Such a fun study with awesome collaborators! Read the news release ahead of the paper on how fake webs yielded real eDNA hits. Happy Halloween 👻

Ang (Angela) McGaughran @angmcgaughran.bsky.social · 9mo ago

A Conversation piece on our (@manpreetkdhami.bsky.social @sbirdy.bsky.social) quirky fake spiderweb research for eDNA biomonitoring, just out in time for Halloween. Paper forthcoming! theconversation.com/spiders-insp...

Small potatoes in the scheme of things but pour one out for the researchers who are going from working at Manaaki Whenua and Scion (genuinely cool names) to an organisation whose initials spell 'NZ IBS'

The aftermath of #StateofEmergency level weather in #Christchurch points to the fact that WETLANDS WORK! #protectWetlands #NZweather

PhD position available - plant-microbe-pollinator interactions in Kowhai flowers! With myself & Prof Jacqueline Beggs, based at Manaaki Whenua, Lincoln. Details below, or DM me! @microbiologysociety.org @evoldir.bsky.social @aucklanduni.bsky.social @microbiologynz.bsky.social

Invasomics 2.0 is off to a fantastic start with our first Keynote @shaky-dingo.bsky.social kicking off what Ragweed adaptation facilitating its invasion! 🌱 🧬

RIP NZ CRIs. May your legacy be of a wholesome community that values scientific excellence, the natural environment and the people of Aotearoa.

Still got time to register for the Invasomics 2.0 in Wellington! Join us to find out the latest on the use of genomics to unravel Invasion pathways, mechanisms and detections! Deets-> www.invasomics.com/invasomics2 Rego closes 24 Jan.

Ang (Angela) McGaughran @angmcgaughran.bsky.social · 2y ago

The Invasomics 2.0 Conference programme is now up (see button at the bottom of the conference page - www.invasomics.com/invasomics2). An excellent set of talks and topics to be covered! Registration is open until next Friday (24th Jan) so get in while you can!

We have joined Bluesky! Looking forward to connecting to #eDNA researchers and enthusiasts here.

Congratulations to Manaaki Whenua Senior Researcher Manpreet Dhami @manpreetkdhami.bsky.social , who today has been awarded a Mana Tūānuku Research Leader Fellowship by @royalsocietynz.bsky.social 👏👏👏

Mana Tūānuku Research Leader Fellowships awarded

Ten Mana Tūānuku Research Leader Fellowships have been awarded in the 2024 inaugural round.

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The naïve 18 year old that arrived in NZ in 2006 to study species conservation could not have imagined this outcome. The Mana Tūānuku Research Leader Fellowship has been a humbling moment. This one’s for my mentors, who saw more in me than I could. Thank you! www.royalsociety.org.nz/what-we-do/f...

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2024: Dr Manpreet Dhami of Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research has been awarded a New Zealand Mana Tūānuku Research Leader Fellowship to study if optimising the gut microbiome of captive raised endangere...

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This would be an excellent time for Labour/Greens/TPM to announce they plan to double NZ’s research funding from the current measly 1.45% of GDP to around 3%, like Western Europe. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...

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Exciting updates!!! (1) We can now announce our third keynote speaker --> Prof Arnaud Estoup (INRAE; France); (2) We have extended abstract submission to 15 December. This is shaping up to be a fantastic conference! Don't foget to register: www.invasomics.com/invasomics2

Ang (Angela) McGaughran @angmcgaughran.bsky.social · 2y ago

We are thrilled to announce that we will be hosting the second instalment of the highly successful Invasion Genomics meeting - INVASOMICS 2.0, in Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington, New Zealand on the 17th February 2025. www.invasomics.com/invasomics2