Step-by-step museum DNA recovery
Knowing how to extract DNA from formalin-preserved specimens in one thing but how do you select which ones to use? In my team’s new step-by-step… Read More »Step-by-step museum DNA recovery
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On the cover – Museum Genomics
This gorgeous saltwater croc from CSIRO’s Australian National Wildlife Collection has had a busy few decades. It was preserved in spirit with formalin in 1973. In… Read More »On the cover – Museum Genomics
Would you like to time travel?
Join me for the STELR Project’s Role Model Series where I talk about my job as a Conservation Geneticist and my journey into a STEM… Read More »Would you like to time travel?
Conservation in the Conversation
Read my recent contribution to the Conversation describing the hidden treasures my team at the Australian National Wildlife Collection is uncovering from museum specimens. We’re… Read More »Conservation in the Conversation
Formalin got you fixed? Our new study paves the way for genomic sequencing of formalin-preserved museum specimens.
Formalin-fixed specimens are no longer inaccessible for WGS thanks to our new specimen vetting & sequencing approach.
New pronghorn paper
At long last, my final paper from my PhD is published. In this analysis of the captive population of endangered Sonoran pronghorn, Melanie Culver and… Read More »New pronghorn paper
What’s it like to be a Conservation Geneticist?
Guest appearance on Avid Research podcast.
Pint of Science
There is no Planet B so we must fight for Planet A!
Mug of Science
I caught up with Dr Ruvi Lecamwasam at the Australian National Botanic Gardens to talk about my path to becoming a conversation geneticist, how I… Read More »Mug of Science
New pre-print!
I’ve just released my team’s newest work, “Unlocking inaccessible historical genomes preserved in formalin.” Check out our findings on BioRxiv.