Location: Tāmaki Makaurau
Genomics Aotearoa research project(s):
- Reference genome assemblies for:
- Kakī | Black stilt, Himantopus novaezelandiae
- Kuaka Whenua Hou | Whenua Hou diving petrel, Pelecanoides whenuahoensis
- Huhu beetle, Prionoplus reticularis
- Little Barrier giant wētā, Deinacrida heteracantha
- Rātā moehau | Bartlett's rātā, Meterosideros bartletti
- Hochstetter's frog, Leiopelma hochstetteri
- Population genomics:
- Mahoenui giant wētā, Deinacrida mahoenui
- Kuaka Whenua Hou
Start date: 2020-11-01
Find me at: forsdickn@landcareresearch.co.nz, https://github.com/natforsdick, Twitter: @NatForsdick, Mastodon: @NatForsdick@ecoevo.social
Talk to me about: Birds! As Vice-President of Birds NZ, you will often find me bird-watching in my free time.
Affiliation: Bioinformatician at Bragato Research Institute and honorary academic at the University of AucklandLocation: Tāmaki Makaurau
Genomics Aotearoa research project(s):
Reference genome assemblies and population genomics of Hihi | Stitchbird, Notiomystis cincta
Other NZ genomics research projects:
- Myna and Starling invasion genomics
- Grapevine genomics, including a T2T assembly of sauvignon blanc and large-scale population genotyping.
Find me at: annabel.whibley@bri.co.nz or annabel.whibley@auckland.ac.nz , https://github.com/annabel-NZ Twitter:@alt_allele
Talk to me about: Genome assemblies, non-model organisms, transposons, wet-lab approaches, experimental design and anything ONT.
Affiliation: Plant & Food ResearchLocation: Tāmaki Makaurau
Genomics Aotearoa research project(s): Vaccinium spp., Centrostephanus rodgersii, Leioproctus imitatus and Ecklonia radiata
Find me at: ignacio.carvajal@plantandfood.co.nz or Github
Talk to me about: Hi-C, wet-lab hacks, genome assembly, phylogenetics, taxonomy and population genetics.
Affiliation: University of Auckland, and visiting fellow at the University of New South WalesLocation: Auckland
Genomics Aotearoa research project(s): Hihi whole genome resequencing & myna genomics (non GA project)
Find me at: katarina.stuart@auckland.ac.nz | katarina.stuart@unsw.edu.au | https://katarinastuart.github.io/ | @Katarina_Stuart
Talk to me about: population & evolutionary genomics, board games, lizards