▁their ▁children ▁purs ue ▁education . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁W ade ▁en rolled ▁at ▁the ▁R MIT . ▁ ▁University ▁education ▁ ▁After ▁en rolling ▁at ▁R MIT ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁W ade ▁completed ▁her ▁degree ▁program ▁three ▁years ▁later ▁and ▁earned ▁a ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁App lied ▁Science ▁in ▁App lied ▁Bi ology ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 . ▁After ▁real izing ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁going ▁to ▁be ▁difficult ▁to ▁find ▁an ▁occupation ▁with ▁her ▁three - year ▁degree , ▁W ade ▁stayed ▁at ▁R MIT ▁for ▁an ▁Hon ours ▁year ▁and ▁did ▁a ▁research ▁project ▁on ▁fung al ▁disease ▁of ▁gre ville as . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁W ade ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁Australian ▁Post grad uate ▁Research ▁Award ▁which ▁allowed ▁her ▁to ▁purs ue ▁a ▁Ph D ▁at ▁R MIT . ▁It ▁was ▁during ▁her ▁Ph D ▁studies ▁that ▁W ade ▁began ▁research ▁on ▁the ▁we ed ▁th orn apple , ▁which ▁is ▁some ▁of ▁her ▁best - known ▁work . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 6 9 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : Austral ian ▁my colog ists ▁Category : Austral ian ▁path olog ists ▁Category : Austral ian ▁women ▁scient ists ▁Category : Ph y top ath olog ists ▁Category : R MIT ▁University ▁al umn i ▁Category : R MIT ▁University ▁fac ulty <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Book ▁of ▁Indian ▁Bird s ▁by ▁Sal im ▁Ali ▁is ▁a ▁land mark ▁book ▁on