Work in conservation management? Check out our new paper on an easy‐to‐use toolkit for integrating genetics into conservation management! Kathy Belov Kate Farquharson @ellemclennan Parice Brandies Kym Ottewell Luke Silver Threatened Species Initiative Sydney Science …lpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ac…

Super excited for the Threatened Species Initiative team! Finalists in the Eureka Prize for Environmental Research. A massive congratulations to all who have been involved & contributed. It is not possible without all of you! Kym Ottewell @MRossettoEvoEco Bioplatforms Australia Kathy Belov

Excited to have another chapter of my PhD published in GBE (Genome Biology and Evolution). We annotated class II MHC genes in 29 marsupials and found losses of genes in Dasyurid species. Prof Carolyn Hogg Kathy Belov academic.oup.com/gbe/article/do…

Super proud, Holly first paper from her PhD published! A genomic framework to assist in conservation breeding & translocation success - using the Bellinger River turtle as a case study Kathy Belov @ellemclennan Jane DeGabriel Arthur Georges conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/cs…

The final piece of work from my PhD on koala MHC diversity, out now in immunogenetics. We show what is possible with a large number of high coverage genomes Prof Carolyn Hogg Kathy Belov @ellemclennan link.springer.com/article/10.100…

Stand out message of Nature Positive Summit: "we spend billions in subsidies to harm nature & pennies on protecting it & then applaud ourselves for the pennies" This is the problem & should be addressed if we're to make a difference. Read Biodiversity Council tinyurl.com/2z9389j8

I have had the best time visiting the @SSommerLab over the last three months and meeting this amazing group of scientists. Stay tuned for exciting bat MHC findings Prof Carolyn Hogg Kathy Belov

🚨New preprint! The orange-bellied parrot is predicted to go extinct by 2038 due to devastating genetic diversity loss. We tracked >200 years of genomic erosion. Here’s what we found and what it means for conservation. 🧬🦜 #ConservationGenomics biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

Genomics identifies koala populations at risk across eastern Australia esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.10…

Our latest research shows low genetic diversity, particularly along the east coast. Great interview @ellemclennan abc.net.au/news/2024-12-0… Prof Carolyn Hogg

Scientists at University of Sydney have created a first-of-its-kind map showing the genetic diversity of koala populations is in decline across Australia 🐨 The healthiest amount of genetic diversity in QLD and the lowest in VIC 🇦🇺 Prof Carolyn Hogg Sydney Uni Life&Env tinyurl.com/mry5z636

Congratulations Patra! A great study that highlights the relationship between genome evolution and disease. Peptides are pretty cool too CIPPS 🐨 Sydney Science

Out now in nature! Our comprehensive meta-analysis of global terrestrial and marine genetic diversity demonstrates rapid loss of genetic diversity and identifies conservation interventions that could mitigate this process nature.com/articles/s4158…

How do SVs, satellite DNA & gene content shape avian genome evolution? We analyzed 45 HiFi genomes across 3 Scrub-Jay species with distinct population sizes. Grateful to be on this incredible team led by Scott V Edwards! "Comparative population pangenomes" biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

Excited to see this paper out today in Molecular Ecology onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11… Prof Carolyn Hogg Kathy Belov

Introducing cornetto, an adaptive genome assembly paradigm using Oxford Nanopore adaptive sampling. - greatly reduces cost per genome assembly - reference agnostic, so works for non-humans - assembly just using saliva - & many more Relies on 2 excellent software #readfish & #hifiasm.

Second chapter from my PhD is out! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11… We used DFTD transcriptomes to check for phenotypic differences between different clades of the disease. Results suggest that all clades of DFTD have highly similar gene expression profiles. Prof Carolyn Hogg Kathy Belov

Museomics and Salvaged Feathers Piece Together the Evolutionary History and Conservation Genomics of the Elusive, Critically Endangered Night Parrot (Pezoporus occidentalis) onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/me…

Super proud of the Threatened Species Initiative team. Finalists this year!! Kathy Belov Kym Ottewell Bioplatforms Australia

Congrats to Carolyn Hogg & Threatened Species Initiative team for being named finalists for the Eureka Prize for Environmental Research🌏🌿 Sydney Informatics Hub, a #USYD Core Research Facility, has supported their vital work. Prof Carolyn Hogg Kathy Belov bit.ly/4oqYjLt