Dr Russell Lyons joined NeoGen (formerly Animal Genetics Laboratory) in late 2013, following 12 years of conducting research projects within CSIRO's Division of Livestock Industries as a research scientist. He obtained his PhD in Molecular parasitology at the University of Technology, Sydney in 1998, and spent the following 4 years as a postodoctoral fellow at Unioersity of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland. Russell also obtained a Masters Degree in Agribusiness in 2012 at the University of Queensland.
Russell is an experienced research scientist with inter-disciplinary expertise and interests acros a fields including aquaculture genetics and transcriptomics, proteomics, parasitology and biomaterials research, all underpinned by his expertise in molecular biology. He is an experienced manager and mentor having supervised a number of staff and students both within CSIRO and universities.
Book Chapter
Lyons, Russell E. (2017). Biological markers for climate change: Impact in sheep. Sheep Production Adapting to Climate Change. (pp. 319-330) Gateway East, Singapore: Springer Singapore. doi: 10.1007/978-981-10-4714-5_15
Conference Paper
Randhawa, Imtiaz A. S. , Porto-Neto, Laercio R. , McGowan, Michael R. , Hayes, Ben J. , Schutt, Karen M. and Lyons, Russell E. (2019). Production and polledness: genetic correlations between target traits in beef cattle. AAABG2019, Armidale, Australia, 27 October - 1 November 2019.
Lyons, R. E., Waine, D., Collis, E., Lyons, K., Frost, L. and Kelly, M. (2016). Genetic and genomic testing of cattle from tissue sample units under Australian conditions. In: Joint ASAS-ISAG Symposium, Salt Lake City, (30-30). July 2016.
Porto-Neto, L. R., Harburg, S., Bunch, R., Lyons, R. E., Lehnert, S. A. and Reverter, A. (2016). The effect of selection over years on breed composition in tropical composite cattle. In: Joint ASAS-ISAG Symposium, Salt Lake City, (144-144). July 2016. doi:10.2527/jas2016.94supplement4144a
Burns, B. M., Corbet, N. J., Allen, J. M., Laing, A. R., Sullivan, M. T., Fordyce, G., Braithwaite, I. D., Williams, P., Bertram, J. D., Lyons, R. E., McGowan, M. R. and Holland, M. K. (2015). Next gen beef breeding strategies for the northern Australian beef industry. AVA/NZVA Pan Pacific Conference, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 24-29 May 2015. St Leonards, NSW, Australia: Australian Veterinary Association.
Kelly, M., Thompson, J. M., Porto-Neto, L. R., Lyons, R. E. and Moore, S. S. (2015). Using hump height to estimate Bos indicus content in the MSA beef grading model which predicts eating quality. Association for the Advancement of Animal Breeding and Genetics Conference, Lorne, VIC, Australia, 28-30 September 2015. Bundoora, VIC, Australia: Association for the Advancement of Animal Breeding and Genetics.
Nguyen, L. T., Camargo, G. M. F. D, Lyons, R. E., Lehnert, S. A. and Fortes, M. R. S. (2015). Effects of TEX11 and AR polymorphisms on reproduction and growth traits in Australian beef cattle. Proceedings of the Association for the Advancement of Animal Breeding and Genetics, Lorne, VIC, Australia, 28-30 September 2015. Bundoora, VIC, Australia: Association for the Advancement of Animal Breeding and Genetics.
Lyons, R. E., Buttsworth, S., Waine, D. and Kelly, M. (2015). SNP-based parentage in an Australian cattle industries context: does one size fit all?. Association for the Advancement of Animal Breeding and Genetics Conference, Lorne VIC, Australia, 28-30 September 2015. Bundoora, VIC, Australia: Association for the Advancement of Animal Breeding and Genetics.
Vashi, A., Elvin, C. M., Vuocolo, T., Lyons, R. E., Glattauer, V., Ramshaw, J. A. M. and Werkmeister, J. A. (2012). A platform photochemical crosslinking technology for use in design and fabrication of biologically-active surface coatings, tissue sealants and scaffolds for tissue engineering. WILEY-BLACKWELL.
Sellars, M. J., Lyons, R. E., Grewe, P. M., Degnan, B. M. and Preston, N. P. (2007). Isolation of a vasa-like gene from the Kuruma shrimp Marsupenaeus japonicus and its differential expression pattern during embryonic, larval and post larval development. 9th International Symposium on Genetics in Aquaculture, Montpellier France, Jun 26-30, 2006. ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV. doi: 10.1016/j.aquaculture.2007.07.182
Lyons, R. E., Dierens, L., Preston, N. P., Crocos, P., Coman, G. and Li, Y. (2007). Identification and characterization of QTL markers for growth traits in Kuruma shrimp P-japonicus. 9th International Symposium on Genetics in Aquaculture, Montpellier France, Jun 26-30, 2006. ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV. doi: 10.1016/j.aquaculture.2007.07.123
Lyons, RE, Dierens, L and Li, YT (2005). Genome walking in Penaeus japonicus: strategies utilised for characterising growth-associated QTL of kuruma prawn. 8th International Symposium on Genetics in Aquaculture, Puerto Varas Chile, Nov 09-15, 2003. ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV.
Roberts, CW, Roberts, F, Lyons, RE, Kirisits, MJ, Mui, EJ, Finnerty, J, Johnson, JJ, Ferguson, DJP, Coggins, JR, Krell, T, Coombs, GH, Milhous, WK, Kyle, DE, Tzipori, S, Barnwell, J, Dame, JB, Carlton, J and McLeod, R (2002). The shikimate pathway and its branches in apicomplexan parasites. Symposium on Insights on Infection and Immunity, Palo Alto California, Jan 19, 2001. doi: 10.1086/338004
Lyons, RE and Johnson, AM (1998). Gene sequence and transcription differences in 70 kDa heat shock protein correlate with murine virulence of Toxoplasma gondii. VIIth International Coccidiosis Conference, Oxford England, Sep 01-05, 1997. doi: 10.1016/S0020-7519(98)00074-5
Journal Article
Warburton, Christie L., Engle, Bailey N., Ross, Elizabeth M., Costilla, Roy, Moore, Stephen S., Corbet, Nicholas J., Allen, Jack M., Laing, Alan R., Fordyce, Geoffry, Lyons, Russell E., McGowan, Michael R., Burns, Brian M. and Hayes, Ben J. (2020). Use of whole-genome sequence data and novel genomic selection strategies to improve selection for age at puberty in tropically-adapted beef heifers. Genetics Selection Evolution, 52 (1) 28, 28. doi: 10.1186/s12711-020-00547-5
Randhawa, Imtiaz A. S., Burns, Brian M., McGowan, Michael R., Porto-Neto, Laercio R., Hayes, Ben J., Ferretti, Ryan, Schutt, Karen M. and Lyons, Russell E. (2019). Optimized genetic testing for polledness in multiple breeds of cattle. G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics, 10 (2), g3.400866.2019-544. doi: 10.1534/g3.119.400866
Hayes, Ben J., Corbet, Nicholas J., Allen, Jack M., Laing, Alan R., Fordyce, Geoffry, Lyons, Russel, McGowan, Michael R. and Burns, Brian M. (2019). Towards multi-breed genomic evaluations for female fertility of tropical beef cattle. Journal of Animal Science, 97 (1), 55-62. doi: 10.1093/jas/sky417
Koufariotis, L., Hayes, B. J., Kelly, M., Burns, B. M., Lyons, R., Stothard, P., Chamberlain, A. J. and Moore, S. (2018). Sequencing the mosaic genome of Brahman cattle identifies historic and recent introgression including polled. Scientific Reports, 8 (1) 17761, 17761. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-35698-5
Ramirez-Garzon, O., Satake, N., Lyons, R., Hill, J., Holland, M. and Mcgowan, M. (2017). Endometrial biopsy in Bos indicus beef heifers. Reproduction in Domestic Animals, 52 (3), 526-528. doi: 10.1111/rda.12944
Lyons, R. E., Johnston, D. J., McGowan, M. R., Laing, A., Robinson, B., Owen, H., Hill, B. D. and Burns, B. M. (2017). E7 (1057ΔTA) mutation of the acidic α-glucosidase gene causes Pompe's disease in Droughtmaster cattle. Australian Veterinary Journal, 95 (5), 138-142. doi: 10.1111/avj.12575
Reverter, A., Porto-Neto, L. R., Fortes, M. R. S., McCulloch, R., Lyons, R. E., Moore, S., Nicol, D., Henshall, J. and Lehnert, S. A. (2016). Genomic analyses of tropical beef cattle fertility based on genotyping pools of brahman cows with unknown pedigree. Journal of Animal Science, 94 (10), 4096-4108. doi: 10.2527/jas.2016-0675
Jung, Hyungtaek, Yoon, Byung-Ha, Kim, Woo-Jin, Kim, Dong-Wook, Hurwood, David A., Lyons, Russell E., Salin, Krishna R., Kim, Heui-Soo, Baek, Ilseon, Chand, Vincent and Mather, Peter B. (2016). Optimizing hybrid de novo transcriptome assembly and extending genomic resources for giant freshwater prawns (Macrobrachium rosenbergii): the identification of genes and markers associated with reproduction. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 17 (5) 691, 1-21. doi: 10.3390/ijms17050690
Thanh, Nguyen Minh, Jung, Hyungtaek, Lyons, Russell E., Njaci, Isaac, Yoon, Byoung-Ha, Chand, Vincent, Tuan, Nguyen Viet, Thu, Vo Thi Minh and Mather, Peter (2015). Optimizing de novo transcriptome assembly and extending genomic resources for striped catfish (Pangasianodon hypophthalmus). Marine Genomics, 23, 87-97. doi: 10.1016/j.margen.2015.05.001
Balu, Rajkamal, Dutta, Naba K., Choudhury, Namita R., Elvin, Christopher M., Lyons, Russell E., Knott, Robert and Hill, Anita J. (2014). An16-resilin: An advanced multi-stimuli-responsive resilin-mimetic protein polymer. Acta Biomaterialia, 10 (11), 4768-4777. doi: 10.1016/j.actbio.2014.07.030
Nguyen Minh Thanh, Jung, Hyungtaek, Lyons, Russell E., Chand, Vincent, Nguyen Viet Tuan, Vo Thi Minh Thu and Mather, Peter (2014). A transcriptomic analysis of striped catfish (Pangasianodon hypophthalmus) in response to salinity adaptation: De novo assembly, gene annotation and marker discovery. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - Part D: Genomics and Proteomics, 10 (1), 52-63. doi: 10.1016/j.cbd.2014.04.001
Jung, Hyungtaek, Lyons, Russell E., Li, Yutao, Thanh, Nguyen Minh, Dinh, Hung, Hurwood, David A., Salin, Krishna R. and Mather, Peter B. (2014). A candidate gene association study for growth performance in an improved giant freshwater prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii) culture line. Marine Biotechnology, 16 (2), 161-180. doi: 10.1007/s10126-013-9555-7
Lyons, Russell E., Loan, Nguyen To, Dierens, Leanne, Fortes, Marina R. S., Kelly, Matthew, McWilliam, Sean S., Li, Yutao, Bunch, Rowan J., Harrison, Blair E., Barendse, William, Lehnert, Sigrid A. and Moore, Stephen S. (2014). Evidence for positive selection of taurine genes within a QTL region on chromosome X associated with testicular size in Australian Brahman cattle. BMC Genetics, 15 6, 6.1-6.10. doi: 10.1186/1471-2156-15-6
Jung, Hyungtaek, Lyons, Russell E., Hurwood, David A. and Mather, Peter B. (2013). Genes and growth performance in crustacean species: A review of relevant genomic studies in crustaceans and other taxa. Reviews in Aquaculture, 5 (2), 77-110. doi: 10.1111/raq.12005
Hudson, Nicholas J., Lyons, Russell E., Reverter, Antonio, Greenwood, Paul L. and Dalrymple, Brian P. (2013). Inferring the in vivo cellular program of developing bovine skeletal muscle from expression data. Gene Expression Patterns, 13 (3-4), 109-125. doi: 10.1016/j.gep.2013.02.001
Vashi, Aditya V., Ramshaw, John A. M., Glattauer, Veronica, Elvin, Christopher M., Lyons, Russell E. and Werkmeister, Jerome A. (2013). Controlled surface modification of tissue culture polystyrene for selective cell binding using resilin-inspired polypeptides. Biofabrication, 5 (3) 035005, 1-9. doi: 10.1088/1758-5082/5/3/035005
Lyons, Russell E., Elvin, Christopher M., Taylor, Karin, Lekieffre, Nicolas and Ramshaw, John A. M. (2012). Purification of recombinant protein by cold-coacervation of fusion constructs incorporating resilin-inspired polypeptides. Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 109 (12), 2947-2954. doi: 10.1002/bit.24565
Poth, Aaron G., Mylne, Joshua S., Grassl, Julia, Lyons, Russell E., Millar, A. Harvey, Colgrave, Michelle L. and Craik, David J. (2012). Cyclotides associate with leaf vasculature and are the products of a novel precursor in Petunia (Solanaceae). Journal of Biological Chemistry, 287 (32), 27033-27046. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M112.370841
Vuocolo, Tony, Haddad, Roger, Edwards, Glenn A., Lyons, Russell E., Liyou, Nancy E., Werkmeister, Jerome A., Ramshaw, John A. M. and Elvin, Christopher M. (2012). A highly elastic and adhesive gelatin tissue sealant for gastrointestinal surgery and colon anastomosis. Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery, 16 (4), 744-752. doi: 10.1007/s11605-011-1771-8
Jung, Hyungtaek, Lyons, Russell E., Dinh, Hung, Hurwood, David A., McWilliam, Sean and Mather, Peter B. (2011). Transcriptomics of a giant freshwater prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii): De Novo assembly, annotation and marker discovery. PLoS ONE, 6 (12), 1-14. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0027938
Poole, Andrew J., Lyons, Russell E. and Church, Jeffrey S. (2011). Dissolving feather keratin using sodium sulfide for bio-polymer applications. Journal of Polymers and the Environment, 19 (4), 995-1004. doi: 10.1007/s10924-011-0365-6
Lyons, Russell E., Wong, Darren C. C., Kim, Misook, Lekieffre, Nicolas, Huson, Mickey G., Vuocolo, Tony, Merritt, David J., Nairn, Kate M., Dudek, Daniel M., Colgrave, Michelle L. and Elvin, Christopher M. (2011). Molecular and functional characterisation of resilin across three insect orders. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 41 (11), 881-890. doi: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2011.08.002
Poth, Aaron G., Colgrave, Michelle L., Lyons, Russell E., Daly, Norelle L. and Craik, David J. (2011). Discovery of an unusual biosynthetic origin for circular proteins in legumes. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United State of America, 108 (25), 10127-10132. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1103660108
Elvin, CM, Vuocolo, T, Brownlee, AG, Sando, L, Huson, MG, Liyou, NE, Stockwell, PR, Lyons, RE, Kim, M, Edwards, GA, Johnson, G, McFarland, GA, Ramshaw, JAM and Werkmeister, JA (2010). A highly elastic tissue sealant based on photopolymerised gelatin. Biomaterials, 31 (32), 8323-8331. doi: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2010.07.032
Nguyen, MT, Barnes, AC, Mather, PB, Li, YT and Lyons, RE (2010). Single nucleotide polymorphisms in the actin and crustacean hyperglycemic hormone genes and their correlation with individual growth performance in giant freshwater prawn Macrobrachium rosenbergii. AQUACULTURE, 301 (1-4), 7-15. doi: 10.1016/j.aquaculture.2010.02.001
Lyons, RE, Nairn, KM, Huson, MG, Kim, M, Dumsday, G and Elvin, CM (2009). Comparisons of recombinant resilin-like proteins: Repetitive domains are sufficient to confer resilin-like properties. Biomacromolecules, 10 (11), 3009-3014. doi: 10.1021/bm900601h
Elvin, CM, Brownlee, AG, Huson, MG, Tebb, TA, Kim, M, Lyons, RE, Vuocolo, T, Liyou, NE, Hughes, TC, Ramshaw, JAM and Werkmeister, JA (2009). The development of photochemically crosslinked native fibrinogen as a rapidly formed and mechanically strong surgical tissue sealant. Biomaterials, 30 (11), 2059-2065. doi: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2008.12.059
Dixon, Tom J., Coman, Greg J., Arnold, Stuart J., Sellars, Melony J., Lyons, Russell E., Dierens, Leanne, Preston, Nigel P. and Li, Yutao (2008). Shifts in genetic diversity during domestication of Black Tiger shrimp, Penaeus monodon, monitored using two multiplexed microsatellite systems. Aquaculture, 283 (1-4), 1-6. doi: 10.1016/j.aquaculture.2008.07.009
Nairn, Kate M., Lyons, Russell E., Mulder, Roger J., Mudie, Stephen T., Cookson, David J., Lesieur, Emmanuelle, Kim, Misook, Lau, Deborah, Schole, Fiona H. and Elvin, Christopher M. (2008). A synthetic resilin is largely unstructured. Biophysical Journal, 95 (7), 3358-3365. doi: 10.1529/biophysj.107.119107
Jones, Leigh A., Anthony, Jean-Paul, Henriquez, Fiona L., Lyons, Russell E., Nickdel, Mohammad B., Carter, Katharine C., Alexander, James and Roberts, Craig W. (2008). Toll-like receptor-4-mediated macrophage activation is differentially regulated by progesterone via the glucocorticoid and progesterone receptors. Immunology, 125 (1), 59-69. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2567.2008.02820.x
Su, Jianguo, Oanh, Dang T. H., Lyons, Russell E., Leeton, Lisa, van Hulten, Marielle C. W., Tan, Siok-Hwee, Song, Linsheng, Rajendran, K. V. and Walker, Peter J. (2008). A key gene of the RNA interference pathway in the black tiger shrimp, Penaeus monodon: Identification and functional characterisation of Dicer-1. Fish and Shellfish Immunology, 24 (2), 223-233. doi: 10.1016/j.fsi.2007.11.006
Li, Yutao, Wongprasert, Kanokpan, Shekhar, Mudagandur, Ryan, Jennifer, Dierens, Leanne, Meadows, Jennifer, Preston, Nigel, Coman, Greg and Lyons, Russell E. (2007). Development of two microsatellite multiplex systems for black tiger shrimp Penaeus monodon and its application in genetic diversity study for two populations. Aquaculture, 266 (1-4), 279-288. doi: 10.1016/j.aquaculture.2007.01.038
Sellars, M. J., Lyons, R. E., Grewe, P. M., Vuocolo, T., Leeton, L., Coman, G. J., Degnan, B. M. and Preston, N. P. (2007). A PL10 vasa-like gene in the Kuruma shrimp Marsupenaeus japonicus (Bate) is expressed during development in the adult gonad. Marine Biotechnology, 9 (3), 377-387. doi: 10.1007/s10126-007-6118-9
Kim, M, Elvin, C, Brownlee, A and Lyons, R (2007). High yield expression of recombinant pro-resilin: Lactose-induced fermentation in E. coli and facile purification. Protein Expression and Purification, 52 (1), 230-236. doi: 10.1016/j.pep.2006.11.003
Lyons, Russell E., Lesieur, Emmanuelle, Kim, Misook, Wong, Darren C. C., Huson, Mickey G., Nairn, Kate M., Brownlee, Alan G., Pearson, Roger D. and Elvin, Christopher M. (2007). Design and facile production of recombinant resilin-like polypeptides: gene construction and a rapid protein purification method. Protein Engineering Design & Selection, 20 (1), 25-32. doi: 10.1093/protein/gzl050
Lyons, R. E., Dierens, L. M., Tan, S. H., Preston, N. P. and Li, Y. (2007). Characterization of AFLP markers associated with growth in the Kuruma prawn, Marsupenaeus japonicus, and identification of a candidate gene. Marine Biotechnology, 9 (6), 712-721. doi: 10.1007/s10126-007-9022-4
Li, Yutao, Dierens, Leanne, Byrne, Keren, Miggiano, Emanuela, Lehnert, Sigrid, Preston, Nigel and Lyons, Russell (2006). QTL detection of production traits for the Kuruma prawn Penaeus japonicus (Bate) using AFLP markers. Aquaculture, 258 (1-4), 198-210. doi: 10.1016/j.aquaculture.2006.04.027
Henriquez, F. L., Nickdel, M. B., McLeod, R., Lyons, R. E., Lyons, K., Dubremetz, J. F., Grigg, M. E., Samuel, B. U. and Roberts, C. W. (2005). Toxoplasma gondii dense granule protein 3 (GRA3) is a type I transmembrane protein that possesses a cytoplasmic dilysine (KKXX) endoplasmic reticulum (ER) retrieval motif. Parasitology, 131 (2), 169-179. doi: 10.1017/S0031182005007559
Miggiano, E, Lyons, RE, Li, Y, Dierens, LM, Crosetti, D and Sola, L (2005). Isolation and characterization of microsatellite loci in the striped mullet, Mugil cephalus. Molecular Ecology Notes, 5 (2), 323-326. doi: 10.1111/j.1471-8286.2005.00915.x
Nickdel, MB, Lyons, RE, Roberts, F, Brombacher, F, Hunter, CA, Alexander, J and Roberts, CW (2004). Intestinal pathology during acute toxoplasmosis is IL-4 dependent and unrelated to parasite burden. Parasite Immunology, 26 (2), 75-82. doi: 10.1111/j.0141-9838.2004.00686.x
Pollock, KGJ, McNeil, KS, Mottram, JC, Lyons, RE, Brewer, JM, Scott, P, Coombs, GH and Alexander, J (2003). The Leishmania mexicana cysteine protease, CPB2.8, induces potent Th2 responses. Journal of Immunology, 170 (4), 1746-1753.
Lyons, RE, McLeod, R and Roberts, CW (2002). Toxoplasma gondii tachyzoite-bradyzoite interconversion. Trends in Parasitology, 18 (5), 198-201. doi: 10.1016/S1471-4922(02)02248-1
Lyons, RE, Lyons, K, McLeod, R and Roberts, CW (2001). Construction and validation of a polycompetitor construct (SWITCH) for use in competitive RT-PCR to assess tachyzoite-bradyzoite interconversion in Toxoplasma gondii. Parasitology, 123 (5), 433-439. doi: 10.1017/S003118200100868X
Lyons, R. E., Anthony, J. P., Ferguson, D. J. P., Byrne, N., Alexander, J., Roberts, F. and Roberts, C. W. (2001). Immunological studies of chronic ocular toxoplasmosis: Up-regulation of major histocompatibility complex class I and transforming growth factor β and a protective role for interleukin-6. Infection and Immunity, 69 (4), 2589-2595. doi: 10.1128/IAI.69.4.2589-2595.2001
McLeod, Rima, Muench, Stephen P., Rafferty, John B., Kyle, Dennis E., Mui, Ernest J., Kirisits, Michael J., Mack, Douglas G., Roberts, Craig W., Samuel, Benjamin U., Lyons, Russell E., Dorris, Mark, Milhous, Wilbur K. and Rice, David W. (2001). Triclosan inhibits the growth of Plasmodium falciparum and Toxoplasma gondii by inhibition of apicomplexan Fab I. International Journal for Parasitology, 31 (2), 109-113. doi: 10.1016/S0020-7519(01)00111-4
Lyons, RE and Johnson, AM (1995). Heat-Shock Proteins of Toxoplasma-Gondii. Parasite Immunology, 17 (7), 353-359. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-3024.1995.tb00902.x