Dr Hendry Susila
Centre Fellow, ARC Training Centre for Future Crops Development
Postdoctoral Researcher, Research School of Biology
Hendry Susila earned his Ph.D. from Korea University in 2021. His research mainly focused on exploring the relationship between temperature, chloroplasts, and flowering time regulation in the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana. He has expertise in utilising molecular biology and synthetic biology tools to unravel the interaction between proteins, lipids, and nucleic acids that regulate flowering time and temperature perception. In the Training Centre, Hendry has two main objectives. The first is to improve and develop the technology for an efficient DNA/transgene-free CRISPR-Cas gene-editing system. The second is to enhance the abiotic stress traits of crops, linking them with photosynthesis and flowering time. This work will involve several PhD and Honors students as part of their training. Hendry also collaborates with several international institutions as part of his DFAT grant to improve the climate resilience traits of rice, while also studying the social issues of gene technology in the Asia-Pacific region. The work aligns with the vision of the Training Centre to build new capabilities for agriculture.
SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE GENETIC & FIELD TECHNOLOGIES FOR FUTURE CROPS
The ARC Training Centre for Accelerated Future Crops Development is funded by the Australian Research Council under its Industrial Transformation Training Hubs Program to run from 2022 to 2027.
It is a collaboration of universities, government research agencies and the Australian grains sector’s key stakeholders in training, R&D, social engagement, responsible innovation, breeding, marketing and delivery.
It also has international partners in gene-editing, SynBio, crop breeding, and, other partnerships for co-developing deep technologies to transform the agriculture industry and global food security.