The team
If you want to work with us as a PhD student or postdoc, contact me to discuss opportunities.
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Marta Farré Belmonte. Principal Investigator.
I finished my PhD in Biology in 2012, in Dr. Ruiz-Herrera lab at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (Spain). During that time I also had the opportunity to do a research stage at Prof. Townsend lab at Yale University (USA). In September 2012, I moved to Aberystwyth University to work with Dr. Denis Larkin. And in 2013 Larkin lab moved to Royal Veterinary College, in London. I started at University of Kent as a Lecturer in Genomics on October 2018. |
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Frances Burden. PhD student. Jointly supervised with Dr Peter Ellis
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Corey Kirkland. PhD student.
I previously studied a BSc in Biology and MSc by Research in Genetics at the University of Kent. It was here that I became interested in applied genetics and genomics for environmental and conservation research. I then went on to work as a Research Assistant at the University of Aberdeen in bioinformatics and metagenomics of microorganisms in soil ecosystems. My PhD project in the Farré lab aims to address the loss of biodiversity in Gabon by using genetic and genomic techniques to inform the management of a declining ruminant species, the waterbuck (Kobus ellipsiprymnus), through working with the Aspinall Foundation and researchers in Gabon. This project is funded by the Global Challenges Doctoral Centre. |
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Sarah Quigley. PhD student.
In 2020 I graduated from the university of Essex with my bachelor’s in biological sciences; following this I remained to work with Dr Ben Skinner undertaking a research masters in computational genomics - project title: Am I repeating myself? Determining the repetitive landscape of the pig X chromosome. This work led me to discover my passion in evolutionary and structural genomics, particularly with using bioinformatic techniques. Upon finishing my research masters I was presented the opportunity to join the university of Kent to begin my PhD from May 2022. My project in the Farré lab is focusing on evolutionary breakpoint regions, through annotation and comparison of EBRs in mammals we can gain further insight into the distribution patterns and mechanisms of EBR formation. |
Former members of the lab:
Dadu Doddamani. Postdoc 2020/2023 - Currently working as a Research Associate
Cristina Arias-Sardá. PhD student 2019/2023 -- Chromosome evolution in mammals, including marsupials and ruminants. Currently a postdoc at Prof Alessia Buscaino's lab.
Carla Finn. MSc-R student 2020/21 -- South Eastern Cattle breeds and Cryptosporidiosis. Currently a PhD student at Te Herenga Waka - Victoria University Wellington
Cameron Johnstone. Summer Student 2019 -- Genetic diversity of captive Francois' langurs in EU zoos. Currently a Senior Research Associate.
Emma Leach. MSc-R student 2018/19 -- Chromosome evolution in Rodents.
Dadu Doddamani. Postdoc 2020/2023 - Currently working as a Research Associate
Cristina Arias-Sardá. PhD student 2019/2023 -- Chromosome evolution in mammals, including marsupials and ruminants. Currently a postdoc at Prof Alessia Buscaino's lab.
Carla Finn. MSc-R student 2020/21 -- South Eastern Cattle breeds and Cryptosporidiosis. Currently a PhD student at Te Herenga Waka - Victoria University Wellington
Cameron Johnstone. Summer Student 2019 -- Genetic diversity of captive Francois' langurs in EU zoos. Currently a Senior Research Associate.
Emma Leach. MSc-R student 2018/19 -- Chromosome evolution in Rodents.
