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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2013-04-26 human Kristijan Causovski updated 2026-01-15 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P005359b.htm person Webster Nicole FAA AACR2 1973 Place of Birth Ormskirk, United Kingdom Marine scientist Dr Nicole Webster obtained her PhD from James Cook University in 2001. Her research focused on the microbial ecology of a Great Barrier Reef sponge, concentrating on how stable the symbiotic associations of numerous areas were under various stress conditions. In 2001, she received a postdoctoral fellowship with the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS). She then received a postdoctoral fellowship from the University of Canterbury and Gateway Antarctica from 2001 to 2005. Her work here looked at using microbial communities as indicators for man-made stress in the Antarctic marine environment. Webster became a research scientist at AIMS where she persisted with her research into microbial-sponge symbiosis as a sensitive model of environmental stress.

"Professor Nicole Webster is a global leader in marine microbial symbiosis and has generated transformational insights into coral reef microbiology. She pioneered the application of molecular tools to study sponge microbial symbioses, discovering that sponges are a major contributor to the bacterial diversity of the world's oceans. Professor Webster elucidated mechanisms of sponge symbiont transmission, established the ecological and evolutionary drivers of sponge-microbe interactions, provided the first insights into the role of viral auxiliary metabolic genes in sponge ecology, revealed a critical role for sponge symbionts in cycling reef organic matter and provided the first insights into sponge holobiont responses to climate change." [from https://www.science.org.au/profile/nicole-webster 22/5/2025.]

2025 2025 Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA) Australian Academy of Science (1954 - )

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 Webster, Nicole (1973-)

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 'Webster, Nicole', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Webster, Nicole Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Resource: The Academy's Fellows [including profiles and other relevant links] Australian Academy of Science The Academy's Fellows [including profiles and other relevant links] Canberra Australian Academy of Science 2019 Resource Section: Interview with Dr Nicole Webster, marine scientist Oakley, Cecily Interview with Dr Nicole Webster, marine scientist Australian Academy of Science 2010 Interviews with Australian scientists