ARC Centre of Excellence in Synthetic Biology

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Please meet our research teams.

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Macquarie University

Paulsen Lab

Back: Dr Julanie Rogers (Synthetic Biologist, Australian Genome Foundry), Dr Yunlong Luo (Research Fellow), Dr Briardo Llorente (Chief Scientist, Australian Genome Foundry), Dr Veronica Vamathevan (Senior Analytical Chemist, Australian Genome Foundry), Huang (Edward) Hong (MRes Student), Jasperine Phetchareun (MRes Student), Dr Roy Walker (Research Fellow), Joy Abou Chebel (MRes Student), Felix Meier (PhD Student), Dr Ani Penesyan (BioCyc Curator), Distinguished Professor Ian Paulsen (Director), Belinda Fabian (Operations Manager, Australian Genome Foundry), Dr Victoria Barja (Research Fellow), Julie Calame (PhD Student), Dr Edward Archer (Research Fellow), Esther Amosu (PhD Student), Dr Bhumika Shah (Research Fellow)

Middle: Dr Hugh Goold (Honorary Postdoctoral Fellow), Dr Paige Erpf (Research Fellow), Sasha Gohar (PhD Student), Philip Kelso (PhD Student), Farzana Tasum Prity (PhD Student), Dr Iniga George (Strategic Initiatives Lead), Joshua Nicholls (PhD Student), Sofia Bauducco (PhD Student), Nicholas Bersee (MRes Student), Alexandra Stute (Research Assistant), Dr Liam Elbourne (Research Fellow)

Front: Dani Montoya-Londoño (PhD Student), Carla Alves, Barbosa (PhD Student), Anushka Vidurangi Samaraweera (PhD Student), Muhammad Fakher Ud Din (PhD Student), Dr Ram Maharjan, Pramita Ranjit (PhD Student), Nusrat Afrin (PhD Student), Dr Liping Li (Research Fellow), Dr Jocelyn Johns (Synthetic Biologist, Australian Genome Foundry), Dr David Romero Suarez (Research Fellow), Dr Jordi Perez Gil (Research Fellow), Dr Dayane Costa Williams (Research Associate)

Packer Lab

Back: Dr Edward Moh (Postdoc), Dr Joel Cain (Postdoc), Dr Katherine Wongtrakul-kish (Postdoc)

Front: Distinguished Prof Nicki Packer (Chief Investigator), Sagar Dalal (PhD student)

Tetu Lab

Back: Dylan Russell (Research Assistant), Dr Sasha Tetu (Chief Investigator), Vanessa McPherson (Research Assistant), Dr Vaheesan Rajabal (Postdoctoral Fellow)
Front: Leena Koop (Research Officer), Joanna Pereira (PhD Student), Dr Elena Colombi (Postdoctoral Fellow), Dr Tim Ghaly (Postdoctoral Fellow), Matthew Alfonzetti (PhD Student), Ana Castellan (PhD Student)

Cain Lab

Back: Fiona Facey (PhD Student), Jasmine Williams (MRes Student), Lachlan Gerdes (Lab Tech), Dr Aidan Tay (Postdoc), Dr Ram Maharjan (Research Fellow)
Front: Natasha Delgado (PhD Student), Andrea Cabrera Garcia (Research Officer), Dr Amy Cain (Associate Professor/Group Leader), Dr Hue Dinh (Postdoc), Evie Clay (PhD Student)

Maselko Lab

Back: Lauren Carey (Technician), Dr Michael Clark (Postdoc), Sam Beach (PhD Student), Dr Binh Nguyen (Adjunct Fellow), Carly Retief (PhD Student)
Front: Kate Tepper (Postdoc), Dr Nadee Jayawardana (Postdoc), Dr Maciej Maselko (Group Leader), Dr Chandran Pfitzner (Adjunct Fellow), Justin McNab (PhD student), Dr Anu Jayaweera (Postdoc)

Jaschke Lab

Natalie Roberts (MRes Student),  Hannah Zhu (PhD Student), Dr Paul Jaschke (Senior Lecturer/Group Leader), Dominic Scopelliti (PhD Student), Pamela Tsoumbris (PhD Student), Ruby Westerman (MRes Student)

Wendy Rogers' Group

Rogers Lab

Distinguished Professor Wendy Rogers (Chief Investigator/Group Leader), Dr Christopher Lean (Research Fellow), Dr Annie Sandrussi (Research Fellow)

Queensland University of Technology

Alexandrov Lab

Alexandrov Lab

Mayra Barrios Leguarca (PhD student), Dr Zhong Guo (Research Associate), Dr Yvonne Joho (Postdoc), Helly Atiya (Research Assistant), Irfan Farabi Hayat (PhD Student), Roxane Mutschler (PhD Student), Dr Cagla Ergun Ayva (Research Assistant), Dr Elena Eremeeva (Research Fellow), Professor Kirill Alexandrov (Chief Investigator/Group Leader), Mica Fiorito (Lab Manager/Node Administrator and PhD Student), Dr Wayne Johnston (Research Officer), Halai Brazel (Research Assistant), Isabella Nymann Westensee (Postdoc), Micaela Belen Sequeira (PhD Student), Dr James Antoney (Postdoc), Juan Alfaro Palma (PhD Student)

Vickers' Lab

Vickers Lab

Dr Zeyu Lu (Postdoc), Dr Gabriel Foley (Postdoc), Dr Claudia Vickers (Group Leader), Irfan Farabi Hayat (PhD Student), Mica Fiorito (Lab Manager/Node Administrator and PhD Student)

O'Hara Group

O’Hara Lab

Dr Jerome Ramirez (Postdoc), Professor Ian O’Hara (Chief Investigator), Dr Ali Jahanian (Postdoc)

Behrendorff Lab

Behrendorff Lab

Sarah Moddejongen (Masters Student), Dr Hebatalla Mohamed (Postdoc), Francisco Peralta (PhD Student), Dr James Behrendorff (Chief Investigator), Dr Wayne Johnston (Research Officer), Dr James Antoney (Postdoc), Juan Alfaro Palma (PhD Student)

Alex Beliaev's Group

Beliaev Lab

Dr Zeyu Lu (Postdoc), Dr Elena Eremeeva (Research Fellow), Dr Alex Beliaev (Group Leader), Micaela Belen Sequeira (PhD Student)

University of Queensland

 

University of Queensland node

University of Newcastle

Neilan Lab

Neilan Lab

Back: Erik Baker (PhD student), Dr Ishmael Mutanda ( Postdoc), Professor Brett Neilan (Chief Investigator/Group Leader), Dr Verlaine Timms (Senior Research Fellow/Node Manager), Ahmed Al-Tameemi (PhD student)
Front: Emily Green (PhD student), Nicola Elliott (PhD student), Mia Gottstein (Lab manager/ Node Administrator), Dr Leanne Pearson (Associate Investigator/Senior Researcher), Saroj Dulal (PhD student)

Hassan Lab

Hassan Lab and Long Lab

Back: Callum Beashel (PhD student), Associate Professor Karl Hassan (Associate Investigator/Group Leader), Dr Ben Long (Senior Lecturer/Associate Investigator), Erik Baker (PhD student)
Front: Benjamin Hipwell (PhD student), Catherine Dawson (PhD student)

Australian National University

Jackson Lab

Dr Mark Shannon (Research Fellow), Chloe Gomez (PhD Student), Alexandra Coram (PhD Student), Dr Colin Jackson (Chief Investigator/Group Leader), Dr Joe Kaczmarski (Postdoctoral Fellow) and Jack Horton (Honours Student)

Brock Lab

Dr Joseph Brock (Group Leader/Associate Investigator), Tyler Forbes (Research Officer), Jesús Ruiz Flores (PhD Student), Dr Nghiem Nguyen (Postdoctoral Fellow), Laura Kennedy (Research Officer) and Alexandra Cleaver (PhD Student)

Perriman Lab

Dr Mark Shannon (Research Fellow), Dr Kapil Patel (Research Fellow), Jack Horton (Honours Student), Prof Adam Perriman (Associate Investigator/Group Leader), Alexandra Coram (PhD Student), Dr Bini Zhou (Research Fellow), Demi Chen (PhD Student)

Western Sydney University

Wodak Lab

Dr Josh Wodak (Chief Investigator/Group Leader), Dr Henry Dixson (Postdoctoral Fellow) and Dr Daniele Fulvi (Postdoctoral Fellow)

University of New South Wales

Lee Lab - UNSW

Lee Lab

Andre Chen (PhD Student), Associate Professor Lawrence Lee (Chief Investigator/Group Leader), Dr Jonathan Berengut (Research Associate)

Baker Lab - UNSW

Baker Lab

Yara Elahi (PhD Student), James Gaston (PhD student), Fatemeh Mohaghegh (PhD Student), Associate Professor Matthew Baker (Associate Investigator/Group Leader), Oliver Taig (Honours student)

University of Sydney

University of Sydney

Lau Lab

Alex Loustau (PhD Student), Dr Rezwan Siddiquee (Research Associate), Dr Taylor Szyszka (Postdoc), Felicia Lie (PhD Student), Dr Lisa Alcock (Postdoc)