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Email

christopher.freelance@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


Position
Senior Lecturer - Specialist
School of Biomedical Sciences - Admin
Education
PhD
University of Melbourne
Masters (Coursework & Research)
University of Melbourne
Bachelors Degree
University of Melbourne
ORCID

0000-0003-4804-2026

Dr Chris Freelance

Senior Lecturer - Specialist
School of Biomedical Sciences

16 Scholarly works
2 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2026

    Research grants (other domestic)

    Targeting a Novel RNA Processing Pathway for the Treatment of Cancer
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Obituary: Mark A. Elgar (1957–2025)
    DOI: 10.3389/fevo.2025.1743824
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Anthropogenic Impacts as a Driver of Sensory Organ Morphology
    DOI: 10.3390/wild2020017
  • 2025

    Book Chapter

    Insect antennal sensilla: Nomenclature, function, and abundance
    DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-323-85619-5.00002-X
  • 2022

    Journal article

    Long-term captivity is associated with changes to sensory organ morphology in a critically endangered insect
    DOI: 10.1111/1365-2664.14069
  • 2021

    Journal article

    The eyes have it: Dim-light activity is associated with the morphology of eyes but not antennae across insect orders
    DOI: 10.1093/biolinnean/blab088
  • 2021

    Thesis / Dissertation

    Developed through natural selection: the morphology of insect sensory organs
Chris Freelance

Latest Honours,
Awards and Fellowships


2024
<p>Research Infrastructure Excellence Award for Research Development and Training Initiatives</p> The University of Melbourne
2023
Research Infrastructure Excellence Award for Science Communication, Engagement, and Outreach The University of Melbourne

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2019

    Journal article

    To Regulate or Not to Regulate? The Future of Animal Ethics in Experimental Research with Insects
    DOI: 10.1007/s11948-018-0066-9
  • 2019

    Journal article

    Antennal asymmetry is not associated with social behaviour in Australian Hymenoptera
    DOI: 10.1111/aen.12368
  • 2018

    Journal article

    Insect Antennal Morphology: The Evolution of Diverse Solutions to Odorant Perception
  • 2018

    Journal article

    Polychromatic light exposure as a therapeutic in the treatment and management of Parkinson's disease: A controlled exploratory trial
    DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2018.00741

RECENT PROJECTS

  • Research Grant

    HistoCore SPECTRA ST

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