Type: Journal Article Reference: Nelson, H.V., Silver, L., Kovacs, T.G.L. et al. Genome-wide diversity and MHC characterisation in a critically endangered freshwater turtle susceptible to disease. Immunogenetics 77, 21 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00251-025-01378-8 Abstract Small, isolated populations are often vulnerable to increased inbreeding and genetic drift, both of which elevate the risk Continue Reading
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Temporal Loss of Genome-Wide and Immunogenetic Diversity in a Near-Extinct Parrot
Type: Journal article Reference: Silver LW, Farquharson KA, Peel E, Gilbert MTP, Belov K, Morales HE, Hogg CJ. Temporal Loss of Genome-Wide and Immunogenetic Diversity in a Near-Extinct Parrot. Mol Ecol. 2025 Mar 25:e17746. doi: 10.1111/mec.17746. Abstract Loss of genetic diversity threatens a species’ adaptive potential and long-term resilience. Predicted Continue Reading
Academic Adventures to the Other Side of the Globe
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
Plethora of New Marsupial Genomes Informs Our Knowledge of Marsupial MHC Class II
Type: Journal article Reference: Luke W Silver, Carolyn J Hogg, Katherine Belov, Plethora of New Marsupial Genomes Informs Our Knowledge of Marsupial MHC Class II, Genome Biology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 8, August 2024, evae156, https://doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evae156 Abstract The major histocompatibility complex (MHC) plays a vital role in the vertebrate Continue Reading