Farley Kwok van der Giezen

(He/Him)

Research associate at the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Plants for Space.

Associate lecturer in the School of Molecular Sciences at The University of Western Australia. Lecturing for genetics, biochemistry and molecular biology.

Bachelor of Science, Genetics and Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (UWA, 2015)
Master of Biotechnology (UWA, 2018)
PhD in Genetics (UWA, 2023). Research into RNA editing mechanisms in plants, and engineering new tools for plant biotechnology.

Expertise and interests in biotechnology, genetics and genomics, synthetic biology, molecular evolution, genetic engineering.

Experience

  • 2024–2027
    Research Associate, The University of Western Australia
  • 2025–2026
    Associate Lecturer, The University of Western Australia

Education

  • 2023 
    The University of Western Australia, Doctor of Philosophy
  • 2018 
    The University of Western Australia, Master of Biotechnology
  • 2015 
    The University of Western Australia, Bachelor of Science

Publications

  • 2024
    Applications of Synthetic Pentatricopeptide Repeat Proteins, Plant & Cell Physiology
  • 2024
    Insights into U-to-C RNA editing from the lycophyte Phylloglossum drummondii, The Plant Journal

Contact Farley for

  • General
  • Media request
  • Speaking request
  • Consulting / Advising
  • Research collaboration
  • Research supervision