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Email

madeleine.van@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


Position
Chair in Marine Biology
School of BioSciences
Education
PhD
University of Groningen
ORCID

0000-0003-4607-0744

Prof Madeleine van Oppen

Chair in Marine Biology
School of BioSciences

305 Scholarly works
15 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    Heat-evolved coral photosymbionts exhibit dampened stress responses across distinct physiological contexts.
    DOI: 10.1111/nph.71177
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Genetic structure of mesophotic and shallow Acropora aculeus populations of Eastern Australia
    DOI: 10.1007/s00338-025-02811-w
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Accelerating coral assisted evolution to keep pace with climate change
    DOI: 10.1038/s44358-026-00147-z
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Advancing reef recovery through insights into coral nutrition
    DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2026.114747
  • 2020

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Crossing the Biology Meso-Nanoscale Divide by Scanning Electron Microscopy
  • 2019

    Research Grant

    Engineering Microbial Symbionts That Increase Coral Climate Resilience
  • 2019

    Research grants (other domestic)

    Engineering Microbial Symbionts That Increase Coral Climate Resilience
Madeleine van Oppen

Latest Honours,
Awards and Fellowships


2013
Paul Allen Ocean Challenge Prize Paul Allen Family Foundation
2005
Dorothy Hill award Australian Academy of Science

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    A selective breeding design based on parental rapid heat stress thresholds did not produce more heat-tolerant coral larvae
    DOI: 10.1002/2688-8319.70178
  • 2026

    Journal article

    A review of ecological risks of coral reef interventions
    DOI: 10.1111/rec.70363
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Can Bacterial Manipulation Deliver Reef-Scale Thermal Enhancement of Corals?
    DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms14010202
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Potential Trade-Off Between Temperature and Tissue Loss Resistance in Corals Associating With Algal Symbionts in the Genus Durusdinium
    DOI: 10.1111/gcb.70641
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Sterols are key to coral larvae survival, swimming capacity, and thermal tolerance
    DOI: 10.1038/s42003-025-08965-1
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Skeletal morphometrics suggests high fitness of hybrid coral recruits under ocean warming and acidification
    DOI: 10.1007/s00338-025-02644-7

RECENT PROJECTS

  • 2021

    Research contracts (non-grants)

    Coral Treatment With Algal Symbionts
  • 2020

    Research grants (international)

    New Tools for Advancing Model Systems in Aquatic Symbiosis

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