David Catcheside

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Emeritus Professor David Catcheside

 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7101-6849
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1969 …2025

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Research Biography

Emeritus Professor with full academic status.

Professor Catcheside completed his PhD at The University of Birmingham, UK, investigating allosteric regulation of the aromatic amino acid biosynthetic pathway. He then held postdoctoral positions in the John Curtin School of Medical Research and The Research School of Biological Sciences investigating the regulation of genetic recombination during meiosis, the process that leads to shuffling of genetic information during sexual reproduction. He joined Flinders University in 1971 to develop teaching of Microbiology in the School of Biological Sciences and later nurtured the Bachelor of Biotechnology Honours Degree. His research continued to centre on genetic recombination including dissection the molecular events during meiosis using the model fungus Neurospora crassa. He also taught topics in Genetics, Mycology, and Molecular Biology. He was Head of Biological Sciences 1982-4 and 2005-7, retiring in 2007.

Since retiring, Professor Catcheside remains active researching in Genetics, Forensic Science and Fungal Biology and continues to supervise Honours and PhD students.

Research Interests

Molecular genetics, particularly the mechanism of genetic recombination and mutation and their regulation in collaboration with Dr Frederick Bowring and Dr Jane Yeadon and colleagues in the USA; development of novel forensic DNA technologies, in collaboration with Professor Leigh Burgoyne; documentation of the larger fungi in South Australia, in collaboration with Pam Catcheside, Antibiotics from fungi in collaboration with Professor Leigh Burgoyne. Sequencing the genomes of 24 fungi to explore the origin of the sequestrate (truffle) species in collaboration with colleagues in Australia, New Zealand and the USA.

Completed Supervisions

Principal Supervisions:
  • Genetics of recombination (3)
  • Directed evolution (2)
  • Bioconversion of coal (1)
  • Antibiotics from Macrofungi (1)
Associate Supervisions:
  • Biochemical genetics (3)
  • Button mushroom production (1)
  • Forensic profiling of soil (1)

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
  • SDG 15 - Life on Land

Supervision

  • Registered

Research Areas

  • Marine and coastal sciences

Supervisory Interests

  • Molecular genetics of recombination
  • Mycology
  • Antibiotic discovery

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  • Methodology for Extracting High-Molecular-Weight DNA from Field Collections of Macrofungi

    Burgoyne, L. A., Nilsen, A. R., Lebel, T., Catcheside, P. S., May, T. W., Orlovich, D., Kuo, A., Lipzen, A., Labutti, K., Riley, R., Andreopoulos, W., Koriabine, M., Yan, M., Ng, V., Grigoriev, I. V. & Catcheside, D. E. A., Jul 2025, In: Journal of Fungi. 11, 7, 12 p., 490.

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  • Fungal Planet description sheets: 1697–1780

    Crous, P. W., Wingfield, M. J., Jurjević, Ž., Balashov, S., Osieck, E. R., Marin-Felix, V., Luangsa-ard, J. J., Mejia, L. C., Cappelli, A., Parra, L. A., Lucchinl, G., Chen, J., Moreno, G., Faraoni, M., Zhao, R. L., Weholt, O., Boroviëka, J., Jansen, G. M., Shivas, R. G. & Tan, Y. P. & 111 others, Akulov, A., Alfenas, A. C., Alfenas, R. F., Altés, A., Avchar, R., Barreto, R. W., Catcheside, D. E. A., Chi, T. Y., Esteve-Raventós, F., Hanh, L. T. M., Fryar, S. C., Larsbrink, J., Oberlies, N. H., Olsson, L., Pancorbo, F., Raja, H. A., Thanh, V. N., Thuy, N. T., Ajithkumar, K., Akram, W., Alvarado, P., Angeletti, B., Arumugam, E., Atashi Khalilabad, A., Bandini, D., Baroni, T. J., Barreto, G. G., Boertmann, D., Bose, T., Castafieda Ruiz, R. F., Couceiro, A., Cykowska-Marzencka, B., Dai, Y. C., Darmostuk, V., da Silva, S. B. G., Dearnaley, J. D. W., de Azevedo Santiago, A. L. C. M., Declercq, B., de Freitas, L. W. S., De la Pefia-Lastra, S., Delgado, G., de Lima, C. L. F., Dhotre, D., Dirks, A. C., Eisvand, P., Erhard, A., Ferro, L. O., Garcia, D., Garcia-Martin, A., Garrido-Benavent , I., Gené, J., Ghobad-Nejhad, M., Gore, A. C., Gunaseelan, S., Gusmão, L. F. P., Hammerbacher, A., Hernández-Perez, A. T., Hernández-Restrepo, M., Hofmann, T. A., Hubka, V., Jiya, N., Kaliyaperumal, M., Keerthana, K. S., Ketabchi, M., Kezo, K., Knoppersen, R., Kolarczyková, D., Kumar, T. K. A., Laessoe, T., Langer, E., Larsson, E., Lodge, D. J., Lynch, M. .. L., Maciá-Vicente, J. G., Mahadevakumar, S., Mateos, A., Mehrabi-Koushki, M., Miglio, B. V., Noor, A., Pereira, O. L., Piatek, M., Pinto, A., Ramirez, G. H., Rapheal, B., Rawat, G., Renuka, M., Reschke, K., Ruiz Mateo, A., Saar, I., Saba, M., Safi, A., Sánchez, R. M., Sandoval-Denis, M., Savitha, A. S., Sharma, A., Shelke, D., Sonawane, H., Souza, M. G. A. P., Stryjak-Bogacka, M., Thines, M., Thomas, A., Torres-Garcia, D., Traba, J. M., Vauras, J., Vermaas, M., Villarreal, M., Vu, D., Whiteside, E. J., Zafari, D., Starink-Willemse, M. & Groenewald, J. Z., Dec 2024, In: Fungal Systematics and Evolution. 14, 1, p. 325-577 253 p.

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    20 Citations (Scopus)
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  • Navigating the labyrinth – Searching for mechanistic clues to explain the evolution of sequestrate Agaricales with labyrinthine internal chambers

    Nilsen, A. R., Plett, J. M., May, T. W., Lebel, T., Brown, C. M., Catcheside, D. E. A. & Orlovich, D. A., Sept 2024, In: Fungal Biology Reviews. 49, 16 p., 100380.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

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    2 Citations (Scopus)
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  • Recombination hotspots in Neurospora crassa controlled by idiomorphic sequences and meiotic silencing

    Yeadon, P. J., Bowring, F. J. & Catcheside, D. E. A., Feb 2024, In: Genetics. 226, 2, 9 p., iyad213.

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    1 Citation (Scopus)
    17 Downloads (Pure)

  • The Fungi of Kangaroo Island - and Beyond: An illustrated Field Guide to the Larger Fungi of Southern Australia

    Catcheside, P. S. & Catcheside, D. E. A., 2024, Adelaide: Adelaide Botanic Garden and State Herbarium South Australia. 380 p.

    Research output: Book/Report › Book › peer-review

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