
Ynna (she/her) is a Senior Research Assistant and PhD candidate in invertebrate microbiology and ecology. Her work focuses on understanding the biology of the pasture mealybug (Heliococcus summervillei) and its primary endosymbiont (Candidatus Tremblaya phenacola), which have caused an estimated AUD$2 billion worth of damage to Queensland agriculture over the past decade. She is co-chair of the QueerFoS group and an executive member of the Queer Pride Staff Network and LGBTIQA+ Working Group.