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Email

johnsa@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


Position
Professor
School of BioSciences
Education
Graduate Certificate
University of Melbourne
PhD
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
Masters (Coursework & Research)
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
Bachelors Degree
Gustavus Adolphus College
ORCID

0000-0002-1209-6447

Prof Alex Johnson

Professor
School of BioSciences

64 Scholarly works
23 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2025

    Journal article

    A circadian transcriptional subnetwork and EARLY FLOWERING 3 control timing of senescence and grain nutrition in bread wheat
    DOI: 10.1111/nph.70565
  • 2025

    Journal article

    From convention to innovation: The role of genetic modification and genome editing in Australian wheat breeding
    DOI: 10.1093/aobpla/plaf040
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi increase aleurone layer zinc concentration but reduce overall zinc bioavailability in rice grain
    DOI: 10.1002/ppp3.10633
  • 2025

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Targeting the Circadian Clock to Improve Grain Quality in Wheat
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal inoculation increases the bioavailability of zinc and iron in wheat grain
    DOI: 10.1002/ppp3.70051
  • 2020

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Advanced Plant Breeding and Food Manufacturing for Healthier Bread
  • 2018

    Research Grant

    Development of Iron Biofortified Wheat (Triticum Aestivum) Amendment 4 and 5
Alex Johnson

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2024

    Journal article

    Discovery of a conserved translationally repressive upstream open reading frame within the iron-deficiency response regulator IDEF2
    DOI: 10.1186/s12870-024-05473-y
  • 2024

    Book Chapter

    An integrated internationalised model for PhD studies
    DOI: 10.4324/9781003317555-6
  • 2023

    Journal article

    Editorial: Improving the nutritional content and quality of plants: promises, achievements, and future challenges, volume II
    DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1253581
  • 2023

    Journal article

    A two-gene strategy increases iron and zinc concentrations in wheat flour, improving mineral bioaccessibility
    DOI: 10.1093/plphys/kiac499
  • 2022

    Journal article

    Plant Growth Promotion and Heat Stress Amelioration in Arabidopsis Inoculated with Paraburkholderia phytofirmans PsJN Rhizobacteria Quantified with the GrowScreen-Agar II Phenotyping Platform
    DOI: 10.3390/plants11212927
  • 2022

    Journal article

    Editorial: Wheat biofortification to alleviate global malnutrition
    DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2022.1001443

RECENT PROJECTS

  • 2024

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Improving Grain Legume Seeds for Future Climates
  • 2025

    Research grants (other domestic)

    Project Iron Wheat: Research and Commercialisation of a New Wheat Variety in Australia Which Offers Higher Crop Yield and Improved Feed Conversion in Poultry

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