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Catherine Colas des Francs-Small is a plant molecular biologist focusing on plant organelle genome expression and RNA-binding proteins. She completed her PhD at Orsay-Paris-Sud University in France in 1985, and thereafter participated in a one-year EEC Training Programme in Biotechnology at the University of Edinburgh in Professor Chris Leaver's laboratory. In 1988, she began her career as a tenured research scientist at France's National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) based at the Institut de Biotechnologie des Plantes in Orsay, where she studied plant mitochondrial proteins and honed her molecular biology skills. In 2006, she transitioned to the University of Western Australia, where she became a research fellow at the ARC Centre of Excellence in Plant Energy Biology. Her research involves characterizing Pentatricopeptide repeat (PPR) proteins, which are a class of RNA-binding proteins that play a crucial role in regulating organelle genome expression. Colas des Francs-Small's work aims to enhance the understanding of PPR-RNA recognition, leading to potential applications in agriculture and medicine.
University of Western Australia • Perth
Conducting research in plant molecular biology, focusing on the characterization of PPR proteins and their role in organelle genome expression.
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