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Biography
Hafna is a Research Scientist at CSIRO Environment currently working on identifying, characterising and engineering bio-plastic degrading enzymes as part of CSIRO’s Ending Plastic Waste Mission and Advanced Engineering Biology Future Science Platform. She is also leading a project under CSIRO’s Permanent Carbon Lock Future Science Platform on characterising proteins involved in calcium carbonate formation.
She received her PhD in Biological Chemistry at the Australian National University in 2016, and has expertise in protein engineering, biochemistry, bioinformatics and structural modelling. Her broad research interests are in investigating the role of biomolecules in nature and how they can be repurposed and engineered to help solve problems in industry and environmental remediation.
Achievements and Awards
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2022--
Australian Science Policy Fellowship
Office of the Chief Scientist Australia -
2019--
CSIRO L&W Early Career Researcher Award – Highly Commended
CSIRO -
2018--
ASBMB Fellowship
Australian Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology -
2017--
Vince Massey Young Investigator Award
19th International Symposium on Flavins and Flavoproteins, Netherlands
Current Roles
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Research Scientist
Engineering bio-plastic degrading enzymes and calcium carbonate templating proteins
Academic Qualifications
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2016
Ph.D. (Biological Chemistry)
Research School of Chemistry - Australian National University -
2011
B.med.Sc (Hons)
Research School of Biology - Australian National University
Professional Experiences
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2022-2022
Science Policy Fellow
Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care -
2021-2022
Research Scientist
CSIRO Land and Water -
2018-2021
Postdoctoral Fellow
CSIRO Land and Water -
2016-2018
Postdoctoral Fellow
Research School of Chemistry - Australian National University
Other highlights
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Nov 2023--
Invited talk titled 'Identifying, characterising and engineering thermostable polyester degrading enzymes'
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Oct 2018--
Invited talk titled 'Understanding the dynamic substrate binding mechanism of Human Heparanase' at ComBio 2018 held in Sydney
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Dec 2017--
Invited talk titled 'Cofactor F420: uncovering new roles in mycobacterial pathogens' at the RSC/IPR Joint Conference on Protein Structure and Function held in Osaka, Japan
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Jul 2017--
Young investigator talk titled 'Structure, function and evolution of F420H2 utilizing flavin/deazaflavin oxidoreductases (FDORs) in Mycobacteria' at the 19th International Symposium on Flavins and Flavoproteins held in Groningen, Netherlands
Grants
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2023-2026
CaCO3 biomineralizing proteins (CSIRO Avanced Engineering Biology and CarbonLock Future Science Platforms)
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2022-2025
Bioplastic degrading enzymes (CSIRO Advanced Engineering Biology Future Science Platform)
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2019-2020
Chromoprotein structure and function (CSIRO Land and Water Acorns Grant)
Publications
We have publications by Dr Hafna Ahmed