Lily completed her MSc – Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at HuBei University in 2008. The focus of Lily’s project was the establishment of Cymbidium hubridum (boat orchid) regeneration system from callus and the establishment and optimisation of Agrobacterium-mediated transformation for C. hubridum. Prior to this, Lily completed her Bachelor of Bioengineering at HuBei University in 2005. Lily has been employed as a Research Assistant by the Centre since 2016, working in both bioprocessing and plant tissue culture. Lily is a named author on three publications.