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So excited to share that I am officially a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at James Cook University ✨
Excited for the next few years, working across several exciting projects, not just 🐸, but 🪰🦐🐨🐠🐕🪸🦪 in the Animal Genomics & Breeding Laboratory!
And just like that, I am #PhDone 🥳
Couldn’t be prouder, happier or more
tired. So much to be said, but for now we celebrate and we sleep 💃🍸😴
It’s the first #frogfriday for 2025, so what better way then to share our new preprint 🐸🍄
We exposed corroboree frogs to a low dose of #chytrid to detect variation in individual responses using a genetic representation of almost the entire species… ⬇️
shorturl.at/GJQtI
And not only did we find a range of phenotypic variation across the species, from susceptible
➡️ tolerant ➡️ resistant.
But we also found significant differences in outcomes and influences between repeated experimental exposures in this Critically Endangered #frog 🐸
Our new preprint on designing and applying the first custom SNP array for a #frog is out now! 🤩🐸🧬
We then genotyped >900 Endangered corroboree frogs & looked at their population structure and diversity… with more exiting working coming soon 🤞
doi.org/10.22541/au.17337459…
Mikaeylah Davidson @microbemik.bsky.social retweeted
Check out our new preprint on the first frog SNP array we designed to help improve conservation efforts for corroboree frogs. Big shoutout to Miki Davidson @MicrobeMikfor for her awesome work leading this project! @Keogh_Lab @UniMelb @SciMelb
authorea.com/users/868709/ar…
Elated to share the 2nd chapter of my #PhD was just published 🎉
We looked at the impacts of Bd isolate and dose used in experimental exposures, and found they have significant impacts on infection outcomes 👎🐸🍄
sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
Mikaeylah Davidson @microbemik.bsky.social retweeted
Check out the new paper by @MicrobeMik and colleagues from @OneHealthRes on the impact of Bd strain and dose on infection outcomes in corroboree frogs 🐸🐸🐸 @UniMelb @SciMelb
sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
Mikaeylah Davidson @microbemik.bsky.social retweeted
Yesterday was a deeply proud moment for me—my first PhD student, Miki Davidson @MicrobeMik, presented her completion seminar, showcasing all her incredible work on developing a selective breeding approach to enhance chytrid resistance in corroboree frogs. @UniMelb @SciMelb
#frog 🐸 & #herpetology 🐍 people has anyone got a list of all the amazing researches going on .bsky? The only sad thing I’m feeling is the thought of loosing you all on here 😢
You can find me @microbemik.bsky.social for all the corroboree frog goodness 🐸
The end is in sight!!! 🐸🎓🥳
If anyone is interested in coming along to my #PhD completion seminar, it’s this Thursday at 12pm AEDT
Link to join Zoom below, or in person on the Werribee campus!
Mikaeylah Davidson @microbemik.bsky.social retweeted
The @batslab is seeking a PhD candidate (stipend provided) to work on the ecology of the eastern horseshoe bat🦇 & its sensitivity to the impacts of fire 🔥 | westernsydney.edu.au/schools… | @westsyduhie @AusBats 📷 A. Musser
Mikaeylah Davidson @microbemik.bsky.social retweeted
LIVE at #BG24 : Join us now to hear from #amphibian and #conservation researchers : @MicrobeMik, @Ying_hhh and @hayleybethfree
#genomics #genome #biodiversity #bioconservation
Mikaeylah Davidson @microbemik.bsky.social retweeted
Learn more about #amphibian #genomics from @TAKosch @TorresSanchezM and @CrawfordAJ this Thursday.
Register today for #BG24 to tune in : biodiversitygenomicsconferen…
Mikaeylah Davidson @microbemik.bsky.social retweeted
Come check out the excellent talks we have lined up from AGC members Miki Davidson @MicrobeMik, Ying Chen @Ying_hhh,and Hayley Beth Free @hayleybethfree today at #BG24.
Learn more about #amphibian #genomics from @TAKosch @TorresSanchezM and @CrawfordAJ this Thursday.
Register today for #BG24 to tune in : biodiversitygenomicsconferen…
Mikaeylah Davidson @microbemik.bsky.social retweeted
Showcasing the high-quality microarray data produced by the Ramaciotti Centre! Join this exciting webinar hosted by @thermofisher with guest speaker & Ramac customer @MicrobeMik #southerncorroboreefrog #conservation #genotyping
Register tinyurl.com/46uvswm3
Super excited to be ASKED to talk about my #PhD research by Thermofisher 🥹
I never thought I would design a custom genotyping array to try and save a species, but here we are! 🐸
So if your interesting in breeding for conservation and hearing me bug out about #frogs register here: url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com…