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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Isa-Rita Russo

Citation names

  • Russo, Isa-Rita M.
  • Isa-Rita M. Russo

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
6319-9ACA-B477
ORCID iD
0000-0001-9504-3633

Addresses

  • Museum Avenue, CF10 3AX, Cardiff, South Glamorgan, United Kingdom (Professional)

Knowledge fields

  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Zoology

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Afrikaans (Mother tongue)
English Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2)
Zulu Intermediate (B1) Elementary (A2)
Dutch Upper intermediate (B2)
Education
Degree Classification
2004/05 - 2009/11
Concluded
 Philosophiae Doctor (Doctor of Philosophy)
Major in Genetics and Zoology
University of Pretoria, South Africa
2000/05 - 2003/07
Concluded
 Magister Scientiae with specialisation in Genetics (Magister)
Major in Genetics and Zoology
University of Pretoria Department of Genetics, South Africa
2000/01 - 2000/11
Concluded
 Baccalaureus Scientiae Honores with specialisation in Genetics (Licence)
Major in Genetics
University of Pretoria Department of Genetics, South Africa
1997/02 - 1999/11
Concluded
 Baccalaureus Scientiae (Bakkalaureus)
University of Pretoria, South Africa
Affiliation

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2019/09 - Current Lecturer (University Teacher) Cardiff University Cardiff School of Biosciences, United Kingdom
2019/01 - 2022/01/01 Lecturer (University Teacher) University of South Wales Faculty of Computing Engineering and Science, United Kingdom
University of South Wales Faculty of Computing Engineering and Science, United Kingdom
2017/03 - 2019/03 Lecturer (University Teacher) Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust UK, Jersey
University of Kent Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology, United Kingdom
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2019/10 - 2023/09 Spatial epidemiology in sub-Saharan African wildlife: schistosomes of Cape Buffalo
PHD001
Supervisor
Cardiff University Cardiff School of Biosciences, United Kingdom
Ongoing
2021/01 - 2021/06 Genetic management guidelines to safeguard the southern African biodiversity economy
GCRF001
 UK Research and Innovation
2021/01 - 2021/06 Transforming resilience across water and food systems
GCRF003
 Cardiff University
2020/01 - 2021/04 Developing effective food security: management strategies for the conservation of local livestock breeds and crop varieties under climate change in southern Zambia
GCRF002
 Global Challenges Research Fund
2019/04 - 2019/09 Protected areas, edge effects, and wildlife health in sub-Saharan Africa
GCRF004
 Global Challenges Research Fund
2015/08 - 2017/07 Assessing the Genetic Health of the southern black rhinoceros populations using genomic tools
IRF001
 International Rhino Foundation
2010/01 - 2011/12 Landscape determinants of fine-scale genetic structure of a small rodent in a heterogeneous landscape
SFP2008061100001
Post-doc Fellow
Cardiff University Cardiff School of Biosciences, United Kingdom
Concluded
2006/01 - 2006/12 Patterns and processes underlying genetic diversity in the Namaqua rock mouse form Southern Africa
SABI001
 South African Biodiversity Initiative
2006/01 - 2006/12 Patterns and processes underlying genetic diversity in the Namaqua rock mouse from Southern Africa
SAPB001
 University of Pretoria
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Tober, Anya V.; Govender, Danny; Russo, Isa-Rita M.; Cable, Jo. "The microscopic five of the big five: Managing zoonotic diseases within and beyond African wildlife protected areas". In Advances in Parasitology, 1-46. Elsevier, 2022.
    10.1016/bs.apar.2022.05.001
Journal article
  1. Bertola, Laura D.; Brüniche-Olsen, Anna; Kershaw, Francine; Russo, Isa-Rita M.; MacDonald, Anna J.; Sunnucks, Paul; Bruford, Michael W.; et al. "A pragmatic approach for integrating molecular tools into biodiversity conservation". Conservation Science and Practice (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/csp2.13053.
    10.1111/csp2.13053
  2. Jamieson, Alexandra; Carmagnini, Alberto; Howard-McCombe, Jo; Doherty, Sean; Hirons, Alexandra; Dimopoulos, Evangelos; Lin, Audrey T.; et al. "Limited historical admixture between European wildcats and domestic cats". Current Biology 33 21 (2023): 4751-4760.e14. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2023.08.031.
    10.1016/j.cub.2023.08.031
  3. Howard-McCombe, Jo; Jamieson, Alexandra; Carmagnini, Alberto; Russo, Isa-Rita M.; Ghazali, Muhammad; Campbell, Ruairidh; Driscoll, Carlos; et al. "Genetic swamping of the critically endangered Scottish wildcat was recent and accelerated by disease". Current Biology 33 21 (2023): 4761-4769.e5. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2023.10.026.
    10.1016/j.cub.2023.10.026
  4. Colmonero-Costeira, I.; Sá, R. M.; Djaló, M. L.; Cunha, N.; Cunha, J.; Minhós, T.; Russo, I.-R. M.; et al. "Notes on the conservation threats to the western lesser spot-nosed monkey (Cercopithecus petaurista buettikoferi) in the Bijagós Archipelago (Guinea-Bissau, West Africa)". Primates 64 6 (2023): 581-587. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10329-023-01090-9.
    10.1007/s10329-023-01090-9
  5. Sánchez-Barreiro, Fátima; De Cahsan, Binia; Westbury, Michael V; Sun, Xin; Margaryan, Ashot; Fontsere, Claudia; Bruford, Michael W; et al. "Historic Sampling of a Vanishing Beast: Population Structure and Diversity in the Black Rhinoceros". Molecular Biology and Evolution 40 9 (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msad180.
    10.1093/molbev/msad180
  6. Smith, Rae M; Dalton, Desiré L; Mwale, Monica; Nupen, Lisa J; Pretorius, Chantelle; Bojko, Jamie; Labuschagne, Kim; Russo, Isa-Rita M; Osinubi, Samuel T. "Assessment of genetic and morphological differentiation among populations of the Diederik CuckooChrysococcyx caprius". Ostrich 94 2 (2023): 86-99. http://dx.doi.org/10.2989/00306525.2023.2222230.
    10.2989/00306525.2023.2222230
  7. Russo, Isa-Rita M.; de Jager, Deon; van Wyk, Anna M.; Klopper, Arrie W.; Uiseb, Kenneth; Birss, Coral; Rushworth, Ian; Bloomer, Paulette. "The Contribution of Digital Sequence Information to Conservation Biology: A Southern African Perspective". Advanced Genetics 4 2 (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ggn2.202200032.
    10.1002/ggn2.202200032
  8. Mwale, Monica; Dalton, Desiré L; Kropff, Anna S; Labuschagne, Kim; Russo, Isa-Rita; Osinubi, Samuel T. "Genetic and morphological variation of Woodland Kingfisher Halcyon senegalensis reveals cryptic mitochondrial lineages and patterns of mitochondrial–nuclear discordance". Ostrich 93 3 (2022): 192-207. http://dx.doi.org/10.2989/00306525.2022.2066215.
    10.2989/00306525.2022.2066215
  9. Moorhouse-Gann, Rosemary J.; Vaughan, Ian P.; Cole, Nik C.; Goder, Martine; Tatayah, Vikash; Jones, Carl G.; Mike, Daevid; et al. "Impacts of herbivory by ecological replacements on an island ecosystem". Journal of Applied Ecology 59 9 (2021): 2245-2261. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.14096.
    10.1111/1365-2664.14096
  10. Hoban, Sean; Campbell, Catriona D.; da Silva, Jessica M.; Ekblom, Robert; Funk, W. Chris; Garner, Brittany A.; Godoy, José A.; et al. "Genetic diversity is considered important but interpreted narrowly in country reports to the Convention on Biological Diversity: Current actions and indicators are insufficient". Biological Conservation 261 (2021): 109233. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2021.109233.
    10.1016/j.biocon.2021.109233
  11. Laikre, Linda; Hohenlohe, Paul A.; Allendorf, Fred W.; Bertola, Laura D.; Breed, Martin F.; Bruford, Michael W.; Funk, W. Chris; et al. "Authors’ Reply to Letter to the Editor: Continued improvement to genetic diversity indicator for CBD". Conservation Genetics 22 4 (2021): 533-536. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10592-021-01359-w.
    10.1007/s10592-021-01359-w
  12. D’Urban Jackson, J.; Bruford, M.W.; Székely, T.; DaCosta, J.M.; Sorenson, M.D.; Russo, I.-R.M.; Maher, K.H.; et al. "Population differentiation and historical demography of the threatened snowy plover Charadrius nivosus (Cassin, 1858)". Conservation Genetics 21 3 (2020): 387-404. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85081325284&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s10592-020-01256-8
  13. Laikre, L.; Hoban, S.; Bruford, M.W.; Segelbacher, G.; Allendorf, F.W.; Gajardo, G.; Rodríguez, A.G.; et al. "Post-2020 goals overlook genetic diversity". Science (New York, N.Y.) 367 6482 (2020): 1083-1085. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85081528971&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1126/science.abb2748
  14. Redihough, J.; Russo, I.-R.M.; Stewart, A.J.A.; Malenovský, I.; Stockdale, J.E.; Moorhouse-Gann, R.J.; Wilson, M.R.; Symondson, W.O.C.. "Species separation within, and preliminary phylogeny for, the leafhopper genus anoscopus with particular reference to the putative british endemic anoscopus duffieldi (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae)". Insects 11 11 (2020): 1-19. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85096057587&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.3390/insects11110799
  15. Brunke, J.; Russo, I.-R.M.; Orozco-Terwengel, P.; Zimmermann, E.; Bruford, M.W.; Goossens, B.; Radespiel, U.. "Dispersal and genetic structure in a tropical small mammal, the Bornean tree shrew (Tupaia longipes), in a fragmented landscape along the Kinabatangan River, Sabah, Malaysia". BMC Genetics 21 1 (2020): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85083335340&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1186/s12863-020-00849-z
  16. Moodley, Y.; Westbury, M.V.; Russo, I.-R.M.; Gopalakrishnan, S.; Rakotoarivelo, A.; Olsen, R.-A.; Prost, S.; et al. "Interspecific gene flow and the evolution of specialization in black and white rhinoceros". Molecular Biology and Evolution 37 11 (2020): 3105-3117. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85096814827&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1093/molbev/msaa148
  17. Stanton, D.W.G.; Frandsen, P.; Waples, R.K.; Heller, R.; Russo, I.-R.M.; Orozco-terWengel, P.A.; Pedersen, C.-E.T.; Siegismund, H.R.; Bruford, M.W.. "More grist for the mill? Species delimitation in the genomic era and its implications for conservation". Conservation Genetics 20 1 (2019): 101-113. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85061265308&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s10592-019-01149-5
  18. Fedorca, A.; Russo, I.-R.M.; Ionescu, O.; Ionescu, G.; Popa, M.; Fedorca, M.; Curtu, A.L.; et al. "Inferring fine-scale spatial structure of the brown bear (Ursus arctos) population in the Carpathians prior to infrastructure development". Scientific Reports 9 1 (2019): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85068264330&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1038/s41598-019-45999-y
  19. Brunke, J.; Radespiel, U.; Russo, I.-R.; Bruford, M.W.; Goossens, B.. "Messing about on the river: the role of geographic barriers in shaping the genetic structure of Bornean small mammals in a fragmented landscape". Conservation Genetics 20 4 (2019): 691-704. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85063231000&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s10592-019-01159-3
  20. Strandén, I.; Kantanen, J.; Russo, I.-R.M.; Orozco-terWengel, P.; Bruford, M.W.. "Genomic selection strategies for breeding adaptation and production in dairy cattle under climate change". Heredity 123 3 (2019): 307-317. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85070965376&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1038/s41437-019-0207-1
  21. Russo, I.-R.M.; Hoban, S.; Bloomer, P.; Kotzé, A.; Segelbacher, G.; Rushworth, I.; Birss, C.; Bruford, M.W.. "‘Intentional Genetic Manipulation’ as a conservation threat". Conservation Genetics Resources 11 2 (2019): 237-247. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85050200199&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s12686-018-0983-6
  22. du Plessis, S.J.; Howard-McCombe, J.; Melvin, Z.E.; Sheppard, E.C.; Russo, I.-R.M.; Mootoocurpen, R.; Goetz, M.; et al. "Genetic diversity and cryptic population re-establishment: management implications for the Bojer’s skink (Gongylomorphus bojerii)". Conservation Genetics 20 2 (2019): 137-152. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85056727723&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s10592-018-1119-y
  23. Moodley, Y.; Russo, I.-R.M.; Robovsky, J.; Dalton, D.L.; Kotze, A.; Smith, S.; Stejskal, J.; et al. "Contrasting evolutionary history, anthropogenic declines and genetic contact in the northern and southern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum)". Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 285 1890 (2018): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85056613220&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.6084/m9.figshare.c.4285739
  24. Mazoch, V.; Mikula, O.; Bryja, J.; Konvicková, H.; Russo, I.-R.; Verheyen, E.; Šumbera, R.. "Phylogeography of a widespread sub-Saharan murid rodent Aethomys chrysophilus: The role of geographic barriers and paleoclimate in the Zambezian bioregion". Mammalia 82 4 (2018): 373-387. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85037620711&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1515/mammalia-2017-0001
  25. Ma, T.; Hu, Y.; Russo, I.-R.M.; Nie, Y.; Yang, T.; Xiong, L.; Ma, S.; et al. "Walking in a heterogeneous landscape: Dispersal, gene flow and conservation implications for the giant panda in the Qinling Mountains". Evolutionary Applications 11 10 (2018): 1859-1872. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85052819622&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1111/eva.12686
  26. Kean, E.F.; Bruford, M.W.; Russo, I.-R.M.; Müller, C.T.; Chadwick, E.A.. "Odour dialects among wild mammals". Scientific Reports 7 1 (2017): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85049190713&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1038/s41598-017-12706-8
  27. van Wyk, A.M.; Dalton, D.L.; Hoban, S.; Bruford, M.W.; Russo, I.-R.M.; Birss, C.; Grobler, P.; van Vuuren, B.J.; Kotzé, A.. "Quantitative evaluation of hybridization and the impact on biodiversity conservation". Ecology and Evolution 7 1 (2017): 320-330. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85007351306&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1002/ece3.2595
  28. Moodley, Y.; Russo, I.-R.M.; Dalton, D.L.; Kotzé, A.; Muya, S.; Haubensak, P.; Bálint, B.; et al. "Extinctions, genetic erosion and conservation options for the black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis)". Scientific Reports 7 (2017): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85011950265&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1038/srep41417
  29. Russo, I.-R.M.; Sole, C.L.; Barbato, M.; Von Bramann, U.; Bruford, M.W.. "Landscape determinants of fine-scale genetic structure of a small rodent in a heterogeneous landscape (Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park, South Africa)". Scientific Reports 6 (2016): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84978870322&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1038/srep29168
  30. Bluemel, J.K.; Derlink, M.; Pavlovcic, P.; Russo, I.-R.M.; Andrew King, R.; Corbett, E.; Sherrard-Smith, E.; et al. "Integrating vibrational signals, mitochondrial DNA and morphology for species determination in the genus Aphrodes (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae)". Systematic Entomology 39 2 (2014): 304-324. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84896872040&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1111/syen.12056
  31. Russo, Isa-Rita. "Sample planning optimization tool: a software to help choose the number of markers and individuals for conservation genetics studies". Methods in Ecology and Evolution (2013): https://doi.org/10.1111/2041-210x.12025.
    10.1111/2041-210x.12025
  32. Hoban, S.; Arntzen, J.W.; Bertorelle, G.; Bryja, J.; Fernandes, M.; Frith, K.; Gaggiotti, O.; et al. "Conservation Genetic Resources for Effective Species Survival (ConGRESS): Bridging the divide between conservation research and practice". Journal for Nature Conservation 21 6 (2013): 433-437. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84888003862&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.jnc.2013.07.005
  33. Hoban, S.M.; Hauffe, H.C.; Pérez-Espona, S.; Arntzen, J.W.; Bertorelle, G.; Bryja, J.; Frith, K.; et al. "Bringing genetic diversity to the forefront of conservation policy and management". Conservation Genetics Resources 5 2 (2013): 593-598. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84876852222&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s12686-013-9859-y
  34. Russo, I.-R.M.; Chimimba, C.T.; Bloomer, P.. "Bioregion heterogeneity correlates with extensive mitochondrial DNA diversity in the Namaqua rock mouse, Micaelamys namaquensis (Rodentia: Muridae) from southern Africa - Evidence for a species complex". BMC Evolutionary Biology 10 1 (2010): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-77957724503&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1186/1471-2148-10-307
  35. Russo, I.-R.M.; Chimimba, C.T.; Bloomer, P.. "Mitochondrial DNA differentiation between two species of Aethomys (Rodentia: Muridae) from Southern Africa". Journal of Mammalogy 87 3 (2006): 545-553. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-33745156829&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1644/05-MAMM-A-222R3.1
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2020/11 Intraspecific gene flow and the evolution of specialisation in black and white rhinoceros The Conservation Symposium
Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife (Online, South Africa)
2018/11 Contrasting evolutionary history, anthropogenic declines and genetic contact in the northern and southern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) The Symposium of Contemporary Conservation Practice
Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife (Howick, South Africa)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2020/10 - 2024/09 Adapting to life in metal polluted rivers: implications for conservation, genetic diversity and fisheries management in the brown trout (Salmo trutta)
Co-supervisor
 Genomics (PhD)
University of Exeter, United Kingdom
2019/10 - 2023/09 Spatial epidemiology in sub-Saharan African wildlife: schistosomes of Cape Buffalo
Supervisor
 Landscape genomics (PhD)
Cardiff University Cardiff School of Biosciences, United Kingdom
2020/10 - 2021/08 The microbiome of two freshwater ecosystems in Namibia and South Africa
Supervisor
 Microbiology (Master)
Cardiff University Cardiff School of Biosciences, United Kingdom
2020/03 - 2021/08 Parasites: expanding the food web of water dependant herbivores in Kruger National Park
Supervisor
 Parasitology (Master)
Cardiff University Cardiff School of Biosciences, United Kingdom
2020/03 - 2020/08 Examining the environmental suitability of southern Zambia for crops using species distribution models and assessing the potential impacts of climate change
Co-supervisor
 Sustainable agriculture (Master)
Cardiff University Cardiff School of Biosciences, United Kingdom
2019/02 - 2019/09 Landscape genomics and adaptation of the Natal multimammate mouse, Mastomys natalensis
Co-supervisor
 Landscape genomics (Master)
Cardiff University Cardiff School of Biosciences, United Kingdom

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role 		Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2020/09 This thesis addressed the ecological impacts of invasive synanthropic murid rodent species of Rattus (R. norvegicus and R. rattus) in urban and peri-urban landscapes.
(Thesis) Arguer
 Gordon Ringani (Master)
University of Pretoria Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa
2019/07 This thesis addressed various objectives of the Biodiversity Management Plan (BMP) gazetted in 2018 for Cape mountain zebra to monitor the impact that translocations may have on genetic diversity, fitness and the long-term survival of the species.
(Thesis) Arguer
 Rae Smith (PhD)
University of the Free State Department of Genetics, South Africa
2019/04 This thesis aimed to: 1) assess and compare the levels of genetic diversity from four lion captive breeding facilities in South Africa; 2) assess the links between genotypic and phenotypic traits in the captive lion populations and 3) access different translocation strategies to maintain genetic diversity in these populations.
(Thesis) Arguer
 Shilpa Parbhu (Master)
University of Johannesburg, South Africa

Committee member

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization
2020/12 - Current Frozen Ark Scientific Advisory Panel
Advisor / Consultant
 Frozen Ark, United Kingdom
2015/01 - Current Co-coordinator of the African node of the IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC) Conservation Genetics Specialist Group (CGSG)
Coordinator
 International Union for Conservation of Nature, Switzerland
2007/01 - Current Member of the Society for the Study of Evolution (SSE) International Affairs Committee
Member
 The Society for the Study of Evolution, United States
2009/01 - 2009/12 The Zoological Society of southern Africa
Member
 The Zoological Society of Southern Africa, South Africa
2006/01 - 2006/12 Student member of the American Society of Mammalogists
Member
 American Society of Mammalogists, United States

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2019/10 - Current Skills for Science: statistics (theory and practicals) Skills for Science (Bachelor) Cardiff University Cardiff School of Biosciences, United Kingdom
2019/10 - Current Skills for Ecology and Conservation: GIS training in QGIS Skills for Ecology and Conservation (Magister) Cardiff University Cardiff School of Biosciences, United Kingdom
2019/10 - Current Assessing Biodiversity and Ecosystems: population and habitat viability analyses Assessing Biodiversity and Ecosystems (Magister) Cardiff University Cardiff School of Biosciences, United Kingdom
2019/03 - Current Conservation Genetics and Wildlife Management: population and habitat viability analyses Conservation Genetics and Wildlife Management (Bachelor) University of South Wales Faculty of Computing Engineering and Science, United Kingdom
2017/10 - Current Genetics and Its Applications: conservation genetics, population genetics, micro satellites, mitochondrial and plastid inheritance, mutations Genetics and Its Applications (Bachelor) Cardiff University Cardiff School of Biosciences, United Kingdom
2017/10 - Current Genetics and Evolution: animal and plant domestication, population genetics, genes and genomes, adaptation, convergent evolution, rapid radiation Genetics and Evolution (Bachelor) Cardiff University Cardiff School of Biosciences, United Kingdom
2020/10 - 2021/05 Biodiversity and Conservation Biology: small population biology, extinctions (past and present), genetic diversity, inbreeding, genetic drift, population modelling (Vortex) Biodiversity and Conservation Biology (Bachelor) Cardiff University Cardiff School of Biosciences, United Kingdom
2016/03 - 2019/03 Endangered Species Management: principles of phytogeography, phylogenetic and population genetic analyses Endangered Species Management (Magister) University of Kent, United Kingdom
2017/10 - 2018/05 Conservation Biology: small population biology, extinctions (past and present), genetic diversity, inbreeding, genetic drift, population modelling (Vortex) Conservation Biology (Bachelor) Cardiff University Cardiff School of Biosciences, United Kingdom
2017/10 - 2018/05 Global Climate Change Ecology: genetic patterns, ice ages, phytogeography, glacial refugia Global Climate Change Ecology (Bachelor) Cardiff University Cardiff School of Biosciences, United Kingdom

Interview (newspaper / magazine)

Activity description Newspaper / Forum
2019/01 Cardiff University news website, The Cardiffian, Genetic research in Cardiff could save the northern white rhino The Cardiffian
2018/12 The Welsh Government Journal of Science, Engineering and Technology, Advances Wales, New hope for the northern white rhino Advances Wales

Interview (tv / radio show)

Program Topic
2014/03 - 2014/08 Rhys Jones Wildlife Patrol, Series 2, Episode 2 Conservation

Journal scientific committee

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2019/07 - Current Livestock Genomics: Frontiers in Genetics and Frontiers in Veterinary Sciences (1664-8021) Lausanne: Frontiers Media S.A.

Mentoring / Tutoring

Topic Student name
2020/06 - 2022/05 Making sense of hybridisation between blue and black wildebeest in South Africa Anri van Wyk
Distinctions

Award

2019 Extraordinary lecturer
University of Pretoria, South Africa