Dr Carolyn Hogg made a call for Antarctic Peninsula Marine Protected Area, published in Nature and co-signed by 289 other women in STEMM. This work also had an associated article in The Conversation and was promoted in Science. This was featured in global media in Australia, UK, USA, Korea, Indonesia Continue Reading
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Elle McLennan
McLennan, E. A. (2020). To move or not to move? A genetic toolkit for monitoring assisted colonisations. University of Sydney. Worldwide there are over one million species threatened with extinction. Assisted colonisations are becoming increasingly relevant as in situ threat mitigation fails to keep pace with population declines. Human-mediated movement Continue Reading
New book documents how science is saving the Tasmanian devil
Vet Practice Carolyn Hogg is co-editor of the new book Saving the Tasmanian devil: Recovery through Science-based Management Read more here: https://www.vetpracticemag.com.au/new-book-documents-how-science-is-saving-the-tasmanian-devil/
Emma Peel
Peel, E. J. (2018). Peptides from the Pouch: Marsupial and Monotreme Cathelicidins. The University of Sydney. The rise in antimicrobial resistance and paucity of new antimicrobial compounds calls for alternatives to traditional antibiotics. Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) have emerged as potential candidates. Cathelicidins are a major family of AMPs in mammals Continue Reading
Tasmanian devils moved from Maria Island in battle against facial tumour threat
ABC News Carolyn Hogg was interviewed by ABC News about Tasmanian Devil facial tumour disease in Tasmanian Devils raised in captivity. Read more here: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-05-20/release-methods-trialled-for-tasmanian-devils/8543764
The Sydney Morning Herold: Devil’s milk could be the killer ingredient in war on superbugs
PhD candidate Emma Peel from the School of Life and Environmental Sciences was interviewed about new research that has proved Tasmanian Devil’s milk can kill some of the most deadly bacterial and fungal infections Read the full article here: https://www.smh.com.au/technology/devils-milk-could-be-the-killer-ingredient-in-war-on-superbugs-20161014-gs29l5.html