I joined Prof. Francesco Licausi’s group in June 2025 to support the lab and assist with the OPTIMiSE (ARIA) project, specifically, the delivery of whole synthetic plastid genomes to an elite potato variety. My background is in plant-fungal interactions, but I am interested in all types of applicable plant science. I obtained my PhD degree at the University of Leeds and completed postdoctoral work at the University of Sheffield, focussing on the function of mycorrhizal fungi. Recently, I also worked on the development of an EMS mutant pea population at the John Innes Centre. Alongside my scientific career, I am an active artist exploring the planes where science, art and education intersect.
