The 3rd AUS & NZ eDNA Conference is currently being organised & we want to tailor the ECR sessions, workshops, & activities to best support the needs of our ECR's Please fill out this survey to help us plan these: tinyurl.com/5c67krkf We look forward to seeing you at the conference next year

🎥 The SeDNAs ECR Workshop recording is now available! Learn some tips on how to write stronger abstracts, deliver engaging presentations, and design effective posters. 📺 Watch: youtu.be/L8YmxKAd6OI 🌏 ednaconference.com.au

SeDNAs Webinar 2026 - 4 - ECR Conference Prep Webinar

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🧬 Don't miss this Australian BioCommons eDNA webinar! 📅 10 June 2026 ⏰ 11:00 AWST | 13:00 AEST | 15:00 NZST 🎤 Dr Joshua Koh 📖 Multimodal Machine Learning with eDNA for Ecosystem Biomonitoring Details & registration: www.sedmasociety.com/post/webinar

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Join our partner, Australian BioCommons' webinar this Wednesday, 10 June 2026, at 11:00AM AWST! Dr. Joshua Koh will present his work on "Multimodal machine learning with eDNA for ecosystem biomonitori...

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🧬📸 #eDNAinFocus Photo Competition – Winner Announcement After an incredible response and 37 outstanding submissions, we’re excited to announce the winner of the #eDNAinFocus Photo Competition! 🏆 Congratulations to Max Gomez!

ECR Webinar 🎤 To support the opening of registration & abstract submissions for the Southern environmental DNA Society (SeDNAS)’s eDNA Conference 2027, the conference’s ECR Subcommittee is excited to launch a dedicated ECR Webinar on 15 May 2026. Sign up here ➡️ tinyurl.com/2zuahfvc

Australia & New Zealand eDNA Conference ECR Webinar– May 2026 | SeDNA Society

To support the opening of registration and abstract submissions for the Southern environmental DNA Society (SeDNAS)’s eDNA Conference 2027, the conference’s ECR Subcommittee is excited to launch a ded...

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🚨 New Special Issue Call for Papers, in Environmental DNA “Environmental DNA as Next-Generation Ecological Indicator for Freshwater Biomonitoring and Invasive Species Surveillance” Expressions of interest (title + short summary) due by 30 April 2026 📄 Full manuscripts due: Jan 2027 Topics below 👇

Thank you to everyone who attended the inaugural eDNA Analysis Community Meeting! Dr. Kiel Hards from Epi presented on the development of eDNA Bridge, a tool designed to streamline the upload of biodiversity data to global repositories. You can watch the recording here - tinyurl.com/mvxzysbf

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eDNA Analysis Community meeting Rolling meeting agenda Public Document Join the Google Group to receive regular updates and automatic community meeting invitations Click to join Zoom link Why do we me...

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Excited to welcome Dr Kiel Hards to our next #eDNA Community Meeting! They’ll be presenting: "Streamlining the upload of biodiversity data to global repositories with eDNAbridge." 🗓️ 1 April 2026. All welcome! Agenda & join link: buff.ly/etOkvhx #Bioinformatics

Excited to welcome Dr Kiel Hards to our next #eDNA Community Meeting! They’ll be presenting: "Streamlining the upload of biodiversity data to global repositories with eDNAbridge." 🗓️ 1 April 2026. All welcome! Agenda & join link: buff.ly/etOkvhx #Bioinformatics

Missed the webinar last Thursday? No stress! The recording is already up 🎥 Watch it here 👇 www.youtube.com/watch?v=6S54...

SeDNAs Webinar 2026 - 3 - Anastasija Zaiko and Maarten De Brauwer

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Webinar happening today! 🧬 2:30 PM NZST 12:30 PM AEST 9:30 AM AWST See you there! tinyurl.com/52cyehbf

Webinar - March 2026 - Dr. Ana Zaiko and Dr. Maarten De Brauwer | SeDNA Society

Join Dr. Ana Zaiko and Dr. Maarten De Brauwer as they talk about their current eDNA endeavours.

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Our webinar series is back! Dr. Ana Zaiko: “Faster, Simpler, Smarter: Rethinking how we collect eDNA from water” Dr. Maarten De Brauwer: "Rebooting estuarine monitoring – How can environmental DNA help redefine biodiversity baselines in Australia?" Time: 19 Mar 2026, 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm NZDT

Our webinar series is back! Dr. Ana Zaiko: “Faster, Simpler, Smarter: Rethinking how we collect eDNA from water” Dr. Maarten De Brauwer: "Rebooting estuarine monitoring – How can environmental DNA help redefine biodiversity baselines in Australia?" Time: 19 Mar 2026, 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm NZDT

Another day, another estuary. Sampling #eDNA to better understand biodiversity in Tilba Tilba Lake An important aspect our work is communication with local stakeholders, such as the farmers around this estuary Visits from cute echidnas is an added bonus #eDNAinFocus @sednasociety.bsky.social

Photos for the #eDNAinFocus photo competition 📸 @sednasociety.bsky.social The Sequench team testing our #eQuip PK1 cordless stick sampler—one of our easy, cost-effective devices for collecting eDNA 🧬💧 Essential testing that keeps the eDNA community moving forward. Show your #eDNA adventures 🧬🌏

Update from the field. We achieved a major milestone yesterday by collecting #eDNA samples from Nadgee River Sampling in Nadgee Nature Reserve is tricky: a 2 hour 4-wheel drive + 20 minute hike through the bush carrying a canoe just to get to the estuary! #eDNAinFocus @sednasociety.bsky.social

🧬📸 Calling all eDNA enthusiasts, researchers, students & practitioners! We want to see eDNA through your lens 👀 The #eDNAinFocus Photo Competition celebrates the creativity, diversity & real-world impact of environmental DNA research across Australia, New Zealand & beyond 🌏 🧵👇

Rutgers eDNA photo contest entry! Terrestrial eDNA taken from the surface of a palm tree in Hawaii to detect coconut rhinoceros beetles. #eDNAinFocus @sednasociety.bsky.social

For all #eDNA scientists on Bluesky: the Southern eDNA Society is running a photo competition to highligt all aspects of eDNA research Share your photos, include #eDNAinFocus and tag @sednasociety.bsky.social to win!

Back in the field to sample estuaries in NSW. Conditions might not always be ideal, but still having fun! #eDNAinFocus @sednasociety.bsky.social

📢 Great news! We’ve extended the eDNAqua-Plan Community Survey deadline to March 6, 2026—because we love your feedback (and we know you’re busy!) 👉 tinyurl.com/5n7phwdd #eDNA #FAIRdata #Interoperability #OpenScience #DataStandards #Biodiversity

📢 Postdoc opportunity – Environmental Genomics (Freshwater) Lincoln University (NZ) is hiring a 2-yr Postdoctoral Fellow to lead cutting-edge eDNA & eRNA research in freshwater systems. Read more and Apply here: tinyurl.com/yx2x7a8e

🚨 Reminder: SeDNAs AGM & Board Elections happening TODAY! 📅 Wednesday 18 Feb ⏰ 12:30–1:30pm AEDT 💻 Online 🗳️ Want to vote? You must be a current paid member and attend the AGM.

🚨 Reminder: SeDNAs AGM & Board Elections 📅 Wednesday 18 Feb ⏰ 12:30–1:30pm AEDT 💻 Online 🗳️ Want to vote? You must be a current paid member and attend the AGM.

Laying the groundwork for the future of eDNA takes time — and careful coordination across systems, standards, and communities. Stay tuned for more eDNAqua-Plan's key results. 👉 zenodo.org/communities/... #eDNA #eDNAquaPlan

Digital infrastructure for #eDNA! We’ve signed an MoU with the @sednasociety.bsky.social to tackle the field's 'big data; challenges. Together we are focusing on community consultation, infrastructure roadmaps and training to support eDNA researchers #Bioinformatics #NCRISImpact 🔗

Australian BioCommons and Southern eDNA Society partner to deploy national infrastructure — Australian BioCommons

Australian BioCommons and the Southern eDNA Society (SeDNAS) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to acknowledge, and work towards, the shared infrastructure challenges faced by life…

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📣 SeDNAs reminders 🗳️ Board nominations close Wed 11 Feb If you’ve been considering nominating/or nominating someone, now’s the time! We’d love to see a strong & diverse field. 📅 AGM & Board elections Wed 18 Feb, 12:30–1:30pm AEDT (online) 👉 To vote, you’ll need to be a paid member & attend the AGM

The future of the European eDNA digital landscape depends on community input. Tell us what works, what doesn’t, and what could be improved. 🗓️ Survey open until 12/02/2026 👉 tinyurl.com/5n7phwdd #eDNA #FAIRdata #Interoperability #Biodiversity #Data #ResearchCommunity 🧪

The @ednaquaplan.bsky.social survey is now open & aims to shape a harmonised, FAIR, & interoperable digital ecosystem for aquatic eDNA data If you generate, manage, or use eDNA data, this is a real chance to influence future standards, infrastructure, & workflows. Link: tinyurl.com/yc79styz

Registration is open for GuardIAS Summer School 2026, with a focus on e-DNA and Invasive Species! 🌊 Explore the program and meet the trainers: guardias.eu/welcome-to-t... Register here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... #GuardIAS #InvasiveAlienSpecies #IAS #InvasiveSpecies #BioInvasions

Calling all #eDNA enthusiasts! 🧬📸 Our #eDNAinFocus Photo Competition is open until the end of January. Share your best field or lab shots using the hashtag #eDNAinFocus to enter. Thanks to the support of @peerj.bsky.social the winner will take home an awesome prize! #SeDNAs #eDNA #Science

and here's a cheesy one from our field #sample 'helper' Pebbles, a curious New Zealand #SeaLion. [note: we had DOC permits to walk in and around seal colonies for this eDNA sampling work & if you're keen to review the paper please contact Mol Ecol Resources]. @sednasociety.bsky.social #eDNAinFocus