Dr Claudia Vickers    Research Fellow

	Biography

I am a molecular biologist working on microbial metabolic engineering. We use systems biology ('omics analyses, genetic engineering, genome scale modeling etc.) and bioprocessing tools to imrpove production of specific compounds in microbial fermentations. At AIBN, I run the Sucrose-to-Bioproducts program and I am also involved in the hyaluronic acid production project. I also maintain a research interest in biogenic isoprene emission from plants and genetic diversity in Australian baobab trees.

I completed my PhD at The University of Queensland working on moelcular control of endosperm specific gene expression. Following this I worked at the ARC Centre of Excellence for Integrative Legume Research on nodulation genes in legumes. I then spent three years at Essex University in the UK investigating biogenic isoprene emission from plants. I returned to Australia in 2007 to join the AIBN as a microbial metabolic engineer.

	Links
	Claudia Vickers, AIBN

	Keywords
	Science and Technology: Genetic Engineering, Medical: Biochemical Engineering, Science and Technology: Molecular Biology, Science and Technology: Microbiology, Science and Technology: Plant Sciences