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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 Australian Defence Force, Australian Police and humanitarian agencies to assist with the identification of human remains.

• Qualifications

  BSc (Hons), University of Tasmania, 1991

  PhD, University 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 University)
  • Michael Herrera, PhD
  • Anna Bruniche-Olsen, PhD (University of Tasmania)

  Completed postgraduate/honours students

  2002:

  Alex Anderson, Honours – James Cook University, Population genetics of grey-headed
  robins in the Australian Wet Tropics, (co-supervisor).

  2005:

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

  
  2006:

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

  Conrad Hoskin, PhD – University 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 – University of Adelaide, Ancient human DNA, (principal
  supervisor).

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

  2009:

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

  2010:

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

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

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

  Xiaodan Ding, Honours – University of Adelaide, Variation in sperm morphology
  among Australian hopping mice, Notomys, and its possible significance, (cosupervisor).

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

  2011:

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

  Katie Smith, PhD – University of Melbourne, A temporal investigation of hybridisation
  in south-eastern Australian tree frogs, (co-supervisor).

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

  2013:

  Brett Homes, Honours – University of Adelaide, Phylogeography of Australian
  rainforest birds, (principal supervisor).

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

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

  2014:

  Denice Higgins, PhD – University 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 – University of Adelaide, Population genetics and phylogeography
  of antilopine wallaroo using degraded DNA from scats and museum specimens,
  (principal supervisor).

  
  Caitlin Morrison, Honours – University 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, University of Adelaide ()

              Palaeontology Week – public lecture at the South Australian 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, University of Adelaide

              CONASTA – National Science Teachers Conference, University 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 Australian 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 Australia – 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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