Plants, from miniature mosses to towering trees, are fundamental for healthy ecosystems that support our lives. But what happens when the environment changes? Will plants be able to adapt, survive and thrive? Or will they perish? Dr Rebecca Jordan is a conservation geneticist endlessly curious about the amazing variation within plants and how to support healthy, resilient ecosystems in a rapidly changing world. Rebecca’s research uses the latest genomic technologies to explore variation in plant DNA (their blueprint) with the aim of understanding vulnerability to climate change and creating revegetation plantings that are resilient now and into the future.
Research keyword: Plant DNA
About the BEAKER STREET ROVING SCIENTIST PROGRAM
Each August, hundreds of Roving Scientists descend upon Hobart, filling up pubs and chatting to strangers as part of Beaker Street Festival. Discover a new world down the lens of microscope, and joining the least-boring bar conversations you’ve ever heard and these free (the chats – not the drinks) events.
For Scientists, Beaker Street’s Roving Scientist Program offers an excellent outreach, professional development, and networking opportunity. It’s the nerdiest and funnest way to share your research with the public, expand your network, and be inspired by leaders in all sectors of science and science communication.
