Conservation, Ecological and Population Genetics lab at UCD with a particular focus on development of NGS and eDNA based methods.
Joined April 2014
- Tweets300
- Following98
- Followers218
- Likes148
🚨🌊 Paper alert
How connected are deep-sea vent communities along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, and what does this mean for mining impacts?
doi.org/10.1111/cobi.70284
Poop-derived DNA reveals these new-ish residents are probably British. Maybe Scandinavian. Who knows! Catch these mysterious, well-groomed ducks around the Wicklow mountains. muse.jhu.edu/pub/423/article…
We had an amazing time at the Native Species Festival at @DublinZoo this May! Over 13,000 visitors, including 900+ schoolkids, joined us in celebrating Ireland’s native #wildlife.
Huge thanks to the hosts for an inspiring event! 👏🏻
#Pollinators #Biodiversity
area52lab retweeted
Our summer fieldwork campaign has just started, and we have already made some new friends. 🐴
#eDNA #freshwater
New pre-print from our lab, researchsquare.com/article/r…, by @Andrew_J_Tighe, using ancient sedimentary DNA to track changes in Ireland's biodiversity over the last 10,000 years (including a few surprises....) @UCDSBES @UCD_Research
area52lab retweeted
Very proud of @CoppingerZam and @gyamfi761 who both graduated with their PhDs from @ucddublin yesterday! A huge achievement! @IrishResearch @EvaCraneTrust @ucdagfood
area52lab retweeted
This week I had the pleasure of attending the @eDNA_Society annual conference, presenting my research and connecting with many inspiring people working on fascinating projects. Thankful to @UCDSBES and @MIFundingOffice—this would not have been possible without their support! 🎌
area52lab retweeted
Spent a memorable day at Lake Kasumigaura, enjoying its natural beauty and discussing how agriculture shapes the surrounding landscape. Grateful for the chance to explore Japan’s unique ecosystems and learn about sampling methods used at @NIES_JP. ☀️
area52lab retweeted
Had a fantastic day at the National Institute for Environmental Studies (@NIES_JP) in Tsukuba. Thank you to Prof. Kondo and colleagues for their warm welcome, interest, and feedback on my presentation about @HydroGen_A52 and a study on pollinators using #eDNA. 🙏🏻
area52lab retweeted
It was a pleasure to be invited to #ScienceWeek at @AirfieldEstate and share the exciting #eDNA research we are conducting at @area52lab! 👨🔬
Join us at Airfield Estate for #ScienceWeek!
From Nov 10th - 17th, journey from soil to society and rethink Ireland's food system with us!
See what’s on👇
The MoU between NUST and UCD has been signed by UCD President Prof. Feely (photo credit S. Dennedy). Looking forward getting collaborative projectsgoing. The event on the Namibian side got very nice coverage nust.na/pioneering-genetic-c…. @UCDEart @UCDSBES @NUST_Namibia @UCD_Global
The new Irish Consulate in Namibia hosted the signing of the NUST-UCD MoU. From left to right: Consul Dr P Murphy, NUST VC E Naomab, Deputy Minister J Matundu, Ambassador B Carr and UCD/A52's J Carlsson. @UCDEarth @UCDSBES @ucddublin photo @NUST_Namibia
Area 52 is spearheading the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between @NUST_Namibia and @ucddublin, with the MoU to be sent to Dublin for counter-signing. ✍️
@UCDSBES @UCDEarth
