Studies in Molecular Biology and Genetics, University of Sydney, including PhD (Hons). 2005, Peter Doherty Postdoctoral Fellowship, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute; has worked on one of genes identified in PhD, identifying a critical role for this gene in process known as X inactivation; established own group at Walter and Eliza Hall Institute as an Australian Research Council Queen Elizabeth II fellow, working on molecular mechanisms behind epigenetic control of gene expression. 2009, L'Oreal Australia Women in Science Fellowship. Recipient of awards: Genetics Society of Australia DG Catcheside Prize for best PhD in Genetics; Australian Academy of Science Ruth Stephens Gani Medal (2009).