Dr Shaodong Guo
Advance Queensland Industry Research Fellow
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, School of Science, Technology and Engineering
Member, Centre for Bioinnovation
Email: sguo@usc.edu.au
Telephone: +61 7 5459 4697
Location: Sunshine Coast, SD-I-1.13A
Shaodong Guo was awarded his PhD in 2022 from The University of Queensland. Shaodong’s research focuses on discovery and characterization of orally active venom peptides from diverse arachnid species. From 2022, Shaodong joined A/Prof Volker Herzig’s group and the Centre for Bioinnovation at UniSC, and continued his venom peptides study including the following areas:
- Arachnid toxins as bioinsecticides
- Electrophysiology study on insect ion channels
Shaodong’s research integrates proteomic, transcriptomics, electrophysiology, chromatography, protein sequencing, protein synthesis, recombinant protein expression and mass spectrometry approaches. Currently, his main research project is the discovery of arachnid toxins targeting locusts, aiming to provide sustainable pest management solution.
Professional
Awards and memberships
Awards: Advance Queensland Industry Research Fellowships (2024)
Memberships: ARC Centre of Excellence for Innovations in Peptide and Protein Science (CIPPS)
Media
Dr Shaodong Guo’s specialist areas of knowledge include biodiscovery of novel insecticidal arachnid toxins, electrophysiology whole-cell patch-clamp, protein synthesis, and mass spectroscopy.