Dr Jane Mullaney

Experience

AgResearch

4 years 7 months

  • Senior Research Scientist

    – Present 6 months

    Palmerston North New Zealand

    Microbiome and Resilient Agriculture

  •  Research Scientist

    – June 2021 1 year 8 months

    Palmerston North New Zealand

    Microbiome and Smart Foods/Food Informatics

    • Postdoctoral Scientist

       – 2 years 5 months

      Food & Nutrition

      Palmerston North New Zealand

  • Co Director

    James Adair Ltd

     – Present1 year 4 months

    Palmerston North, Wanganui-Manawatu, New Zealand

  • Post doctoral Research Fellow at Diamantina institute

    The University of Queensland

     – 3 years 7 months

    Woollongabba Brisbane QLD

    Type I diabetes and the microbiota

  • Researcher Post Doctoral – UQDI

    Translational Research Institute Australia

     – 3 years 7 months

    Brisbane, Australia

    https://www.tri.edu.au/staff/jane-mullaney

  • Riddet institute

    Plant & Food Research

    PhD student

    Massey University,  Riddet Institute, Plant & Food Research, AgResearch

     – 3 years 3 months

    Palmerston North

    Recipient of a Massey University Doctoral Fellowship and Riddet Institute Doctoral Fellowship

    Studied the gut microbiota and bacterial transformation of glucosinolates with how this impacts on human health. Hundreds of glass vials and many rats later, results indicate that glucosinolates are transformed in the gut and the transformation products are protective, particularly in the bladder.

     – 3 years 3 months

    The biotransformation of glucosinolates: A bacterial perspective. A copy of the thesis can be accessed here

  • Production Specialist

    Masters student

    PolyBatics Ltd

     – 4 years 8 months (Part time Masters and part time employee)

    Recombinant Escherichia coli producing an immobilised functional protein at the surface of bio-polyester beads : a novel application for a bio-bead

  • Undergraduate student

    Massey University

     – 3 years 

    Psychology major changing to microbiology major halfway through second year

    Fonterra

    June 2004 – December 2004

    Project at Fonterra Food and Innovation plant studying autolysis in cheese starter strains

Honors & Awards

  • Jian Zhou

    UQDI

    Travel award

  • JDRF Post Doctoral Fellowship

    Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation

    A competitive worldwide fellowship awarded to work in the field of Juvenile Diabetes Research.

  • Purehuroa Doctoral Completion Scholarship

    Massey University

    Financial assistance to complete a Doctorate after the doctoral scholarship funding ends at 3 years.

  • Massey Doctoral Scholarship

    Massey University

    Riddet PhD Scholarship