Align with the university research themes Marine, Antarctic and Maritime and Environment, Resources and Sustainability. As a molecular biologist, Kelli uses a range of tools and statistical approaches, such as next-generation sequencing, to understand physiological processes in ecologically and economically important marine finfish and invertebrates. This research is particularly relevant in the context of climate change, as an organism’s ability to cope with environmental change relies on its ability to regulate many complex physiological processes. Kelli has also worked on projects that aim to overcome production bottlenecks that occur at various life-cycle stages in cultured marine finish. For example, Kelli trialled the use surrogate, sex reversal, and therapeutic technologies to promote the production of giant grouper in Australia and south east Asia.
