Dr Cara Mortimer
This person does not currently hold a position at QUT.
Personal details
Keywords
Plant biotechnology, Metabolic engineering, Recombinant proteins, INPACT, Extreme gene expression, Phytochemicals, Cisgenics, Disease resistance, Carotenoids, Ketocarotenoids
Research field
Agriculture, Land and Farm Management, Agricultural Biotechnology, Manufacturing Engineering
Field of Research code, Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC), 2008
Qualifications
- PhD (University of London)
Professional memberships and associations
Member of the Australian Society of Plant Scientists (ASPS)
Member of the American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB) and Plantae
Member of Women in Technology (WIT)
Publications
- Bally, J., Jung, H., Mortimer, C., Eftekhari, F., Philips, J., Hellens, R., Bombarely, A., Goodin, M. & Waterhouse, P. (2018). The rise and rise of Nicotiana benthamiana: A plant for all reasons. Annual Review of Phytopathology, 56, 405–426. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/122155
- Mortimer, C., Misawa, N., Perez-Fons, L., Robertson, F., Harada, H., Bramley, P. & Fraser, P. (2017). The formation and sequestration of nonendogenous ketocarotenoids in transgenic Nicotiana glauca. Plant Physiology, 173(3), 1617–1635. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/104324
- Mortimer, C., Misawa, N., Ducreux, L., Campbell, R., Bramley, P., Taylor, M. & Fraser, P. (2016). Product stability and sequestration mechanisms in Solanum tuberosum engineered to biosynthesize high value ketocarotenoids. Plant Biotechnology Journal, 14(1), 140–152. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/83526
- Buah, S., Mlalazi, B., Khanna, H., Dale, J. & Mortimer, C. (2016). The quest for golden bananas: Investigating carotenoid regulation in a Fe'i group Musa cultivar. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 64(16), 3176–3185. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/95012
- Campbell, R., Morris, W., Mortimer, C., Misawa, N., Ducreux, L., Morris, J., Hedley, P., Fraser, P. & Taylor, M. (2015). Optimising ketocarotenoid production in potato tubers: Effect of genetic background, transgene combinations and environment. Plant Science, 234, 27–37. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/82353
- Mortimer, C., Dugdale, B. & Dale, J. (2015). Updates in inducible transgene expression using viral vectors: from transient to stable expression. Current Opinion in Biotechnology, 32, 85–92. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/79132
- Dugdale, B., Mortimer, C., Kato, M., James, T., Harding, R. & Dale, J. (2014). Design and construction of an in-plant activation cassette for transgene expression and recombinant protein production in plants. Nature Protocols, 9(5), 1010–1027. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/70642
- Ruprecht, C., Tohge, T., Fernie, A., Mortimer, C., Kozlo, A., Fraser, P., Funke, N., Cesarino, I., Vanholme, R., Boerjan, W., Morreel, K., Burgert, I., Gierlinger, N., Bulone, V., Schneider, V., Stockero, A., Navarro, J., Pudel, F., Tambuyser, B., Hygate, J., Bumstead, J., Notley, L. & Persson, S. (2014). Transcript and metabolite profiling for the evaluation of tobacco tree and poplar as feedstock for the bio-based industry. Journal of Visualized Experiments, 2014(87), 1–7. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/72106
- Dugdale, B., Mortimer, C., Kato, M., James, T., Harding, R. & Dale, J. (2013). In plant activation: An inducible, hyperexpression platform for recombinant protein production in plants. Plant Cell, 25(7), 2429–2443. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/62398
- Mortimer, C., Bramley, P. & Fraser, P. (2012). The identification and rapid extraction of hydrocarbons from Nicotiana glauca : A potential advanced renewable biofuel source. Phytochemistry Letters, 5(3), 455–458. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/70643
QUT ePrints
For more publications by Cara, explore their research in QUT ePrints (our digital repository).
Awards
- Type
- Recipient of a Nationally Competitive Research Fellowship
- Reference year
- 2016
- Details
- ARC Discovery Early Career Research Award (DECRA)
- Type
- Fellowships
- Reference year
- 2016
- Details
- QUT Vice Chancellors Research Fellowship
- Type
- Funding Award
- Reference year
- 2016
- Details
- Australian Academy of Science: Science at the Shine Dome Travel Award
- Type
- Reviewer for an Academic Journal
- Reference year
- 2017
- Details
- Phytochemistry Reviews
- Type
- Reviewer for an Academic Journal
- Reference year
- 2016
- Details
- Scientific Reports - Nature Publishing Group
- Type
- Fellowships
- Reference year
- 2011
- Details
- ARC Super Science Research Fellowship
- Type
- Fellowships
- Reference year
- 2007
- Details
- PhD Fellowship
Selected research projects
- Title
- Inducible Hyper-expression as a Tool for Metabolic Engineering (Mortimer DECRA)
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- DE160101570
- Start year
- 2016
- Keywords
- Title
- A platform for the continuous genetic improvement of accepted cultivars of vegetatively propagated horticultural crops (HAL)
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- AI13008
- Start year
- 2013
- Keywords
- Bananas; Cisgenics; Intergenerational Transgene Stability; Marker Free Transformation; Potatoes
- Title
- Extreme Expression: Building a Platform for Industrial Plant Biotechnology
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- FS100100083
- Start year
- 2011
- Keywords
- Biofarming; Transgene Expression; Silencing; Inducible Expression
Projects listed above are funded by Australian Competitive Grants. Projects funded from other sources are not listed due to confidentiality agreements.