by Luke Silver (Post-doc) In August of 2024 I had the exciting opportunity to undertake a three-month research stay in the Institute of Evolutionary Ecology and Conservation Genomics at Ulm University. So how did this come about? Professor Simone Sommer was one of my thesis reviewers and she reached out Continue Reading
Immune genes
AMPed Up Immunity: 418 Whole Genomes Reveal Intraspecific Diversity of Koala Antimicrobial Peptides
Type: Journal article Reference: Petrohilos C, Peel E, Silver LW, Belov K, Hogg CJ. AMPed up immunity: 418 whole genomes reveal intraspecific diversity of koala antimicrobial peptides. Immunogenetics. 2025 Jan 8;77(1):11. doi: 10.1007/s00251-024-01368-2. Abstract Characterising functional diversity is a vital element to understanding a species’ immune function, yet many immunogenetic Continue Reading
Spatial variation in toll-like receptor diversity in koala populations across their geographic distribution
Type: Journal article Reference: Cui J, Batley KC, Silver LW, McLennan EA, Hogg CJ, Belov K. Spatial variation in toll-like receptor diversity in koala populations across their geographic distribution. Immunogenetics. 2024 Nov 30;77(1):5. doi: 10.1007/s00251-024-01365-5 Abstract The koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) is an iconic Australian species that is listed as endangered Continue Reading