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ResearcherID: AAT-8309-2021
Scopus Author ID: 57205639256

Keywords

Microbial Ecology, Biogeochemistry, Extremophile, Trace gas metabolism, Dryland microbiology

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Hong Kong SAR China, Australia

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Employment (2)

Monash University: Melbourne, AU

2025-01 to present | ARC DECRA Fellow (Microbiology, Biomedicine Discovery Institute)
Employment
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Pok Man LEUNG

Monash University Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute: Clayton, VIC, AU

2023-01-09 to 2024-12-31 | Postdoctoral Research Fellow & Team Leader (Microbiology)
Employment
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Pok Man LEUNG

Education and qualifications (3)

Monash University: Clayton, VIC, AU

2018-12-10 to 2023-02-15 | PhD (Department of Microbiology, Biomedicine Discovery Institute)
Education
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Pok Man LEUNG

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology School of Science: New Territories, HK

2014-09-01 to 2018-08-14 | BSc (1st Hons) Environmental Science (Department of Ocean Science)
Education
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Pok Man LEUNG

University of California San Diego Scripps Institution of Oceanography: La Jolla, CA, US

2018 to 2018 | Research Intern
Education
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Pok Man LEUNG

Professional activities (13)

Ecological Society of Australia: QLD, QLD, AU

2021-12-22 to present | Holsworth Student
Membership
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Pok Man LEUNG

International Society for Microbial Ecology ISME: Arnhem, NL

2020 to present | Member
Membership
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Pok Man LEUNG

Australian Society for Microbiology: Fitzroy, VIC, AU

2019 to present | Member
Membership
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Pok Man LEUNG

Monash University: Melbourne, AU

2024-06-26 | Mollie-Holman Medal for Doctoral Thesis Excellence
Distinction
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Pok Man LEUNG

Monash University: Clayton, Victoria, AU

2023-12-14 | The CSL Prize (Microbiology)
Distinction
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Pok Man LEUNG

Monash University: Clayton, Victoria, AU

2023-12-13 | BDI Thesis Highly Commended Award (Monash BDI)
Distinction
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Pok Man LEUNG

Monash University: Clayton, Victoria, AU

2021-09-30 | Runner-up Talk (Microbial Systems and Genetics), Microbiology Student Symposium 2021
Distinction
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Pok Man LEUNG

The University of Edinburgh and the British Antarctic Survey: Edinburgh, GB

2021-03-29 | Highly Commended Student Oral Presentations - UK Antarctic Science Conference 2021
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Pok Man LEUNG

Australian Society for Microbiology: Melbourne, Victoria, AU

2020-11-11 | The Australian Society for Microbiology Vic Branch Award for Best Talk - MicroSeq2020 Conference
Distinction
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Pok Man LEUNG

Monash University Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute: Clayton, VIC, AU

2020-09-25 | Runner up student talk - BDI Graduate Student Symposium 2020
Distinction
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Pok Man LEUNG

Monash University: Melbourne, Victoria, AU

2018 | Monash International Tuition Scholarship
Distinction
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Pok Man LEUNG

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology: Clear Water Bay, HK

2018 | 2018 Academic Achievement Medal
Distinction
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Pok Man LEUNG

Australian Government: Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, AU

2018 | Research Training Stipend Scholarship (International)
Distinction
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Funding (13)

Spatiotemporal control of microbial and biogeochemical activity in drylands

2025-01-01 to 2027-12-31 | Grant
Australian Research Council (Canberra, AU)
URL: https://app.dimensions.ai/details/grant/grant.14372216
GRANT_NUMBER: DE250101210
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Australia–Germany Joint Research Cooperation Scheme 2024

2025 to 2027 | Grant
Universities Australia (ACT, ACT, AU)
URL: https://universitiesaustralia.edu.au/policy-submissions/international/australia-germany-joint-research-co-operation-scheme/
GRANT_NUMBER:

57751082
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Pok Man LEUNG

ISME19 PostDoc Travel Grant

2024-08 to 2024-08 | Grant
International Society for Microbial Ecology (Arnhem, NL)
URL: https://isme19.isme-microbes.org/isme19-travel-grants
Source: Self-asserted source
Pok Man LEUNG

BayCenSI Stepping Stones funding 2024

2024 to 2024 | Grant
The Bayreuth Center of Stable Isotope Research in Ecology and Biogeochemistry (Bayreuth, DE)
URL: https://www.censi.uni-bayreuth.de/en/projects/stepping-stones/index.html
Source: Self-asserted source
Pok Man LEUNG

FMNHS Early Career Postdoctoral Fellowship 2023 R2

2023-12 to 2024-12 | Salary award
Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University (Melbourne, VIC, AU)
Source: Self-asserted source
Pok Man LEUNG

FMNHS ECR Travel Grants 2023

2023-07 to 2023 | Grant
Faculty of Medicine, Nursing, and Health Sciences, Monash University (Melbourne, VIC, AU)
Source: Self-asserted source
Pok Man LEUNG

Monash Postgraduate Publications Award 2022 Round 3

2022-09 to 2022-11 | Award
Monash University (Melbourne, Victoria, AU)
Source: Self-asserted source
Pok Man LEUNG

ISME18 Student Travel Grant

2022-08 to 2022-08 | Grant
International Society for Microbial Ecology (Arnhem, NL)
Source: Self-asserted source
Pok Man LEUNG

Monash Graduate Research Completion Award 2022 Round 2

2022-06 to 2022-08 | Award
Monash University (Melbourne, Victoria, AU)
Source: Self-asserted source
Pok Man LEUNG

FEMS Conference on Microbiology 2022 - Conference Attendance Grant

2022-06 to 2022-07 | Grant
Federation of European Microbiological Societies (Delft, NL)
URL: https://www.femsbelgrade2022.org/grants-and-awards#meetgrant
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Pok Man LEUNG

Monash Postgraduate Research Travel Grant

2022-06 to 2022-07 | Grant
Monash University (Melbourne, Victoria, AU)
Source: Self-asserted source
Pok Man LEUNG

2022 Traversing the COVID Gap grants

2022 to 2022 | Grant
The Antarctic Science Foundation (Hobart, Tasmania, AU)
URL: https://antarcticsciencefoundation.org/blog/covid-grants-2022?mc_cid=506cdef466&mc_eid=56cb0107d4
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Pok Man LEUNG

Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment Grant – Round 2, 2021

2021-12 to 2022-12 | Grant
Ecological Society of Australia (QLD, QLD, AU)
URL: https://www.ecolsoc.org.au/awards/holsworth/past-recipients/
Source: Self-asserted source
Pok Man LEUNG

Works (21)

Wetland tree barks are dynamic hotspots for microbial trace gas cycling

2024-07-03 | Preprint
DOI: 10.1101/2024.07.02.601631
Contributors: Pok Man Leung; Luke C Jeffrey; Sean K Bay; Paula Gomez-Alvarez; Montgomery Hall; Scott G Johnston; Johannes Dittmann; Thanavit Jirapanjawat; Tess F Hutchinson; Nicholas V Coleman et al.
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Minimal and hybrid hydrogenases are active from archaea

Cell
2024-06-11 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2024.05.032
Part of ISSN: 0092-8674
Contributors: Chris Greening; Princess R. Cabotaje; Luis E. Valentin Alvarado; Pok Man Leung; Henrik Land; Thiago Rodrigues-Oliveira; Rafael I. Ponce-Toledo; Moritz Senger; Max A. Klamke; Michael Milton et al.
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Pok Man LEUNG

Microbial aerotrophy enables continuous primary production in diverse cave ecosystems

2024-06-01 | Preprint
DOI: 10.1101/2024.05.30.596735
Contributors: Sean Bay; Gaofeng Ni; Rachael Lappan; Bob Leung; Wei Wen Wong; Sophie Holland; Nadeesha Athukorala; Kalinka Sand Knudsen; Ziqi Fan; Melina Kerou et al.
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Pok Man LEUNG

Trace gas oxidation sustains energy needs of a thermophilic archaeon at suboptimal temperatures

Nature Communications
2024-04-15 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-47324-2
Contributors: Pok Man Leung; Rhys Grinter; Eve Tudor-Matthew; James P. Lingford; Luis Jimenez; Han-Chung Lee; Michael Milton; Iresha Hanchapola; Erwin Tanuwidjaya; Ashleigh Kropp et al.
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Microorganisms oxidize glucose through distinct pathways in permeable and cohesive sediments

2024-01-28 | Other
DOI: 10.1093/ismejo/wrae001
Contributors: Perran Cook; Tess Hutchinson; Adam Kessler; Wei Wen Wong; Puspitaningsih Hall; Pok Leung; Thanavit Jirapanjawat; Chris Greening; Ronnie Glud
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Nitrification in acidic and alkaline environments

Essays in Biochemistry
2023-08-11 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1042/ebc20220194
Part of ISSN: 0071-1365
Part of ISSN: 1744-1358
Contributors: Gaofeng Ni; Pok Man Leung; Anne Daebeler; Jianhua Guo; Shihu Hu; Perran Cook; Graeme W. Nicol; Holger Daims; Chris Greening
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Pok Man LEUNG

Molecular hydrogen in seawater supports growth of diverse marine bacteria

Nature Microbiology
2023-02-06 | Journal article | Author
DOI: 10.1038/s41564-023-01322-0
Part of ISSN: 2058-5276
Contributors: Rachael Lappan; Guy Shelley; Zahra F Islam; Pok Man LEUNG; Scott Lockwood; Philipp A. Nauer; Thanavit Jirapanjawat; gaofeng ni; Ya-Jou Chen; Adam John Kessler et al.
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Atmospheric chemosynthesis is phylogenetically and geographically widespread and contributes significantly to carbon fixation throughout cold deserts

The ISME Journal
2022-08-06 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1038/s41396-022-01298-5
Part of ISSN: 1751-7362
Part of ISSN: 1751-7370
Contributors: Pok Man LEUNG
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A nitrite-oxidising bacterium constitutively consumes atmospheric hydrogen

The ISME Journal
2022-06-25 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1038/s41396-022-01265-0
Part of ISSN: 1751-7362
Part of ISSN: 1751-7370
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Multiple energy sources and metabolic strategies sustain microbial diversity in Antarctic desert soils

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
2021-11-09 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2025322118
Part of ISSN: 0027-8424
Part of ISSN: 1091-6490
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Hydrodynamic disturbance controls microbial community assembly and biogeochemical processes in coastal sediments

The ISME Journal
2021-09-28 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1038/s41396-021-01111-9
Part of ISSN: 1751-7362
Part of ISSN: 1751-7370
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Pok Man LEUNG

BonA from Acinetobacter baumannii Forms a Divisome-Localized Decamer That Supports Outer Envelope Function

mBio
2021-08-31 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1128/mBio.01480-21
Contributors: Rhys Grinter; Faye C. Morris; Rhys A. Dunstan; Pok Man Leung; Ashleigh Kropp; Matthew Belousoff; Sachith D. Gunasinghe; Nichollas E. Scott; Simone Beckham; Anton Y. Peleg et al.
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Effects of drift algae accumulation and nitrate loading on nitrogen cycling in a eutrophic coastal sediment

Science of The Total Environment
2021-05 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.147749
Part of ISSN: 0048-9697
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Pok Man LEUNG

Metabolic flexibility allows bacterial habitat generalists to become dominant in a frequently disturbed ecosystem

The ISME Journal
2021-05-03 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1038/s41396-021-00988-w
Part of ISSN: 1751-7362
Part of ISSN: 1751-7370
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Bark-dwelling methanotrophic bacteria decrease methane emissions from trees

Nature Communications
2021-04-09 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-22333-7
Part of ISSN: 2041-1723
Contributors: Luke C. Jeffrey; Damien T. Maher; Eleonora Chiri; Pok Man Leung; Philipp A. Nauer; Stefan K. Arndt; Douglas R. Tait; Chris Greening; Scott G. Johnston
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Trace gas oxidizers are widespread and active members of soil microbial communities

Nature Microbiology
2021-01-04 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1038/s41564-020-00811-w
Part of ISSN: 2058-5276
Contributors: Sean K. Bay; Xiyang Dong; James A. Bradley; Pok Man Leung; Rhys Grinter; Thanavit Jirapanjawat; Stefan K. Arndt; Perran L. M. Cook; Douglas E. LaRowe; Philipp A. Nauer et al.
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Energetic Basis of Microbial Growth and Persistence in Desert Ecosystems

mSystems
2020-04 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1128/msystems.00495-19
Part of ISSN: 2379-5077
Contributors: Pok Man Leung; Sean K. Bay; Dimitri V. Meier; Eleonora Chiri; Don A. Cowan; Osnat Gillor; Dagmar Woebken; Chris Greening; James C. Stegen
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Protease-associated import systems are widespread in Gram-negative bacteria

PLOS Genetics
2019-10 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1008435
Part of ISSN: 1553-7404
Contributors: Rhys Grinter; Pok Man Leung; Lakshmi C. Wijeyewickrema; Dene Littler; Simone Beckham; Robert N. Pike; Daniel Walker; Chris Greening; Trevor Lithgow; Carmen Buchrieser
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Atmospheric carbon monoxide oxidation is a widespread mechanism supporting microbial survival

The ISME Journal
2019-07-29 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1038/s41396-019-0479-8
Part of ISSN: 1751-7362
Part of ISSN: 1751-7370
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Marine biofilms constitute a bank of hidden microbial diversity and functional potential

Nature Communications
2019-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-08463-z
Part of ISSN: 2041-1723
Contributors: Weipeng Zhang; Wei Ding; Yong-Xin Li; Chunkit Tam; Salim Bougouffa; Ruojun Wang; Bite Pei; Hoyin Chiang; Pokman Leung; Yanhong Lu et al.
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Secretory locations of SIPC in Amphibalanus amphitrite cyprids and a novel function of SIPC in biomineralization

Scientific Reports
2016-07 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1038/srep29376
Part of ISSN: 2045-2322
Contributors: Gen Zhang; Xiao-Xue Yang; Pok Man Leung; Li-Sheng He; Tat Yin Chan; Guo-Yong Yan; Yu Zhang; Jin Sun; Ying Xu; Pei-Yuan Qian
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