Bachelor of Science (Biochemistry and Molecular Biology) (Genetics) 2012-2015 The University of Western Australia

Master of Biotechnology (Biochemistry and Molecular Biology) 2017-2018 The University of Western Australia

Doctor of Philosophy (Biochemistry and Molecular Biology) 2019-2023 The University of Western Australia

My research furthers our understanding of RNA editing in plant chloroplast and mitochondria. I use genomics and trancsriptomics techniques to study non-model organisms such as ferns and lycophytes to investigate the evolution of plant RNA editing, with particular interest in the unqiue phenomenon of uridine to cytidine conversion.

I also use molecular biology techniques to engineer new to nature RNA binding proteins to better understand the mechanisms of RNA editing, and create engineered proteins to improve crops and make targeted modifications to RNA.

I am a Research Associate in the ARC Centre of Excellence in Plants for Space, and an Associate Lecturer at the University of Western Australian School of Molecular Sciences

I have delivered lectures, workshops and laboratory courses for genetics, biochemistry and biotechnology at all levels of undergraduate and postgraduate courses.

I have co-supervised PhD candidates, and Honours and Masters research students.

I have taught biochemistry at Southwest University in Chongqing as part of the UWA WESTA program.

Working in bioscience requires creativity and resilience. I believe that creating an environment where students can feel safe to make and learn from mistakes in experimental protocols, and to find the boundaries of both their own knowledge, and the current hypotheses in biosciences encourages curiosity and critical thinking.