The University of Western Australia

Assoc/Prof Peta Clode

Associate Professor
CMCA@Physics

Contact details

Address

CMCA@Physics
The University of Western Australia (M010)
35 Stirling Highway
CRAWLEY WA 6009
Australia

Phone

6488 8098

Fax

6488 1087

Email

peta.clode@uwa.edu.au

Personal homepage

http://www.oceans.uwa.edu.au/research/marine-biomineralisation

Qualifications

BSc PhD La Trobe

Biography

PhD 2002 (APA Scholarship)
Lecturer UWA 2003-2007
Assoc. Professor UWA 2007-

Key research

Marine biomineralisation

Coral physiology and growth

Parasite physiology

Nutrient competition in soils

Publications

Clode PL, Lema K, Saunders M, Weiner S (2011). Skeletal mineralogy of newly settling Acropora millepora (Scleractinia) coral recruits. Coral Reefs 30(1):1-8.

Saunders M, Kong C, Shaw JA, Clode PL (2011). Matrix-mediated biomineralization in marine molluscs: A combined TEM and FIB approach. Microscopy & Microanalysis 17:220-225.

Borowski H, Armstrong T, Thompson RCA, Clode PL (2010). Morphological characterization of Cryptosporidium parvum life-cycle stages in an in vitro model system. Parasitology 137(1):13-26. DOI: 10.1017/S0031182009990837.

Kilburn MR, Jones DL, Clode PL, Cliff JB, Stockdale EA, Herrmann A, Murphy DV (2010). Application of nanoscale secondary ion mass spectrometry to plant cell research. Plant Signaling and Behavior 5(6):June.

Reith F, Fairbrother L, Nolze G, Wilhelmi O, Clode P, Greg A, Parsons J, Wakelin S, Pring A, Hough R, Southam G, Brugger J (2010). Nanoparticle factory: biofilms hold the key to gold dispersion and nugget formation. Geology 38:843-846.

Saunders M, Shaw JA, Clode PL, Kong C, Macey DJ (2010). Fine-scale analysis of biomineralized mollusc teeth using FIB and TEM. Microscopy Today 18(1):24-28.

Shaw JA, Macey DJ, Brooker LR, Clode PL (2010). Tooth use and wear in three iron biomineralizing mollusc species. Biological Bulletin 218:132-144.

Chan EPH, Mhawi A, Clode P, Saunders M, Filgueira L (2009). Effects of titanium (IV) ions on human dendritic cells. Metallomics 1:166-174. DOI: 10.1039/B820871A.

Clode PL, Kilburn M, Jones DL, Stockdale EA, Cliff JB, Herrmann AM, Murphy DV (2009). In situ mapping of nutrient uptake in the rhizosphere using nano-scale secondary ion mass spectrometry. Plant Physiology 151(4):1751-1757. DOI:10.1104/pp.109.141499.

Clode PL, Saunders M, Maker G, Ludwig M, Atkins CA (2009). Uric acid deposits in symbiotic marine algae. Plant, Cell and Environment 32(2):170-77. DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3040.2008.01909.x.

Marshall AT, Clode PL (2009). X-ray microanalysis of Rb+ entry into cricket Malpighian tubule cells via putative K+ channels. Journal of Experimental Biology 212:2977-2982. DOI:10.1242/jeb.032177.

Saunders M, Kong C, Shaw JA, Macey DJ, Clode PL (2009). Characterization of biominerals in the radula teeth of the chiton, Acanthopleura hirtosa. Journal of Structural Biology 167(1):55-61. DOI: 10.1016/j.jsb.2009.03.003. Erratum: 167(3):277.

Shaw JA, Macey DJ, Brooker LR, Stockdale EJ, Saunders M, Clode PL (2009). The chiton stylus canal: an element delivery pathway for tooth cusp biomineralization. Journal of Morphology 270:588-600. DOI: 10.1002/jmor.10705.

Shaw JA, Macey DJ, Brooker LR, Stockdale EJ, Saunders M, Clode PL (2009). Ultrastructure of the epithelial cells associated with tooth biomineralization in the chiton, Acanthopleura hirtosa. Microscopy & Microanalysis 15:154-165. DOI:10.1017/S1431927609090230.

Stockdale EJ, Shaw JA, Macey DJ, Clode PL (2009). Imaging organic and mineral phases in a biomineral using novel contrast techniques. Scanning 31:11-18. DOI 10.1002/sca.20141.

Roles, responsibilities and expertise

Cell structure-function relationships
Symbioses
Metals in biology
Analytical Electron microscopy
Biological imaging
Biomineralisation mechanisms

Teaching

SCIE2232 Unit Co-ordinator

Useful links

Researcher ID: C-4482-2011

Current projects

Magnetoreception in honey bees
Tooth mineralisation in chitons
Skeletal formation in reef corals
Cryptosporidium in biofilms
Echinococcus structure and growth
N & C uptake in soils
Biochar and microbial colonisation

Research profile

Research profile and publications