Title of Your UQ PhD Thesis

Joe D. Bloggs (BSc)

A thesis submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy at

The University of Queensland in August 2009

Institute for Molecular Bioscience

Declaration

This thesis is composed of my original work, and contains no material previously published or

written by another person except where due reference has been made in the text. I have clearly

stated the contribution by others to jointly-authored works that I have included in my thesis.

I have clearly stated the contribution of others to my thesis as a whole, including statistical

assistance, survey design, data analysis, significant technical procedures, professional editorial

advice, and any other original research work used or reported in my thesis. The content of my thesis

is the result of work I have carried out since the commencement of my research higher degree

candidature and does not include a substantial part of work that has been submitted to qualify for

the award of any other degree or diploma in any university or other tertiary institution. I have

clearly stated which parts of my thesis, if any, have been submitted to qualify for another award.

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Statement of Contributions to Jointly Authored Works Contained in the Thesis

No jointly-authored works.

Statement of Contributions by Others to the Thesis as a Whole

No contributions by others.

Statement of Parts of the Thesis Submitted to Qualify for the Award of Another Degree

None.

Published Works by the Author Incorporated into the Thesis

JD Bloggs, MA Daemon and JA Blow. (submitted 10/7/2009). Estimating Section Collapse of

Cellular Tomograms by Analysis of Roughly Spherical Compartments.

Citation format for paper – Incorporated as part of Chapter 4.

JD Bloggs, MA Daemon and JA Blow. Expedited Approaches to Whole Cell Electron Tomography

and Organelle Mark-Up in Situ in High-Pressure Frozen Pancreatic Islets. Journal of Structural

Biology.

Citation format for paper – Added as Appendix.

Additional Published Works by the Author Relevant to the Thesis but not Forming Part of it

None.

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Acknowledgements

I would like to expressly thank ___ and my dog.

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Abstract

Keywords

insulin secretory pathway, mouse pancreas, beta cell, electron tomography, segmentation

Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classifications (ANZSRC)

060112 (Structural Biology) 80%, 060114 (Systems Biology) 20%

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Table of Contents

Declaration...........................................................................................................................................i

Acknowledgements............................................................................................................................iii

Abstract..............................................................................................................................................iv

Keywords............................................................................................................................................iv

Table of Contents................................................................................................................................v

List of Figures...................................................................................................................................vii

List of Tables...................................................................................................................................viii

Abbreviations..................................................................................................................................viii

Chapter 1 General Introduction.................................................................................................1

1.1 Lay Summary.......................................................................................................................2

1.2 Motivation............................................................................................................................2

1.3 Thesis Objective...................................................................................................................2

1.4 Summary of Contribution.....................................................................................................2

1.5 Thesis Structure....................................................................................................................2

Chapter 2 Materials and Methods..............................................................................................3

2.1 First Step...............................................................................................................................4

2.2 Second Step..........................................................................................................................4

2.3 Third Step.............................................................................................................................4

Chapter 3 First Major Part of Project........................................................................................5

3.1 Introduction..........................................................................................................................6

3.2 Material and Methods...........................................................................................................6

3.3 Results..................................................................................................................................6

3.4 First Finding.........................................................................................................................6

3.5 Second Finding.....................................................................................................................6

3.6 Discussion............................................................................................................................6

Chapter 4 Second Major Part of Project....................................................................................7

4.1 Chapter Summary.................................................................................................................8

4.2 Results..................................................................................................................................8

4.3 Discussion............................................................................................................................8

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Chapter 5 Third Major Part of Project......................................................................................9

5.1 Introduction........................................................................................................................10

5.2 Paper: The Name of Your Paper........................................................................................11

5.3 Changes to or extra findings since paper............................................................................12

Chapter 6 General Discussion...................................................................................................13

6.1 First big finding in thesis....................................................................................................14

6.2 Second big finding in thesis...............................................................................................14

6.3 Third big finding in thesis..................................................................................................14

6.4 Future Directions................................................................................................................14

6.5 Summary............................................................................................................................14

Appendices........................................................................................................................................15

Bibliography.......................................................................................................................................16

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List of Figures

Figure 6.3 First title figure...................................................................................................................2

Figure 6.2 Earth....................................................................................................................................2

Figure A.1 Title of first supplementary figure...................................................................................15

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List of Tables

Table 2.1 Breakdown of people at the IMB.........................................................................................4

Abbreviations

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Chapter 1 General Introduction

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Chapter 1 - General Introduction

1.1 Lay Summary

Figure 1.1 First title figureFigure caption

1.2 Motivation

The image of earth shown in Figure 1.2 represents the most published image of all time

Figure 1.2 EarthThis spectacular "blue marble" was the most detailed true-color image of the entire Earth to date. Using a collection of satellite-based observations, scientists and visualizers stitched together

1.3 Thesis Objective

1.4 Summary of Contribution

1.5 Thesis Structure

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Chapter 2 Materials and Methods

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Chapter 2 – Materials and Methods

2.1 First Step

Approximate Number Type of Riffraff

40 Group Leaders

130 PhD students

160 Post-docs

120 Research assistants

1 Bunny rabbits

Table 2.1 Breakdown of people at the IMB

2.2 Second Step

2.3 Third Step

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Chapter 3 First Major Part of Project

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Chapter 3 – First Major Part of Project

3.1 Introduction

3.2 Material and Methods

Equation 1

3.3 Results

3.4 First Finding

3.5 Second Finding

3.6 Discussion

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Chapter 4 Second Major Part of Project

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Chapter 4 – Second Major Part of Project

4.1 Chapter Summary

4.2 Results

4.3 Discussion

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Chapter 5 Third Major Part of Project

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Chapter 5 – Third Major Part of Project

5.1 Introduction

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Chapter 5 – Third Major Part of Project

5.2 Paper: The Name of Your Paper

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Chapter 5 – Third Major Part of Project

5.3 Changes to or extra findings since paper

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Chapter 6 General Discussion

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Chapter 6 – General Discussion

6.1 First big finding in thesis

6.2 Second big finding in thesis

6.3 Third big finding in thesis

6.4 Future Directions

6.5 Summary

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Appendices

Appendix A First Extra Chunk of Work

Figure A.1 Title of first supplementary figureFigure caption

Appendix B Second Extra Chunk of Work

Appendix C Third Extra Chunk of Work

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Bibliography

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