). The role and potential control of retrotransposons in somaclonal variation of barley transgenics. PhD Thesis, School of Agriculture and Food Sciences, The University of Queensland.
(2023–2025) Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research
(2023–2024) Pacific Fund
(2021–2025) Australia & Pacific Science Foundation
Integrating the genome with the abiotic stress tolerance phenome in sorghum
(2013–2014) Go8 Australia - Germany Joint Research Co-operation Scheme
Note for students: Dr Bradley Campbell is not currently available to take on new students.
Evaluating Diverse Taro (Colocasia) Germplasm to Enhance Food Security and Climate Resilience in the Pacific Islands
Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
Innovative phenotyping technologies to harness genetic diversity in tropical crops
Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor