Generating improved tools for yeast-based BioTech

This project will collaborate with Australian synthetic biology start-ups focused on replacing climate-destructive food industries (e.g., palm oil, dairy products) with sustainable alternatives. the RNA Systems Biology lab is interested in optimising optimising the manufacture of protein and RNA based Biotech and BioMedTech products. For example, of a series of available projects, is development of a high-content screen to identify and test novel plasmid scaffolds for enhanced heterologous expression of fats and proteins in model and industrially relevant yeasts. The project includes industry patterns and will suit students with a background in Biochemistry, Microbiology and an appetite for leading-edge high-content research. A background in bioinformatics will be beneficial but is not essential.