Curriculum vitae  Daryl Rowan

Present position:  Senior Scientist, Fruit Genomics Team

Present employer:  The Horticultural and Food Research Institute of New Zealand Ltd
Present work address:  HortResearch, Palmerston North Research Centre, Private Bag 11030, PALMERSTON NORTH

Academic qualifications:
1978 Ph. D, University of Otago (Synthetic Chemistry)
1974 B.Sc. (Hons 1), University of Otago

Years as a practising researcher: 28

Honours/distinctions/membership of societies:

1. Invited speaker - 'Intn. Conference on Nutrigenomics and Gut Health', Auckland, 2006

2. Invited speaker - 'New Trends in Functional Foods', Auckland, 2005
3. Chair metabolomics session and workshop at NZ Microbiology Conferences, 2004 and 2003.
4. Research Associate, Massey University, 1993 - 2001
5. Research Associate, University of Minnesota, 1999
6. Trimble Agricultural Trust Travel Fellowships, 1999, 1990, 1986
7. Ministerial Science Award Commendation, 1991
8. Fullbright Travel Fellowship 1986,
9. UGC postgraduate Research Scholarship
10. Mellor Prize for Chemistry
11. Member NZ Institute of Chemistry, The Metabolomics Society, The New Zealand Royal Society, The American Chemical Society (2000 - 2005)

Professional positions held:

• 1992 - 2006 Research Scientist, HortResearch (Flavour and phytochemistry, metabolomics)
• 2001 - 2002 Science Capability Leader, HortResearch (Biological Chemistry)
• 1987 - 1992 Research Scientist, DSIR (Chemical Ecology)
  1986 Visiting Fellow, University of Georgia, USA (Plant Biochemistry)
• 1981 - 1985 Research Scientist, DSIR (Chemical Ecology)
  1979 - 1980 Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Sherbrooke, Canada.

Present research/professional speciality:
Metabolomics. Metabolic profiling, biomarker and gene identification using GCMS, HPLC and LCMS.

Metabolite profiling to identify QTL for flavour volatiles
Volatile biosynthesis and novel flavour compounds in fruit using stable isotopes. 
Stable isotope dilution assays for quantitation of trace flavour constituents.
Isolation and identification of biologically active natural products using NMR, LC- and GC-MS and organic synthesis.

Number of refereed publications:    86
Number of conference proceedings and popular articles: 20+
Number of industry reports: 20+
Major publications (in the last five years)

1. Dryland, P.A., Love, D.R., Walker, M.F., Dommels, Y., Butts, C., Rowan, D., Roy, N.C., Helsby, N., Browning, B.L., Zhu, S., Copp, B.R. and Ferguson, L.R. 2008. Allantoin as a biomarker of inflammation in an inflammatory bowel disease mouse model: NMR analysis of urine. The Open Bioactive Compounds Journal.
2. Matich, A.J., Rowan, D.D. and Guenther, C. 2008. Deceit and deception in volatile analysis. Chemistry in New Zealand 72 (3): 88-91.
3. Matich, A.J., Bunn, B.J., Comeskey, D.J., Hunt, M.B. and D.D. Rowan. 2007. Chirality and biosynthesis of lilac compounds in Actinidia arguta flowers. Phytochemistry, 68 (13): 1746-1751.
4. Matich, A. J. and Rowan D. D. 2007. Pathway analysis of branched-chain ester biosynthesis in apple using deuterium labelling and enantioselective GC-MS. J. Agric. Food Chem. 55 (7): 2727-2735.
5. Green, S., Friel, E.N., Matich, A.J., Beuning, L.L., Cooney, J.M., Rowan, D.D., MacRae, E.  2007. Unusual features of a recombinant apple ?-farnesene synthase. Phytochemistry. 68 (2): 176-188.
6. Koulman, A., Rowan, D., Cao, M., Gardiner, S., Oraguzie, N., Faville, M., Lane G. and Rasmussen, S. 2006. Metabolomics in QTL Discovery: a Powerful Tool for Plant Breeding. In 'Breeding for success: diversity in action. Proceedings of the 13th Australasian Plant Breeding Conference, Christchurch, New Zealand'. (Ed. CF Mercer) pp. 714-720. 
7. McGhie, T.K., Rowan, D.D., Vather, R. and Edwards, P. 2006.  Structural identification of two major anthocyanin components of boysenberry by NMR spectroscopy . J. Agric. Food Chem. 54 (23); 8756-8761.
8. Comeskey, D.J., Cooney, J.M. and Rowan, D.D. 2006. Synthesis of deuterated dihydrochalcones. J. Labelled Compounds and Radiopharm. 49: 479-487.
9. Matich, A.J, Bunn, B.J, Hunt, M .B. and Rowan, D.D. 2006. Lilac alcohol epoxide: a new linalool derivative in Actinidia arguta flowers. Phytochemistry. 67: 759 - 763.
10. Comeskey, D.J., Rowan, D.D. and Matich, A.J. 2006. Synthesis of d8-geranyl diphosphate.  J. Labelled Compounds and Radiopharm. 49: 47 - 54.
11. Rowan, D.D., Hunt, M.B., Cooney, J.M., Koulman, A., Rasmussen, S., Lane, G.A. 2005. Plant metabolomics: new challenges for chemists. Chemistry in New Zealand, 69 (2), 24 - 28
12. Hislop, J-A., Hunt, M.B., Fielder, S. and Rowan, D.D. 2004. Synthesis of deuterated  -lactones for use in stable isotope dilution assays. J. Agric. Food Chem, 52: 7075 - 7083.

Major achievements in commercial, social and environmental areas
Abraham, A.S., Lane, G.A., Rowan, D.D., Olney, S.D., Kolver, E. and Mills, O. E. 2001. Unravelling New Zealand Flavour. In Proc. Milk Powders for the Future 5. Dairy Industry Conference, Palmerston North, New Zealand, 19 - 20 June, 2001. pp. 63 - 72. 
Lane, G.A., Fraser, K., Kolver, E.S., Rowan, D.D., Allen, J.M., Mills, O.E., Abraham, A.S. and Olney, S.D. 2002. Effect of total mixed ration diet on the concentration of amino acid-derived volatiles in milk. Proc.NZ Soc. Animal Production. 62: 242 - 245.

Contributed to selection of elite strains of endophytic fungi based their on metabolitic profiles. Such fungal strains have now been commercialised by AgResearch Limited for the improvement of proprietary grass cultivars.

 Demonstration of relationships with end-users.
Provided contract research for food and extractives industry over 14 years. Clients have included Fonterra, ENZA, ENZAFOODS, NZLSRA, and other CRI's.
Contributed to 11 confidential reports for research projects between 2000 and 2003. 
Lead commercial mass spectrometry service (1992-2001) for Universities, CRIs, Fonterra and private companies.