Excited that the final paper from my PhD has been published. We generated a reference genome for the kowari then used comparative genomics to investigate if there might be a genetic basis to the high cancer prevalence reported in dasyurids. Read all about it here! academic.oup.com/mbe/article/...

Patra Petrohilos #ESA2025 great talk on the weird genes related to reproductive system and cancer in carnivorous marsupials

Thanks @ausmammals.bsky.social for a great conference! Lots of fun and lots of amazing mammal talks

This is brilliant! @dontattempt.bsky.social will love it.

Out now in @nature.com! Our comprehensive meta-analysis of global terrestrial and marine genetic diversity demonstrates rapid loss of genetic diversity and identifies conservation interventions that could mitigate this process www.nature.com/articles/s41... 🧪🌍🦤🧬 #consgen #PopGen

First paper from my PhD is out! tinyurl.com/5h8wju4e We looked at antimicrobial peptide diversity in koalas. We found some SNPs that are likely to alter peptide function and duplications of PhciCATH5 that were more common in the south. Interesting as PhciCATH5 has activity against chlamydia!

Enjoyed participating in my first hackathon last month! Big thanks to BioCommons for supporting me to attend

Had lots of fun presenting some of my PhD work at #AusEvol2024. So many great talks in an amazing location.

Enjoying exploring WA before #AusEvol2024 this week.