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Tanya Skinner

Tanya completed a Bachelor in Genetics at ANU. She was also a summer scholar at ANU during the 2019 summer period. Tanya was starting her Honours project in 2020 under the supervision of Centre Chief Investigator Spencer Whitney. Her Honours project focused on enhancing the growth of tobacco by modifying the catalytic properties of the key photosynthetic enzyme Rubisco, using directed evolution.

Tanya was part of the Centre from 2020 to 2021