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Yit-Heng Chooi is an Associate Professor at the University of Western Australia, specializing in molecular genetics and biochemical pathways related to secondary metabolite biosynthesis in fungi. He completed his PhD in Applied Biology and Biotechnology at RMIT University and pursued postdoctoral research at the University of California, Los Angeles from 2009 to 2013. Afterward, he joined the Research School of Biology at the Australian National University and was awarded an ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Award. In 2015, he moved to UWA where he established his research group focusing on fungal chemical synthetic biology. His research integrates fungal genomics, synthetic biology, and enzymology to create engineered natural products for drug discovery and industrial biomanufacturing. Chooi's broader research interests include the roles of fungal metabolites in plant and human pathogenesis, enzyme discovery, and the development of biotechnological platforms for sustainable chemical production. He has received multiple accolades, including the ARC Future Fellowship in 2016 and the ARC Industry Fellowship in 2023, acknowledging his contributions to bridging fundamental research with industry innovations in natural-product engineering.
University of Western Australia • Perth, Australia
Conducts research and teaches in the fields of molecular genetics, secondary metabolite biosynthesis, and synthetic biology.
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