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Dr Elizabeth Ross

Senior Research Fellow

Centre for Animal Science
Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation

Senior Research Fellow

Centre for Animal Science
Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation
e.ross@uq.edu.au
+61 7 334 62162

Overview

Research Interests

  • Metagenomics and the Microbiome
    Since my PhD I have been interested in the microbiome and it's links to host variation. Using it in a predictive way to help agriculture become more environmentally friendly while increasing our ability to feed the world means that we can have our beef, and eat it too.
  • The mammalian genome and its genes
    New technology is allowing us to look at things that were invisible just a few years before. Applying new technology to understand similarities and differences between individual genomes allows us to look at aspects of the genome and its genes at a scale never before possible.

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy, La Trobe University

Publications

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Grants

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Supervision

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Available Projects

  • Masters, honours, and undergraduate research projects

    I have a range of research projects avalible. I strongly prefer 8 unit or more projects - but will consider shorter projects for the right applicant. The avalible projects include a range of techniques and focuses. Please email me requesting information on avalible projects and I will send you the project summary booklet. To be considered for a project you will need to send a CV, accedemic transcript, and an example of your technical writeing (for example a lab report from another class, or an assignment).

    All projects will be tailored to the student reseracher based on their skills, experience level, and desired outcomes.

  • The transcriptional landscape of the mammalian genome

    New technologies are providing us with more data than ever before. Possibilities that were inconcievable just a few years ago are now a reality. This project will use cutting edge technology and data to gain insight into how the genes in the genome are regulated to cause shifts in the phenotype of an indivdual. Relevent majors: Bioinformatics, Animal Science, Biological Science, Statistics, Molecular Genetics.

  • Metagenomics for a better world

    Metagenomics is the study of genomes from a microbiome. We know that the microbiome controls important traits like greenhouse gas production from cattle, and feed conversion efficiency, but there is still a lot left to find out! This project will explore the microbiome of agricultural species, aiming to uncover important insight into how to make animal agriculture cleaner and greener while feeding the world. Relevent majors: Bioinformatics, Animal Science, Agricultural Science, Biological Science, Statistics, Molecular Genetics.

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Publications

Journal Article

Conference Publication

  • Measuring HSP in tail hair as an alternative method to assess heat stress in cattle

    McCosker, Kieren, Cavallaro, Tony, Lees, Angela, Sammes, Stephanie, McGowan, Michael, Gaughan, John and Ross, Elizabeth (2024). Measuring HSP in tail hair as an alternative method to assess heat stress in cattle. 35th Biennial Conference of the Australian Association of Animal Sciences and the 20th Asian - Australasian Association of Animal Production Societies, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, 8-12 July 2024. Toowong, QLD, Australia: Australian Society of Animal Production.

  • Are production measures a good indication of pregnancy success?

    McCosker, Kieren, Boulton, Alana, Dekkers, Milou, Ross, Elizabeth, Hudson, Nick and Fortes, Marina (2023). Are production measures a good indication of pregnancy success?. North Australian Beef Research Update Conference, Darwin, NT Australia, 22-25 August 2023.

  • A strategy for aggregating multi-source historical phenotypic and genotypic data sets containing homonyms for global genomic prediction in apple (Malus domestica)

    Edge-Garza, D., Evans, K., Ross, E.M., Jung, S., Main, D. and Hardner, C. (2023). A strategy for aggregating multi-source historical phenotypic and genotypic data sets containing homonyms for global genomic prediction in apple (Malus domestica). XXXI International Horticultural Congress (IHC2022): International Symposium on Breeding and Effective Use of Biotechnology and Molecular Tools in Horticultural Crops, Angers, France, 14-20 August 2022. Leuven, Belgium: International Society for Horticultural Science. doi: 10.17660/actahortic.2023.1362.17

  • Bos indicus genome percentage effects gene expression profile and differentially expressed genes in Brahman cattle whole blood

    Ross, E.M., Nguyen, L.T., Engle, B.N., Chamberlain, A.J., Kho, E. and Hayes, B.J. (2022). Bos indicus genome percentage effects gene expression profile and differentially expressed genes in Brahman cattle whole blood. 12th World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production (WCGALP), Rotterdam, The Netherlands, 3-8 July 2022. Wageningen, The Netherlands: Wageningen Academic Publishers. doi: 10.3920/978-90-8686-940-4_628

  • Identification of differentially expressed transcription factors in Brangus skin infested with Rhipicephalus australis

    Mantilla Valdivieso, E. , Nguyen, L., Ross, E., Raza, A., James, P., Hayes, B., Jonsson, N. and Tabor, A. (2022). Identification of differentially expressed transcription factors in Brangus skin infested with Rhipicephalus australis. 12th World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production (WCGALP), Rotterdam, Netherlands, 3-8 July 2022. Wageningen, Netherlands: Wageningen Academic Publishers. doi: 10.3920/978-90-8686-940-4_557

  • Multi-breed genomic predictions from commercial crossbred data

    Hayes, B.J., Copley, J., Dodd, E., Ross, E.M. and Fordyce, G. (2022). Multi-breed genomic predictions from commercial crossbred data. 12th World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production (WCGALP), Rotterdam, Netherlands, 3-8 July 2022. Wageningen, Netherlands: Wageningen Academic Publishers. doi: 10.3920/978-90-8686-940-4_178

  • Predicted isoforms of a Brahman cow revealed by full-length transcript sequencing

    Nguyen, L.T., Cheng, Y., Kuo, R., Hayes, B.J. and Ross, E.M. (2022). Predicted isoforms of a Brahman cow revealed by full-length transcript sequencing. 12th World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production (WCGALP), Rotterdam, Netherlands, 3 - 8 July 2022. Wageningen, Netherlands: Wageningen Academic Publishers. doi: 10.3920/978-90-8686-940-4_513

  • The long and short of Nanopore genomic prediction: the effect of read length on prediction accuracy

    Lamb, H.J., Nguyen, L.T., Randhawa, I.A.S., Hayes, B.J. and Ross, E.M. (2022). The long and short of Nanopore genomic prediction: the effect of read length on prediction accuracy. 12th World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production (WCGALP), Rotterdam, Netherlands, 3-8 July 2022. Wageningen, Netherlands: Wageningen Academic Publishers. doi: 10.3920/978-90-8686-940-4_279

  • Assessing the relationship between beef cattle fertility traits and novel environmental descriptors in northern Australia

    Copley, J.P., Engle, B.N., Speight, S., Fordyce, G., Ross, E.M., Voss-Fels, K.P. and Hayes, B.J. (2021). Assessing the relationship between beef cattle fertility traits and novel environmental descriptors in northern Australia. 24th Association for the Advancement of Animal Breeding and Genetics Conference, Online, 2-4 November 2021. Armidale, NSW Australia: Association for the Advancement of Animal Breeding and Genetics.

  • Accuracy of genomic prediction in Brahman cattle using simulated genotypes from low-coverage nanopore sequencing

    Lamb, H. J. , Nguyen, L. T., Engle, B. N., Hayes, B. J. and Ross, E. M. (2021). Accuracy of genomic prediction in Brahman cattle using simulated genotypes from low-coverage nanopore sequencing. 24th Association for the Advancement of Animal Breeding and Genetics Conference, On-line with local hubs in Australia, 2-4 November 2021. Armidale, NSW Australia: Association for the Advancement of Animal Breeding and Genetics.

  • Assessing the potential of parentage testing using portable long read sequencing technologies

    Ross, E. M., Lamb, H. J., Engle, B. N. , Nguyen, L. T. and Hayes, B. J. (2021). Assessing the potential of parentage testing using portable long read sequencing technologies. 24th Association for the Advancement of Animal Breeding and Genetics Conference, On-line with local hubs in Australia, 2-4 November 2021. Armidale, NSW Australia: Association for the Advancement of Animal Breeding and Genetics.

  • Genome wide analysis of bovine enhancers and promoters across developmental stages in liver

    Forutan, M., Vander Jagt, C.J., Ross, E., Chamberlain, A. J., Mason, B., Nguyen, L., Moore, S., Garner, J. B., Xiang, R. and Hayes, B. J. (2021). Genome wide analysis of bovine enhancers and promoters across developmental stages in liver. 24th Association for the Advancement of Animal Breeding and Genetics Conference, On-line with local hubs in Australia, 2-4 November 2021. Armidale, NSW Australia: Association for the Advancement of Animal Breeding and Genetics.

  • Genome-wide analysis of transcription start sites across Bos indicus tissues

    Forutan, Mehrnush, Ross, Elizabeth, Nguyen, Loan and Hayes, Ben (2021). Genome-wide analysis of transcription start sites across Bos indicus tissues. 38th International Conference on Animal Genetics, Online, 26 - 30 July 2021.

  • A Bos indicus epigenetic clock predicts age from tail hair

    Nguyen, Loan T., Forutan, Mehrnush, Hayes, Ben J. and Ross, Elizabeth M. (2021). A Bos indicus epigenetic clock predicts age from tail hair. 38th International Society of Animal Genetics (ISAG), Virtual, 26 - 30 July 2021.

  • Genomic prediction using low-coverage Nanopore sequencing

    Lamb, Harrison, Nguyen, Loan T., Hayes, Ben J., Randhawa, Imtiaz A. S. and Ross, Elizabeth M. (2021). Genomic prediction using low-coverage Nanopore sequencing. 38th International Society of Animal Genetics, Virtual, 26 - 30 July 2021.

  • Effect of bovine reference genome choice in RNA-SEQ alignment and differential gene expression analysis in Brangus cattle

    Mantilla Valdivieso, E., Ross, E., Raza, A., Hayes, B., Jonsson, N., James, P. and Tabor, A. (2021). Effect of bovine reference genome choice in RNA-SEQ alignment and differential gene expression analysis in Brangus cattle. 24th Association for the Advancement of Animal Breeding and Genetics Conference, On-line with local hubs in Australia, 2-4 November 2021. Armidale, NSW, Australia: Association for the Advancement of Animal Breeding and Genetics.

  • Factors affecting fertility in northern Australian beef herds

    Copley, J., Engle, B., Ross, E., Landmark, S., Fordyce, G., Burns, B. and Hayes, B. (2021). Factors affecting fertility in northern Australian beef herds. 33rd Biennial Conference of the Australian Association of Animal Sciences, Fremantle, WA, Australia and online, 1-3 February 2020. Toowong, QLD, Australia: Australian Association of Animal Sciences.

  • Investigating host biomarkers associated with cattle tick resistance

    Mantilla Valdivieso, E., Ross, E., Hayes, B., Jonsson, N., James, P. and Tabor, A. (2021). Investigating host biomarkers associated with cattle tick resistance. 33rd Biennial Conference of the Australian Association of Animal Sciences, Fremantle, WA, Australia and online, 1-3 February 2020. Toowong, QLD, Australia: Australian Association of Animal Sciences.

  • The symbiotic rumen microbiome and cattle performance: a brief review

    Bath, C., Morrison, M., Ross, E. M., Hayes, B. J. and Cocks, B. G. (2013). The symbiotic rumen microbiome and cattle performance: a brief review. Clayton, VIC, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. doi: 10.1071/AN12369

Other Outputs

Grants (Administered at UQ)

PhD and MPhil Supervision

Note for students: Dr Elizabeth Ross is not currently available to take on new students.

Current Supervision

Possible Research Projects

Note for students: The possible research projects listed on this page may not be comprehensive or up to date. Always feel free to contact the staff for more information, and also with your own research ideas.

Dr Elizabeth Ross is not currently available to take on new students.

  • Masters, honours, and undergraduate research projects

    I have a range of research projects avalible. I strongly prefer 8 unit or more projects - but will consider shorter projects for the right applicant. The avalible projects include a range of techniques and focuses. Please email me requesting information on avalible projects and I will send you the project summary booklet. To be considered for a project you will need to send a CV, accedemic transcript, and an example of your technical writeing (for example a lab report from another class, or an assignment).

    All projects will be tailored to the student reseracher based on their skills, experience level, and desired outcomes.

  • The transcriptional landscape of the mammalian genome

    New technologies are providing us with more data than ever before. Possibilities that were inconcievable just a few years ago are now a reality. This project will use cutting edge technology and data to gain insight into how the genes in the genome are regulated to cause shifts in the phenotype of an indivdual. Relevent majors: Bioinformatics, Animal Science, Biological Science, Statistics, Molecular Genetics.

  • Metagenomics for a better world

    Metagenomics is the study of genomes from a microbiome. We know that the microbiome controls important traits like greenhouse gas production from cattle, and feed conversion efficiency, but there is still a lot left to find out! This project will explore the microbiome of agricultural species, aiming to uncover important insight into how to make animal agriculture cleaner and greener while feeding the world. Relevent majors: Bioinformatics, Animal Science, Agricultural Science, Biological Science, Statistics, Molecular Genetics.

  • Understanding genetic variation in the Brahman genome

    Genomics is a rapidly expanding feild. The 'invisible' variation within mammalian genomes, such as structural variants, can now be measured en masse. This project will explore genetic variation within the Brahman (cattle) genome, with the aim of increasing our knowledge of how the genome functions and leads to differeces between individuals. Relevent majors: Bioinformatics, Animal Science, Agricultural Science, Biological Science, Statistics, Molecular Genetics.

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