The School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences at UNSW

The University of New South Wales

A leading research and teaching school with expertise in biotechnology, molecular biology, genetics, environmental microbiology, medical microbiology, immunology, biochemistry, protein chemistry and other areas of biological science.

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Dr. Leanne Pearson

  • Position: Research Associate
  • Room: 344, Biological Sciences
  • Phone: (+61 2) 9385 2098
  • Fax: (+61 2) 9385 1483
  • email: l.pearson@unsw.edu.au

Publications

Neilan, B.A., Pearson, L.A., Moffitt, M.C., Mihali, K.T., Kaebernick, M., Kellmann, R. and Pomati, F. (2008)
The genetics and genomics of cyanobacterial toxicity.
Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology. 619: 417-452.
Pearson, L.A., Hisbergues, M., Borner, T., Dittmann, E. and Neilan, B.A. (2008)
Inactivation of an ABC transporter, mcyH, results in loss of microcystin production in the cyanobacterium Microcystis aeruginosa PCC 7806.
Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology. 619: 467-468.
Pearson, L.A., Moffitt, M.C., Ginn, H.P. and Neilan, B.A. (2008)
The molecular genetics and regulation of cyanobacterial peptide hepatotoxin biosynthesis.
Critical Reviews in Toxicology. 38: 847-856
Pearson, L.A. and Neilan, B.A. (2008)
The molecular genetics of cyanobacterial toxicity as a basis for monitoring water quality and public health risk.
Current Opinion in Biotechnology. 19: 281-288