Dr Tara Richman is an NHMRC EL1/Australian Mitochondrial Disease Foundation Senior Fellow at the University of Western Australia, and the Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Science and she holds an Adjunct appointment at the Telethon Kids Institute. Dr Richman completed her PhD in 2014 at the University of Western Australia with a focus on mitochondrial gene expression and disease models of mitochondrial dysfunction. Her current interests are in mitochondrial biology in particular developing CRISPR models of energy dysfunction, with a focus on platelet and megakaryocyte structure and function and using synthetic biology to rewire energy metabolism in different systems.