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Kate Michie is a Senior Lecturer at the University of New South Wales (UNSW), specializing in structural biology and biochemistry. She earned her Bachelor of Science with First Class Honours and a PhD from the University of Sydney, focusing on bacterial cell division under the supervision of Dr. Liz Harry and Professor Gerry Wake. Following her doctoral studies, she received the L'Oréal-UNESCO Fellowship and worked at the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology in Cambridge, UK, studying Structural Maintenance of Chromosomes (SMC) and their role in topological organization of chromosomes. Michie continued her postdoctoral research with a Marie Curie Incoming Fellowship, contributing significantly to publications in leading journals such as Nature and PNAS. In 2012, she returned to Australia, joining UNSW as a Senior Research Associate and subsequently led the establishment of the Structural Biology Facility at UNSW. Her research interests include understanding the roles of proteins in cellular processes, particularly in cell division and membrane dynamics, utilizing advanced techniques such as X-ray crystallography and cryo-electron microscopy.
University of New South Wales • Sydney, Australia
Teaching and conducting research in the field of structural biology.
Structural Biology Facility, MWAC, UNSW • Sydney, Australia
Leading research and operations at the Structural Biology Facility.
School of Physics, UNSW • Sydney, Australia
Engaged in research relating to light harvesting proteins and structural biology.
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