Ryan Edwards

Ryan Edwards

Higher Degree by Research Candidate

School of Agriculture, Food and Wine

Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology


I am using synthetic biology practices and principles to investigate the biofortification of plants for future space exploration. I have a background in molecular biology and plant biotechnology, and am interested in real world applications of syn-bio.

  • Journals

    Year Citation
    2024 Edwards, R. A., Ng, X. Y., Tucker, M. R., & Mortimer, J. C. (2024). Plant synthetic biology as a tool to help eliminate hidden hunger. Current Opinion in Biotechnology, 88, 9 pages.
    DOI Scopus1

Turner Family Postgraduate Scholarship

Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence funding: Plants for Space (CE230100015)

GENETICS III, Demonstration


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