Our People
Comprised of staff with strengths in ecological research, ecological modelling genetics and genomics, the CCEG is led by researchers with a proven track record in high-quality fundamental and applied research, and a track record of collaboration:
Richard Duncan
Director and Centenary Professor in Conservation Ecology
Phone: +61 2 62068858
Email: Richard.Duncan@canberra.edu.au
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Janine Deakin
Professor in Genomics
Phone: +61 2 62068663
Email: Janine.Deakin@canberra.edu.au
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Tariq Ezaz
Professor in Genetics
Phone: +61 2 6201 2297
Email: Tariq.Ezaz@canberra.edu.au
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Arthur Georges
Distinguished Professor in Genetics and Genomics
Phone: +61 2 62015786
Email: Arthur.Georges@canberra.edu.au
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Dianne Gleeson
Professor in Ecological Genetics
Phone: +61 2 62012237
Email: Dianne.Gleeson@canberra.edu.au
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Bernd Gruber
Professor for Spatial and Ecological Modelling
Phone: +61 2 6206 3804
Email: Bernd.Gruber@canberra.edu.au
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Stephen Sarre
Professor in Wildlife Genetics
Phone: +61 2 62015657
Email: Stephen.Sarre@canberra.edu.au
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Alejandro Trujillo-González
Senior Lecturer in Environmental Genomics
Phone: +61 2 62068241
Email: Alejandro.TrujilloGonzalez@canberra.edu.au
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Elise Furlan
Senior Research Fellow in Molecular Ecology
Phone: +61 2 62015528
Email: elise.furlan@canberra.edu.au
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Llara Weaver
Henriette Theron
Jenn Soroka
Kymberly Crockett
Maddy Knight
Xiuwen Zhang
Paula Doyle
| Name | Project |
|---|---|
| Kristine Abicair | Smokey mouse captive breeding for wild release |
| Shayer Alam | Evolution and ecology of sex determination mechanisms in agamid lizards |
| Yolarnie Amepou | A study of the pig-nosed turtle (Carettochelys insculpta) nesting ecology, with reference to coastal and riverine nesting and the efficacy of community-led protected areas in Kikori, Papua New Guinea |
| Sarah Bates | The role of plant-soil microbe interactions on invasion processes in Australian Grassland communities |
| David Berman | Drivers of fine scale genetic spatial structuring in aquatic organisms |
| Meghan Castelli | Sex and stress: Is stress both a mediator and a consequence of sex reversal in the Central Bearded Dragon (Pogona vitticeps) |
| Anthony Davidson | Factors enabling native prey to persist in the face of environmental variability and predation by invasive predators |
| Duminda Dissanayake | Skink sex: sex reversal and sex determination in the skink, Bassiana duperryi |
| Jason Dobry | The effects of chromosome rearrangements and their role for driving speciation in the spiny-tailed goanna, Varanus acanthurus |
| Doaa Doudin | Developing subtelomeric cytogenetic markers to detect chromosome rearrangements in amniotes |
| Julian Hausner | Automation of laboratory operations in high throughput genome profiling facility |
| Kyle Hemming | Spread potential of introduced grass species in Australia |
| Emory Ingles | A comprehensive study of dasyurid telomere length dimorphism |
| Michelle Montgomery | Developing management techniques specific to controlling little fire ants (Wasmanniaauropunctata roger) in various ecological habitats |
| Phil Pearson | Evaluation of habitat choice, nest site selection, and offspring phenotypes of wild sex-reversed female central bearded dragons (Pogona vitticeps) |
| Jack Rojahn | Quantitative framework for multi-species detection across ecosystems |
| Foyez Shams | Population genetic structure and breeding activity of two native fish (Golden Perch and Murray Cod) from a managed catchment: a case study from the Lachlan river |
| Emily Stringer | Is rapid environmental change mirrored by rapid change in genetic structure? |
| David Thuo | Application of genomics to conversation of cheetahs in Kenya |
| Chexu Wang | Discovery of a promising candidate sex determining gene in a reptile |
| Sarah Whiteley | Epigenetic regulation of thermosensitive sexual development in two Australian dragon lizards (Pogona vitticeps and Amphibolurus muricatus) |
| Kris Wild | Ecological causes and consequences of sex-reversal in the central bearded dragon under natural conditions |
| Matthew Young | Genetic assessment of threats to and life of pig-nosed turtles (Carettochelys insculpta) in Australia and Papua New Guinea |