Research portfolio
Below is a curated selection of my key scientific works and contributions to plant biology.
RESEARCH OUTPUTS
1. Hellens, A.M., Chabikwa, T.G., Fichtner, F., Brewer, P.B., & Beveridge, C.A. (2023). Identification of New Potential Downstream Transcriptional Targets of the Strigolactone Pathway Including Glucosinolate Biosynthesis. Plant Direct, e00486. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/pld3.486
2. Hellens, A.M., Humphreys, J.L., Fichtner, F., Tanurdzic, M., Beveridge, C. A., Barbier, F.F. (2023). Genome-wide identification of accessible chromatin regions by transcription factor basic leucine zipper 11 (bZIP11) in Arabidopsis by ATAC-seq. Scientific Data. 10, 490. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02395
3. Kreisz, P., Hellens, A. M., Fröschel, C., Krischke, M., Maag, D., Feil, R., Wildenhain, T., Draken, J., Braune, G., Erdelitsch, L., Cecchino, L., Wagner, T. C., Ache, P., Mueller, M. J., Becker, D., Lunn, J. E., Hanson, J., Beveridge, C. A., Fichtner, F., … Weiste, C. (2024). S1 basic leucine zipper transcription factors shape plant architecture by controlling C/N partitioning to apical and lateral organs. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 121(7), e2313343121. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2313343121
EDUCATION
Doctor of Philosophy
2019-2023
University of Queensland, Australia
Thesis title: “Insights into Molecular Mechanisms of Sugar Signalling in Shoot Branching.”
Advisors: Professor Christine Beveridge, Dr Francois Barbier, Dr Franziska Fichtner, Dr Milos Tanurdzic, Dr Ben Trevaskis
Master of Science by research with First Class Honours.
2017-2018
University of Auckland, New Zealand
Thesis title: “The Role of Hypoxia Inducible Factor 1-alpha in a Hypoxia-tolerant vs a Hypoxia-sensitive species of Tripterygiidae (New Zealand Triplefin fish).”
Supervisor: Dr Anthony Hickey
Postgraduate Diploma in Science with Distinction.
2016
University of Auckland, New Zealand
Diploma in Laboratory Animal Science and Management with Distinction.
2015
University of Oxford, United Kingdom
Bachelor of Science
2011-2013
University of Auckland, New Zealand