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Email

m.kearney@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


Position
ARC Laureate Fellow
School of BioSciences
Education
PhD
University of Sydney
Bachelors Degree (Honours)
Monash University
ORCID

0000-0002-3349-8744

Prof Michael Kearney

ARC Laureate Fellow
School of BioSciences

235 Scholarly works
31 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    Loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assay for identification of Australian Plague Locust (APL), Chortoicetes terminifera (Walker, 1870)
    DOI: 10.1038/s41598-026-50241-7
  • 2026

    Journal article

    A systems modelling approach to predict biological responses to extreme heat
    DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2026.01.009
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Matching climate to biological scales
    DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2025.11.015
  • 2026

    Journal article

    HomoTherm: An Open-Source Approach to Modelling Heat Exchange in Humans and Other Hominins in Diverse Environments
    DOI: 10.1111/gcb.70830
  • 2025

    Research grants (other domestic)

    Predicting How Australia\2019s Pests Will Respond to Climate Change
  • 2025

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Predicting How Australia\2019s Pests Will Respond to Climate Change
  • 2025

    Research grants (other domestic)

    Predicting How Australia\2019s Pests Will Respond to Climate Change
Michael Kearney

Latest Honours,
Awards and Fellowships


2018
Thomson Reuters Highly Cited Researcher 2018 Thomson Reuters
2017
Thomson Reuters Highly Cited Researcher 2017 Thomson Reuters
2016
The HG Andrewartha Medal Royal Society of South Australia
2016
Thomson Reuters Highly Cited Researcher 2016 Thomson Reuters

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    Mountains magnify mechanisms in climate change biology
    DOI: 10.1038/s41558-025-02549-x
  • 2026

    Journal article

    The impact of heatwaves on maternal, neonatal and child health outcomes in Western Australian climate zones: A protocol paper for a retrospective cohort study
    DOI: 10.12688/wellcomeopenres.25022.1
  • 2026

    Journal article

    On the replicability of physiological responses
    DOI: 10.1242/jeb.250363
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Unravelling the diet of flightless grasshoppers for conservation purposes using DNA metabarcoding
    DOI: 10.1007/s10841-025-00732-1
  • 2025

    Curated Exhibition, Event or Festival

    Song of the Cricket
    DOI: 10.26188/32528220
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Using physiology to unravel the implications of heatwaves for big brown bats (Eptesicus fuscus)
    DOI: 10.1242/jeb.251228

RECENT PROJECTS

  • 2024

    Research grants (other domestic)

    Extreme Heat and Pregnancy Complications: Harnessing the Diverse Australian Climate and Population for Global Answers
  • 2026

    Research grants (other domestic)

    Predicting How Australia’s Invasive Predators Will Respond to Climate Change

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