Associate Professor Nathan Bott
Details
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College: School of Science
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Department: School of Science
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Campus: Bundoora West Australia
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nathan.bott@rmit.edu.au
Open to
- Masters Research or PhD student supervision
- Collaborative projects
- Industry Projects
- Media enquiries
- Mentoring (long-term)
- Mentoring (short-term)
- Career advice
About
A/Prof. Nathan Bott has a diverse research background spanning parasitology, marine science, marine invasive species, and the development of molecular methods for marine biosecurity and biodiversity research.
Nathan’s research incorporates aspects of fundamental (taxonomy and systematics) and applied marine (molecular approaches, monitoring strategies) science. Nathan is broadly interested in the use of cutting-edge molecular technologies, particularly when they can be developed into informative marine surveillance and monitoring tools, as well as answer important ecological and evolutionary questions. Recent research efforts have focused on the understanding of genomics, transcriptomics and glycomics of parasites of economic importance, as well as the development of rapid, point-of-care molecular diagnostics for use in aquaculture and fisheries.
Research fields
- 310407 Host-parasite interactions
- 300909 Veterinary parasitology
- 410305 Environmental marine biotechnology
- 300501 Aquaculture
- 310305 Marine and estuarine ecology (incl. marine ichthyology)
UN sustainable development goals
- 14 Life Below Water
- 6 Clean Water and Sanitation
- 9 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
Non-academic positions
- Research Scientist
- South Australian Research and Development Institute
- Adelaide, Australia
- 19 Jan 2009 – 13 Nov 2013
- Postdoctoral fellow
- University of Melbourne
- Veterinary Sciences
- Melbourne, Australia
- 20 May 2007 – 17 Dec 2008
- Research Officer
- South Australian Research and Development Institute
- Adelaide, Australia
- 14 Nov 2004 – 5 May 2007
Supervisor projects
- Development of in situ detection methods for myxosporean parasites
- 1 Aug 2024
- Improving management of Southern Bluefin tuna health
- 3 Jan 2023
- Improving Management of Southern Bluefin Tuna Health
- 6 Jul 2022
- Improving management of Southern Bluefin tuna health
- 12 Nov 2020
- Southern Bluefin Tuna and Their Blood Flukes
- 1 Mar 2018
- Investigation of Blood Fluke Infection in Bluefin Tuna With Glycoinformatics
- 1 Feb 2018
- Enhancing the Removal of Chemical Oxygen Demand and Inorganic Nitrogen from Saline Fish Processing Wastewater by Bioaugmentation
- 3 Jul 2017
- Organic UV Filters in Aquatic Ecosystems: Distribution in Port Phillip Bay and Effects on Macroalgae
- 1 Mar 2017
- Molecular Evaluation of Spatial and Temporal Variation in Bacterial Communities and Clinically Relevant Antibiotic Resistance Genes in an Aquatic System
- 3 Sep 2015
- Using Next Generation Sequencing methods to understand biofouling assemblages
- 13 Apr 2015
- Mining Cultured and Uncultured Microbes from Shrimp Pond Water for improving Sustainable Shrimp Aquaculture in Vietnam
- 31 Mar 2015
Teaching interests
Supervisor interests
Aquatic animal health and parasitology
Aquaculture research
Point of care molecular diagnostics
Trematode genomics and genetics
Myxosporean genomics and genetics
Students interested in any of the above areas should contact A/Prof. Bott via email.
Research interests
• Aquatic animal health and biosecurity with emphasis on molecular surveillance of pathogens
• Parasite genetics and genomics
• Point of care molecular diagnostics
• Ecology of marine parasites
