ProfShauna Murray
Professor
Discipline of Environmental Sciences
- ProfessorDiscipline of Environmental Sciences
FUNDED RESEARCH
Research themes: Marine biology, marine molecular ecology, harmful algal blooms, molecular genetics of phytoplankton, ciguatera poisoning
Researcher ID: G-5062-2011
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com.au/citations?hl=en&user=k6IKw60AAAAJ&cstart=0&pagesize=20
Research Gate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Shauna_Murray
Research Funding: Total at UTS: ~$8.5 M: Australian Research Council: 9 Grants (2 Linkage, Equipment and Infrastructure; 2 Discovery Projects; 4 Linkage Projects; 1 Future Fellowship). Fisheries Research and Development Corporation; The Recreational Fisheries Trust; the Australian Academy of Science; Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation; the Australian Biological Resources Study; Food Agility CRC; Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research; NSW Storm and Flood Recovery Project; Japan Society for the Promotion of Science; Defence Innovation Network.
Patent and Commercialisation: Detection of saxitoxin-producing dinoflagellates. Inventors: Anke Stüken, Shauna Murray, Ralf Kellmann, Russell Orr, Brett Neilan, Kjetill Jakobsen. Lodged May 2012. South Africa granted 3/15. Australia granted 9/15. China granted 3/16. United States, Japan, Singapore granted 9/16, Canada granted 12/16. EU granted 10/17.
Commercialised product as “DinoDtec” by Diagnostic Technology Pty Ltd. Currently in use by shellfish farms and researchers in several countries.
FUNDED RESEARCH
- PHILANTHROPIC FUNDINGKate Clinch Karenia Research HDR Top-upKate Clinch-Jones1 Jun 2026 - 31 Dec 2029People funded by this grant:
- Murray S,
- Student 1 S1
- TENDERMethod development for biotoxins in cetacean livers PROC16694Commonwealth Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water1 May 2026 - 31 Dec 2026People funded by this grant:
- Murray S,
- Brennan A,
- Joyce A
- GRANTLearning from the field: a rapid assessment of the composition and ecotoxicology of the current harmful algal bloom in South Australian watersCommonwealth Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment9 Feb 2026 - 10 Oct 2026People funded by this grant:
- Murray S,
- Craig,
- Hallegraeff G,
- Turnbull A,
- Seger A
- GRANTIsolation into culture of Karenia from the South Australian Harmful Algal BloomFISHERIES RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CORP31 Jul 2025 - 28 Feb 2026People funded by this grant:
- Murray S,
- Gaiani G
- SCHOLARSHIPMaster Services Agreement - Biotoxin Analysis - Sydney Institute of Marine Science (SIMS)SYDNEY INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE30 Jul 2025 - 30 Jul 2028People funded by this grant:
- Murray S
- GRANTKarlodinium ID - Project Algal species isolation and characterisationDepartment of Biodiversity Conservation and Attractions1 Apr 2025 - 30 Jun 2026People funded by this grant:
- Murray S
- GRANTThe role of niche adaptability in the evolution of the harmful alga, Alexandrium catenella: DinophyceaeJoint Genome Institute31 Dec 2024 - 31 Dec 2027People funded by this grant:
- Murray S
- CONTRACT RESEARCHBuilding capability in food safety in Australian shellfish.FISHERIES RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CORP27 Jun 2024 - 29 Nov 2024People funded by this grant:
- Murray S,
- Turnbull A,
- Verma A
- GRANTMitigating the incidence of Ciguatera Poisoning in KiribatiAustralian Centre for International Agricultural Research1 Apr 2024 - 31 Mar 2026People funded by this grant:
- Murray S
- GRANTSafeguarding Seafood Safety: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Ciguatera Poisoning Risk Management in Pacific CommunitiesUniversity of Technology Sydney14 Mar 2024 - 31 Dec 2024People funded by this grant:
- Gaiani G,
- Barclay K,
- Murray S,
- Davila Cisneros F
- SCHOLARSHIPInvestigation of harmful algal blooms - SafeFish Postgraduate GrantPrimary Industries and Regions SA15 May 2023 - 31 Dec 2023People funded by this grant:
- Murray S,
- Henriquez H
- GRANTDevelopment of biotechnological strategies for the detection of the genes responsible for ciguatoxin and saxitoxins production in field samplesUniversity of Technology Sydney31 Mar 2023 - 30 Mar 2027People funded by this grant:
- Gaiani G,
- Murray S
- GRANTUsing eDNA to assess how estuarine fish communities respond to consecutive extreme events of drought, bushfire, and flood.NSW Department of Primary Industries1 Jan 2023 - 1 Apr 2025People funded by this grant:
- Murray S,
- Ajani P
- SCHOLARSHIPUnderstanding water quality risk for the sustainable and efficient production of Pacific and Sydney rock oystersFISHERIES RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CORP27 Jan 2022 - 12 Dec 2025People funded by this grant:
- Ajani P,
- Murray S
- GRANTCiguatera Toxins in the NSW Spanish Mackerel: Where, when and how much?NSW Department of Primary Industries20 Oct 2021 - 31 Jan 2024People funded by this grant:
- Murray S,
- Verma A
- GRANTAustralian Shellfish Industry Transformation ProjectFood Agility CRC Limited1 Mar 2021 - 30 Jun 2024People funded by this grant:
- Murray S,
- Zammit A,
- Woodcock S,
- Ajani P,
- O'Connor W
- SCHOLARSHIPMonitoring for food safety in the NSW oyster industry.Food Agility CRC Limited7 Oct 2020 - 31 Jul 2025People funded by this grant:
- Murray S,
- Nunez H
- GRANTValues and Expectations of a Sensor Network for OystersTasmanian Oyster Research Council Ltd3 Aug 2020 - 14 Aug 2020People funded by this grant:
- Murray S
- GRANTDetection of Ciguatera Toxins in the NSW Spanish Mackerel industryFISHERIES RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CORP15 Jun 2020 - 29 Feb 2024People funded by this grant:
- Murray S,
- Gladstone W,
- Turnbull A,
- Seger A,
- Harwood T
- GRANTSeafood Safety: High throughput diagnostics for ciguatoxin risk assessmentAustralian Research Council3 Jun 2019 - 30 Jun 2023People funded by this grant:
- Bolch C,
- Murray S,
- Lewis R,
- van Asten M,
- Zammit A
- GRANTRisk from Diarrhetic Shellfish Toxins and Dinophysis to the Australian shellfish industryFISHERIES RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CORP1 Mar 2019 - 1 Oct 2021People funded by this grant:
- Ajani P,
- Murray S
- GRANTThe evolution of biotoxins in the sea: the watery arms raceUniversity of Technology Sydney1 Jan 2019 - 31 Dec 2019People funded by this grant:
- Murray S
- CONSULTINGEO Heidi Hollis et al T/as River Bistro re ciguatera toxinsMitchell Playford and Radburn Solicitors1 Feb 2018 - 26 Oct 2018People funded by this grant:
- Murray S
- GRANTOyster industry transformation : Building sustainability and profitability in the Australian Oyster Industry.Food Agility CRC Limited1 Dec 2017 - 1 Dec 2020People funded by this grant:
- Murray S,
- Seymour J,
- Zammit A,
- O'Connor W