Dr.Kat Stewart
Assistant Professor @Leiden University; #environmentalDNA #eDNA, #conservationgenetics, evolutionary ecology, #invasivespecies, hybridization, e3dna.com
| editor @Oikos | editor @Evolutionary Ecology |
- Reposted by Dr.Kat StewartMaybe there’s no better “natural #eDNA sampler” than a sponge. But here we show why #jellyfish maybe also deserve some consideration: link.springer.com/article/10.1... @craigwilding.bsky.social @ljmubiocon.bsky.social #OGS #Trieste #Miramare
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- 🔥 Hot off the press: ever wonder if you could get demographic info for natural pops with #eDNA #environmentalDNA? Well wonder no more! First proof of principle for sex-ratios coming to a computer screen near you: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
- Reposted by Dr.Kat StewartSAVE THE DATE #Neobiota2026 is coming to Brussels Leave your contact details www.neobiota2026.org
- Come visit us at Leiden University for ECCB2026!
- The 8th European Congress for Conservation Biology will take place in Leiden, NL! They will explore how #biodiversity can be safeguarded effectively in the long term. First call is open now! Check out: eccb26leiden.eu/calls/ for more info, we are looking forward to your contributions!
- Reposted by Dr.Kat StewartCan we circumvent the cumbersome filtration of #edna from seawater to detect rare taxa? Yes! Passively deploying simple cost-effective cotton membranes can, with trade-offs of course. @sednasociety.bsky.social doi.org/10.7717/peer...
- Reposted by Dr.Kat StewartA great FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Resuseable) hosted by Miwa Takahashi of CSIRO, @lynseyrharper.bsky.social @nidunn.bsky.social last Friday. Recording great metadata for #eDNA studies, #futureproof
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- Reposted by Dr.Kat StewartWould you like to come to work with us here at @Macroecology ? The Center is opening six new positions! macroecology.ku.dk/people/posit...
- Reposted by Dr.Kat StewartNew paper out from our crew on using #eDNA to detect the pathogenic chytrid fungus (Bsal) and characterise the surrounding amphibian community from pond samples in the Netherlands. Small number of samples but highlights the potential of eDNA for routine monitoring of both. bioone.org/journals/jou...
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- 🎇New paper alert GENETIC POLLUTION-caused by human-driven hybridization-is more widespread and dangerous than you think. With modern DNA tools, we can act BUT policy must catch up fast! Read more: link.springer.com/article/10.1... #conservation #biodiversity #biosecurity #conservationgenetics
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- Reposted by Dr.Kat Stewart🦈 Offshore wind farms may offer safe zones for sharks & rays.🌍 Dutch researchers found eDNA of 5 species, incl. basking sharks, in turbine areas.🧪 Bans on bottom trawling could help marine life rebound.🌐 #Sharks #eDNA #Marinelife #Conservation #wildlife oceanographicmagazine.com/news/are-off...
- After 4 year as a subject editor for @oikosjournal.bsky.social I am stepping away to focus more on my students and teaching. It’s been fun and educational! I’d definitely recommend it. If anyone qualified in the #eDNA sphere is looking to be an editor, let me know and I can pass along your info.
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- Reposted by Dr.Kat Stewart🧬 Calling all #eDNA and #EnvironmentalOmics enthusiasts! At the AquaEcOmics meeting, 35 international experts discussed forming a European Society for Environmental Omics (ESEO) to strengthen collaboration across the field. 🧵(1/4)
- We (many across NL) just received a large infrastructure grant to create a network of SMART aquatic research hubs. Worth €4.2 million, #eDNA will form a decent portion of this, bringing the Netherlands capacity for aquatic experimentation higher. www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/news/2025...
- Interested in establishing a European Society for Environmental Omics? Let your voice be heard #eDNA folks!
- #eDNA #eRNA #omics people: would you support the formation of a European Society for Environmental Omics #ESEO? Please share your thoughts in the questionnaire & spread this message! 🙏 Thank you, the ESEO core team! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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- New preprint alert: we present a new PASSIVE air #eDNA sampler that outperforms two commonly used active samplers. Our passive approach detected species up to 500+meters away and showed association with species biomass www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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- @aquaecomics.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy might be over but already anticipating another! Incredibly proud of Dani Zumel and Emilie Didaskalou for presenting innovative popgen #eDNA research. The future landscape is bright 🙌
- Great windfarm - elasmobrach #eDNA research by Auriel Summer-Hempel @reindertn.bsky.social @aquaecomics.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
- Reposted by Dr.Kat StewartRein Brys providing amazing examples for #eDNA as an #invasive species detection tool! #aquaecomics @aquaecomics.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
- Here we go! @aquaecomics.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy #eDNA
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- Reposted by Dr.Kat StewartNew paper alert! 🚨- My final PhD chapter is finally out! What happens to different eDNA components in water? 🌊💧 We tested particle size (small vs. large) and DNA molecule length (86 vs. 387 bp) in recirculating streams—and what we found might surprise you! 🧵👇 #eDNA #MolecularEcology 🔗 Read more:
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- Reposted by Dr.Kat StewartSuper happy our paper on #eDNA #metabarcoding of North Sea fish using @nanoporetech.com sequencing is finally published in Molecular Ecology Resources: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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- Said it before & I’ll say it again: zoos offer a great opp for proof-of-concept studies, from in silico to ex situ validation that is critical for #eDNA & #conservation work. Proud of this, with MSc @junglejeroen.bsky.social in lead. #invasivesoecies link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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- PhD opportunity in #eDNA
- ☎️ calling all budding #freshwater or #molecular ecologists! Great #PhD with me, Fred Windsor, @danread.bsky.social + @jordancuff.bsky.social looking at impact of stressors + climate change on #ponds with #eDNA #metabarcoding to inform conservation + health assessment Link below - apply by 13 Jan!
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- Job alert ‼️
- We are recruiting for #PhD opportunity funded by NERC RedAlert CDT investigating novel ways to identify #salmonid diseases in #freshwater ecosystems using #eDNA - closing date 7th Jan, full details here: findaphd.com?pj=176410 @thefsbi.bsky.social @sosbangor.bsky.social @nerc-eof.bsky.social
- Reposted by Dr.Kat StewartTired of NMDS and other ordinations methods to represent your #eDNA metabarcoding data, consider using this approach: besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
- I’ll just casually drop this eDNA starter pack in the #conservation feed in case anyone is looking for their methodology tribe. go.bsky.app/U2vgV5Qat://did:plc:ip3natjb2ztvngvi2cnrjppz/app.bsky.graph.starterpack/3lb4ub2reke2h
- New Preprint: here we developed a quick and easy terrestrial #eDNA approach for tracking invasive iguanas. Importantly it allows for amplifying bi-allelic SNPs, critical for monitoring potential hybridization! More on that front soon 😉 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
- Reposted by Dr.Kat Stewart***Help Us Enhance Training in Biomolecular and eDNA Research!*** The OBON Capacity Development Working Group is committed to supporting the professional growth of researchers in the field of marine biomolecular and #eDNA research. Take the survey: mailchi.mp/1e52091cfd81...
- Reposted by Dr.Kat StewartI'm recruiting! I'm looking for a motivated postdoctoral scientist to join my new team at SCELSE in Singapore. The role will explore various aspects of how #eDNA is produced and utilised in #Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms. #Microsky #phagesky #Science ntu.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/Careers/job/...
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