Conny Hooper

Conny Hooper is a Senior Research Fellow in Molecular and Computational Biology at the University of Western Australia's School of Molecular Sciences. She holds a PhD from UWA (2011) and a degree in Medical Biotechnology from Berlin's University of Technology (2005). Her research focuses on plant genetics, metabolic modeling, and bioinformatics, particularly in Anigozanthos (Kangaroo paw) genetics and sustainable urban green spaces. She leads projects on climate-resilient horticulture, Pilbara biodiversity barcoding, and subcellular proteomics databases like cropPAL and SUBA.

Education:

• PhD in Molecular Biology, University of Western Australia (2011)
• Medical Biotechnology (MBt), University of Technology Berlin (2005)

Research Interests:

• Unraveling genetic diversity in plants for climate resilience
• Metabolic flux analysis and energy efficiency in plants
• Subcellular protein localization databases (cropPAL, SUBA)
• Bioinformatics tools for agricultural innovation

Grants & Projects:

• ARC Industry Linkage: Climate-resilient urban green spaces (2024–2027)
• Pilbara Region Biodiversity Barcoding (DNA metabarcoding)

Labs/Teams: Lead the development of cropPAL and SUBA databases for subcellular proteomics, collaborating globally with researchers and librarians.