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I'm Carl. I was born and raised in Casterton, a small town in rural Australia. I am a first-gen high school and University graduate. In 2018 I completed my undergraduate degree in Biotechnology at Flinders University in Adelaide, South Australia. I moved to The Australian National University to complete an Honours research year with Dr Simon Williams in 2019. I recieved the University Medal for my thesis, titled 'The structure and RNA decapping activity of flax rust effector AvrM14' and was awarded the Director's prize for Honours. I commeneced my PhD in 2020, deciding to stay in the Williams lab. During my PhD I published review and research articles (see publications tab), and ignited a curosity for plant-microbe interactions. I am now a postdoctoral scholar in the Demirer Lab at Caltech studying the plant root microbiome.
After a huge effort by multiple people, the bulk of my PhD research is now published in Science. Also see a great perspective piece by Caroline Gutjahr.
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