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Rate My Professor Julie Ardley

Murdoch University

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4.08/20/2025

Fosters a love for lifelong learning.

4.05/21/2025

Knowledgeable and truly inspiring educator.

4.02/27/2025

Encourages students to think critically.

5.02/17/2025

Inspires students to reach new heights.

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About Julie

Dr. Julie Ardley serves as a lecturer at Murdoch University within the School of Medical, Molecular and Forensic Sciences. Her primary research focus is on legume-rhizobia symbioses, encompassing bacterial genomics, symbiotic specificity, and nitrogen-fixing interactions in various legume species. She completed her Doctor of Philosophy at Murdoch University in 2011, with a thesis entitled 'Symbiotic specificity and nodulation in the southern African legume Lessertia', under the supervision of John Howieson. Ardley has been actively involved in supervising higher degree research students, including doctoral candidates MS Chiduwa on 'Improving the legume-rhizobium symbiosis in Zimbabwean smallholder farming systems' (2021), PA Howe on 'Diverse symbiotic relationships of Root Nodule Bacteria', and honours projects in related areas such as structural and comparative genomics of Microvirga and Sulfitobacter strains.