Professor Carolyn Hogg from the Faculty of Science at the University of Sydney, Jaana Dielenberg from Charles Darwin University and Professor Hugh Possingham from the University of Queensland discuss the NSW Government’s proposed major overhaul of the Biodiversity Conservation Act. Find the full article here: https://theconversation.com/strong-progress-from-a-low-base-heres-whats-in-nsws-biodiversity-reforms-234917
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Australia’s ‘Easter bunny’, the bilby, has had its genome fully sequenced
Under pressure from predatory foxes and cats and competing with feral rabbits, the Greater bilby has lost more than 80 percent of its habitat. Conservation work led by Professor Carolyn Hogg is designed to help save the bilby from extinction. Read the full article here: https://www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2024/07/01/australia-greater-bilby-genome-sequenced-marsupial-conservation.html
The Guardian: ‘Weird and cool’: bilby genome sequence could help to save the species
Bilbies have the biggest genome of any marsupial, which could be down to how it evolved its incredible sense of smell. Find the full article here: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/jul/01/bilby-genome-sequencing-endangered-species
Sydney Science in Instagram: Meet PhD Student Holly Nelson
Meet PhD student Holly Nelson. Her research with the USYD Australian Wildlife Genomics group and NSW Department of Planning and Environment focuses on using genomic data to help provide tools for the management of threatened species, especially the critically endangered Bellinger River snapping turtle. Watch the full video here: https://www.instagram.com/sydney_science/reel/Cw1FG6-hhD8/
ABC News: Australian syllabuses fail to mention female contribution to STEM
Professor Carolyn Hogg says she was stunned to hear about the outcomes of the study after it found Australian syllabuses failed to mention the contribution of women in STEM. Find the full interview here: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-08-28/australian-fail-to-mention-female-contribution-to-stem/102784630
ABC Radio: The race to save Australia’s dirty frogs
Simon Tang (2022 Honours Student) joined producer Shelby Traynor (ABC Radio) and Dr Jodi Rowley (Curator of Amphibian & Reptile Conservation Biology at the Australian Museum and UNSW) to talk about the pathogen-fighting peptides of frogs. Listen to the full broadcast here: https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/scienceshow/the-race-to-save-australia-s-dirty-frogs/102529160
Carolyn Hogg – Biodiversity Genomics Action: Australia
The Biodiversity Genomics conference took place virtually, October 2-7, 2022. The event was hosted by the Earth BioGenome Project and was open and free for all to attend. Carolyn Hogg, from the University of Sydney, talks about Australian Biodiversity Genomics:
How genomics is saving the Tasmanian Devil and Koala with Dr. Carolyn Hogg
During her stay in Vancouver, Dr. Hogg joined Stu McNish for a “Conversation That Matters” about the role genomics is playing in an all-out effort to save the Tasmanian devil. You can watch that interview below as well as her Don Rix Distinguished Keynote Address below. As an added bonus, listen Continue Reading
NSW Department of Planning and Environment: Keeping up with the Bellinger River snapping turtle
An article about people working to conserve the critically endangered Bellinger River snapping turtle to learn more about the species and what’s being done to try to protect it. Research to assist recovery of the Bellinger River snapping turtle is ongoing. University of Sydney PhD student Holly Nelson is using Continue Reading
Conversations That Matter: Can genomics save the ‘devil’
For the past 12 years, Dr. Carolyn Hogg has been working with the Save theTasmanian devil Program utilizing genomics as a vital tool to save thisendangered marsupial. Carolyn joined a Conversation That Matters about the role genomics is playing in an all-out effort to save the Tasmanian devil. Listen to Continue Reading