Rate My Professor Ramil Mauleon

Dr. Ramil Mauleon is an Adjunct Senior Lecturer in Science in the Faculty of Science and Engineering at Southern Cross University. He also holds the position of Senior Researcher at Southern Cross Plant Science, where he builds bioinformatics resources and capabilities, including analysis methods, computing infrastructure, data management systems, and databases essential for plant science research. Mauleon's research focuses on digital phenotyping for niche crops, employing computer vision and machine learning methodologies for phenotyping through digital imagery. His expertise includes bioinformatics, SNP genotyping, plant genetics, molecular markers, genotyping, single nucleotide polymorphism analysis, genetic analysis, genomics, DNA sequencing, and molecular genetics. He earned his PhD from the University of the Philippines Los Baños.

Mauleon's career includes prior service as Senior Scientist for Bioinformatics and Genomics at the International Rice Research Institute. He has made significant contributions to rice genomics and related fields through key publications. Notable works include 'Genomic variation in 3,010 diverse accessions of Asian cultivated rice' (Nature, 2018), 'Genomes of 13 domesticated and wild rice relatives highlight genetic conservation, turnover and innovation across the genus Oryza' (Nature Genetics, 2018), 'SNP-Seek database of SNPs derived from 3000 rice genomes' (Nucleic Acids Research, 2015), 'Rice SNP-seek database update: new SNPs, indels, and queries' (Nucleic Acids Research, 2017), 'Brassinosteroids antagonize gibberellin- and salicylate-mediated root immunity in rice' (Plant Physiology, 2012), and 'Improvement of drought resistance in rice' (Advances in Agronomy, 2009). More recent publications encompass 'A terpene synthase supergene locus determines chemotype in Melaleuca alternifolia (tea tree)' (New Phytologist, 2023), 'Building a community-driven bioinformatics platform to facilitate Cannabis sativa multi-omics research' (2024), 'CannSeek? Yes we Can! An open-source single nucleotide polymorphism database and analysis portal for Cannabis sativa' (2024), and 'HASCH - A High-throughput Amplicon-based SNP-platform for medicinal cannabis and industrial hemp genotyping applications' (2024). Mauleon has supervised PhD students at Southern Cross University on topics such as terpene synthase gene family organisation in Melaleuca alternifolia and comparative computational approaches for coral symbiosis.