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Co-founder of Membrane Transporter Engineers (MTE). MTE develops protein components for highly specific element and nutrient separation from complex solutions and for crop improvement purposes. MTE have designed novel protein components and tested the function of hundreds of naturally occurring diverse membrane proteins using cutting-edge and highly specialised approaches. MTE engineers value-adding components for advancing membrane separation technologies and improving plant productivity in challenging environments. The components MTE creates can be embedded in membrane-based filtration systems for gaining new functions and used in critical mineral processing, and MTE deliver components that can be incorporated in plant cell membranes for improving crop performance.
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Bioderived element resource separation technology for waste processing
McGaughey, S. A., De Rosa, A., Iqbal, S., Beck, F. J., Gurieff, N. B. & Byrt, C. S., 2025, Mine Closure 2025: Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Mine Closure. Knutsson, S., Fourie, A. B. & Tibbett, M. (eds.). Perth, p. 1-16 16 p. (Proceedings of the International Conference on Mine Closure).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference Paper › peer-review
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Interactions of rare earth elements with living organisms and emerging biotechnical applications
McGaughey, S., Iqbal, S., De Rosa, A., Caley, J., Haksonen, A. H., Villa-Gomez, D. & Byrt, C., 15 Mar 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Plants, People, Planet. 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Open Access16 Citations (SciVal) -
Post-translational modification acts as a digital like switch influencing AtPIP2;1 water and cation permeability
Qiu, J., McGaughey, S. A., Byrt, C. S. & Tyerman, S. D., Dec 2025, In: Scientific Reports. 15, 1, 15 p., 22552.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A high-throughput yeast approach to characterize aquaporin permeabilities: Profiling the Arabidopsis PIP aquaporin sub-family
Groszmann, M., De Rosa, A., Chen, W., Qiu, J., McGaughey, S. A., Byrt, C. S. & Evans, J. R., 19 Jan 2023, In: Frontiers in Plant Science. 14, 1078220.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Arabidopsis plasma membrane intrinsic protein (AtPIP2;1) is implicated in a salinity conditional influence on seed germination
Hoai, P. T. T., Qiu, J., Groszmann, M., De Rosa, A., Tyerman, S. D. & Byrt, C. S., 2023, In: Functional Plant Biology.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access7 Citations (Scopus)
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Circular water and fertiliser reuse system techno-economic assessment feasibility study
Byrt, C. (PI), De Rosa, A. (CoI), Iqbal, S. (CoI) & McGaughey, S. (CoI)
16/01/26 → 16/07/27
Project: Research
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P2Cu-5 - Recycling and Circular Economy Integration: Utilizing Copper Tailings in Electrical Earthing to Reduce Copper Usage.
Byrt, C. (PI), Atif, I. (CoI), Connal, L. (CoI), Dallimer, M. (CoI), Dieckmann, E. (CoI), Drennan, G. (CoI), Evans, M. (CoI), Gcuda, T. (CoI), Genga, R. (CoI), Harding, K. (CoI), Majozi, T. (CoI), Masindi, K. (CoI), Modiba, D. (CoI), Sithole, L. (CoI), Torres, J. F. (CoI), Twala, P. (CoI), Walls-Nichols, E. (CoI) & Yadav, V. (CoI)
1/01/26 → 30/12/26
Project: Research
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Dissecting sensory chloroplasts in specialised cells for climate resilience
Chan, K. X. (PI), Byrt, C. (CoI), Chen, Z.-H. (CoI) & Van Breusegem, F. (CoI)
17/09/25 → 15/09/28
Project: Research
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Bioleaching of hyper-enriched black shales (HEBS).
Byrt, C. (PI) & Kaksonen, A. (CoI)
3/02/25 → 2/02/29
Project: Research
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Bioengineering technologies for harvesting rare earth elements from waste
Byrt, C. (PI), De Rosa, A. (CoI) & McGaughey, S. (CoI)
20/01/25 → 21/07/30
Project: Research
Activities
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Workshop on engineering ion channel aquaporins and boosting food security
Byrt, C. (Speaker), Katsuhara, M. (Speaker), Horie, T. (Speaker), Tanoi, K. (Speaker), Kobayashi, N. (Speaker), Tyerman, S. (Speaker), McGaughey, S. (Speaker) & De Rosa, A. (Speaker)
2 Nov 2020 → 23 Nov 2020Activity: Events with specialised audiences › Contribution to conference