Rachel Hester

@rachelhester.bsky.social

PhD student @ UCL CBER and IoZ. Using omics to look at non-native newts

Hey hun, stop what you're doing—there's new(ts) research out! Some tip-top #amphibian #science from @rachelhester.bsky.social in Diversity and Distributions (@consbiog.bsky.social) 🧪

Rachel Hester@rachelhester.bsky.social · 6mo ago

New paper out today in @consbiog.bsky.social 🎉 How did the introduced alpine newt spread so widely across Britain? Was it natural dispersal - or did humans help it along? 🧵👇 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... @jimlabisko.bsky.social @zslscience.bsky.social @uclcber.bsky.social

she’s a doctor!! What a fun four years with the best supervisory team, lab group and department 💚

Jim Labisko💚🐸🦎🐍🐢🦇🐆🧪💙😷4/4@jimlabisko.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Yesterday afternoon @rachelhester.bsky.social successfully defended her PhD thesis—𝗔 𝗺𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶-𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗼 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝗶𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘁 𝘐𝘤𝘩𝘵𝘩𝘺𝘰𝘴𝘢𝘶𝘳𝘢 𝘢𝘭𝘱𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘴 𝗶𝗻 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻—we couldn't be more proud @uclcber.bsky.social @zslscience.bsky.social @ucllifesciences.bsky.social

Newly minted Dr Rachel Hester with PhD flowers plus an trídhathach (the Irish tricolour/flag of Ireland). Photo credit @ionace.bsky.social

Yesterday afternoon @rachelhester.bsky.social successfully defended her PhD thesis—𝗔 𝗺𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶-𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗼 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝗶𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘁 𝘐𝘤𝘩𝘵𝘩𝘺𝘰𝘴𝘢𝘶𝘳𝘢 𝘢𝘭𝘱𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘴 𝗶𝗻 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻—we couldn't be more proud @uclcber.bsky.social @zslscience.bsky.social @ucllifesciences.bsky.social

Newly minted Dr Rachel Hester with PhD flowers plus an trídhathach (the Irish tricolour/flag of Ireland). Photo credit @ionace.bsky.socialDr Rachel Hester (centre), with Prof. Trent Garner (Zoological Society of London) & Dr Jim Labisko (University College London) (left) and Dr Tamsyn Uren Webster (Swansea University) & Dr Gemma Murray (UCL) (right) looking happy, proud, and relieved while in complete control of a tasty celebratory beverage. Photo credit @ionace.bsky.social