Na (Charlotte) Sai

Lab

Gilliham

Position

PhD candidate

Year started

2017

Na.sai@adelaide.edu.au

Research description

GABA signaling in barley

Expertise

RNASeq, Bioinformatics & Transcriptomes

Publications

Biography

Charlotte came to Australia in 2014 to do a Masters in Biotechnology (Plants) at the University of Adelaide. Upon finishing, she stayed with the University and decided to undergo a PhD specialising in GABA regulation of gas exchange in barley.

Charlotte believes that everything she is researching is interesting. In particular, she likens studying the behavior of plant stomata to that of an angry teenager. She finds it amusing how both can be unpredictable and temperamental.

Awards & Achievements

EpiCSA Annual Scientific Meeting – Student Presentation Award

Publications

Xie, H., Konate, M., Sai, N., Tesfamicael, K., Cavagnaro, T., Gilliham, M., . . . Lopez, C. (2017). Global DNA methylation patterns can play a role in defining terroir in grapevine (Vitis vinifera cv. Shiraz). Frontiers in Plant Science, 8, 1860-1-1860-16.