Dr Edita Ritmejeryte ~ Adjunct Research Fellow

Interests

Research

• Qualitative and quantitative analytical biochemistry approaches for targeted bioactive molecule discovery and addressing ecological and evolutionary questions
• Plant Secondary Metabolism
• Discovery of Bioactive Secondary Metabolites
• North Queensland Natural Products, their chemistry and therapeutic applications
• Animal-Plant Interactions

Experience

• 2021 to 2022 - Postdoctoral Research Fellow, James Cook University (Cairns, Australia)
• 2020 - Research Worker, James Cook University (Cairns, Australia)
• 2015 to 2019 - PhD Chemical Ecology, The University of Melbourne (Melbourne, Australia)
• 2012 to 2017 - Research Assistant, The University of Melbourne (Melbourne, Australia)
• 2010 to 2014 - BSc (Hons) Bioscience, RMIT University (Melbourne, Australia)

Research Disciplines

• Plant biology (3108)
• Analytical chemistry (3401)

Socio-Economic Objectives

• Expanding knowledge (2801)
• Adaptation to climate change (1901)

Awards

• 2018 - Student Travel Award (Metabolomics Society)
• 2018 - Student Travel Grant (Ecological Society of Australia)
• 2017 - Student Travel Award (International Society of Chemical Ecology)
• 2017 - Norma Hilda Schuster (née Swift) Scholarship
• 2017 - Best Student Poster Award (International Society of Chemical Ecology)
• 2017 - Frank Keenan Trust Fund Scholarship
• 2015 - John James Woodward Prize
• 2015 to 2019 - Australian Postgraduate Award
• 2015 to 2017 - Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment (Ecological Society of Australia)

Memberships

• 2018 to 2021 - Metabolomics Society
• 2018 to 2021 - Australia and New Zealand Metabolomics Network
• 2017 to 2021 - International Society of Chemical Ecology
• 2018 to 2019 - Ecological Society of Australia

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Journal Articles

• Farha N, Daniells J, Cernusak L, Ritmejeryte E, Wangchuk P, Sitch S, Mercado L, Hayes F, Brown F and Cheesman A (in press) Examining ozone susceptibility in the genus Musa (bananas). Functional Plant Biology,
• Ritmejeryte E, Boughton B, Bayly M and Miller R (2023) Diverse organ-specific localisation of a chemical defence, cyanogenic glycosides, in flowers of eleven species of Proteaceae. PLoS ONE, 18 (4).
• Ritmejeryte E, Ryan R, Byatt B, Peck Y, Yeshi K, Daly N, Zhao G, Crayn D, Loukas A, Pyne S, Ruscher R and Wangchuk P (2022) Anti-inflammatory properties of novel galloyl glucosides isolated from the Australian tropical plant Uromyrtus metrosideros. Chemico-Biological Interactions, 368.
• Turpin G, Ritmejeryte E, Jamie J, Crayn D and Wangchuk P (2022) Aboriginal medicinal plants of Queensland: ethnopharmacological uses, species diversity, and biodiscovery pathways. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, 18.
• Yeshi K, Crayn D, Ritmejeryte E and Wangchuk P (2022) Plant secondary metabolites produced in response to abiotic stresses has potential application in pharmaceutical product development. Molecules, 27 (1).
• Swan T, Ritmejeryte E, Sebayang B, Jones R, Devine G, Graham M, Zich F, Staunton K, Russell T and Burkot T (2021) Sugar prevalence in Aedes albopictus differs by habitat, sex and time of day on Masig Island, Torres Strait, Australia. Parasites & Vectors, 14.
• Ritmejeryte E, Boughton B, Bayly M and Miller R (2020) Unique and highly specific cyanogenic glycoside localization in stigmatic cells and pollen in the genus Lomatia (Proteaceae). Annals of Botany, 126. pp. 387-400
• Yeshi K, Creek D, Anderson D, Ritmejeryt? E, Becker L, Loukas A and Wangchuk P (2020) Metabolomes and lipidomes of the infective stages of the gastrointestinal nematodes, Nippostrongylus brasiliensis and Trichuris muris. Metabolites, 10 (11).
• Ritmejeryt? E, Boughton B, Bayly M and Miller R (2019) Divergent responses of above- and below-ground chemical defence to nitrogen and phosphorus supply in waratahs (Telopea speciosissima). Functional Plant Biology, 46. pp. 1134-1145
• Ritmejeryte E, Obvintseva A and Huynh T (2018) The effect of smoke derivatives and carbon utilisation on symbiotic germination of the endangered Pterostylis despectans (Orchidaceae). Lankesteriana, 18 (3). pp. 167-175

Book Chapters

• Ritmejeryte E, Miller R, Bayly M and Boughton B (2022) Visualization of cyanogenic glycosides in floral tissues. In: Applied Environmental Metabolomics - Community Insights and Guidance from the Field. Elsevier, London, United Kingdom, pp. 29-44

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