Dr. Michael Dennis

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Michael Dennis is a Doctor of Philosophy student at the University of Western Australia focusing on the mechanistic investigation of PPR-DYW-catalysed RNA editing. His current research involves the establishment and optimisation of methods to construct custom synthetic PPR proteins for in vitro assays, measuring editing efficacy. His future research will include the biophysical characterisation of the unelucidated DYW domain, the enzymatic C-terminus of PPR proteins, with the aim of discovering the enzymatic catalysis of cytidine to uridine deamination. He is engaged in bioinformatics and active research in RNA editing and synthetic proteins.

Research Interests

Requirements for University of Western Australia

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:2.8
IELTS
Listening
Required:6
Reading
Required:6
Writing
Required:6
Speaking
Required:6
Overall
Required:6.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:20
Reading
Required:20
Writing
Required:22
Speaking
Required:20
Total
Required:82
Prerequisites
Bachelor degree in a relevant field Personal Statement Curriculum Vitae
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Specialization Notes

Requirements are standardized across the Graduate School for most Master by Coursework programs at UWA.