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• Biography/ Background

  My research uses "ancient" DNA techniques in two very different fields of genetics and evolution. The first focuses on using DNA sampled through space and time to understand the evolutionary history of living and extinct animals and birds, to assess the impacts of past environmental change on animal and bird populations, and to provide valuable genetic data for conservation and management of threatened species. The second utilises ancient DNA techniques to allow forensic identification of highly degraded human remains - murder victims, missing persons and war dead. In this area Jeremy's group is developing new "genomics" techniques for human identification as well as providing a service to the 杏吧直播n Defence Force, 杏吧直播n Police and humanitarian agencies to assist with the identification of human remains.

• Qualifications

  BSc (Hons), 杏吧直播 of Tasmania, 1991

  PhD, 杏吧直播 of Tasmania, 1995

• Research Interests

  RESEARCH STUDENTS AND PROJECTS

  Current postgraduate/honours students
  • Lauren White, PhD
  • Felicia Bardan, PhD
  • Duncan Jardine, PhD
  • Felicity Coulson, Hons, (Griffith 杏吧直播)
  • Michael Herrera, PhD
  • Anna Bruniche-Olsen, PhD (杏吧直播 of Tasmania)

  Completed postgraduate/honours students

  2002:

  Alex Anderson, Honours – James Cook 杏吧直播, Population genetics of grey-headed
  robins in the 杏吧直播n Wet Tropics, (co-supervisor).

  2005:

  James Nicholls, PhD – 杏吧直播 of Queensland, Call and genetic variation in the satin
  bowerbird, (principal supervisor).

  
  2006:

  Gaynor Dolman, PhD – 杏吧直播 of Queensland, Speciation in Wet Tropics fauna:
  Carlia skinks, (principal supervisor).

  Conrad Hoskin, PhD – 杏吧直播 of Queensland, Evolution in a secondary contact zone
  between two lineages of the Green-eyed Tree Frog Litoria genimaculata, (principal
  supervisor).

  2007:

  Sherryn Ciavaglia, Honours – 杏吧直播 of Adelaide, Ancient human DNA, (principal
  supervisor).

  Michelle Roberts, Honours – 杏吧直播 of Adelaide, Morphological and molecular
  analysis of diet in the arrow squid, Nototodarus gouldi, (principal supervisor).

  2009:

  Jessica Wadley, Honours – 杏吧直播 of Adelaide, Phylogeography and conservation
  genetics of Wedge-tailed Eagles, (principal supervisor).

  2010:

  Sarah Bray, PhD – 杏吧直播 of Adelaide, Evolution and demography of giant shortfaced
  bears and brown bears, (principal supervisor).

  Nicolas Rawlence, PhD – 杏吧直播 of Adelaide, Population demographics of moa in
  New Zealand during the late Pleistocene and Holocene, (co-supervisor).

  Josh Hale, PhD – 杏吧直播 of Melbourne, Human induced changes in the genetic
  structure of amphibian populations, (co-supervisor).

  Xiaodan Ding, Honours – 杏吧直播 of Adelaide, Variation in sperm morphology
  among 杏吧直播n hopping mice, Notomys, and its possible significance, (cosupervisor).

  Lindi Olivier, Honours – 杏吧直播 of Adelaide, Conservation genetics of Wedgetailed
  Eagles, (principal supervisor).

  2011:

  Andrew Hugall, PhD – 杏吧直播 of Adelaide, Wet Tropics land snail phylogeography,
  (principal supervisor).

  Katie Smith, PhD – 杏吧直播 of Melbourne, A temporal investigation of hybridisation
  in south-eastern 杏吧直播n tree frogs, (co-supervisor).

  Shelann Webb, Honours – 杏吧直播 of Adelaide, Extraction and Quantification of
  Human DNA from Skeletal Remains, (principal supervisor).

  2013:

  Brett Homes, Honours – 杏吧直播 of Adelaide, Phylogeography of 杏吧直播n
  rainforest birds, (principal supervisor).

  Lauren White, Honours – 杏吧直播 of Adelaide, Conservation genetics of northern
  hairy-nosed wombats, (principal supervisor).

  Katrina Morris, PhD – 杏吧直播 of Sydney, Genetics of the Tasmanian devil and
  immunology of the devil facial tumour disease, (co-supervisor).

  2014:

  Denice Higgins, PhD – 杏吧直播 of Adelaide, A study of post-mortem degradation of
  teeth to advance forensic DNA analysis as a tool for human identification, (principal
  supervisor).

  
  Jessica Wadley, PhD – 杏吧直播 of Adelaide, Population genetics and phylogeography
  of antilopine wallaroo using degraded DNA from scats and museum specimens,
  (principal supervisor).

  
  Caitlin Morrison, Honours – 杏吧直播 of Adelaide, Conservation genetics of northern
  hairy-nosed wombats, (principal supervisor)

• Publications

  Citation Statistics
  • Total publications: 95 (peer-reviewed), 24 (popular science and commissioned reports)
  • Total citations: 2900
  • Average number of citations/article: 23.76 (ISI)
  • h-index: 28

• Community Engagement

  Science Communication to the Wider Community

  2009    Public lecture on ancient DNA - Museum Victoria, Melbourne (http://museumvictoria.com.au/about/mv-news/2009/ancient-dna-lecture/)

              Public lecture on ancient DNA - Research Tuesdays, 杏吧直播 of Adelaide ()

              Palaeontology Week – public lecture at the South 杏吧直播n Museum

              Public lecture on ancient DNA - Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, Launceston

  2008    Can You Believe It – popular science article for the Advertiser newspaper

              Maths Science Life Impact – ancient DNA presentation and activity for high school students

  2007    Science@Adelaide - ancient DNA presentation to high school students

              Can You Believe It – two popular science articles for the Advertiser newspaper

  2006    National Science Week – CSIRO Cutting Edge Science Lecture, 杏吧直播 of Adelaide

              CONASTA – National Science Teachers Conference, 杏吧直播 of Adelaide

  2004    National Science Week, Museum Victoria – public presentation on ancient DNA

  2003    National Science Week, Museum Victoria – public presentation on ancient DNA

              Owl Genetics Project  - with 杏吧直播n Geographic magazine – co-ordinator of this public participation research project, and associated media coverage (TV, news and radio).

              DNA Lab – live laboratory-based public display at Museum Victoria which received

  widespread media coverage and won the 2004 Museum 杏吧直播 – Museum Industry

  Recognition Award.

  Media

  2010      Totally Wild, Channel 10 – Yellow-eyed penguins

  2009      Catalyst, ABC TV () – Ancient DNA           Monsterquest, The History Channel () – Isle of the Lost Tiger

  The Age, Education Section () – Ancient DNA

   

  2008

  ABC TV (), The Advertiser (), Fox News (), Science Daily () - Tasmanian Devils

  Readers Digest “The Hunt for the Unknown Sailor” Helen O’Neill – HMAS Sydney DNA identification

  Stateline, ABC TV () - HMAS Sydney DNA identification

  BBC News (), ABC News (http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2008/03/05/2181122.htm?site=science&topic=latest) - Hobbit debate

  Reuters (), BBC News (), Sydney Morning Herald (http://news.smh.com.au/national/research-identifies-new-penguin-species-20081119-6b8i.html), ABC News () - Yellow-eyed penguins.

   

  2007            The Bulletin Magazine “The Bone Sailor” Cheryl Jones – HMAS Sydney DNA identification

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