The Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA) scheme is a separate element of the Discovery Program. The DECRA scheme will provide more focused support for researchers and create more opportunities for early-career researchers in both teaching and research, and research-only positions.

Hendry Susila received a DECRA (DE250100948) for 2025-2027. Decoding plant organellar signaling under heat stress. This proposal aims to address a knowledge gap in how plants respond to heat stress, focusing on chloroplasts and mitochondria, essential compartments for photosynthesis and energy production. The key early events by which these organelles transmit signals to the nucleus during heat stress remain unknown. The project expects to unravel the dynamics of communication between plant cell compartments under heat stress, enabling discoveries across stresses and cell types. Anticipated outcomes include multi-faceted spatiotemporal maps of heat signaling in chloroplasts, mitochondria, and the nucleus. This will deliver new targets and strategies for engineering heat-tolerant crops to mitigate future climate challenges.