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Crystal Cooper is a microbiologist and microscopy specialist working at the Centre for Microscopy Characterisation Analysis (CMCA) at the University of Western Australia. She holds an NCRIS-funded Cryo-Electron Microscopy Research Fellowship and has been tasked with developing and facilitating cryo-EM in Western Australia since 2022, serving as the Director of the WA Microscopy Australia facility at CMCA. Crystal completed her Bachelor of Science in Microbiology at UWA and pursued further studies with a Master's degree in Zoological Science, focusing on characterising marine flatworms, before earning her PhD in marsupial parasitology. Earlier in her career, she worked as an electron microscopy specialist and Lab Coordinator at the Central Analytical Research Facility at the Queensland University of Technology. Crystal has developed skills in laboratory management in the context of research infrastructure and is a founding committee member and secretary of the Australian Microscopy Microanalysis Society special interest group for Volume Imaging Australia. She has extensive experience utilizing optical, electron, x-ray, and ion-beam technologies under various conditions to address complex biological research questions.
University of Western Australia • Perth, Australia
Developing and facilitating cryo-electron microscopy for research.
Central Analytical Research Facility, Queensland University of Technology • Queensland, Australia
Specialized in electron microscopy and laboratory coordination.
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