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Thien Tran is currently a Doctor of Philosophy student at the University of Western Australia, where he focuses on plant biology and agricultural science. He completed his Bachelor of Science majoring in Plant Biology in 2013 at QNU in Vietnam. Following his studies, he worked as a researcher at the Vietnamese Academy of Agricultural Science and was awarded the Australia Awards Scholarship, which allowed him to move to Perth. Thien commenced his Master of Agricultural Science with a focus on Genetics and Breeding at UWA, where he was part of the ARC Centre of Excellence in Plant Energy Biology. His Master’s thesis examined Restorer-of-Fertility proteins in Arabidopsis thaliana, specifically targeting RF-like mitochondrial Transcription Termination factors. He graduated with a Master’s Degree with Distinction in December 2020. Thien's PhD research, supervised by prominent professors, emphasizes the development of robust Restorer-of-Fertility genes for hybrid wheat breeding. His research interests also include gene expression, plant organelles, biochemistry, bioinformatics, and agronomy.
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